Parents represent all parts of the state. Residents from 92 counties and 198 cities and towns participated in the polling. Parents represent a wide age range. Parents represent all education levels. Parents represent all income brackets.
Parents represent all political parties.
All polling was conducted by telephone in July 1998 using random digit dialing. A total of 600 interviews was completed. Respondents first were screened to ensure that they had at least one child under the age of 22. The resultant sample consists of parents with children at all grade levels as shown in Table 1. Percentages total more than 100 because many households have children in more than one grade level.