NYC Adults
Do you think the highest priority for spending in public schools today should be to:
Provide a sufficient number of qualified teachers Reduce class size Build or remodel school buildings Increase school safety and security Expand classroom resources such as textbooks, computers, and supplies Unsure
Row % Row % Row % Row % Row % Row %
NYC Adults 38% 19% 4% 10% 23% 6%
NYC Registered Voters 39% 21% 4% 9% 22% 4%
NYC Borough Bronx 28% 19% 10% 4% 30% 8%
Brooklyn 34% 19% 2% 13% 25% 6%
Manhattan 43% 23% 4% 11% 15% 4%
Queens and Staten Island 42% 16% 4% 9% 22% 7%
Income Less than $50,000 32% 19% 5% 13% 27% 4%
$50,000 or more 45% 21% 4% 5% 20% 6%
Race White 42% 23% 3% 7% 18% 8%
African American 36% 17% 3% 9% 30% 4%
Latino 29% 19% 7% 15% 26% 4%
Education Not college graduate 32% 17% 5% 14% 25% 8%
College graduate 45% 22% 4% 5% 21% 4%
Age Under 45 37% 15% 6% 12% 24% 7%
45 or older 38% 23% 3% 9% 22% 6%
Generation Millennials (18-30) 37% 15% 5% 14% 23% 6%
Gen X (31-46) 38% 16% 6% 9% 24% 6%
Baby Boomers (47-65) 36% 24% 3% 8% 24% 5%
Silent-Greatest (Over 65) 41% 19% 2% 9% 19% 9%
Gender Men 41% 15% 3% 10% 25% 6%
Women 35% 22% 6% 10% 21% 6%
Households with children under 18 Household with children 33% 23% 5% 11% 22% 7%
No children in household 40% 17% 4% 9% 24% 6%
HH with Child in NYC Public School 32% 25% 6% 9% 21% 6%
Interview Type Landline 38% 21% 4% 10% 22% 6%
Cell Phone 38% 14% 6% 8% 26% 7%
NY1-Marist Poll NYC Adults: Interviews conducted July 20th through 27th, 2011, N=808 MOE +/- 3.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.