OPERATION OF SCHOOLS
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Declining Enrollments: Reducing Service
Question 1: School enrollments in many parts of the nation have declined because of a lower birthrate. If this were to happen here, would you suggest that school expenditures be reduced accordingly? (Asked in: 1976.)
[Code: 361-OpeDR-1]
Early Care and Education
Question 3: Do you think the school could help you in any way in preparing your child for school? (Asked in: 1979.)
[Code: 362-OpeEX-3]
Early Care and Education: Federal Subsidies
Question 4: A proposal has been made to make federally subsidized child care available for all children from households with one parent or where both parents work. Do you favor or oppose this proposal? (Asked in: 1992.)
[Code: 363-OpeEF-4]
Early Care and Education: Part of Public Schools
Question 5: A proposal has been made to make child-care centers available for all preschool children as part of the public school system. This program would be supported by taxes. Would you favor or oppose such a program in your school district? (Asked in: 1976, 1981, 1985, 1993.)
[Code: 364-OpeEP-5]
Question 6: Where do you think this child-care program should be provided -- in the public schools, at parents' place of work, or at special child-care facilities? (Asked as a follow-up to the question concerning child-care centers as part of the public school system.) (Asked in: 1992, 2009.)
[Code: 365-OpeEP-6]
Question 7: Should the parents of preschool children participating in such a program be required to pay some of the costs for this day care? (Asked as a follow-up to the question concerning child-care centers as part of the public school system.) (Asked in: 1981.)
[Code: 372-OpeEP-7]
Question 8: How do you think such a child-care program (one that would subsidize child care for all children from households with one parent or in which both parents work) should be paid for - entirely by taxes or with both parents paying part of the cost, depending on their ability to pay? (Asked in: 1992.)
[Code: 370-OpeEP-8]
Question 9: Let's assume that preschool programs are to be paid for only by those parents whose children use the programs. Would you be willing, or not willing, to pay more taxes for funding free preschool programs for those children whose parents are unable to pay for them? (Asked in: 1993, 2009.)
[Code: 371-OpeEP-9]
Early Care and Education: Publicly Supported Preschools
Question 10: It has been proposed that the public schools make preschool programs available to 3- and 4-year-olds whose parents wish such programs. These programs would be supported by taxes. Would you favor or oppose such programs? (Asked in: 1991, 2013.)
[Code: 366-OpeEP-10]
Early Care and Education: Taxes for Low-Income Students
Question 11: Would you be willing or unwilling to pay more taxes for funding free preschool programs for children from low-income or poverty-level households? (Asked in: 1992, 2006.)
[Code: 368-OpeET-11]
Early Care and Education: Value for Low-Income Students
Question 12: Do you think that preschool programs for children from low-income and poverty-level households would help them perform better in school in their teenage years? A great deal, quite a lot, not much, or not at all? (Asked in: 1992, 2006, 2013.)
[Code: 369-OpeEV-12]
Extracurricular Activities/Sports: Importance of Extracurriculars
Question 13: I'd like your opinion about extracurricular activities such as the school band, dramatics, sports, and the school newspaper. How important are these to a young person's education? (Asked in: 1978, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2013.)
[Code: 373-OpeEI-13]
Extracurricular Activities/Sports: Role of Interscholastic Sports
Question 14: Do you think high school boys and girls should or should not be allowed to play on the same school teams in the following sports: Tennis, Swimming, Track, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Wrestling? (Asked in: 1985.)
[Code: 375-OpeER-14]
Question 15: What is your opinion about the way sports, such as football and basketball, are handled in the public schools in your community? Do you feel that there is too much emphasis on sports, not enough emphasis on sports, or about the right amount of emphasis in the local schools? (Asked in: 1997.)
[Code: 377-OpeER-15]
Question 16: Do you feel that high school students who participate in sports should or should not be required to maintain a minimum grade-point average and school attendance record in order to participate in interscholastic sports? (Asked in: 1997.)
[Code: 374-OpeER-16]
Question 17: What average grade do you think should be required for participation in interscholastic sports? (Asked in: 1997.)
[Code: 376-OpeER-17]
Live-in Boarding Schools
Question 18: Some children have such bad home conditions that they run away or are unable to function in the regular public school. Should live-in boarding schools be provided at public expense for these children? (Asked in: 1976.)
[Code: 378-OpeLP-18]
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POLL RESULTS
Declining Enrollments: Reducing Service
Question 1: School enrollments in many parts of the nation have declined because of a lower birthrate. If this were to happen here, would you suggest that school expenditures be reduced accordingly? (Asked in: 1976.)
[Code: 361-OpeDR-1]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Yes % | No % | Don't Know/No Answer % |
| 1976 | 55 | 35 | 10 |
Question 2: To save money, some school districts are closing neighborhood schools because of declining student enrollment, causing students to attend another public school. Do you favor or oppose this process? (Asked in: 2013.)
[Code: 965-X-2]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Favor % | Oppose % | Don't know/refused % |
| 2013 | 47 |
50 |
3 |
Early Care and Education:
Question 3: Do you think the school could help you in any way in preparing your child for school? (Asked in: 1979.)
[Code: 362-OpeEX-3]
Year: 1979 | |||
Yes % | No % | Don't Know % | |
| Parents who presently have no children in school | 53 | 34 | 13 |
| Parents with one or more children in public school | 37 | 53 | 10 |
| Parents with one or more children in parochial school | 40 |
40 |
20 |
Early Care and Education: Federal Subsidies
Question 4: A proposal has been made to make federally subsidized child care available for all children from households with one parent or where both parents work. Do you favor or oppose this proposal? (Asked in: 1992.)
[Code: 363-OpeEF-4]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Favor % | Oppose % | Don't Know % |
| 1992 | 64 | 26 | 10 |
Early Care and Education: Part of Public Schools
Question 5: A proposal has been made to make child-care centers available for all preschool children as part of the public school system. This program would be supported by taxes. Would you favor or oppose such a program in your school district? (Asked in: 1976, 1981, 1985, 1993.)
[Code: 364-OpeEP-5]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Favor % | Oppose % | Don't Know % |
| 1993 | 59 | 38 | 3 |
| 1985 | 43 | 45 | 12 |
| 1981 | 46 |
47 |
7 |
| 1976 | 46 |
49 |
5 |
Question 6: Where do you think this child-care program should be provided -- in the public schools, at parents' place of work, or at special child-care facilities? (Asked as a follow-up to the question concerning child-care centers as part of the public school system.) (Asked in: 1992, 2009.)
[Code: 365-OpeEP-6]
National Totals |
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| Year | Public Schools % |
Parents' Place of Work % |
Special Facilities % |
Don't Know % |
| 2009 | 50 |
7 |
40 |
3 |
| 1992 | 29 |
24 |
38 |
9 |
Question 7: Should the parents of preschool children participating in such a program be required to pay some of the costs for this day care? (Asked as a follow-up to the question concerning child-care centers as part of the public school system.) (Asked in: 1981.)
[Code: 372-OpeEP-7]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Parents Should Pay Some Costs % | Parents Should Not % | No Opinion % |
| 1981 | 83 | 10 | 7 |
Question 8: How do you think such a child-care program (one that would subsidize child care for all children from households with one parent or in which both parents work) should be paid for - entirely by taxes or with both parents paying part of the cost, depending on their ability to pay? (Asked in: 1992.)
[Code: 370-OpeEP-8]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Entirely by Taxes % | Parents Pay Part % | Don't Know % |
| 1992 | 12 | 85 | 3 |
Question 9: Let's assume that preschool programs are to be paid for only by those parents whose children use the programs. Would you be willing, or not willing, to pay more taxes for funding free preschool programs for those children whose parents are unable to pay for them? (Asked in: 1993, 2009.)
[Code: 371-OpeEP-9]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Willing to Pay % | Not Willing to Pay % | Don't Know % |
| 2009 | 58 |
42 |
- |
| 1993 | 61 |
36 |
3 |
Early Care and Education: Publicly Supported Preschools
Question 10: It has been proposed that the public schools make preschool programs available to 3- and 4-year-olds whose parents wish such programs. These programs would be supported by taxes. Would you favor or oppose such programs? (Asked in: 1991, 2013.)
[Code: 366-OpeEP-10]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Favor % | Oppose % | Don't Know % |
| 2013 | 63 |
37 |
0 |
| 1991 | 55 |
40 |
5 |
Early Care and Education: Taxes for Low-Income Students
Question 11: Would you be willing or unwilling to pay more taxes for funding free preschool programs for children from low-income or poverty-level households? (Asked in: 1992, 2006.)
[Code: 368-OpeET-11]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Yes % | No % | Don't Know % |
| 2006 | 66 | 33 | 1 |
| 1992 | 49 | 42 | 9 |
Early Care and Education: Value for Low-Income Students
Question 12: Do you think that preschool programs for children from low-income and poverty-level households would help them perform better in school in their teenage years? A great deal, quite a lot, not much, or not at all? (Asked in: 1992, 2006, 2013.)
[Code: 369-OpeEV-12]
National Totals | |||||
| Year | Great Deal % |
Quite a Lot |
Not Much % |
Not at All % |
Don't Know % |
| 2013 | 45 |
28 |
21 |
6 |
1 |
| 2006 | 49 |
32 |
13 |
5 |
1 |
| 1992 | 39 |
35 |
16 |
5 |
5 |
Extracurricular Activities/Sport: Importance of Extracurriculars
Question 13: I'd like your opinion about extracurricular activities such as the school band, dramatics, sports, and the school newspaper. How important are these to a young person's education? (Asked in: 1978, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2013.)
[Code: 373-OpeEI-13]
National Totals | |||||
| Year | Very Important % |
Fairly Important % |
Not Too Important % |
Not at All Important % | Don't Know % |
| 2013 | 63 |
31 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| 1997 | 63 |
27 |
8 |
2 |
* |
| 1985 | 39 |
41 |
14 |
3 | 3 |
| 1984 | 31 |
46 |
18 |
4 |
1 |
| 1978 | 45 |
40 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
| *Less than one-half of 1%. | |||||
Extracurricular Activities/Sports: Role of Interscholastic Sports
Question 14: Do you think high school boys and girls should or should not be allowed to play on the same school teams in the following sports: Tennis, Swimming, Track, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Wrestling? (Asked in: 1985.)
[Code: 375-OpeER-14]
Year: 1985 | |||||||
Tennis % |
Swimming % |
Track % |
Baseball |
Basketball % |
Football % | Wrestling % | |
| Should be Allowed | 85 |
79 |
68 |
48 |
40 |
16 | 11 |
Question 15: What is your opinion about the way sports, such as football and basketball, are handled in the public schools in your community? Do you feel that there is too much emphasis on sports, not enough emphasis on sports, or about the right amount of emphasis in the local schools? (Asked in: 1997.)
[Code: 377-OpeER-15]
National Totals | ||||
| Year | Too Much Emphasis % |
Not Enough Emphasis % |
About Right Amount % | Don't Know % |
| 1997 | 39 |
5 |
53 | 3 |
Question 16: Do you feel that high school students who participate in sports should or should not be required to maintain a minimum grade-point average and school attendance record in order to participate in interscholastic sports? (Asked in: 1997.)
[Code: 374-OpeER-16]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Should Be Required % | Should Not Be Required % | Don't Know % |
| 1997 | 96 | 3 | 1 |
Question 17: What average grade do you think should be required for participation in interscholastic sports? (Asked in: 1997.)
[Code: 376-OpeER-17]
National Totals | ||||||
| Year | A % |
B % |
C % |
D % |
FAIL % | Don't Know % |
| 1997 | 3 |
41 |
52 |
2 |
* | 2 |
| *Less than one-half of 1%. | ||||||
Live-in Boarding Schools
Question 18: Some children have such bad home conditions that they run away or are unable to function in the regular public school. Should live-in boarding schools be provided at public expense for these children? (Asked in: 1976.)
[Code: 378-OpeLP-18]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Yes, Should Be Provided % | No, Should Not Be Provided % | Don't Know/No Answer % |
| 1976 | 39 | 50 | 11 |
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