PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government, September 2024 – Crosstabs, All Adults

How much of the just about always 5% 3% 3% 5% 5% 9% 3% 8% 3% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% time do you think you can trust the state most of the time 39% 30% 34% 36% 38% 39% 45% 40% 31% 43% 35% 33% 37% 37% government in Sacramento today to only some of the time 55% 65% 61% 59% 55% 52% 51% 51% 64% 51% 58% 61% 56% 58% do that is right—just about always, most of don't know (vol) 1% 2% 2% 0% 2% 0% 1% 2% 0% 1% 1% 1%. [...] How much of the just about always 4% 4% 4% 4% 6% 2% 2% 5% 4% 3% 4% 8% 5% 2% 3% time do you think you can trust the federal most of the time 27% 34% 24% 25% 34% 12% 20% 32% 29% 17% 21% 25% 28% 24% 33% government in only some of the time 67% 59% 70% 70% 58% 84% 75% 62% 65% 78% 73% 63% 64% 71% 63% Washington today to do what is right—just none of the time (vol) 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 2% 1% 0% 0% 2% 0% 1% 1%. [...] How much of the just about always 4% 5% 5% 5% 3% 5% 3% 6% 3% 1% 5% 5% 4% 4% time do you think you can trust the federal most of the time 27% 24% 28% 26% 27% 42% 29% 31% 21% 30% 26% 24% 25% 30% government in only some of the time 67% 68% 64% 68% 66% 54% 67% 60% 73% 67% 66% 68% 69% 63% Washington today to do what is right—just none of the time (vol) 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% about al. [...] Do you think the a lot 56% 45% 60% 58% 47% 79% 62% 46% 57% 70% 57% 64% 54% 59% 53% people in the federal government waste a some 39% 47% 37% 39% 49% 18% 34% 50% 39% 26% 34% 32% 42% 37% 43% lot of the money we don’t waste very much 4% 6% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 4% 3% 4% 7% 1% 4% 3% 3% pay in taxes, waste some of it, or don’t don't know (vol) 1% 2% 1% 0% 1% 0% 2% 0% 1% 0% 2% 3% 1% 1% 1% waste very much of it. [...] Do you think the a lot 56% 58% 51% 59% 54% 48% 56% 51% 61% 56% 57% 56% 57% 55% people in the federal government waste a some 39% 38% 45% 37% 40% 48% 40% 42% 36% 39% 39% 40% 39% 40% lot of the money we don’t waste very much 4% 3% 2% 3% 4% 3% 2% 5% 3% 4% 4% 3% 3% 4% pay in taxes, waste some of it, or don’t don't know (vol) 1% 1% 2% 0% 2% 1% 2% 2% 0% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% waste very much of it? Unweighted n.