Table 22A

Q11. (OAHU ONLY) Do you think work should proceed on Oahu's rail transit system?

===== =========== ===========

TOTAL
ISLAND
GENDER
===== =========== ===========
Oahu
N.I. Male
Female
----- ----- ----- ----- ----(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

======================= ================= ================= =================

ETHNICITY
AGE CATEGORY
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
USUALLY VOTE
======================= ================= ================= =================
Cauca Japan Fili Hawai <35 35-54 55+ <$50K $50K- $100K Democ Repub Indep
-sian -ese -pino -ian
$99K
+
ratic lican endnt
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----(F)
(G)
(H)
(I)
(J)
(K)
(L)
(M)
(N)
(O)
(P)
(Q)
(R)

===========
UNION MEMBR
===========
Yes
No
----- ----(S)
(T)

Yes

57%

57%

59%

55%

63%

56%

60%

52%

60%

64%
L

51%

46%

65%
M

62%
M

64%
Q

46%

55%

58%

56%

No

40%

40%

40%

41%

32%

42%

37%

48%
F

38%

35%

45%
K

52%
NO

33%

36%

32%

53%
P

44%

38%

41%

3%

3%

2%

4%

4%

3%

3%

1%

1%

4%

2%

2%

2%

4%

1%

1%

4%

2%

433

433

232

200

97

114

62

70

73

164

187

84

152

155

237

99

81

156

275

4.7

4.7

6.4

6.9

9.9

9.2 12.4 11.7 11.5

7.7

7.2 10.7

7.9

7.9

6.4

9.8 10.9

7.8

5.9

Don't know
BASE
MARGIN OF ERROR ()

Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FGHI/JKL/MNO/PQR/ST

Independent T-Test for Means (equal variances), Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)
Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
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Table 22B

Q11. (OAHU ONLY) Do you think work should proceed on Oahu's rail transit system?

TOTAL
OAHU AREA
========== =====================
Aiea to
All other
Waianae/
Oahu
Central
---------- ---------- ---------(A)
(B)
(C)
Yes

57%

59%

56%

No

40%

40%

40%

3%

1%

4%

433

162

267

4.7

7.7

6.0

Don't know
BASE
MARGIN OF ERROR ()

Comparison Groups: BC
Independent T-Test for Means (based on test for equal variances), Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)
Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
Ward Research, Inc. - 6904 :: Star-Advertiser - Hawaii Poll :: Jan 2016 ::

Table 23A

Summary Table:
Q12. (IF YES IN Q11) Costs have been increasing for the 20-mile Honolulu rail project, and that the
latest estimates are the project will cost $6.57 billion. Would you continue to support the
project if it cost $8/$10/$12 billion?
===== =========== ===========
TOTAL
ISLAND
GENDER
===== =========== ===========
Oahu
N.I. Male
Female
----- ----- ----- ----- ----(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

======================= ================= ================= =================

ETHNICITY
AGE CATEGORY
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
USUALLY VOTE
======================= ================= ================= =================
Cauca Japan Fili Hawai <35 35-54 55+ <$50K $50K- $100K Democ Repub Indep
-sian -ese -pino -ian
$99K
+
ratic lican endnt
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----(F)
(G)
(H)
(I)
(J)
(K)
(L)
(M)
(N)
(O)
(P)
(Q)
(R)

===========
UNION MEMBR
===========
Yes
No
----- ----(S)
(T)

No support

23%

23%

26%

20%

22%

25%

27%

19%

36%
K

16%

24%

34%

22%

19%

20%

42%
PR

16%

23%

23%

Would continue to
support at $8 billion

73%

73%

74%

72%

75%

72%

73%

78%

62%

82%
JL

68%

61%

74%

77%

77%
Q

52%

79%
Q

74%

72%

Would continue to
support at $10 billion

53%

53%

54%

51%

53%

48%

54%

64%

46%

61%
L

46%

39%

57%

56%

57%
Q

31%

59%
Q

48%

55%

Would continue to
support at $12 billion

39%

39%

44%

33%

32%

39%

35%

53%
F

37%

41%

38%

21%

41%
M

45%
M

43%
Q

22%

43%
Q

35%

42%

4%

4%

1%

8%
D

3%

3%

3%

2%

2%

8%

5%

4%

4%

3%

6%

5%

3%

5%

247

247

136

110

61

64

37

36

44

105

95

38

98

96

151

45

45

91

156

6.2

6.2

8.4

8.0 14.6 14.6 10.3

7.8

Don't know
BASE (THOSE WHO THINK WORK
ON RAIL SHOULD PROCEED)
MARGIN OF ERROR ()

9.3 12.5 12.2 16.1 16.3 14.8

9.6 10.1 15.9

**Percentages exceed 100%

Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FGHI/JKL/MNO/PQR/ST

Independent T-Test for Means (equal variances), Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)
Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
Ward Research, Inc. - 6904 :: Star-Advertiser - Hawaii Poll :: Jan 2016 ::

9.9 10.0

Table 23B

Summary Table
Q12. (IF YES IN Q11) Costs have been increasing for the 20-mile Honolulu rail project, and that the
latest estimates are the project will cost $6.57 billion. Would you continue to support the
project if it cost $8/$10/$12 billion?
TOTAL
OAHU AREA
========== =====================
Aiea to
All other
Waianae/
Oahu
Central
---------- ---------- ---------(A)
(B)
(C)
No support

23%

22%

24%

Would continue to
support at $8 billion

73%

74%

73%

Would continue to
support at $10 billion

53%

59%

49%

Would continue to
support at $12 billion

39%

42%

37%

4%

4%

4%

247

95

149

6.2

10.1

8.0

Don't know
BASE (THOSE WHO THINK WORK
ON RAIL SHOULD PROCEED)
MARGIN OF ERROR ()
**Percentages exceed 100%

Comparison Groups: BC
Independent T-Test for Means (based on test for equal variances), Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)
Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
Ward Research, Inc. - 6904 :: Star-Advertiser - Hawaii Poll :: Jan 2016 ::

Table 24A

Q13. Do you plan to use the rail system for your daily commute?

===== =========== ===========

TOTAL
ISLAND
GENDER
===== =========== ===========
Oahu
N.I. Male
Female
----- ----- ----- ----- ----(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

======================= ================= ================= =================

ETHNICITY
AGE CATEGORY
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
USUALLY VOTE
======================= ================= ================= =================
Cauca Japan Fili Hawai <35 35-54 55+ <$50K $50K- $100K Democ Repub Indep
-sian -ese -pino -ian
$99K
+
ratic lican endnt
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----(F)
(G)
(H)
(I)
(J)
(K)
(L)
(M)
(N)
(O)
(P)
(Q)
(R)

===========
UNION MEMBR
===========
Yes
No
----- ----(S)
(T)

Yes

15%

15%

16%

14%

15%

12%

21%

14%

19%

18%

12%

11%

17%

18%

16%

13%

17%

15%

16%

No

84%

84%

83%

85%

85%

87%

77%

86%

78%

82%

87%

87%

82%

82%

83%

87%

83%

84%

84%

1%

1%

1%

1%

2%

2%

3%

1%

1%

2%

1%

1%

1%

1%

433

433

232

200

97

114

62

70

73

164

187

84

152

155

237

99

81

156

275

4.7

4.7

6.4

6.9

9.9

9.2 12.4 11.7 11.5

7.7

7.2 10.7

7.9

7.9

6.4

9.8 10.9

7.8

5.9

Don't know
BASE
MARGIN OF ERROR ()

Comparison Groups: BC/DE/FGHI/JKL/MNO/PQR/ST

Independent T-Test for Means (equal variances), Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)
Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
Ward Research, Inc. - 6904 :: Star-Advertiser - Hawaii Poll :: Jan 2016 ::

Table 24B

Q13. Do you plan to use the rail system for your daily commute?

TOTAL
OAHU AREA
========== =====================
Aiea to
All other
Waianae/
Oahu
Central
---------- ---------- ---------(A)
(B)
(C)
Yes

15%

24%
C

10%

No

84%

75%

90%
B

1%

2%

*%

433

162

267

4.7

7.7

6.0

Don't know
BASE
MARGIN OF ERROR ()

Comparison Groups: BC
Independent T-Test for Means (based on test for equal variances), Independent Z-Test for Percentages (unpooled proportions)
Uppercase letters indicate significance at the 95% level.
Ward Research, Inc. - 6904 :: Star-Advertiser - Hawaii Poll :: Jan 2016 ::