Methodology
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS FAIRNESS
(1) Which of the following better describes your view of college admission?
Survey by Fox News
Methodology: Conducted by Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research March 17-March 20, 2019, and based on telephone (landline only), telephone (cell only) interviews with a national registered voters sample of 1,002. Interviews were conducted by Braun Research. [31116186.00007] Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
(2) In general, how fair do you think the college admissions process is for students who are applying?
Survey by Associated Press
Methodology: Conducted by AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research April 11-April 14, 2019, and based on online (internet), telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,108. Interviews were conducted both online using a self-administered design and by telephone using live interviewers. All interviews were conducted among participants in AmeriSpeak, a probability-based panel designed to be representative of the national US adult population run by NORC at the University of Chicago. Panel participants without Internet access were interviewed via telephone by professional interviewers under the direction of NORC. NORC's AmeriSpeak Panel provides a representative panel of civilian, non-institutional adults (age 18 and over) living in the United States. [31116348.00014] Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
(3) There has been a lot of discussion about college admissions recently. Do you think college admissions generally are conducted in a fair way, or do they favor the wealthy and well?-connected in an unfair way?
Survey by USA Today
Methodology: Conducted by Suffolk University Political Research Center March 13-March 17, 2019, and based on telephone (landline only), telephone (cell only) interviews with a national registered voters sample of 1,000. [31116169.00049] Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
(4) Here are some factors colleges and universities may consider when making decisions about student admissions. Do you think each of the following should be a major factor, a minor factor, or not a factor in college admissions?
Survey by Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
Methodology: Conducted by Ipsos, January 22 - February 5, 2019 and based on 6,637 online (internet) interviews. Sample: National adult. The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected US adults recruited from landline and cellphone random-digit-dial surveys. Panelists participate via monthly self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have Internet access are provided with a tablet and wireless Internet connection. The panel is being managed by Ipsos. The ATP was created in 2014, with the first cohort of panelists invited to join the panel at the end of a large, national, landline and cellphone random-digit-dial survey that was conducted in both English and Spanish. Two additional recruitments were conducted using the same method in 2015 and 2017, respectively. In August 2018, the ATP switched from telephone to address-based recruitment. Invitations were sent to a random, address-based sample (ABS) of households selected from the US Postal Service’s Delivery Sequence File. In each household, the adult with the next birthday was asked to go online to complete a survey, at the end of which they were invited to join the panel. For a random half-sample of invitations, households without internet access were instructed to return a postcard. These households were contacted by telephone and sent a tablet if they agreed to participate. [31116077.00008] Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
(5) Should standardized tests like the S-A-T and A-C-T continue to be used as a way to screen out applicants?
Survey by USA Today
Methodology: Conducted by Suffolk University Political Research Center March 13-March 17, 2019, and based on telephone (landline only), telephone (cell only) interviews with a national registered voters sample of 1,000. [31116169.00054] Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
(6) I'm going to read you a number of common practices in the college admissions process. Please tell me if you find each of the following acceptable or not acceptable.
Survey by USA Today
Methodology: Conducted by Suffolk University Political Research Center March 13-March 17, 2019, and based on telephone (landline only), telephone (cell only) interviews with a national registered voters sample of 1,000. [31116169.00050] Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
FREE (PUBLIC) HIGHER EDUCATION
(7) Would you prefer to have the free market or the government be primarily responsible for what happens in each of the following areas?
Gallup Poll
Methodology: Conducted by Gallup Organization April 17-April 30, 2019, and based on telephone (landline only), telephone (cell only) interviews with a national adult sample of 1,024. The sample includes 30% landline and 70% cell phone respondents. [31116365.00047] Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
(8) From what you know, do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose each of the following proposals?
Survey by NBC News/Wall Street Journal
Methodology: Conducted by Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies September 13-September 16, 2019, and based on telephone interviews with a national registered voters sample of 900. [31116783.00025] Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
(9) Do you think free college tuition at public colleges or universities is a good idea or a bad idea?
Survey by NPR/PBS NewsHour
Methodology: Conducted by Marist College Institute for Public Opinion July 15-July 17, 2019, and based on telephone (landline only), telephone (cell only) interviews with a national adult sample of 1,346. [31116608.00024] Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
(10) Would you consider each of the following proposals to be a socialist policy?
Survey by Winning the Issues
Methodology: Conducted by Winston Group June 29-June 30, 2019, and based on telephone interviews with a national registered voters sample of 1,000. [31116848.00027] Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
(11) Let's talk about several issues that are now being discussed by (2020) Democratic candidates for president and for each, please tell me whether you prefer that the Democratic nominee support it or not.
Survey by USA Today
Methodology: Conducted by Suffolk University Political Research Center March 13-March 17, 2019, and based on telephone (landline only), telephone (cell only) interviews with a national registered voters sample of 1,000 (Subpopulation: asked of Democrats and Independents).[31116169.00014] Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
(12) How important is it to you that the Democratic candidate for president (in 2020) supports...making public colleges tuition-free?
Survey by Cable News Network (CNN)
Methodology: Conducted by Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS) April 25-April 28, 2019, and based on telephone (landline only), telephone (cell only) interviews with a national adult sample of 1,007 (Subpopulation: asked of Registered Democrats and Democratic-leaning Independents). [31116362.00016] Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
FORGIVING STUDENT LOANS/DEBT
(13) If you have student loans, would you say that your student loans have prevented you from making large purchases, such as a house or a car, or wouldn't you say that?
Methodology: Conducted by Quinnipiac University Polling Institute March 21-March 25, 2019, and based on telephone (landline only), telephone (cell only) interviews with a national adult sample of 1,590. [31116194.00003] Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
(14) If you have student loans, would you say that you regret taking on those loans to get your degrees or degrees, or wouldn't you say that?
Methodology: Conducted by Quinnipiac University Polling Institute March 21-March 25, 2019, and based on telephone (landline only), telephone (cell only) interviews with a national adult sample of 1,590. [31116194.00004] Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
(15) From what you know, do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose each of the following proposals?
Survey by NBC News/Wall Street Journal
Methodology: Conducted by Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies September 13-September 16, 2019, and based on telephone interviews with a national registered voters sample of 900. [31116783.00024] Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
(16) Now, I would like to read you a list of issues. Please listen as I read the list and tell me, for each one, who you think would do a better job of handling this issue--President Donald Trump or the Democrats in Congress.
Survey by Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service
Methodology: Conducted by Tarrance Group/Lake Research Partners October 6-October 10, 2019, and based on telephone interviews with a national likely voters sample of 1,000 (Subpopulation: asked of Form A half sample). [31116856.00036] Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.
(17) Now, I would like to read you a list of issues. Please listen as I read the list and tell me, for each one, who you think would do a better job of handling this issue--the Republicans in Congress or the Democrats in Congress.
Survey by Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service
Methodology: Conducted by Tarrance Group/Lake Research Partners October 6-October 10, 2019, and based on telephone interviews with a national likely voters sample of 1,000 (Subpopulation: asked of Form B half sample). [31116856.00048] Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research.