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Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older, except where noted.

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Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll. June 5-26, 2002. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"What do you think are the biggest problems with which the public schools of your community must deal?"

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Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs. April 16-18, 2004. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.

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"As you may know, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling that required schools to be integrated -- that is, that black and white children must be brought together into the same schools. How good a job do you think public schools are doing of serving all children equally, regardless of race . . . ?"

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"Do you feel that school integration has improved the quality of education received by black students, or not?"

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"Do you feel that school integration has improved the quality of education received by white students, or not?"

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"In public schools today, how much opportunity do black students have for success: more opportunity than white students, about the same opportunity as white students, or less opportunity than white students?"

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"In your view, which of the following is better? Letting students go to the local school in their community, even if it means that most of the students would be the same race. Transferring students to other schools to create more integration, even if it means that some students would have to travel out of their communities to go to school."

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"Whether you have a child in school right now or not, in general, which type of school would you prefer for your child: one where the students are mostly of the same race as your child; one where the students are mostly mixed, with children from black, white, Hispanic, and other racial and ethnic groups; or one where the students are mostly of a different race as your child?"

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Gallup Poll. Aug. 24-26, 1999. N=540 adults nationwide. MoE ± 5.

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"Thinking about public school in kindergarten through grade 12, do you think salaries for public school teachers in your community are too high, too low or just about right?"

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Shell Oil Company Shell Poll conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates (D). July 17-20, 1998. N=1,123 adults nationwide.

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"Where do you think that American public schools rank when compared with schools in the other advanced industrial countries of the world? Are U.S. schools among the best, above average, average, below average, or among the worst?"

Gallup Poll. Aug. 13-16, 2007. N=277 parents nationwide with children in grades K-12. MoE ± 7.

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Gallup/CNN/USA Today Poll. March 9-11, 2001. N=1,015 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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CBS News Poll. April 15-17, 2000. N=1,150 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"In general, do you feel the schools in your community are extremely safe, very safe, somewhat safe, not too safe, or not at all safe?"

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"On April 20th of last year, some high school students in Littleton, Colorado, attacked and killed some of their classmates, using guns, pipe bombs and other explosives. What do you think is the main reason why this event happened?"

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"Which of these statements is closer to your own opinion about what will happen? (A) In the next year or so there will be more shootings by students like the one in Colorado. OR, (B) The Colorado school shooting was a random act and is not likely to be repeated anywhere else in the near future."

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"Do you think we've learned from tragedies like the Colorado high school shooting and can prevent similar things from happening in the future, or not?"

Gallup/CNN/USA Today Poll. April 7-9, 2000. N=1,006 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample).

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"As you may know, it has been nearly one year since the shooting at Columbine High School, the Littleton, Colorado, school where two students killed 12 of their classmates and one teacher. In your opinion, how likely is it that these kinds of shootings could happen in your community? Is it very likely, somewhat likely, somewhat unlikely, or very unlikely?"

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"Which of the following statements comes closer to your overall view? [rotate] Government and society can take action that will be effective in preventing shootings like the one in Colorado from happening again. OR, Shootings like the one in Colorado will happen again regardless of what action is taken by government and society."

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Asked of people with children in grades K-12 (N=291; MoE +/- 6):
"Specifically as a result of the shooting at Columbine, would you say you feel [rotate] much more concerned about your child’s safety today than you did before, or somewhat more concerned, or about the same, or somewhat less concerned, or much less concerned about your child’s safety today than you did before?"

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Asked of people with children in grades K-12 (N=291; MoE +/- 6):
"Thinking about the school or schools your children attend, would you say your schools have gone too far, have not gone far enough, or are doing the right amount to prevent acts of school violence from occurring?"