How concerned are you that some children are unsupervised after school with too much unstructured time?
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Very concerned:
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 68%
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Somewhat concerned:
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 26%
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Not very concerned:
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 5%
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Not at all concerned:
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 1%
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When you were a kid, where did you spend most of your own afterschool time?
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Playing in a public park or in my neighborhood:
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55%
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At a fast food restaurant:
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2%
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Working at a job:
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4%
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At home having cookies with my mom/dad/Uncle Fester:
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20%
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At structured activities like ballet and baseball:
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 8%
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At an afterschool program at my school, community center, or church/synagogue:
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 4%
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Some place else:
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 8%
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I'm still a kid:
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 1%
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How concerned are you that your own children are unsupervised after school with too much unstructured time?
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Very concerned:
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15%
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Somewhat concerned:
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12%
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Not very concerned:
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8%
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Not at all concerned:
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18%
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I don't have children:
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47%
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How concerned are you that other people's children are unsupervised after school with too much unstructured time?
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Very concerned:
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66%
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Somewhat concerned:
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27%
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Not very concerned:
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6%
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Not at all concerned:
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1%
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Do you agree or disagree that there should be some time of organized activity or place for children and teens to go after school every day that provides opportunities for them to learn?
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Agree:
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93%
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Disagree:
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7%
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Do you believe that participation in some sort of organized afterschool activity should be mandatory for children and teens?
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Yes:
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31%
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No:
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69%
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Of all the things afterschool programs can do, which of the following results do you think is the MOST important?
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Keeping kids safe and out of trouble:
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54%
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Helping working families by providing afterschool care:
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11%
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Teaching kids social skills:
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12%
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Providing sports and other healthy activities:
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13%
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Encouraging creativity:
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5%
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Something else:
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4%
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Of all the effects an afterschool program can have on a kid, which of the following results do think is the MOST important?
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Kids are challenged by something different:
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33%
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Kids have fun:
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24%
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Kids learn something:
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19%
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Kids get more individualized attention:
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16%
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Something else:
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8%
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Do you think there are enough afterschool programs available for kids today?
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Yes:
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13%
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No:
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87%
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Would you support or oppose a plan that created a comprehensive voluntary afterschool program five days a week to provide kids with learning activities that extend beyond school's traditional curriculum?
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Support:
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93%
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Oppose:
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7%
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Both federal and state tax money
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Yes:
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71%
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Either federal or state tax money:
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9%
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Federal tax money only:
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0%
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State tax money only:
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5%
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Neither federal nor state tax money:
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13%
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Do you favor or oppose state government dedicating a percentage of the money it spends on children to be set aside for afterschool programs?
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Favor:
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81%
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Oppose:
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19%
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To implement the program described above, would you be willing to pay an additional $100 a year in new state taxes?
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Yes:
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67%
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No:
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33%
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To implement the program described above, would you be willing to pay an additional $100 a year in new state taxes if the additional tax money were set aside in a trust fund so that the money could only be spent on afterschool programs?
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Yes:
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77%
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No:
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23%
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