THE INDEPENDENT AND NON-PARTISAN SURVEY OF PUBLIC OPINION ESTABLISHED IN 1947 AS THE CALIFORNIA POLL BY MERVIN FIELD   601 California Street San Francisco, CA 94108 (415) 392-5763   FAX: (415) 434-2541 info@field.com

Looking for the most recent Field Poll? Check our archives. About The Field Poll The Field (California) Poll has operated continuously since 1947 as an independent, non-partisan, media-sponsored public opinion news service and has issued over 2,300 different reports. During its long history, The Field Poll has acquired a national reputation as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of public opinion trends in California. News stories quoting The Field Poll appear regularly in national and state media. References to findings derived from the poll appear in hundreds of published works by scholars, political and social writers. Field Poll Record in Measuring Candidate Election Trends in California 1948-present Field Poll Record in Measuring Statewide Ballot Propositions in California 1996-present Field Poll Historical Trend of Job Performance Ratings of California Governors 1959-present Field Poll Historical Trend of Job Performance Ratings of U.S. Presidents 1961-present The Field Poll typically produces approximately 30 to 50 reports each year on social, political and other policy issues. Media sponsors are supplied carefully prepared summary reports on the issues covered. Included in each report is a fact sheet which describes how the data were collected with suggestions on how they should be presented by the media. This is designed to insure uniform presentation, to minimize possible misunderstandings or misinterpretations of the data and to make proper disclosures of methods and technical procedures. Recent reports of The Field Poll can be accessed online at www.field.com/fieldpollonline (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) About Field Research Corporation The Field Poll is owned and operated by Field Research Corporation, a full-service marketing and opinion research organization, typically executing all project phases from initial conceptualization and design through data collection, analysis and reporting. Field Research professionals are highly skilled in all aspects of survey research and offer expertise in questionnaire design, survey data collection and analysis, as well as specialized capabilities such as analysis for legal cases, expert testimony in court proceedings, as well as Spanish and Asian language interviewing. Field Research has complete in-house facilities including one of the West Coast's largest and best-maintained computer-assisted telephone interviewing center for telephone surveys, full print production facilities for mail surveys, and also conducts web-based surveys, as well as in-person interviews in malls, health clinics, and government service sites. More information about the company can be found at its website at www.field.com or by sending an email to info@field.com. A Non-Partisan Polling Instrument The Field Poll is careful to avoid any conflict with its non-partisan activities in measuring and reporting on voter opinions. Since its inception The Field Poll has eschewed undertaking studies for political office candidates or initiative campaign organizations who desire survey data to guide them during political campaigns. Learn more about The Field Poll's survey methods Field Poll Data Archived in University Data Archives The Field Poll has consistently taken the lead among polling organizations in making its methods, results and questionnaires available to the public and the academic community. Starting in 1956, The Field Poll began regularly archiving its survey data at the University of California for public access and scholarly research. The archive is housed at UC Data.

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