By The Cincinnati Enquirer
Here are questions and results from The Enquirer's poll on racial attitudes in Greater Cincinnati. The survey, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Aug. 17-23, interviewed 1,112 randomly selected Greater Cincinnati residents. The poll accurately reflects the region's population by using oversampling techniques and a cross-section of phone exchanges. The margin for error is less than ±8 percentage points for suburban black responses; ±6 percentage points for city black responses; ±5 percentage points for suburban white responses, and ±7 percentage points for city white responses
Part 4: Schools
Schools are often mentioned when
people discuss race relations. I’d like to get your opinion the role schools
can play. I’m going to read several statements and I would like you to tell me
if you agree or disagree with each, and please tell me if you strongly agree,
somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree.
STATEMENT: I have confidence that our
public schools are providing children with a good education that is preparing
them for college or a well paying job.
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Strongly agree
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13%
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22%
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11%
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12%
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Somewhat agree
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37%
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31%
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28%
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41%
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Somewhat disagree
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26%
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21%
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21%
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27%
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Strongly disagree
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22%
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23%
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39%
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21%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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2%
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4%
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1%
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-
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STATEMENT: It is important to a child’s
development to attend school with children of other races.
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Strongly agree
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61%
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50%
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71%
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72%
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Somewhat agree
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26%
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31%
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23%
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24%
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Somewhat disagree
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10%
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11%
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5%
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4%
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Strongly disagree
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2%
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6%
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-
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-
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Dont Know/No Answer
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1%
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1%
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-
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-
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STATEMENT: To give every child a good education,
state government should adopt a different form of school funding that uses
money from wealthy school districts to help poor school districts.
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Strongly agree
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39%
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28%
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58%
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52%
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Somewhat agree
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34%
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33%
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20%
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34%
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Somewhat disagree
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12%
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16%
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12%
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4%
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Strongly disagree
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9%
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19%
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7%
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5%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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6%
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4%
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4%
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5%
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STATEMENT: Proficiency tests required for graduation
are a good tool for ensuring every child is getting a good education.
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City Whites
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Suburb Whites
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City Blacks
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Suburb Blacks
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Strongly agree
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39%
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37%
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29%
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31%
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Somewhat agree
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32%
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28%
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25%
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28%
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Somewhat disagree
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16%
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16%
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23%
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19%
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Strongly disagree
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12%
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17%
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22%
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21%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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1%
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3%
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-
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1%
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QUESTION: As you may know, Cincinnati’s
public schools standardized test scores and graduation rates are among the lowest
in the Ohio. Which of the following reasons do you think is the primary reason
for the poor performance of Cincinnati students.
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CT WH
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SUB WH
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CT BL
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SUB BL
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Lack of parental involvement
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39%
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41%
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14%
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23%
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Lack of funding
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8%
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4%
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22%
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15%
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Poorly trained/unqualified teachers
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3%
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3%
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9%
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3%
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Poor leadership
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1%
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3%
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2%
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-
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Unmotivated students
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8%
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6%
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3%
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6%
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The reasons are many and complex and include lack of
support structure and resources of many urban households.
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39%
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41%
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49%
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53%
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Dont Know/No Answer
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2%
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2%
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2%
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-
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* NOTE:
Cincinnati Metropolitan Area is defined as the City of Cincinnati, the Ohio Counties of Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren, and the Kentucky Counties of Boone, Campbell, and Kenton.
