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 ±4% for the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area*, and less than ±5% for the City of Cincinnati and the African American community.
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.
Metro*
Suburbs
City
Whites
Blacks
Strongly Agree
20%
22%
13%
21%
11%
Somewhat Agree
31%
31%
33%
31%
33%
Somewhat Disagree
21%
21%
23%
21%
23%
Strongly Disagree
24%
22%
30%
23%
32%
Don't know/Didn't answer
4%
4%
2%
4%
1%
STATEMENT: It is important to a child’s development to attend
school with children of other races.
Metro*
Suburbs
City
Whites
Blacks
Strongly Agree
54%
52%
66%
51%
72%
Somewhat Agree
30%
30%
24%
31%
23%
Somewhat Disagree
9%
11%
8%
11%
5%
Strongly Disagree
5%
6%
2%
6%
-
Don't know/Didn't answer
1%
1%
1%
1%
-
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.
Metro*
Suburbs
City
Whites
Blacks
Strongly Agree
33%
30%
47%
30%
56%
Somewhat Agree
32%
33%
28%
33%
25%
Somewhat Disagree
14%
15%
12%
16%
9%
Strongly Disagree
17%
18%
8%
18%
6%
Don't know/Didn't answer
4%
4%
5%
4%
4%
STATEMENT: Proficiency tests required for graduation are a
good tool for ensuring every child is getting a good education.
Metro*
Suburbs
City
Whites
Blacks
Strongly Agree
36%
37%
35%
37%
30%
Somewhat Agree
28%
28%
29%
28%
26%
Somewhat Disagree
16%
15%
20%
16%
22%
Strongly Disagree
17%
17%
16%
17%
22%
Don't know/Didn't answer
3%
3%
1%
3%
1%
QUESTION:
As you may know, Cincinnati’s public schools
standardized test scores and graduation rates are among the lowest in the . Which of the
following reasons do you think is the primary reason for the poor performance
of Cincinnati students.
Metro
Suburbs
City
Whites
Blacks
Lack Of Parental Involvement
38%
41%
28%
41%
18%
Lack Of Funding
5%
4%
15%
4%
19%
Poorly Trained /Unqualified Teachers
4%
3%
6%
3%
7%
Poor Leadership
3%
3%
2%
3%
1%
Unmotivated Students
7%
6%
7%
7%
4%
Or, Reasons Are Many And Complex, Including Lack Of Resources Of Many Urban Households.
