| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #20788 |
 | Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) unions and management have been unable to come to a contract agreement. Have you been following the strike negotiations? |
| 750 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Union | Use BART | |||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 3.4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | Regularl | Occasion | Almost N | |
| Yes | 68% | 73% | 63% | 63% | 71% | 69% | 71% | 67% | 70% | 65% | 71% | 78% | 66% | 74% | 65% | 74% | 73% | 73% | 60% | 77% | 66% | 81% | 79% | 52% |
| No | 28% | 25% | 31% | 34% | 23% | 30% | 24% | 29% | 28% | 31% | 25% | 17% | 33% | 25% | 30% | 25% | 26% | 22% | 39% | 23% | 31% | 16% | 18% | 46% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 1% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 2% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 29% | 25% | 29% | 17% | 54% | 46% | 53% | 7% | 17% | 22% | 16% | 48% | 31% | 13% | 41% | 34% | 22% | 76% | 18% | 44% | 37% |
 | Which side do you think has made the better case for its position? The unions? Management? Has neither side made a better case? Or have both sides made good cases? |
| 510 Following Negotiations | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Union | Use BART | |||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | Regularl | Occasion | Almost N | |
| Unions | 25% | 21% | 29% | 31% | 28% | 17% | 21% | 30% | 19% | 26% | 21% | 32% | 15% | 25% | 31% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 43% | 33% | 22% | 37% | 21% | 20% |
| Management | 39% | 46% | 31% | 33% | 38% | 42% | 44% | 35% | 43% | 37% | 25% | 27% | 59% | 38% | 30% | 48% | 55% | 44% | 24% | 39% | 40% | 35% | 46% | 33% |
| Neither | 30% | 27% | 34% | 31% | 29% | 31% | 28% | 30% | 30% | 31% | 37% | 31% | 24% | 33% | 30% | 31% | 23% | 32% | 24% | 23% | 33% | 24% | 27% | 41% |
| Both | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 12% | 10% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 5% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Following Negotiations | 100% | 53% | 47% | 27% | 26% | 29% | 18% | 53% | 47% | 51% | 8% | 20% | 22% | 17% | 45% | 33% | 14% | 44% | 29% | 25% | 73% | 21% | 51% | 28% |
 | Do you ... strongly support a strike by BART workers? Somewhat support a strike? Someone oppose a strike? Or strongly oppose a strike? |
| 510 Following Negotiations | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Union | Use BART | |||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | Regularl | Occasion | Almost N | |
| Strongly Support | 18% | 19% | 17% | 23% | 23% | 8% | 18% | 23% | 12% | 15% | 10% | 33% | 14% | 26% | 13% | 19% | 24% | 15% | 26% | 26% | 16% | 36% | 13% | 15% |
| Somewhat Support | 13% | 11% | 15% | 12% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 17% | 10% | 19% | 8% | 1% | 11% | 23% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 14% | 9% |
| Somewhat Oppose | 16% | 11% | 22% | 10% | 18% | 22% | 15% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 26% | 17% | 7% | 10% | 19% | 17% | 20% | 17% | 12% | 10% | 19% | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| Strongly Oppose | 52% | 59% | 43% | 56% | 42% | 55% | 54% | 49% | 55% | 52% | 51% | 44% | 59% | 52% | 47% | 56% | 53% | 57% | 38% | 50% | 52% | 34% | 57% | 56% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
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| Composition of Following Negotiations | 100% | 53% | 47% | 27% | 26% | 29% | 18% | 53% | 47% | 51% | 8% | 20% | 22% | 17% | 45% | 33% | 14% | 44% | 29% | 25% | 73% | 21% | 51% | 28% |
 | Given what you know, what would you like to see happen? Should BART management accept the union's offer in order to avoid a strike? Should BART workers accept management's offer in order to avoid a strike? Should the two parties continue to negotiate towards a mutually acceptable contract, even if it means a possible strike? Or do you not know? |
| 510 Following Negotiations | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Union | Use BART | |||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Ot | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | Regularl | Occasion | Almost N | |
| Management Should Accept The Union's Offer | 24% | 21% | 27% | 37% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 28% | 19% | 28% | 28% | 25% | 10% | 26% | 30% | 15% | 21% | 12% | 38% | 24% | 25% | 45% | 20% | 19% |
| Workers Should Accept Management's Offer | 40% | 47% | 33% | 31% | 39% | 46% | 47% | 35% | 46% | 39% | 40% | 36% | 46% | 39% | 36% | 44% | 56% | 43% | 31% | 39% | 42% | 30% | 48% | 38% |
| Continue To Negotiate | 24% | 24% | 24% | 20% | 30% | 24% | 24% | 25% | 24% | 20% | 25% | 29% | 31% | 17% | 26% | 27% | 19% | 33% | 23% | 33% | 20% | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| Don't Know | 12% | 8% | 16% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 13% | 6% | 11% | 13% | 18% | 8% | 13% | 3% | 12% | 8% | 4% | 13% | 4% | 7% | 21% |
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| Composition of Following Negotiations | 100% | 53% | 47% | 27% | 26% | 29% | 18% | 53% | 47% | 51% | 8% | 20% | 22% | 17% | 45% | 33% | 14% | 44% | 29% | 25% | 73% | 21% | 51% | 28% |