KEY:

Y =      YES

N =      NO

? =      UNDECIDED

S =      SKIP

U =      UNKNOWN (DNU MESSAGE PLAYS ONCE AND IF THERE IS NO INTELLIGIBLE RESPONSE THE CALL TERMINATES.)

DNU =  DID NOT UNDERSTAND MESSAGE

# =      NEXT SEGMENT THAT DISPLAYS UPON RECEIVING A PARTICULAR RESPONSE. 

           FOR EXAMPLE, Y = 3 MEANS ON YES GO TO SEGMENT 3.

1         Registered? - (YES, NO)

THIS IS FEC RESEARCH WITH A 45 SECOND PUBLIC SURVEY.  ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN HAWAII?

Y:            2

N:            2

U:            2

DNU1:      12

2         Support Excise Tax Increase of $450 per Year? - (YES, NO)

YOUR OPINIONS MATTER.  PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 8 QUESTIONS. 

DO YOU SUPPORT THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN THE STATE EXCISE TAX THAT WILL COST THE AVERAGE

HAWAII FAMILY AN ESTIMATED $450.00 PER YEAR

Y:            3

N:            3

U:            3

DNU1:      12

3         Support Racial Preferences? - (YES, NO)

DO YOU SUPPORT LAWS THAT PROVIDE PREFERENCES FOR PEOPLE GROUPS BASED ON THEIR RACE?

Y:            4

N:            4

U:            4

DNU1:      12

4         Support Akaka Bill? - (YES, NO)

THE AKAKA BILL, NOW PENDING IN CONGRESS, WOULD ALLOW NATIVE HAWAIIANS TO CREATE THEIR OWN

GOVERNMENT NOT SUBJECT TO ALL THE SAME LAWS, REGULATIONS AND TAXES THAT APPLY TO OTHER

CITIZENS OF HAWAII. DO YOU WANT CONGRESS TO APPROVE THE AKAKA BILL?

Y:            5

N:            5

U:            5

DNU1:      12

5         Less Likely to Support Akaka Bill Supporter? - (YES, NO)

WOULD YOU BE LESS LIKELY TO VOTE FOR AN ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO SUPPORTS THE AKAKA BILL?

Y:            6

N:            6

U:            6

DNU1:      12

DNU2:      12

6         Native Hawaiian? - (YES, NO)

DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF TO BE A NATIVE HAWAIIAN? 

Y:            7

N:            7

U:            0

DNU1:      13

DNU2:      14

7         Republican? - (YES, NO)

DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF TO BE A REPUBLICAN? (PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY “YES” RESPONSES GO TO

SEGMENT 9.  ALL OTHER RESPONSES SKIP TO SEGMENT 8)

Y:            9

N:            8

U:            8

8         Democrat? - (YES, NO)

DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF TO BE A DEMOCRAT?

Y:            9

N:            9

U:            9

9         Male? - (YES, NO)

ARE YOU MALE?

Y:            10

N:            10

U:            10

10       50+ - (YES, NO)

ARE YOU 50 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER?

Y:            11

N:            11

U:            11

11       Thank You.  Goodbye - (PLAY ONLY)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND VIEWS.  THIS SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED BY FEC RESEARCH.  GOODBYE.  703/857-2152

S:            0

12       DNU - (DNU PROMPT)

PLEASE SAY, YES, NO OR REPEAT, NOW. (PROMPTS A YES, NO OR REPEAT RESPONSE)

13       DNU1 - (DNU PROMPT)

THIS SURVEY WILL END WITHOUT A YES, NO OR REPEAT NOW. (WARNS OF HANG-UP WITHOUT RECEIPT OF RESPONSE)

14       DNU2 - (DNU PROMPT)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND VIEWS.  THIS SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED BY FEC RESEARCH.  GOODBYE. 703/857-2152. 

(PLAYS ON HANG-UP IF NO RESPONSE IS GIVEN)

15       Ans-Device - (PLAY ONLY)

THIS WAS A POLITICAL SURVEY CALL.  WE MAY CALL BACK LATER. (PLAYS IF WE GET AN ANSWERING DEVICE)

S:            0