Questions - Back to School - August 24-25, 2013
41% Favor School Uniform Requirement
53% Think School Shouldn’t Open Until After Labor Day
57% Favor Sales Tax Holidays
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National
Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted
August 24-25, 2013
By
Rasmussen Reports
1*
In many states, the school year now begins before
Labor Day. Should the school year begin in August or should school begin after
Labor Day?
2*
Do you have any children living at home who attend elementary or secondary
school?
3*
Which best describes the type of school your children attend – public school,
private school or are they home schooled? [Asked of 176 Adults who have
children in elementary or secondary school]
4*
Will you spend more this year on school clothing and back-to school supplies
than you did a year ago, or will you spend less? [Asked of 176 Adults who have
children in elementary or secondary school]
5*
Are the students in your household required to wear a uniform to school? [Asked
of 176 Adults who have children in elementary or secondary school]
6*
Should students be required to wear uniforms to
school?
7*
Does your state briefly suspend sales taxes at this time of year to encourage
back-to-school shopping?
8*
Do you favor or oppose so-called sales tax holidays?
9*
Are you more likely to buy things during a sales tax holiday or less likely to
buy things during a sales tax holiday?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
