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Subject: [BilingualEdMass] 93.2 % of Hispanics voted no
on question 2 - Mass. |
Mauricio
Gastón Institute
UMASS
Boston
Exit Poll
Final Results
Vote on Question # 2
(Bilingual
Education in Massachusetts)
Executive Summary
December 2002
A.
Sample
1491 Latino voters were
interviewed at the exit of voting stations in Boston, Salem, Chelsea,
Worcester, Lawrence, Holyoke and Springfield. The questionnaire used (in
English and Spanish) is attached to the back of this summary.
B. Frequencies
Question 1
(how did you vote on Q.2?)
a. Voted yes 71 (4.8%)
b. Voted No 1387 (93.2%)
c. Didn’t vote
29 (2%)
Total valid votes: 1488
Question 2 (why did you vote that way?)
a. The current system isn’t
working 37 (2.8%)
b. I heard this was successful in other
states 11 (0.8%)
c. I want my kids to learn English quickly
52 (3.9%)
d. The current system of BE is working
503 (37.6%)
e. I heard this was a failure in other
states 25 (1.9%)
f. Kids can’t learn English in one
year 159 (11.9%)
g. Parents and teachers should be able to choose programs
240 (18.0%)
h. Shouldn’t sue teachers for speaking Spanish in class
43 (3.2%)
i.
Other
266 (19.9%)
Total valid votes: 1336
Question 3 (did you see, hear, or read anything about Q. 2 before
today?)
a. yes 1219 (84.7%)
b. no 213
(14.8%)
Total valid votes: 1439
Question 4 (where did you get most of your information about Q. 2?)
a. TV 650 (54 %)
b. Radio 239 (19.9%)
c. Newspaper 84
(7.0%)
d. Community organizer
203 (16.9%)
e. Mail 19
(1.6%)
Total valid votes: 1203
Question 5 (did you know that State Legislature passed a law reforming
Bil. Ed.?)
a. yes 759 (53.4%)
b. no 504 (35.4%)
c. not sure 70 (4.9%)
d. don’t know
89 (6.3%)
Total valid votes: 1422
Question 6 (did you know that Q. 2 includes provision for suing
teachers?)
a. yes 784 (53.8%)
b. no 605 (41.6%)
c. not sure 33 (2.3%)
d. don’t know
31 (2.1%)
Total valid votes: 1456
Question 7 (did you that the same plan in California failed to teach
English in a year?)
a. yes 810 (58.1%)
b. no 414 (29.7%)
c. not sure 60 (4.3%)
d. don’t know
80 (5.7%)
Total valid votes: 1394
Question 8 (who did you vote for Governor?)
a. O’Brien 1153 (85.7%)
b. Romney 88 (6.5%)
c. Other 105 (7.8%)
Total valid votes: 1343
Question 9 (do you identify yourself as Latino?)
Question 10 (where were you born?)
a. Puerto Rico 977 (66.1%)
b. Dominican Republic 275
(18.6%)
c. Mexico 7 (0.5%)
d. U.S. 137 (9.3)
e. Other 81 (5.5%)
Total valid votes: 1477
Question 11 (do you have children under 18 living at home?)
a. yes 796 (54.4%)
b. no 662 (45.2%)
c. refused 4 (0.3%)
Total valid votes: 1463
Question 12 (have they been enrolled in a bilingual ed. Program?)
a. yes 899 (62.2%)
b. no 523 (36.2%)
c. refused 24
(1.7%)
Total valid votes: 1446
Question 13 (what language is spoken at home?)
a. Spanish 569 (39.1%)
b. Both Spanish and English
832 (57.2%)
c. English 52 (3.6%)
d. refused 2 (0.1%)
Total valid votes: 1455
Question 14 (age)
a. 18-29 227 (15.5%)
b. 30-44 540 (36.8%)
c. 45-64 538 (36.6%)
d. 65 & older 142
(9.7%)
e. refused 22 (1.5%)
Total valid votes: 1469
Question 15 (family income)
a. Less than $20,000 647 (48.6%)
b. Between $20,000 and $49,000 405 (30.4%)
c. Between $50,000 and $74,000 76 (5.7%)
d. More than $75,000 28 (2.1%)
e. refused 175
(13.1%)
Total valid votes: 1331
Question 16 (sex)
a. male 534 (35.8%)
b. female 904
(62.8%)
C. Vote by City
City
Yes % No %
Didn’t vote
Boston
9 4.55%
182 91.92% 3.5%\
Salem
4 3.7% 102 94.4% 1.85%
Chelsea 7 9.46%
66 89.19% 1.35%
Worcester 11 5.39% 192
94.12% 0.49%
Lawrence 17 5.25% 295
91.05% 3.7%
Holyoke 17 6.46% 243
92.4% 1.14%
Springfield 6 1.9%
307 97.15% 0.95%
Totals
71 4.77%
1387 93.28% 1.95%
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