Questions - College Degrees - January 4-5, 2012
38% Say Government Should Pay for College for Those Who Can't Afford It
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National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted January 4-5, 2012
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Do
people learn more practical skills in college or through life experiences and
work after college?
2* In today’s economic environment, is a college degree still a
good financial investment?
3* Which
of the following educational option offers the best value for the money - a
four-year college, a two-year community college, a Masters degree, vocational
school, or an online degree?
4* In
5* Should every American attend a post-secondary school
institution, whether it be college or some kind of vocational school?
6* One
major city is now considering a proposal that would require all high school
students to apply to at least one college before graduating. Do you favor or
oppose a law in your community that would require all high school students to
apply to at least one college as a requirement for graduation?
7* The
same city is also considering a proposal that would require all high school
students to take college entrance exams like the SAT or ACT. Do you favor or
oppose a law in your community that would require all high school students to
take college entrance exams as a requirement for graduation?
8* Who is most responsible for determining whether a student
should apply to college – parents, the school system, the government or the
students themselves?
9*
If a student is accepted into college but cannot afford to go, should the
government pay for that student’s college education?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence