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Question | National totals |No children in school |Public school parents
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|1997 |2000|2001 |2002 | 1997 |2000|2001 |2002 |1997 |2000|2001 |2002
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |11 | 12 | 13
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In your opinion, is there too | | | | | | | | | | | |
much emphasis on achievement | | | | | | | | | | | |
testing in the public schools | | | | | | | | | | | |
in this community, not enough | | | | | | | | | | | |
emphasis on testing, or about | | | | | | | | | | | |
the right amount? | | | | | | | | | | | |
Percent responding .............| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100
Too much emphasis...............| 20| 30| 31| 31| 20| 28| 29| 30| 19| 34| 36| 32
Not enough emphasis.............| 28| 23| 22| 19| 28| 26| 22| 20| 26| 19| 20| 14
Just the right amount of | | | | | | | | | | | |
emphasis ...................| 48| 43| 44| 47| 46| 41| 45| 46| 54| 46| 43| 54
Don't know......................| 4| 4| 3| 3| 6| 5| 4| 4| 1| 1| 1| ---
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A proposal has been made that | | | | | | | | | | | |
would allow parents to send | | | | | | | | | | | |
their school-age children to | | | | | | | | | | | |
any public, private, or church- | | | | | | | | | | | |
related school they choose. For | | | | | | | | | | | |
those parents choosing non- | | | | | | | | | | | |
public schools, the government | | | | | | | | | | | |
would pay all or part of the | | | | | | | | | | | |
tuition. Would you favor or | | | | | | | | | | | |
oppose this proposal in your | | | | | | | | | | | |
state? | | | | | | | | | | | |
Percent responding: | 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100| 100
Favor...........................| 49| 45| 44| 52| --- |--- | --- | 51| 55| 47| 52| 51
Oppose..........................| 48| 52| 54| 46| --- |--- | --- | 47| 43| 51| 47| 46
Don't know......................| 3| 3| 2| 2| --- |--- | --- | 2| 2| 2| 1| 3
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