Attitudes Toward the Public Schools Survey, 2001

<p>This public opinion poll concerning public schools included questions on the following topics: (1) the most important problems with which schools must deal; (2) drug use in schools; (3) grading of schools and their teachers; (4) grading schools on various success characteristics; (5) goals of education; (6) Federal, State and local government influence on education; (7) financing schools and schooling; (8) attitudes about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and schooling; (9) grade promotion and high school graduation requirements; (10) national testing; (11) time spent on homework; (12) teachers: testing, salaries, shortages; (13) age at which children should begin school; (14) the right to choose children's schools; (15) attitudes toward private and parochial schools; and (16) support for a voucher system. For the use of Cornell University affiliated users only. Roper Center allows no redistribution in any form.</p>
<p><strong>Please Note</strong>: This dataset is part of the historical CISER Data Archive Collection and is also available at The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at <a href="https://doi.org/10.25940/ROPER-31089512">https://doi.org/10.25940/ROPER-31089512</a>. We highly recommend using the Roper Center version as they may make this dataset available in multiple data formats in the future.</p>