| National Survey of 1,000 Adults | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conducted March 6-7, 2010 By Rasmussen Reports | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Gender | Age | <40> | Race | Party | Married | Children at Home | Income | Investor | Employment | Currently Have Children in Elementary of Secondary School? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adults | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Married | Non Married | Yes | No | Under $20K | $20K-$40K | $40K-$60K | $60K-$75K | $75K-$100K | $100K+ | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Prvt. Co. | Retired | Other | Yes | No | Not sure | ||
| Who Should Have Final Say About What Textbooks Are Used in Classroom? | Federal Gov't | 9% | 10% | 8% | 20% | 1% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 21% | 7% | 20% | 4% | 7% | 13% | 18% | 7% | 11% | 9% | 5% | 14% | 8% | 9% | 20% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 4% | 17% | 3% | 9% | 14% | 14% | 7% | 2% |
| State Gov't | 9% | 8% | 10% | 4% | 14% | 9% | 10% | 7% | 0% | 10% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 5% | 9% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 13% | 8% | 13% | 15% | 12% | 6% | 15% | 8% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 15% | 6% | 3% | |
| Local Gov't | 15% | 21% | 10% | 17% | 22% | 11% | 10% | 16% | 30% | 19% | 6% | 11% | 14% | 19% | 16% | 14% | 19% | 12% | 18% | 11% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 15% | 14% | 11% | 16% | 21% | 17% | 14% | 19% | 19% | 9% | 14% | 20% | 15% | 15% | 16% | |
| Teachers | 34% | 26% | 42% | 33% | 33% | 34% | 38% | 33% | 24% | 26% | 42% | 42% | 34% | 34% | 38% | 27% | 42% | 33% | 31% | 40% | 33% | 36% | 27% | 31% | 37% | 40% | 45% | 28% | 27% | 40% | 47% | 17% | 38% | 34% | 34% | 28% | 36% | 47% | |
| Parents | 24% | 30% | 18% | 20% | 23% | 29% | 27% | 21% | 25% | 32% | 16% | 19% | 26% | 17% | 18% | 37% | 11% | 25% | 27% | 20% | 26% | 22% | 28% | 27% | 17% | 32% | 19% | 27% | 26% | 22% | 13% | 30% | 31% | 23% | 19% | 21% | 26% | 16% | |
| Not sure | 9% | 5% | 12% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 8% | 17% | 0% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 9% | 2% | 10% | 8% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 16% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | <40> | Race | Party | Married | Children at Home | Income | Investor | Employment | Currently Have Children in Elementary of Secondary School? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adults | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Married | Non Married | Yes | No | Under $20K | $20K-$40K | $40K-$60K | $60K-$75K | $75K-$100K | $100K+ | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Prvt. Co. | Retired | Other | Yes | No | Not sure | ||
| Should Parents Be Allowed to Transfer Child to School Using Different Textbooks? | Yes | 61% | 59% | 62% | 54% | 71% | 65% | 59% | 54% | 39% | 65% | 66% | 61% | 60% | 63% | 64% | 73% | 48% | 62% | 64% | 56% | 68% | 55% | 65% | 64% | 58% | 64% | 62% | 60% | 56% | 65% | 41% | 59% | 72% | 61% | 60% | 71% | 57% | 44% |
| No | 27% | 26% | 28% | 33% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 27% | 38% | 23% | 28% | 28% | 29% | 23% | 23% | 20% | 38% | 22% | 27% | 28% | 25% | 29% | 26% | 19% | 28% | 27% | 34% | 35% | 35% | 21% | 42% | 36% | 18% | 24% | 26% | 24% | 28% | 34% | |
| Not sure | 12% | 14% | 10% | 13% | 4% | 10% | 15% | 18% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 14% | 16% | 9% | 16% | 7% | 16% | 9% | 17% | 13% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 14% | 5% | 15% | 22% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | <40> | Race | Party | Married | Children at Home | Income | Investor | Employment | Currently Have Children in Elementary of Secondary School? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adults | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Married | Non Married | Yes | No | Under $20K | $20K-$40K | $40K-$60K | $60K-$75K | $75K-$100K | $100K+ | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Prvt. Co. | Retired | Other | Yes | No | Not sure | ||
| Most History Textbooks Portray American History Accurately? | Yes | 31% | 32% | 30% | 45% | 27% | 35% | 26% | 21% | 52% | 27% | 38% | 28% | 38% | 9% | 13% | 33% | 30% | 31% | 32% | 30% | 36% | 28% | 26% | 33% | 35% | 37% | 36% | 28% | 34% | 29% | 40% | 35% | 34% | 24% | 27% | 28% | 33% | 9% |
| No | 43% | 48% | 38% | 28% | 47% | 50% | 48% | 43% | 39% | 51% | 18% | 44% | 38% | 72% | 45% | 42% | 44% | 41% | 43% | 42% | 44% | 42% | 43% | 48% | 44% | 48% | 44% | 38% | 41% | 44% | 45% | 44% | 44% | 42% | 38% | 49% | 40% | 35% | |
| Not sure | 26% | 19% | 32% | 28% | 27% | 15% | 26% | 36% | 9% | 23% | 44% | 28% | 25% | 19% | 41% | 24% | 26% | 28% | 25% | 27% | 20% | 30% | 30% | 18% | 21% | 15% | 20% | 34% | 24% | 28% | 15% | 21% | 22% | 34% | 35% | 23% | 26% | 56% | |
| Total | Gender | Age | <40> | Race | Party | Married | Children at Home | Income | Investor | Employment | Currently Have Children in Elementary of Secondary School? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adults | Men | Women | 18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | < Men | Men 40+ | < Wom | Wom 40+ | White | Black | Other | Republican | Democrat | Other | Married | Non Married | Yes | No | Under $20K | $20K-$40K | $40K-$60K | $60K-$75K | $75K-$100K | $100K+ | Yes | No | Gov't | Entrepreneur | Prvt. Co. | Retired | Other | Yes | No | Not sure | ||
| Most School Textbooks Are More Concerned With.... | Accurately providing information | 27% | 27% | 27% | 51% | 17% | 25% | 19% | 21% | 53% | 20% | 49% | 20% | 29% | 12% | 31% | 20% | 28% | 35% | 22% | 34% | 27% | 27% | 26% | 22% | 31% | 23% | 23% | 38% | 27% | 27% | 28% | 29% | 25% | 27% | 28% | 28% | 27% | 4% |
| Presenting information in a politically correct manner | 55% | 55% | 54% | 39% | 67% | 60% | 61% | 45% | 33% | 62% | 45% | 57% | 54% | 60% | 53% | 61% | 52% | 51% | 60% | 47% | 58% | 52% | 51% | 58% | 57% | 63% | 67% | 50% | 57% | 53% | 65% | 46% | 65% | 45% | 48% | 60% | 53% | 31% | |
| Not sure | 18% | 17% | 19% | 10% | 15% | 14% | 21% | 34% | 15% | 18% | 6% | 23% | 17% | 28% | 16% | 20% | 20% | 14% | 18% | 19% | 15% | 20% | 23% | 20% | 12% | 15% | 10% | 12% | 16% | 20% | 7% | 24% | 10% | 27% | 24% | 12% | 19% | 65% | |