Iowa Poll: School Start Dates
Iowa Poll: School Start Dates
Iowa Poll: School Start Dates
Study #2114
February 15-18, 2015
Weighted by age, sex, and congressional district
Turning now to issuesFor each of the following, please tell me if you think it should be a top priority, a mid-level
priority, or a low priority for the Legislature and the governor to pass this year. (Rotate list.)
Which ONE of these would you say is the number one priority for the state to act on this year? (If needed, read just
underlined portions to help respondent choose.)
Top
Priority
Mid-level
Priority
Low
Priority
Not
Sure
#1
Priority
46
39
15
18
49
61
22
68
61
47
32
30
45
25
35
32
17
8
31
6
4
3
2
1
2
1
-
2
8
26
2
25
26
1
1
Here are some specific issues that may be debated in the Iowa Legislature this year. For each, please tell me if you
favor or oppose the initiative. (Rotate list.)
Favor
Oppose
Not
Sure
Feb-15
55
41
Raise the gas tax by around 10 cents a gallon to pay for road and
bridge repairs
Feb-15
48
50
Feb-14
40
58
Feb-13
Feb-12
Feb-11
35
31
29
63
68
70
2
1
1
Feb-15
26
63
11
Feb-15
73
23
Feb-14
71
24
Allow law enforcement officers to pull over a vehicle when they see
the driver texting
Feb-15
Feb-14
85
13
83
15
Allow law enforcement officers to pull over a vehicle when they see
the driver talking on a cell phone
Feb-15
48
49
Feb-15
Feb-14
54
42
56
39
Feb-15
55
42
[Similar:] Raise the gas tax by around 10 cents a gallon over the next three years to
pay for road and bridge repairs
Raise the gas tax by around 10 cents a gallon to pay for road and bridge repairs
[Similar:] Raise the gas tax 8 to 10 cents a gallon to pay for road and bridge repairs
[Similar:] Raise the gas tax 5 to 10 cents a gallon to pay for road and bridge repairs
Legalize fireworks
Raise the age at which tobacco products can be purchased to 19
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Do you think schools should start classes no earlier than the week in which September first falls, or should they continue
to be allowed to start earlier in August?
44
47
9
[Similar from Sep-03] On another topic, state law requires schools to open during the week after Labor Day, but most schools get a
waiver so they can start earlier in August. Do you think schools should start classes in the first week of September or should they
continue to start in August?
66
26
8
Which of the following sports events held in February and March do you most enjoy going to, watching, or reading
about? (Read list. Rotate.)
15
6
8
36
5
27
3
The Iowa Poll, conducted Feb. 15-18 for The Des Moines Register by Selzer & Co. of Des Moines, is based on telephone
interviews with 807 Iowans ages 18 or older. Interviewers with Quantel Research contacted households with randomly
selected landline and cell phone numbers supplied by Survey Sampling International. Interviews were administered in
English. Responses were adjusted by age, sex, and congressional district to reflect the general population based on recent
census data.
Questions based on the sample of 807 Iowa adults have a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage
points. This means that if this survey were repeated using the same questions and the same methodology, 19 times out of
20, the findings would not vary from the percentages shown here by more than plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
Results based on smaller samples of respondentssuch as by gender or agehave a larger margin of error.
Republishing the copyright Iowa Poll without credit to The Des Moines Register is prohibited.
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