The State - News from Dec. 11, 1987

Angry about traffic and cynical about the future, Orange County residents favor a proposed slow-growth ballot measure by a 4-1 margin, according to the 1987 Orange County Annual Survey, a poll conducted by the University of California, Irvine’s, Public Policy Research Organization. Although 44% of those questioned in the survey this year said they were “very happy” personally--compared to 34% in 1982--54% said they believe the county’s quality of life is declining. Only 37% said they were “very happy” with the county as it is today. “Confidence in Orange County’s future has never been lower,” said UC Irvine professor of Social Ecology Mark Baldassare, who directed the poll.