This document reports on the results of five surveys conducted during the 1980s by the Field Institute and Los Angeles Times that included questions of particular interest to the Latino community. Between 1982 and 1989, 6,668 California residents participated in the 5 surveys. Surveys included questions addressing the impact of Latino immigration on California; amount of contact among members of different racial and ethnic groups; use of English as the official language; availability of non-English materials; cultural assimilation of immigrants; discrimination by and toward different racial and ethnic groups; personal experiences and satisfaction with life; perceptions of social and economic conditions for minority groups; and quality of education for minority groups. Two of the five surveys had a large number of Latino respondents and, therefore, provide a considerable amount of information concerning the attitudes of the Latino population. Entries break down the answers to survey questions along various demographic and political dimensions including race, age, sex, education, family income, political ideology, and party identification. Includes survey questions, an index, and a summary that was published separately. (LP)