Parents Don’t Want ‘Woke’ Books in Schools
National Survey of 774
Conservative and Moderate American Parents and Grandparents
Selected from a weighted
sample of 4,423 American Adults
Conducted August 22 and
23, 2021 by Rasmussen Reports, LLC
Are you currently married?
69% - Yes
31% - No
In political terms, do you consider yourself very conservative,
somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?
22% - very conservative
30% - somewhat conservative
48% - moderate
How many children/grandchildren
under 18 do you have?
37% -
1
30% -
2
17% -
3
5% - 4
4% - 5
7% - 6
or more
How often do you buy children
books for your children/grandchildren?
31%
- very often
43%
- somewhat often
20%
- not very often
6%
- not at all
How often do you read children
books for your children/grandchildren?
27%
- nearly every night
28%
- a few times a week
19%
- a few times a month
13%
- a few times a year
14%
- never
I’m
now going to ask you some questions about the content you find appropriate for
children. By what age do you think children should be exposed to Critical
Race Theory, an academic movement that teaches that a child’s skin color is
related to their moral standing in the world, based upon aspects of our
nation’s history?
9% - by
age 3
16% -
by age 6
12% -
by age 10
9% - by
age 12
5% - by
age 16
5% - by
age 18
42% - not at all
2% - you are not sure
By what age do you think children
should be exposed to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transexual lifestyles?
6% -
by age 3
6% -
by age 6
12% -
by age 10
16% -
by age 12
16% -
by age 16
14% -
by age 18
28% - not at all
2% - you are not sure
(a major children’s book
publisher), a major publisher of children’s books publishes LGBTQ books aimed
at children as young as three years old. Do you strongly agree, somewhat
agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with this?
12%
- strongly agree
15%
- somewhat agree
18%
- somewhat disagree
47%
- strongly disagree
8%
- you are not sure
Would you consider purchasing a
LGBTQ book for your child from (a major children’s book publisher)?
27%
- yes
64%
- no
9%
- you are not sure
(a major children’s book
publisher) hosts book fairs in many public elementary schools. Do you
think books on progressive topics like Critical Race Theory and LGBTQ
lifestyles should be banned from these book fairs?
51%
- yes
36%
- no
12%
- you are not sure
Should (a major children’s book
publisher) book fairs being held on public schools’ ground be cancelled because
of books on progressive topics like Critical Race Theory and LGBTQ lifestyle?
47%
- yes
40%
- no
13%
- you are not sure
Are you afraid of your child or
grandchild being exposed to inappropriate material in public school this year?
52% - yes
36%
- no
6%
- your children or grandchildren attend non-public school
6% - you don’t have children or
grandchildren attending school
Do you find it hard to locate appropriate
children’s books?
17% - yes
73%
- no
10%
- you are not sure
In light of what you know, would you choose
to read (a major children’s book publisher) children’s books before you allow
your child to read them?
67% - yes
21%
- no
12%
- you are not sure
Do you want children’s books to be
more patriotic?
52% - yes
26%
- no
21%
- you are not sure
Do you want children’s books to
reflect more conservative values?
58% - yes
24%
- no
18%
- you are not sure
Are you afraid of the content your
children might encounter when reading contemporary books by (a major children’s
book publisher), which are often found at public or school libraries?
44% - yes
42%
- no
14%
- you are not sure
Would you want parents to have the
power to vet children’s (a major children’s book publisher) books selected for
school or public libraries?
61% - yes
23%
- no
16%
- you are not sure
Do you think progressive
ideologies in children’s books are a threat to our children?
48% - yes
37%
- no
15%
- you are not sure
How important is religion to your
family?
55% - very important
26%
- somewhat import
11%
- not very important
6%
- not at all important
2%
- you are anti-religion
NOTE: Margin of Sampling
Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
