California Poll: 2002-03 -- April 19-25, 2002

The Field Poll, established in 1945 as The California Poll by Mervin Field, has operated continuously as an independent, non-partisan, media-sponsored public opinion news service. Each year the Field Polls cover a wide range of political and social topics examining California public opinion. Continuing measures are made of voter support for leading political figures vying for major state and federal offices, job ratings of important political figures and reactions to significant political events. Voter awareness, understanding and predispositions of major campaign issues and salient statewide ballot propositions are also tracked over time. For poll 2002-03 N=1021.

菲尔德民调（The Field Poll）由默文·菲尔德（Mervin Field）于1945年创立，最初以“加利福尼亚民调（The California Poll）”为名，是一家持续运营的独立无党派媒体赞助公共舆论新闻服务机构。每年的菲尔德民调均会覆盖广泛的政治与社会议题，以调研加利福尼亚州的公众舆论。其调研范畴具体包括：持续追踪角逐州级与联邦级主要公职的主流政治人物的选民支持率、重要政治人物的履职评分，以及公众对重大政治事件的态度反应；同时还会长期跟踪选民对重大竞选议题的认知水平、理解程度与投票倾向，以及全州范围内的重要全民投票提案（ballot propositions）相关舆情的变化。本次2002-2003年度民调的有效样本量为1021。