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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. |