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New Jersey Institute of Technology Technology
Survey k-12 Science Education October 2001
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New Jersey residents -- especially parents of
schoolchildren -- give the schools in their
communities high marks.
Q.2. How would you rate the quality of education
in New Jerseys public schools?

All NJ adults
Parents
N400
N133
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New Jersey residents use math in their everyday
lives.
Q. 10. In your current job and in everyday life,
what subject do you use the most?
Percent of respondents
N102

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Close to two in three parents -- including seven
in ten moms and just over half of dads -- say
they help their children with their homework
every night.
Q.18 How often do you help your child/children
with their homework?

Parents
Fathers
Mothers
N60
N73
N133
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New Jersey parents say their children are very
interested in science and math.
Q.21. How interested would you say your child is
in science? Q.22. How interested would you say
your child is in math?
55 Very interested 31 Somewhat interested
43 Very interested 38 Somewhat interested
Percent of parents of New Jersey schoolchildren
N133
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Nine out of ten New Jersey residents agree that a
knowledge of science and math is as valuable as
knowing how to read and write.
Now I am going to read you some statements. I
want you to tell me if you agree or disagree with
them... Q.24 A knowledge of science and math
is as valuable as knowing how to read and write.
67 Strongly agree 21 Somewhat agree
Percent of respondents
N400
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A large majority of adults agree that boys and
girls are equally able to understand science and
math.
Now I am going to read you some statements. I
want you to tell me if you agree or disagree with
them... Q.25 Girls and boys are equally able
to understand science and math.
66 Strongly agree 17 Somewhat agree
Percent of respondents
N400
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Two in five New Jersey adults say that girls are
discouraged from pursuing engineering careers.
Now I am going to read you some statements. I
want you to tell me if you agree or disagree with
them... Q.26 Girls are discouraged from
pursuing careers in engineering.
Percent of respondents
26 Strongly disagree 26 Somewhat disagree
19 Strongly agree 19 Somewhat agree
N400
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Methodology

• This survey was conducted between October 11-14
  2001, among 400 New Jersey adults.
• The margin of error for this survey at the 95
  confidence level is 4.9 on the overall sample.
  The margin of error on sub-samples is greater.
• Respondents were selected randomly by Random
  Digit Dial (RDD).

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Methodology

• The number of interviews conducted in each region
  was established by a quota and based on census
  population figures in New Jersey counties. The
  regions were as follows
• NORTH (49) Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon,
  Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Warren
• CENTRAL (24) Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth,
  Somerset
• SOUTH (27) Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape
  May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, Salem