Sentences with phrase «percent favored»

When asked to choose between a smart growth community and a traditional suburban community, 50 percent favored the smart growth community compared to 45 percent for the traditional suburban community (5 % did not answer).

A June 2013 national representative survey of 1,000 Americans found that, of those with a view, two - thirds came out against fully autonomous weapons: 68 percent opposed the move toward these weapons (48 percent strongly), while 32 percent favored their development.

Of those that stated a position, 97.1 percent favored human caused climate change, while only 2 percent (87 papers) actually disputed human - caused climate change.

A 2015 BAEO survey of Black voters in the state indicated strong across the board support for choice programs — 78 percent supported parental choice, 66 percent approved of charter schools and 63 percent favored vouchers / scholarships.

At that time, 52 percent favored using test scores.

In a recent survey by Education Next, half of those polled expressed support for universal school vouchers, and 60 percent favored giving tax credits for individual and corporate donations to scholarship organizations that help low - and middle - income families pay private - school tuition.

Of those who voted, 80 percent favored the joint operator proposal endorsed by the school's parent union leadership, according to results released by Parent Revolution.

A recent Joyce Foundation - Chicago Tribune poll of 1,010 Chicagoans found that 63.7 percent favored making it easier for charters to expand in neighborhoods where there are waits for admission to charter schools, and 67.9 percent said it should be easier for charters to open in neighborhoods with underperforming schools.

When asked to name one thing that could be done to prevent U.S. school shootings, 33 percent named gun control or stricter gun laws, the most popular response; 22 percent cited bans on specific guns; 19 percent suggested enhanced mental health services; 15 percent favored «better school security.»

Among teachers, 48 percent favored tenure.

When asked whether they support «more government funding for public schools,» 63 percent of those surveyed said they did, but when asked whether «local taxes to fund public schools in your district should increase,» only 29 percent favored the idea.

Among teachers, 78 percent opposed merit pay, and only 15 percent favored it this year.

If not told what the salaries were, 65 percent favored higher salaries, but if told the real numbers, only 41 percent wanted raises for teachers.

That is a major increase in support for charter schools since 2005, when, according to PDK, only 49 percent favored charters, and 41 percent stood in opposition.

But 56 percent of independents thought teacher unions had «done more harm than good,» 54 percent supported school vouchers, and only 34 percent favored raising teacher salaries, once they had been informed about average salary levels in their state.

Among the state's likely voters, 54 percent favored Cuomo to Astorino's 29 percent, while Hawkins received 9 percent.

In a poll conducted the day after the general election, 49 percent of respondents said they would vote for Keller, 36 percent favored Lewis, and 14 percent were undecided.

The poll showed 53 percent favored Mr. Zeldin, 38 percent favored Ms. Throne - Holst and 9 percent had no opinion.

Sixty - seven percent supported consolidating road maintenance, water, sewer and parks; 54 percent favored consolidating public safety, including police, fire, jails and emergency medical services; 61 percent favored consolidating assessment, finance, code enforcement and libraries; and 51 percent supported consolidating economic development.

Sixty - four percent of registered voters who were surveyed said they support a proposal to increase taxes on the city's wealthiest earners, while only 21 percent favored tolling motorists entering Manhattan, according to the Quinnipiac University Poll released on Friday.

About 6 percent said only a pool should be built; 5 percent favored only a community center; and the balance said one of the facilities should be built immediately and the other constructed later.

Opinions have changed drastically since 1969 when Gallup first asked the question and just 12 percent favored legalization.

Only 5.5 percent of the 54 percent favored independence.

«Fifty - four percent favor holding a referendum on EU membership.

Only 6 percent favor allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire completely.

On the other hand, 71 percent favor the law's Medicaid expansion, 66 percent of young adults favor the prohibition on denying people coverage because of a person's medical history, 65 percent favor requiring insurance plans to cover the full cost of birth control, 63 percent favor requiring most employers to pay a fine if they don't offer insurance and 53 percent favor paying for benefit increases with higher payroll taxes for higher earners.

A little more than half of Americans say they disapprove of the change, while nearly 40 percent favor it.

The survey, conducted by the polling organization ComRes for the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), showed 73 percent favor her remaining as the church's «Supreme Governor» and «Defender of the Faith».

Just 17 percent of Protestant pastors said they would vote to re-elect President Obama, with 57 percent favoring Romney and 22 percent undecided, according to a survey conducted by LifeWay Research.

Fifty - three percent favor adoption for same - sex couples, a figure five points below the level of support a year earlier.

Exactly 60 percent of against the spread wagers are on Cleveland today at the sportsbook with 61 percent favoring the under.

On the other hand 63 percent favor the over.

Public betting trends have Baltimore taking in 54 percent of the votes, 53 to win outright, while 60 percent favor the over.

Also 73 percent favor the over, also consistent with normal public betting consensus on high totals, though the percentage for this game is slightly above the mean.

Sixty - seven percent favor a proposal to expand hate - crime laws to cover crimes committed against gays or lesbians.

Twenty - nine percent favor Astorino, the Westchester County executive, and nine percent back Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins....

Twenty - nine percent favor Astorino, and nine percent back Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins.

Twenty - nine percent favor Astorino and nine percent back Hawkins.

Now, 55 percent of likely voters state they will choose Portman, while 36 percent favor Fisher.

The poll has Quinn at 49 percent and Lhota at 27 percent, with 11 percent favoring some other candidate and 13 percent unsure.

When Quigley takes his polls, I'm guessing he'll find half about 30 percent favoring the ubiquitous incumbent Democrat.

Moderator Liz Benjamin noted that recent polls show 55 percent of Americans favor stricter gun laws, and 92 percent favor background checks on gun sales.

Thirty - seven percent lack an opinion, while just 20 percent favor its repeal.

More Americans lack an opinion on the use of fracking in the United States than support it: 37 percent neither favor nor oppose fracking, 17 percent favor it, and 41 percent oppose it.

And 78 percent favor tougher energy efficiency standards.

Seventy - two percent favor more spending if no mention is made of taxes, and 45 percent continue to favor spending more even if that means a local tax increase.

Supplied with that information, only 42 percent favor a salary increase.

Only 44 percent favor, and 30 percent oppose, using public funding to help dropouts take courses online.

In 2007, 60 percent voiced support, and 57 percent favor the practice in 2010.

Figure 11 shows that when given a choice of supporting or opposing charter schools, 62 percent of the public says it favors» the formation of charter schools,» nearly identical to what PDK finds (66 percent favoring» the idea of charter schools»).