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Question |1989|1990|1991|1993|1995|1996|1997| | No | Public |Nonpublic
| | | | | | | |Total|children | school | school
| | | | | | | | |in school|parents | parents
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
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Do you favor or oppose allowing | | | | | | | | | | |
students and their parents to | | | | | | | | | | |
choose which public schools in the | | | | | | | | | | |
community the students attend | | | | | | | | | | |
regardless of where they live?........| 60 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 69 |--- |--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
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Do you favor or oppose allowing | | | | | | | | | | |
students and parents to choose | | | | | | | | | | |
a private school to attend at | | | | | | | | | | |
public expense?.......................|--- |--- | 26 | 24 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 44 | --- | --- | ---
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Do you think private schools that accept| | | | | | | | | | |
government tuition payments for | | | | | | | | | | |
these students should be accountable | | | | | | | | | | |
to public authorities or not?.........| | | | | | | | | | |
Yes, should be accountable..........|--- |--- |--- | 63 | 73 |--- |--- | 75 | 74 | 80 | 62
No, should not be accountable.......|--- |--- |--- | 34 | 24 |--- |--- | 20 | 22 | 16 | 26
Don't know..........................|--- |--- |--- | 3 | 3 |--- |--- | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12
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