February 7-9, 2011: Democracy Corps Poll—Nationwide poll solicits the public۪s views on cutting education funding and school nutrition program funding.
“Now I am going to read you some of the specific spending cuts proposed in the House Republicans’ budget for this year (2011). After I read each one, please tell me whether you favor or oppose it….It cuts funding for K-12 education and support for special education, students with disabilities and schools in high poverty areas, cutting off almost 4 million students and losing thousands of teachers. (If Favor/Oppose, ask:) (Is that strongly or somewhat favor oppose?)”
8% Strongly favor
10% Somewhat favor
18% Somewhat oppose
60% Strongly oppose
4% Don’t know/Refused
Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Form A half sample.
Survey by Democracy Corps. Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, February 7 – February 9, 2011 and based on 1,000 telephone interviews. Sample: national likely voters. Likely voters are registered voters who voted in the 2008 election/weren’t registered/ineligible/too young to vote and said they are probably or almost certain to vote in the 2012 election. [USGREEN.11DCFEB.R064]
Formal Citation
Democracy Corps Poll, Feb, 2011. Retrieved Mar-21-2011from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research,University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html
“(Now I am going to read you some of the specific spending cuts proposed in the House Republicans’ budget for this year (2011). After I read each one, please tell me whether you favor or oppose it.)…It makes major cuts in help for the poor, including school funding in poor neighborhoods and removing 600,000 people from the nutrition program for women, infants and children. (If Favor/Oppose, ask:) (Is that strongly or somewhat favor oppose?)”
12% Strongly favor
18% Somewhat favor
18% Somewhat oppose
48% Strongly oppose
4% Don’t know/Refused
Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Form B half sample.
Survey by Democracy Corps. Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, February 7 – February 9, 2011 and based on 1,000 telephone interviews. Sample: national likely voters. Likely voters are registered voters who voted in the 2008 election/weren’t registered/ineligible/too young to vote and said they are probably or almost certain to vote in the 2012 election. [USGREEN.11DCFEB.R069]