| Issue | Yes | No | Abst./NA | PERC/VOTE | PERC/ALL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changing the resource definition | |||||
| 1. Should the resource base be expanded (e.g., in-kind benefits) | 42 |
0 |
2 |
100% |
95% |
| 2. Should income and payroll taxes paid and tax credits received be incorporated | 42 |
2 |
0 |
95% |
95% |
| 3. Should nondiscretionary expenses for work and work-related child care be excluded | 33 |
6 |
5 |
85% |
75% |
| 4. Should imputed flows from equity in housing be included | 7 |
10 |
27 |
41% |
16% |
| 5. Should some medical expenditures be excluded | 12 |
18 |
14 |
40% |
27% |
| Changing the threshold definition | |||||
| 6. Should equivalence scales be smoothed and adjusted | 30 |
0 |
14 |
100% |
68% |
| 7. Should geographic differences in cost-of-living be adopted | 12 |
15 |
17 |
44% |
27% |
| 8. Should the thresholds be adjusted over time by changes in income as opposed to consumer expenditures | 13 |
14 |
17 |
48% |
29% |
| Strategic issues | |||||
| 9. Should the new measure yield the same rate as the old in the first year | 11 |
22 |
11 |
33% |
25% |
| 10. Should the new measure be assigned a different name (hardship index) | 22 |
15 |
7 |
60% |
50% |
Note: NA= Not accounted for, counting error or lazy voters. PERC/VOTE= The percentage of affirmative responses over all those voting. PERC/ALL= The percentage of all affirmative responses over all voting and not voting. N = 44.