The PPIC Statewide Survey was inaugurated in 1998 to provide a way for Californians to express their views on important public policy issues. The survey provides timely, relevant, nonpartisan information on Californians' political, social, and economic opinions. It seeks to inform and improve state policymaking, raise awareness, and encourage discussion of policy issues. PPIC has interviewed more than 390,000 Californians in about 200 surveys focused on general topics, specific areas (such as K-12 education and the environment), and regional issues. The PPIC Statewide Survey conducts telephone surveys using either a random digit dialing (RDD) methodology conducted on landline and cell phones or web-based surveys using a probability-based online panel methodology. These methodology types make up the two parts of this document. [For the main report, "Californians & Education. PPIC Statewide Survey," see ED618121.]