| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #16305 |
| 1 | Are you familiar with stories about a recent off-campus UCSD party called "the Compton Cookout?" |
| 800 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Yes | 59% | 60% | 58% | 52% | 60% | 67% | 66% | 77% | 41% | 54% | 62% | 60% | 61% | 64% | 67% | 51% |
| No | 38% | 37% | 38% | 45% | 38% | 26% | 32% | 22% | 53% | 42% | 35% | 36% | 37% | 32% | 32% | 45% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 4% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 50% | 50% | 36% | 39% | 25% | 60% | 5% | 23% | 12% | 29% | 31% | 36% | 29% | 39% | 23% |
| 2 | Do you think the party was? Or was not? Offensive? |
| 474 Familiar With Story | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.6% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Was | 52% | 48% | 56% | 36% | 61% | 59% | 51% | 41% | 67% | 43% | 45% | 67% | 43% | 44% | 54% | 58% |
| Was Not | 40% | 45% | 33% | 54% | 32% | 34% | 40% | 56% | 28% | 41% | 48% | 26% | 47% | 49% | 38% | 39% |
| Not Sure | 8% | 6% | 11% | 11% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 16% | 7% | 7% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Familiar With Story | 100% | 51% | 49% | 32% | 40% | 28% | 66% | 7% | 16% | 11% | 30% | 31% | 37% | 31% | 43% | 20% |
| 3 | Do you think the party was? Or was not? An expression of free speech? |
| 474 Familiar With Story | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.6% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Was | 56% | 59% | 53% | 50% | 62% | 55% | 56% | 61% | 45% | 69% | 69% | 49% | 52% | 66% | 55% | 55% |
| Was Not | 32% | 31% | 34% | 34% | 27% | 37% | 33% | 34% | 38% | 20% | 23% | 37% | 38% | 24% | 39% | 24% |
| Not Sure | 12% | 10% | 13% | 16% | 11% | 8% | 11% | 5% | 17% | 11% | 8% | 14% | 10% | 9% | 6% | 21% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Familiar With Story | 100% | 51% | 49% | 32% | 40% | 28% | 66% | 7% | 16% | 11% | 30% | 31% | 37% | 31% | 43% | 20% |
| 4 | Do you think the entire issue has received too much attention? Too little attention? Or just about the right amount? |
| 474 Familiar With Story | All | Gender | Age | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Too Much | 61% | 64% | 58% | 72% | 54% | 58% | 65% | 60% | 43% | 67% | 73% | 43% | 70% | 73% | 61% | 51% |
| Too Little | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 6% | 16% | 24% | 10% | 6% | 19% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 15% |
| Just About Right | 28% | 24% | 32% | 19% | 34% | 31% | 28% | 22% | 33% | 21% | 20% | 37% | 24% | 20% | 30% | 31% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 4% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Familiar With Story | 100% | 51% | 49% | 32% | 40% | 28% | 66% | 7% | 16% | 11% | 30% | 31% | 37% | 31% | 43% | 20% |