Questions - Teachers and Unions - September 10-11, 2012
42% Think It Should Be Illegal for Teachers to Strike
Only 25% Know How Much Teachers Really Make
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National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted September 10-11, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports
1*
How closely have you followed recent news reports about the schools in
2*
Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very
unfavorable opinion of teachers unions?
3*
Should it be against the law for school teachers to go
on strike?
4*
In terms of its impact on the nation, is it a good thing or a bad thing that
most teachers belong to public employee unions?
5* Are public school teachers paid
too much, too little or about right?
6* How much does the average school
teacher get paid?
7* The
average pay for a school teacher is $44,000. Knowing this, are public school
teachers paid too much, too little or about right?
8* Is it
too easy to get rid of poor teachers, too hard or about right?
9* Do you currently have children
in grades K-12?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error,
+/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
