Topline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.
Q1 In November of 2006, Wake County voters
passed a 970 million dollar school construction
bond. If you were asked to vote on another
billion dollar school construction bond during
this October’s election, would you favor or
oppose the bond? If favor, press 1 on your
keypad now. If oppose, press 2. If you are
undecided, press 3.
Favor …………………. 26%
Oppose ………………. 68%
Undecided…………… 6%
Q2 The Wake County Commissioners want a
school bond referendum to be held this year in
October of 2007, but the School Board would
prefer the referendum be held later, in 2008 or
2009. Would you prefer to vote on this
referendum this year or later? If you prefer this
year, 2007, press 1. If a later year, press 2. If
you don’t know, or have no opinion, press 3.
This year …………… 30%
Later year………….. 60%
Don’t know ………… 10%
Q3 Would you be more or less likely to vote for a
school board member or county commissioner
who supported a school bond in 2007? If more
likely, press 1. If less likely, press 2. If neither,
press 3.
More likely…………. 22%
Less likely …………. 58%
Neither ……………… 19%
Q4 To relieve overcrowding in schools and to
decrease construction costs, some argue for
mandatory year-round schools. Others want to
protect the traditional school calendar and want
only voluntary year-round schools. Do you
support or oppose mandatory year-round
schools? If you support mandatory year-round
schools, press 1. If opposed, press 2. If you
don’t know or have no opinion, press 3.
Support …………….. 49%
Oppose …………….. 43%
Don’t know ………… 7%
Q5 Wake County Public Schools are currently
allowed to teach abstinence only with no sex
education. Do you favor or oppose allowing
the public schools to provide voluntary sex
education? If in favor allowing sex education,
press 1. If opposed, press 2. If you don’t know
or don’t have an opinion, press 3.
Favor………………… 69%
Oppose …………….. 25%
Don’t know ………… 6%
Q6 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Women ………………. 55% Men……………………. 45%
Q7 If you are a Democrat, press 1. A Republican,
press 2. If other, press 3.
Democrat ……………. 43%
Republican………….. 36%
Other………………….. 21%
Q8 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………. 81%
Black………………….. 12%
Other………………….. 7%
Q9 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1 now. If
you are 30 to 45, press 2. If you are 46 to 60,
press 3. If older, press 4.
18-29………………….. 3%
30-45………………….. 31%
46-60………………….. 35%
Older than 60………. 31%