February 8, 2012 - New Yorkers Trust Teachers' Union More Than Mayor, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; But Voters Back Bloomberg On All His School Plans Word format While New York City voters give strong support to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plans to pay bonuses to good teachers and more quickly get rid of bad teachers, they trust the teachers' union more than the mayor, 56 - 31 percent, to protect the interest of public school children, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Parents of public school students trust the union more than the mayor 69 - 22 percent. Voters say 47 - 39 percent that the teachers' union plays a positive role in improving the city's educational system, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. New York City voter support for school initiatives is: 71 - 24 percent support merit pay for public school teachers; 54 - 38 percent say firing public school teachers should be easier; 81 - 11 percent say public school teachers should be laid off based on performance, not seniority; 84 - 12 percent support paying student loans up to $25,000 to attract good teachers; 54 - 39 percent support paying $20,000 annual raises to teachers ranked "highly effective" two years in a row. Voters disapprove 61 - 26 percent of Bloomberg's handling of the public schools and say 57 - 24 percent that his take-over of the schools has been a failure. "Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a bonus for new teachers to help pay off their student loans and $20,000 extra pay for those doing a good job and voters agree with both ideas," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "They endorse the overall idea of merit pay for good teachers and making it easier to lay off bad ones. And they'd resurrect Bloomberg's plan, which went nowhere last year, to make merit - not longevity - the test when teachers have to be laid off. "Voters like the message; they just don't like the messenger." "They like teachers and the teachers' union and they'd trust the union - more than the mayor - to protect the interests of school kids," Carroll added. New York City voters give Bloomberg a 46 - 42 percent overall job approval, compared to a 49 - 42 percent approval rating December 14. Voters like Bloomberg as a person 59 - 25 percent. Asked how history will judge Bloomberg as mayor: 14 percent say "excellent;" 54 percent say "good;" 19 percent say "not so good;" 9 percent say "poor." "Mayor Mike's job approval numbers barely change and voters still say they like him personally," Carroll said. "New Yorkers think the history books will say Bloomberg has been a good mayor - not great, but not bad." Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott gets a 34 - 37 percent approval rating. Scores for citywide elected officials are: 53 - 23 percent for Council Speaker Christine Quinn; 40 - 29 percent for Comptroller John Liu; 42 - 18 percent for Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. Banning the rental of public schools for church services is a bad idea, New York City voters say 58 - 33 percent. Support for church-in-school is 63 - 32 percent among Republicans, 62 - 29 percent among Democrats and 48 - 42 percent among independent voters. Church-in- school support is 63 - 27 percent among Protestants, 59 - 31 percent among Catholics and 57 - 33 percent among Jews. "It only cropped up as a public issue recently, but New Yorkers don't like the idea of refusing to let churches rent public schools for worship services," Carroll said. New York City voters approve 73 - 24 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing, his highest score since a 73 - 23 percent approval May 11, 2011. From January 30 - February 5, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,222 New York City voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as Mayor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 46% 52% 47% 49% 48% 44% 53% 34% 52% Disapprove 42 42 40 42 42 41 36 51 37 DK/NA 12 5 14 9 10 14 11 15 11 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Approve 44% 40% 57% 41% 53% 36% 40% 46% 62% Disapprove 43 48 29 48 37 52 43 43 30 DK/NA 13 12 14 11 10 11 17 10 8 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 39% 52% 39% 44% 38% 55% 45% 39% 47% Disapprove 51 37 47 48 53 34 47 46 41 DK/NA 10 11 13 9 8 11 8 14 13 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling his job as Mayor? (*High also 75% Oct 3 2008, Mar 2008, Jan 2007 & Nov 2005) APPROVE....... High Low Feb 08 Dec 14 Oct 19 Sep 12 Jul 27 Oct 21 Jul 02 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2008* 2003 Approve 46 49 47 54 45 75 31 Disapprove 42 42 42 35 43 20 60 DK/NA 12 9 11 11 12 6 8 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dennis Walcott is handling his job as New York City Schools Chancellor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 34% 34% 35% 32% 34% 34% 30% 43% 28% Disapprove 37 33 38 36 35 39 31 36 49 DK/NA 29 34 27 32 31 27 39 21 23 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Approve 37% 30% 34% 33% 42% 34% 32% 35% 35% Disapprove 35 41 32 41 33 38 38 40 37 DK/NA 28 28 34 26 25 28 30 25 28 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 33% 33% 34% 37% 41% 33% 35% 34% 31% Disapprove 43 35 40 45 46 46 42 38 27 DK/NA 24 32 26 18 13 21 23 28 41 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dennis Walcott is handling his job as New York City Schools Chancellor? Feb 08 Dec 14 Oct 19 Jul 27 May 11 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 Approve 34 33 39 37 31 Disapprove 37 34 33 24 21 DK/NA 29 33 28 39 48 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Public Advocate? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 42% 40% 44% 43% 43% 41% 41% 47% 39% Disapprove 18 20 16 22 18 17 15 20 26 DK/NA 40 40 40 35 38 41 44 34 35 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Public Advocate? APPROVE....... High Low Feb 08 Dec 15 Oct 19 Jul 27 May 11 Mar 16 May 21 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 Approve 42 41 42 41 40 44 34 Disapprove 18 18 23 16 18 16 16 DK/NA 40 41 35 44 42 40 50 5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christine Quinn is handling her job as City Council Speaker? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 53% 40% 61% 46% 50% 56% 53% 52% 55% Disapprove 23 35 16 31 29 19 24 27 18 DK/NA 23 25 22 23 21 25 22 20 28 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christine Quinn is handling her job as City Council Speaker? (*High also 55% Mar 2011) APPROVE....... High Low Feb 08 Dec 15 Oct 19 Jul 27 May 11 Dec 15 Nov 25 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011* 2008 Approve 53 55 53 54 52 55 40 Disapprove 23 24 27 22 24 24 29 DK/NA 23 21 20 23 24 21 31 6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Liu is handling his job as City Comptroller? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 40% 31% 42% 44% 39% 40% 32% 48% 43% Disapprove 29 39 27 26 32 27 34 25 22 DK/NA 31 30 32 29 29 33 33 27 35 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way John Liu is handling his job as City Comptroller? APPROVE....... High Low Feb 08 Dec 15 Oct 19 Jul 27 May 11 May 11 Dec 15 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 Approve 40 38 50 51 57 57 38 Disapprove 29 35 23 18 14 14 35 DK/NA 31 27 27 31 30 30 27 7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 73% 27% 90% 61% 66% 79% 60% 90% 85% Disapprove 24 69 8 36 30 19 38 8 12 DK/NA 2 4 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? APPROVE....... High Low Feb 08 Dec 15 Oct 19 Jul 27 May 11 Jun 16 Oct 19 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2009 2011 Approve 73 63 62 67 73 79 62 Disapprove 24 32 33 27 23 16 33 DK/NA 2 5 5 5 3 6 5 8. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York City today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Very satisfied 7% 13% 6% 6% 7% 6% 8% 4% 8% Smwht satisfied 50 41 55 49 51 49 53 54 48 Smwht dissatisfied 27 31 26 28 26 28 23 30 28 Very dissatisfied 15 14 12 16 14 16 15 11 15 DK/NA 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Very satisfied 10% 4% 12% 4% 4% 6% 5% 4% 11% Smwht satisfied 42 46 56 54 51 40 49 52 62 Smwht dissatisfied 32 28 22 27 27 33 32 32 16 Very dissatisfied 15 19 10 14 17 20 13 12 11 DK/NA 2 3 - 1 - 1 2 1 1 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Very satisfied 3% 8% 6% 5% 4% 5% 7% 6% 7% Smwht satisfied 48 54 45 54 54 53 51 47 52 Smwht dissatisfied 31 24 30 24 24 28 25 30 23 Very dissatisfied 16 13 17 17 18 14 16 17 14 DK/NA 2 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 3 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in New York City today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT... High Low Feb 08 Dec 14 Oct 19 Sep 12 Jul 27 Feb 11 Jul 02 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 1998 2003 Very satisfied 7 7 6 9 8 18 7 Smwht satisfied 50 44 40 45 45 58 23 Smwht dissatisfied 27 30 34 29 29 18 32 Very dissatisfied 15 17 19 15 17 5 38 DK/NA 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 9. Regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg's policies, would you say you like or don't like Michael Bloomberg as a person? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Like 59% 66% 62% 53% 61% 56% 60% 62% 58% Don't Like 25 28 24 26 25 26 23 22 29 DK/NA 16 6 15 21 14 18 17 17 13 TREND: Regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg's policies, would you say you like or don't like Michael Bloomberg as a person? Feb 08 Dec 14 Oct 19 Sep 12 Jul 27 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 Like 59 64 60 59 64 Don't Like 25 24 25 21 20 DK/NA 16 13 15 20 16 10. And regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Michael Bloomberg's policies? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Like 46% 49% 47% 48% 51% 43% 55% 41% 45% Don't Like 44 43 44 43 43 45 36 51 43 DK/NA 10 8 10 10 7 12 9 8 12 TREND: And regardless of how you feel about Michael Bloomberg as a person, would you say you like or don't like most of Michael Bloomberg's policies? Feb 08 Dec 14 Oct 19 Sep 12 Jul 27 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 Like 46 52 48 52 49 Don't Like 44 43 45 39 45 DK/NA 10 5 7 9 6 11. How do you think history will judge Michael Bloomberg; as an excellent Mayor, good, not so good or poor? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Excellent 14% 20% 14% 13% 16% 12% 20% 8% 11% Good 54 51 57 54 49 58 56 56 55 Not so good 19 15 20 19 21 18 12 26 24 Poor 9 11 7 9 10 8 7 9 7 DK/NA 4 4 2 5 3 4 4 2 3 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Excellent 6% 11% 25% 13% 9% 12% 9% 15% 21% Good 63 54 54 45 66 48 60 56 57 Not so good 19 22 9 27 18 24 17 22 14 Poor 8 9 8 12 7 14 9 5 6 DK/NA 4 4 4 3 - 2 6 2 2 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Excellent 8% 18% 9% 11% 6% 17% 13% 11% 16% Good 59 56 51 56 59 57 56 52 52 Not so good 19 16 24 21 26 16 21 24 17 Poor 10 6 13 9 7 10 7 10 9 DK/NA 4 4 3 3 1 1 3 4 5 12. Should the next mayor be someone with mostly business experience or mostly government experience? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Business 28% 51% 21% 34% 31% 26% 36% 18% 24% Government 49 32 57 38 47 50 41 59 59 OTHER(VOL) 17 13 15 22 16 18 14 19 15 DK/NA 7 4 7 6 7 6 10 4 2 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Business 23% 29% 30% 27% 34% 24% 26% 27% 37% Government 51 49 45 50 47 53 55 51 46 OTHER(VOL) 22 15 15 18 16 18 15 16 10 DK/NA 5 6 9 6 3 5 4 7 6 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Business 22% 29% 27% 32% 27% 33% 30% 29% 23% Government 52 46 52 49 56 52 47 48 49 OTHER(VOL) 19 16 17 16 14 13 18 14 21 DK/NA 6 9 4 4 3 2 5 9 7 TREND: Should the next mayor be someone with mostly business experience or mostly government experience? Feb 08 Jul 27 2012 2011 Business 28 26% Government 49 54 OTHER(VOL) 17 15 DK/NA 7 5 13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling the public schools? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 26% 39% 24% 29% 30% 23% 30% 21% 25% Disapprove 61 46 66 56 57 64 55 67 65 DK/NA 13 15 11 15 13 12 15 12 10 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Approve 19% 22% 31% 31% 26% 22% 25% 25% 33% Disapprove 66 66 56 56 63 65 58 67 60 DK/NA 15 11 12 13 11 13 17 9 8 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Approve 20% 27% 25% 26% 23% 25% 24% 25% 31% Disapprove 71 61 62 64 71 63 67 63 57 DK/NA 9 11 13 10 6 12 9 12 12 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bloomberg is handling the public schools? (*Low Approve also 25% Mar 2011) APPROVE....... High Low Feb 08 Jul 27 May 11 Mar 18 Nov 23 Jul 29 May 11 2012 2011 2011 2011 2010 2009 2011* Approve 26 32 25 25 41 57 25 Disapprove 61 58 64 64 48 30 64 DK/NA 13 10 11 11 11 13 11 14. Do you think Mayor Bloomberg's take-over of the public schools has been a success or failure? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Success 24% 37% 23% 22% 30% 20% 28% 18% 28% Failure 57 44 59 56 54 59 50 68 57 DK/NA 19 19 17 22 16 21 22 15 15 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Success 17% 24% 31% 23% 24% 25% 23% 21% 30% Failure 64 57 48 61 58 60 55 64 51 DK/NA 20 19 22 16 18 15 22 15 19 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Success 16% 25% 23% 25% 19% 26% 25% 21% 26% Failure 67 54 61 59 66 55 57 59 57 DK/NA 18 21 15 16 14 19 18 19 17 TREND: Do you think Mayor Bloomberg's take-over of the public schools has been a success or failure? SUCCESS....... High Low Feb 08 May 11 Jul 29 Jun 17 Mar 24 Jul 29 May 11 2012 2011 2009 2009 2009 2009 2011 Success 24 23 56 49 46 56 23 Failure 57 57 24 29 33 24 57 DK/NA 19 19 20 22 22 20 19 15. Is your opinion of New York City's public school teachers favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about them? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Favorable 47% 39% 52% 46% 45% 49% 49% 41% 48% Unfavorable 22 28 19 24 21 23 21 22 25 Hvn't hrd enough 26 29 24 24 30 22 24 33 24 REFUSED 5 3 5 6 4 6 6 4 2 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Favorable 41% 48% 46% 49% 57% 33% 47% 58% 53% Unfavorable 29 20 23 17 26 31 13 19 23 Hvn't hrd enough 27 27 27 26 11 33 32 17 19 REFUSED 3 5 4 7 6 2 7 5 5 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Favorable 58% 53% 41% 49% 57% 41% 53% 49% 48% Unfavorable 19 21 24 21 23 32 17 19 20 Hvn't hrd enough 16 20 32 25 16 25 23 27 27 REFUSED 7 6 2 5 4 2 6 5 5 TREND: Is your opinion of New York City's public school teachers favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about them? Feb 08 May 11 Mar 18 2012 2011 2011 Favorable 47 53 54 Unfavorable 22 18 17 Hvn't hrd enough 26 26 25 REFUSED 5 3 4 16. Generally speaking, do you believe the teachers' union is playing a positive or a negative role in improving New York City's educational system? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Positive 47% 29% 54% 46% 47% 47% 41% 51% 51% Negative 39 54 32 42 42 36 46 35 34 DK/NA 14 16 14 12 11 17 13 14 14 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Positive 53% 50% 39% 48% 43% 47% 43% 58% 42% Negative 30 38 45 37 44 38 40 31 49 DK/NA 18 12 15 15 13 15 17 11 9 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Positive 57% 47% 48% 44% 53% 49% 48% 47% 48% Negative 32 41 35 44 37 39 38 38 37 DK/NA 11 12 17 12 10 12 14 14 16 TREND: Generally speaking, do you believe the teachers' union is playing a positive or a negative role in improving New York City's educational system? Feb 08 May 11 Mar 18 Sep 22 Feb 12 2012 2011 2011 2005 1998 Positive 47 43 46 48 45 Negative 39 44 41 29 32 DK/NA 14 13 13 22 23 17. Who do you trust more to protect the interests of New York City public school - teachers, Mayor Bloomberg or the teacher's union? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Mayor Bloomberg 18% 31% 14% 22% 21% 15% 22% 13% 16% Teacher's union 73 58 79 66 70 75 68 81 78 DK/NA 10 11 7 12 9 10 11 6 6 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Mayor Bloomberg 16% 17% 20% 17% 19% 20% 16% 12% 23% Teacher's union 73 75 70 73 72 72 76 76 70 DK/NA 11 8 10 11 8 8 8 12 7 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Mayor Bloomberg 8% 18% 17% 18% 15% 21% 15% 14% 19% Teacher's union 83 71 75 76 81 72 77 76 70 DK/NA 8 11 8 6 4 7 8 10 11 18. Who do you trust more to protect the interests of New York City public school - students, Mayor Bloomberg or the teacher's union? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Mayor Bloomberg 31% 53% 27% 31% 37% 26% 43% 21% 27% Teacher's union 56 33 62 54 52 58 42 70 62 DK/NA 13 14 12 15 11 15 14 9 11 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Mayor Bloomberg 24% 30% 38% 29% 34% 26% 27% 28% 44% Teacher's union 61 57 48 58 57 62 59 58 45 DK/NA 15 13 14 13 8 11 13 14 10 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Mayor Bloomberg 21% 37% 25% 32% 22% 30% 30% 31% 33% Teacher's union 65 49 64 57 69 60 57 58 53 DK/NA 14 14 11 11 9 10 13 12 14 19. Some people say that public school teachers who do an outstanding job should be rewarded with additional pay, so called merit pay. Do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Good idea 71% 75% 71% 67% 74% 68% 68% 75% 67% Bad idea 24 21 23 27 22 25 26 19 27 DK/NA 5 4 6 6 4 7 6 6 6 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Good idea 72% 71% 78% 62% 68% 69% 69% 71% 76% Bad idea 19 24 18 33 25 25 25 24 22 DK/NA 9 5 4 5 7 6 6 5 3 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Good idea 61% 69% 73% 72% 72% 77% 74% 74% 58% Bad idea 33 26 22 25 27 19 23 21 32 DK/NA 6 6 5 2 1 4 3 4 10 TREND: Some people say that public school teachers who do an outstanding job should be rewarded with additional pay, so called merit pay. Do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea? Feb 08 May 11 Mar 18 2012 2011 2011 Good idea 71 66 63 Bad idea 24 31 33 DK/NA 5 3 4 20. Some people have suggested that firing public school teachers should be made easier. Do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Good idea 54% 71% 49% 61% 58% 51% 68% 44% 44% Bad idea 38 23 42 35 36 39 24 47 48 DK/NA 8 6 9 4 6 10 8 9 8 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Good idea 43% 53% 61% 56% 51% 43% 51% 57% 69% Bad idea 43 40 31 38 38 50 42 35 26 DK/NA 13 7 8 5 11 6 8 8 5 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Good idea 47% 62% 45% 54% 46% 48% 57% 58% 53% Bad idea 44 31 47 41 51 48 36 35 35 DK/NA 9 7 8 5 3 4 7 7 12 TREND: Some people have suggested that firing public school teachers should be made easier. Do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea? Feb 08 May 11 Mar 18 2012 2011 2011 Good idea 54 59 54 Bad idea 38 34 40 DK/NA 8 7 6 21. If public school administrators need to lay off teachers, do you think they should lay off teachers based on seniority or based on their performance? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Seniority 11% 7% 12% 12% 13% 10% 13% 10% 8% Performance 81 85 81 83 80 82 81 83 85 DK/NA 7 8 7 5 7 8 6 7 6 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Seniority 12% 14% 6% 13% 11% 11% 11% 15% 11% Performance 75 80 88 79 86 82 82 82 85 DK/NA 13 6 6 8 3 8 7 4 4 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Seniority 20% 11% 12% 10% 11% 4% 12% 13% 18% Performance 71 83 80 84 83 96 83 79 70 DK/NA 9 6 8 6 6 - 5 8 12 TREND: If public school administrators need to lay off teachers, do you think they should lay off teachers based on seniority or based on their performance? Feb 08 May 11 Mar 18 2012 2011 2011 Seniority 11 13 16 Performance 81 82 78 DK/NA 7 5 5 22. When Michael Bloomberg leaves office, do you think that the next mayor should retain complete control of the public schools, should share control with an independent school board, or should give up all control of the public schools? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Retain control 13% 23% 10% 14% 18% 9% 16% 8% 12% Share control 66 62 68 68 58 72 65 66 70 Give up control 15 10 16 10 17 14 12 19 15 DK/NA 7 5 5 8 8 6 8 8 3 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Retain control 7% 16% 16% 10% 14% 10% 12% 11% 17% Share control 74 62 59 67 75 62 70 72 68 Give up control 13 16 16 16 9 20 15 13 10 DK/NA 5 7 9 7 2 8 3 5 6 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Retain control 12% 14% 10% 13% 9% 11% 14% 11% 13% Share control 67 68 63 68 66 73 64 69 60 Give up control 17 11 20 14 19 11 15 15 18 DK/NA 5 6 7 5 6 5 7 4 9 TREND: When Michael Bloomberg leaves office, do you think that the next mayor should retain complete control of the public schools, should share control with an independent school board, or should give up all control of the public schools? Feb 08 May 11 Jul 16 Jul 26 2012 2011 2008 2007 Retain control 13 18 29 28 Share control 66 58 55 51 Give up control 15 17 8 9 DK/NA 7 7 7 11 23. As you may know, charter schools are operated by private or non-profit organizations. The schools are paid for with public funds. Do you think there should be an expansion of charter schools in New York City or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 52% 59% 54% 46% 54% 49% 47% 57% 59% No 38 32 37 43 37 38 42 35 31 DK/NA 11 9 10 11 8 13 11 8 9 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Yes 55% 51% 53% 47% 57% 58% 46% 51% 51% No 35 40 35 43 32 30 45 39 43 DK/NA 11 9 12 10 11 11 9 10 6 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Yes 45% 48% 56% 58% 49% 62% 54% 49% 43% No 50 43 32 35 40 34 38 38 42 DK/NA 5 9 12 8 11 4 9 13 15 TREND: As you may know, charter schools are operated by private or non-profit organizations. The schools are paid for with public funds. Do you think there should be an expansion of charter schools in New York City or not? Feb 08 Nov 23 Mar 24 Feb 25 2012 2010 2009 2009 Yes 52 59 62 67 No 38 32 29 26 DK/NA 11 10 9 8 24. In a proposal to - attract high quality teachers for New York City's public schools, the city would pay $5,000 per year up to a total of $25,000 in student loans for college graduates who finish in the top 25% of their class and then teach in New York City. Do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Good idea 84% 77% 88% 82% 84% 83% 82% 86% 87% Bad idea 12 19 8 13 12 12 12 10 11 DK/NA 4 4 4 4 3 5 5 4 2 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Good idea 88% 85% 85% 79% 84% 86% 80% 86% 85% Bad idea 6 13 11 16 12 9 15 11 13 DK/NA 6 3 4 6 4 5 5 2 2 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Good idea 82% 83% 86% 87% 89% 90% 87% 82% 76% Bad idea 15 13 11 11 10 9 11 13 16 DK/NA 3 4 4 3 1 2 2 5 8 25. In a proposal to - help keep good teachers in New York City's public schools, teachers who are rated "highly effective" for two consecutive years would receive a $20,000 raise per year. Do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Good idea 54% 56% 55% 55% 55% 54% 50% 60% 57% Bad idea 39 42 38 37 39 39 42 34 40 DK/NA 7 3 7 7 7 7 8 6 3 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Good idea 56% 55% 58% 49% 49% 59% 53% 52% 60% Bad idea 33 40 34 45 42 37 42 41 33 DK/NA 10 5 8 6 9 5 5 6 7 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Good idea 48% 54% 55% 58% 60% 65% 54% 56% 46% Bad idea 43 38 39 38 35 31 39 37 45 DK/NA 9 8 6 5 5 4 7 7 9 26. The Bloomberg administration is banning the rental of public schools for church services. Do you think banning the rental of public schools for church services is a good idea or a bad idea? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Good idea 33% 32% 29% 42% 34% 31% 39% 28% 31% Bad idea 58 63 62 48 58 58 53 62 59 DK/NA 9 6 9 10 8 11 9 9 9 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl <30K 30-50 50-100 >100 Good idea 30% 30% 36% 32% 35% 28% 35% 34% 34% Bad idea 61 60 55 57 57 64 61 54 56 DK/NA 8 10 9 10 8 7 4 12 10 Union COLLEGE DEG HAVE KIDS.... AGE IN YEARS............ HsHlds Yes No <18 InPubSch 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Good idea 29% 35% 30% 27% 29% 32% 32% 30% 37% Bad idea 63 55 61 67 65 61 60 59 55 DK/NA 8 10 8 6 6 8 8 12 8 Prot Cath Jew Good idea 27% 31% 33% Bad idea 63 59 57 DK/NA 10 10 10
