The Times Orange County poll was conducted by Mark Baldassare and Associates. The random telephone survey of 750 adult residents was done May 16-19 in English and Spanish. The margin of error for the total sample is plus or minus 4 percentage points. For subgroups, such as parents with children in school, the margin of error is larger. One concept clearly out of favor is teaching students who have limited English skills in their native language until they are ready to learn English.
Residents strongly support mostly English instruction.