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Capitol Resource Institute

Survey of 1000 National Likely Voters

September 20-21, 2022

 

 

 

How would you rate the job Joe Biden has been doing as President… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

 

22% strongly approve

24% somewhat approve

8% somewhat disapprove

44% strongly disapprove

2% not sure

 

Are you the parent or grandparent of school-age children?

 

29%  parent

26%  grand-parent

44%  are neither

2% not sure

 

How concerned are you that school-age children are being exposed to sexual material that is not age appropriate?

 

                        55% very concerned

                        22% somewhat concerned

                        12% not very concerned

                        8% not at all concerned

                        3% not sure

 

How likely is it that public school libraries contain material that is sexually age-inappropriate for the students in school?

 

                        31% very likely

                        28% somewhat likely

                        19% not very likely

                        12% not at all likely

10% not sure

 

How important is it that public schools fully inform parents about what is being taught to their children in classrooms?

 

70% very important

                        19% somewhat important

                        6% not very important

                        2% not at all important

2% not sure

 

Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose public schools teaching children about homosexual lifestyles?

 

22% strongly support

                        18% somewhat support

                        16% somewhat oppose

                        38% strongly oppose

7% not sure

 

Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose public schools teaching children about transsexualism?

 

18% strongly support

                        15% somewhat support

                        16% somewhat oppose

                        44% strongly oppose

6% not sure

 

Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose public schools teaching children about how to perform sex acts?

 

9% strongly support

                        11% somewhat support

                        13% somewhat oppose

                        63% strongly oppose

4% not sure

 

Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose public schools teaching children about how to use dating apps, including ones popular in the homosexual community?

 

7% strongly support

                        10% somewhat support

                        12% somewhat oppose

                        65% strongly oppose

6% not sure

 

Should books containing explicit sexual depictions of sex acts, including homosexual sex, be present in public high school libraries?

 

18% yes

                        69% no

13% not sure

 

Should books containing explicit sexual depictions of sex acts, including homosexual sex, be present in public middle school libraries?

 

12% yes

                        79% no

9% not sure

 

Should books containing explicit sexual depictions of sex acts, including homosexual sex, be present in public elementary school libraries?

 

9% yes

                        85% no

6% not sure

 

How important is it that parents have control over what books are present in public school libraries?

 

49% very important

                        27% somewhat important

                        14% not very important

                        7% not at all important

4% not sure

 

Are books in your local public school’s library too conservative, too liberal, or about right?

 

10% too conservative

                        28% too liberal

                        31% about right

30% not sure

 

By what age should public school students be exposed to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual lifestyles?

 

5% before age 6

                        6% before age 10

                        9% before age 12

11% before age 14

13% before age 16

                        32% before age 18

25% not sure

 

By what age should public school students be exposed to explicit depictions of sex acts?

 

1% before age 6

                        2% before age 10

                        5% before age 12

11% before age 14

12% before age 16

                        36% before age 18

32% not sure

 

By what age should public school students be exposed to homosexual dating apps?

 

1% before age 6

                        2% before age 10

                        4% before age 12

6% before age 14

9% before age 16

                        37% before age 18

42% not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence