Incentives to Choose Teaching as Profession (February 2017)

Incentives to Choose Teaching as Profession (February 2017)

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categorycolumn-1
Extremely effective35%
Somewhat effective37%
Not very effective13%
Not at all effective5%
Don't know10%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Extremely effective44%28%28%
Somewhat effective37%38%40%
Not very effective6%13%17%
Not at all effective3%7%6%
Don't know10%14%10%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Extremely effective25%32%28%
Somewhat effective38%36%44%
Not very effective21%15%15%
Not at all effective6%8%4%
Don't know11%9%9%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Extremely effective46%37%47%
Somewhat effective33%43%35%
Not very effective8%7%5%
Not at all effective1%3%4%
Don't know13%10%9%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Extremely effective51%36%26%
Somewhat effective35%37%39%
Not very effective5%11%18%
Not at all effective3%4%6%
Don't know5%13%10%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Extremely effective26%21%30%
Somewhat effective39%45%34%
Not very effective18%18%19%
Not at all effective7%9%4%
Don't know9%6%14%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Extremely effective45%48%58%
Somewhat effective40%38%28%
Not very effective6%5%5%
Not at all effective2%5%2%
Don't know7%4%7%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Extremely effective46%36%13%
Somewhat effective38%35%42%
Not very effective6%16%22%
Not at all effective3%7%5%
Don't know6%7%17%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely effective34%41%33%
Somewhat effective37%39%38%
Not very effective15%6%10%
Not at all effective4%4%6%
Don't know10%10%13%

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categoryMaleFemale
Extremely effective34%36%
Somewhat effective40%35%
Not very effective13%13%
Not at all effective4%5%
Don't know9%12%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Extremely effective36%33%37%
Somewhat effective42%35%37%
Not very effective11%14%10%
Not at all effective3%5%6%
Don't know8%12%10%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely effective30%34%35%40%
Somewhat effective42%40%37%30%
Not very effective11%11%13%16%
Not at all effective7%4%5%4%
Don't know10%12%10%9%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely effective30%36%28%36%38%42%
Somewhat effective24%38%41%32%39%36%
Not very effective25%12%13%8%13%12%
Not at all effective0%2%7%9%5%5%
Don't know21%13%10%13%5%6%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely effective34%31%36%41%
Somewhat effective36%37%45%36%
Not very effective14%13%12%7%
Not at all effective4%7%3%4%
Don't know11%11%4%11%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
Extremely effective32%36%41%
Somewhat effective40%37%37%
Not very effective13%15%8%
Not at all effective4%6%5%
Don't know11%6%9%

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