1. 1
Statewide Registered Voter Sample = 1,003
Margin of Error = +/- 3.1%
29% Cell Phones, 71% Landlines
--Hawaii lawmakers are also considering increasing the state’s minimum wage, from $7.25 an
hour to at least $9.25 an hour, and perhaps over $10 by 2017. What do you think about raising
the minimum wage in Hawaii?
MinimumWage
Yes
No
Unsure
Total
68%
23%
8%
100%
--If Hawaii does raise the minimum wage, what effect do you think it would have on the state’s
economy – overall, would it be good for the economy, or bad for the economy?
MinWageEconomy
Good
Bad
Unsure
Total
62%
25%
13%
100%
--What effect do you think raising the minimum wage have on business owners in Hawaii –
overall, would it be good for business owners, or bad for business owners?
MinWageBusiness
Good
Bad
Unsure
Total
41%
40%
19%
100%

2. 2
Demographics
Sex
Male
Female
Refused
Total
48%
52%
0%
100%
Age
Under 50
Fifty and over
Total
29%
71%
100%
Race_Ethnicity
Caucasian
Japanese
Filipino
Hawaiian
Chinese
Hispanic
Other/Mixed
Refused
Total
35%
26%
10%
9%
5%
1%
14%
0%
100%
County_CD
Oahu_CD1
Oahu_CD2
Hawaii
Maui
Kauai
Total
50%
19%
14%
11%
6%
100%

3. 3
Politics
Liberal/progressive
Moderate
Conservative
Unsure
Total
29%
34%
22%
15%
100%
Party
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Unsure
Total
55%
20%
20%
6%
100%
Education
No degree
HS graduate
College Graduate
Some/Assoc/Voc
Grad Degree
Refused
Total
3%
13%
24%
32%
26%
3%
100%
Military_Family
Yes
No
Refused
Total
62%
34%
4%
100%
Union_Family
Yes
No
Refused
Total
33%
61%
6%
100%

4. 4
Income
Under $50,000
$50,000 $99,999
$100,000 or more
Refused
Total
24%
32%
21%
23%
100%
Opinion Crosstabs
MinWageEconomy * MinimumWage Crosstabulation
% within MinimumWage
MinimumWage
Yes
No
Unsure
MinWageEconomy Good
87%
4%
13%
Bad
4%
90%
24%
Unsure
9%
6%
64%
Total
100% 100%
100%
MinWageBusiness * MinimumWage Crosstabulation
% within MinimumWage
MinimumWage
Yes
No
Unsure
MinWageBusiness Good
58%
4%
5%
Bad
20%
94%
52%
Unsure
22%
1%
44%
Total
100% 100%
100%
MinimumWage * MinWageEconomy Crosstabulation
% within MinWageEconomy
MinWageEconomy
Good
Bad
Unsure
MinimumWage Yes
97%
11%
48%
No
2%
82%
10%
Unsure
2%
8%
42%
Total
100% 100%
100%

5. 5
MinWageBusiness * MinWageEconomy
Crosstabulation
% within MinWageEconomy
MinWageEconomy
Good Bad Unsure
MinWageBusiness Good
66%
1%
3%
Bad
14%
99%
48%
Unsure
20%
49%
Total
100% 100%
100%
MinimumWage * MinWageBusiness Crosstabulation
% within MinWageBusiness
MinWageBusiness
Good
Bad
Unsure
MinimumWage Yes
97%
34%
79%
No
2%
55%
2%
Unsure
1%
11%
20%
Total
100% 100%
100%
MinWageEconomy * MinWageBusiness
Crosstabulation
% within MinWageBusiness
MinWageBusiness
Good Bad Unsure
MinWageEconomy Good
99%
21%
66%
Bad
0%
63%
Unsure
1%
15%
34%
Total
100% 100%
100%

6. 6
Opinion Crosstabs
% within Sex
MinimumWage Yes
No
Unsure
Total
Male
63%
29%
8%
100%
Sex
Female Refused
75%
50%
16%
25%
9%
25%
100%
100%
MinimumWage * Age Crosstabulation
% within Age
Age
Under Fifty and
50
over
MinimumWage Yes
63%
73%
No
26%
20%
Unsure
10%
7%
Total
100% 100%
MinimumWage * Race_Ethnicity Crosstabulation
% within Race_Ethnicity
Race_Ethnicity
Caucasian Japanese Filipino Hawaiian Chinese Hispanic
MinimumWage Yes
75%
63%
74%
80%
57%
56%
No
18%
25%
23%
17%
26%
44%
Unsure
7%
12%
3%
4%
17%
Total
100%
100% 100%
100%
100%
100%
% within County_CD
County_CD
MinimumWage Yes
No
Unsure
Total
Oahu_CD1 Oahu_CD2 Hawaii Maui
Kauai
61%
71%
79%
85%
68%
28%
25%
14%
10%
29%
12%
4%
8%
5%
3%
100%
100% 100% 100% 100%
Other/Mixed
65%
25%
9%
100%

7. 7
MinimumWage * Politics Crosstabulation
% within Politics
Politics
MinimumWage Yes
No
Unsure
Total
Liberal/progressive Moderate Conservative Unsure
90%
68%
46%
68%
6%
22%
49%
16%
4%
10%
6%
16%
100%
100%
100%
100%
MinimumWage * Party Crosstabulation
% within Party
Party
MinimumWage Yes
No
Unsure
Total
Democrat Republican Independent Unsure
85%
46%
54%
59%
10%
45%
35%
12%
5%
9%
10%
29%
100%
100%
100%
100%
MinimumWage * Education Crosstabulation
% within Education
MinimumWage Yes
No
Unsure
Total
Education
No
HS
College
Grad
degree graduate Graduate Some/Assoc/Voc Degree Refused
79%
79%
59%
74%
68%
75%
13%
14%
30%
18%
25%
18%
8%
7%
11%
8%
8%
7%
100%
100%
100%
100% 100%
100%
MinimumWage * Military_Family Crosstabulation
% within Military_Family
Military_Family
Yes
No
Refused
MinimumWage Yes
68%
74%
65%
No
25%
16%
16%
Unsure
7%
10%
19%
Total
100% 100%
100%

8. 8
MinimumWage * Union_Family Crosstabulation
% within Union_Family
Union_Family
Yes
No
Refused
MinimumWage Yes
72%
68%
72%
No
22%
23%
11%
Unsure
6%
9%
17%
Total
100% 100%
100%
MinimumWage * Income Crosstabulation
% within Income
Income
Under $50,000 - $100,000
$50,000 $99,999 or more Refused
MinimumWage Yes
79%
74%
59%
62%
No
16%
19%
31%
25%
Unsure
5%
7%
10%
14%
Total
100%
100%
100%
100%

9. 9
MinWageEconomy * Sex Crosstabulation
% within Sex
Sex
Male Female Refused
MinWageEconomy Good
56%
68%
50%
Bad
32%
18%
25%
Unsure
12%
14%
25%
Total
100%
100%
100%
MinWageEconomy * Age Crosstabulation
% within Age
Age
Fifty
Under and
50
over
MinWageEconomy Good
54% 67%
Bad
31% 22%
Unsure
14%
11%
Total
100% 100%
MinWageEconomy * Race_Ethnicity Crosstabulation
% within Race_Ethnicity
Race_Ethnicity
Caucasian Japanese Filipino Hawaiian Chinese Hispanic Other/Mixed
MinWageEconom Good
68%
58%
62%
70%
56%
56%
57%
y
Bad
22%
30%
23%
22%
29%
44%
28%
Unsure
11%
13%
15%
8%
16%
15%
Total
100%
100% 100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
MinWageEconomy * County_CD Crosstabulation
% within County_CD
County_CD
MinWageEconomy Good
Bad
Unsure
Total
Oahu_CD1 Oahu_CD2 Hawaii Maui Kauai
54%
65%
71%
74%
65%
30%
26%
17%
15%
27%
16%
9%
12%
11%
8%
100%
100% 100% 100% 100%

10. 10
MinWageEconomy * Politics Crosstabulation
% within Politics
Politics
MinWageEconomy Good
Bad
Unsure
Total
Liberal/progressive Moderate Conservative Unsure
85%
63%
40%
51%
9%
24%
53%
21%
7%
14%
7%
28%
100%
100%
100%
100%
MinWageEconomy * Party Crosstabulation
% within Party
Party
MinWageEconomy Good
Bad
Unsure
Total
Democrat Republican Independent Unsure
79%
39%
44%
39%
12%
53%
38%
12%
8%
8%
18%
49%
100%
100%
100%
100%
MinWageEconomy * Education Crosstabulation
% within Education
Education
No
HS
College
Grad
degree graduate Graduate Some/Assoc/Voc Degree Refused
MinWageEconomy Good
67%
70%
54%
66%
63%
54%
Bad
8%
15%
36%
22%
28%
14%
Unsure
25%
16%
10%
12%
10%
32%
Total
100%
100%
100%
100% 100%
100%
MinWageEconomy * Military_Family Crosstabulation
% within Military_Family
Military_Family
Yes
No
Refused
MinWageEconomy Good
60%
67%
53%
Bad
28%
20%
18%
Unsure
11%
13%
29%
Total
100% 100%
100%

11. 11
MinWageEconomy * Union_Family Crosstabulation
% within Union_Family
Union_Family
Yes
No
Refused
MinWageEconomy Good
62%
63%
54%
Bad
29%
25%
10%
Unsure
9%
12%
37%
Total
100% 100%
100%
MinWageEconomy * Income Crosstabulation
% within Income
Income
Under $50,000 - $100,000
$50,000 $99,999 or more Refused
MinWageEconomy Good
67%
67%
57%
53%
Bad
21%
25%
34%
23%
Unsure
12%
8%
9%
24%
Total
100%
100%
100%
100%

12. 12
MinWageBusiness * Sex Crosstabulation
% within Sex
Sex
Male Female Refused
MinWageBusiness Good
40%
44%
40%
Bad
44%
35%
40%
Unsure
16%
21%
20%
Total
100%
100%
100%
MinWageBusiness * Age Crosstabulation
% within Age
Age
Fifty
Under and
50
over
MinWageBusiness Good
38%
45%
Bad
51%
34%
Unsure
11%
21%
Total
100% 100%
MinWageBusiness * Race_Ethnicity Crosstabulation
% within Race_Ethnicity
Race_Ethnicity
MinWageBusines Good
s
Bad
Unsure
Total
Caucasian Japanese Filipino Hawaiian Chinese Hispanic Other/Mixed
51%
36%
40%
43%
38%
38%
37%
35%
45%
40%
35%
38%
50%
40%
15%
19%
20%
23%
24%
13%
23%
100%
100% 100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
MinWageBusiness * County_CD Crosstabulation
% within County_CD
County_CD
MinWageBusiness Good
Bad
Unsure
Total
Oahu_CD1 Oahu_CD2 Hawaii Maui Kauai
34%
41%
48%
61%
54%
46%
41%
32%
25%
33%
20%
19%
19%
14%
13%
100%
100% 100% 100% 100%

13. 13
MinWageBusiness * Politics Crosstabulation
% within Politics
Politics
MinWageBusiness Good
Bad
Unsure
Total
Liberal/progressive Moderate Conservative Unsure
65%
40%
25%
30%
19%
42%
66%
34%
16%
18%
9%
37%
100%
100%
100%
100%
MinWageBusiness * Party Crosstabulation
% within Party
Party
MinWageBusiness Good
Bad
Unsure
Total
Democrat Republican Independent Unsure
57%
19%
31%
22%
23%
71%
53%
37%
20%
9%
16%
41%
100%
100%
100%
100%
MinWageBusiness * Education Crosstabulation
% within Education
Education
No
HS
College
Grad
degree graduate Graduate Some/Assoc/Voc Degree Refused
MinWageBusiness Good
46%
47%
36%
44%
45%
44%
Bad
21%
27%
48%
37%
41%
33%
Unsure
33%
27%
16%
19%
14%
22%
Total
100%
100%
100%
100% 100%
100%
MinWageBusiness * Military_Family Crosstabulation
% within Military_Family
Military_Family
Yes
No
Refused
MinWageBusiness Good
42%
44%
35%
Bad
41%
37%
22%
Unsure
17%
18%
43%
Total
100% 100%
100%

14. 14
MinWageBusiness * Union_Family Crosstabulation
% within Union_Family
Union_Family
Yes
No
Refused
MinWageBusiness Good
44%
43%
32%
Bad
40%
39%
30%
Unsure
16%
18%
38%
Total
100% 100%
100%
MinWageBusiness * Income Crosstabulation
% within Income
Income
Under $50,000 - $100,000
$50,000 $99,999 or more Refused
MinWageBusiness Good
47%
45%
42%
32%
Bad
34%
38%
47%
39%
Unsure
19%
17%
11%
29%
Total
100%
100%
100%
100%