The poll further showed that support for the initiative is similar across education levels and demographics. Men support the initiative by 54-32 percent women by 67-19 percent. 37 is 66-19 percent age 40 to 49 support it by 60-29 percent age 50 to 64 support it by 60-25 percent with support slipping for ages 64 and over to 52-30 percent. Among voters aged 30 to 39, support for Prop. Younger voters overwhelmingly support the measure: Californians age 18-29 support the initiative by a margin of 73-20 percent. The opponents will have the debate about economics - that this proposition could raise the cost of groceries and make food more expensive.” “It’s going to take a very well-funded opposition campaign to get people to move past a visceral reaction against what that type of language represents to them. “Something called ‘genetically modified food’ sounds really scary to people so it’s not surprising that support for the initiative is so strong,” said Dan Schnur, director of the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll and director of the Unruh Institute of Politics at USC. Forty-seven percent said they support the ballot initiative ‘strongly,’ and 16 percent were ‘strongly’ opposed. Sixty-one percent of Californians favor Proposition 37 and labeling genetically engineered food, while 25 percent of voters are opposed. If approved by voters, the initiative would become the first of its kind in the United States. Even when presented with information about how much regulation might cost the cash-strapped state, a majority of voters support a November ballot initiative that would require new labeling for food that contains genetically modified ingredients.
SeptemCalifornians aren’t price sensitive when it comes to genetically modified foods, reveal the latest results of the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll. < Return to the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll pageīallot Measure to Require Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods Has Broad Support in Calif.Ĭontact: Suzanne Wu at or (213) 740-0252 Michelle Salzman at or (213) 821-9311.Ī press call discussing these results and additional ballot initiatives on taxes is Friday, Sept.
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