URBAN SCHOOLS
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Improving Urban Schools
Question 1: How important do you think it is to improve the nation's inner-city schools? Would you say very important, fairly important, not very important, or not important at all? (Note: In 2012, this question was asked as: How important do you think it is to improve the nation's urban schools? Would you say very important, fairly important, not very important, or not important at all?) (Asked in: 1989, 1993, 1998, 2012.)
[Code: 807-UrbII-1]
Question 2: Thinking about the nation's inner-city schools, is it your impression that they have improved, gotten worse, or stayed about the same over the last several decades? (Asked in: 1989.)
[Code: 808-UrbPI-2]
Taxes to Improve urban Schools
Question 3: Would you be willing or unwilling to pay more taxes to provide funds to improve the quality of the nation's inner-city public schools? (Note: In 2012, this question was asked as: Would you be willing or unwilling to pay more taxes to provide funds to improve the quality of the nation's urban public schools?) (Asked in: 1993, 1998, 2012.)
[Code: 809-UrbWT-3]
POLL RESULTS
Improving Urban Schools
Question 1: How important do you think it is to improve the nation's inner-city schools? Would you say very important, fairly important, not very important, or not important at all? (Note: In 2012, this question was asked as: How important do you think it is to improve the nation's urban schools? Would you say very important, fairly important, not very important, or not important at all?) (Asked in: 1989, 1993, 1998, 2012.)
[Code: 807-UrbII-1]
National Totals |
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| Year | Very Important % |
Fairly Important % |
Not Very Important % |
Not Important At All % |
Don't Know % |
| 2012 | 74 |
23 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 1998 | 86 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| 1993 | 81 |
15 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| 1989 | 74 |
19 |
2 |
* |
5 |
| * Less than one-half of 1%. | |||||
Question 2: Thinking about the nation's inner-city schools, is it your impression that they have improved, gotten worse, or stayed about the same over the last several decades? (Asked in: 1989.)
[Code: 808-UrbPI-2]
National Totals |
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| Year | Improved % |
Gotten Worse % |
Stayed About the Same % |
Don't Know % |
| 1989 | 12 |
57 |
20 |
11 |
Taxes to Improve Urban Schools
Question 3: Would you be willing or unwilling to pay more taxes to provide funds to improve the quality of the nation's inner-city public schools? (Note: In 2012, this question was asked as: Would you be willing or unwilling to pay more taxes to provide funds to improve the quality of the nation's urban public schools?) (Asked in: 1993, 1998, 2012.)
[Code: 809-UrbWT-3]
National Totals |
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| Year | Yes, Willing % |
No, Not Willing % |
Don't Know % |
| 2012 | 62 |
37 |
0 |
| 1998 | 66 |
30 |
4 |
| 1993 | 60 |
38 |
2 |
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August 6, 2012
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