Survey form - Public Ethics Now

PEN Survey 1: What Do You Think About Santa Clara Today?

Introduction

Section 1: Your Experience with the City of Santa Clara

Section 2: Your Opinions About Ethical Behavior and Public Trust

What Do You Think About Santa Clara Today?

In 2006-2008, Santa Clara surveyed residents about public trust, city ethics, and quality of life. We're interested in how, if at all, opinions have changed. To judge this, we are using four of the same questions and are asking them in the same order as the original surveys.

What to expect:

Takes 5 minutes
Questions 1A-6A are required
Questions 1B-4B are optional (space to explain your answers)
Your responses are anonymous and will be pooled with others
Submit one survey per PEN name

Who can participate: Santa Clara residents and business owners who've signed up for the PEN newsletter or Public Trust Community.

The survey follows immediately after this introduction. Just use your cursor to select your answer. Type in your answers on the optional questions. After you finish the survey, press "Submit" to submit your survey responses. The deadline for the survey is January 31 at midnight.

1A. Which of the following statements comes closest to your overall feeling? (Mark one circle)

The City of Santa Clara is generally going in the right direction.

The City of Santa Clara is generally going in the wrong direction

1B. (Optional) What is your main reason for your answer about the City's general direction (Q1A)?

2A. How proud, if at all, are you to tell people you live in the City of Santa Clara? (Click on one circle.)

Not At All proud

Not Very Proud

Somewhat Proud

Very Proud

2B. (Optional) What is your main reason for your answer about City pride (Q2A)?

a. FEDERAL Government Officials in Washington, DC

b. STATE Government Officials in Sacramento

c. Santa Clara COUNTY Government Officials

d. Santa Clara CITY Government Officials

e. Santa Clara CITY STAFF

3A: In general, how would you rate the ethical behavior of each of the government groups below? (Mark one answer on each of the six-point scales below. 1 ="Poor" and 6 ="Excellent" with 2 through 5 in between. NOTE: Remember 1="Poor" and 6="Excellent")

3B. (Optional.) What is the main reason for your answer about the ethics of Santa Clara City officials (Question 3A, part d)?

3C. (Optional.) What is the main reason for your answer about the ethics of Santa Clara CITY STAFF (Question 3A part e)

4A: How much trust do you have that Santa Clara City government officials will serve the best interests of the people of the City of Santa Clara? (Mark one answer on the scale below, where 1="No Trust At All" and 6="A Great Deal of Trust" with 2 through 5 in between.)

1- No Trust At All

6 - A Great Deal of Trust

4B: (Optional) What is the main reason for your answer about how much you trust Santa Clara City officials (Question 4A)?

5A: In general, how much trust do you have that the following City Government groups will serve the best interests of the people of Santa Clara? (Mark one answer on each of the six-point scales below. 1 ="No Trust At All" and 6 ="A Great Deal of Trust" with 2 through 5 in between. NOTE: Remember 1="Poor" and 6="Excellent")

5A: How much trust do you have that Santa Clara City Cwill serve the best interests of the people of the City of Santa Clara? (Mark one answer on the scale below, where 1="No Trust At All" and 6="A Great Deal of Trust" with 2 through 5 in between.)

1- No Trust At All

6 - A Great Deal of Trust

1- No Trust At All

6 - A Great Deal of Trust