Word: surveying
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...national survey of reading ability found that on a scale of 0 to 500, parochial school fourth-graders scored eight points better than their public school counterparts. In eighth grade they did eleven points better, and in eleventh grade...
...survey of dropout rates in grades 10 to 12 found the number hitting 14.3% in public schools, only 3.4% in parochial schools...
...reason for populism's appeal in 1988 is that the economic recovery of the Reagan years has been uneven. The October crash followed a long period of Washington scandals and Wall Street abuses that heightened animosities toward big shots of all varieties. In a comprehensive survey, the Times-Mirror Co. found 77% agreeing with the statement "There is too much power concentrated in . . . a few big companies...
Polls for months have indicated that Bush and Dole have the Republican race to themselves, but the TIME survey shows that voter sentiment is hardly set in concrete. When asked if they felt certain that they would stick with their present first choice, just 29% of Republican voters nationwide said yes. Among ( Iowans, the figure was 34%. With two-thirds of Iowa Republicans harboring some doubt, the campaign's final three weeks should be as suspenseful as usual...
FOOTNOTE: *Taken by telephone Jan. 3-7. Nationwide, 1,804 adults were interviewed, including 571 likely Democratic voters and 424 likely Republican voters. A separate Iowa survey of 1,783 adults included 497 likely Democratic caucus participants and 394 likely Republican attendees. All findings were based on likely voters and likely caucus participants. Potential sampling errors are shown in charts...