National Survey - California Results
The survey was sponsored by Teacher Freedom and conducted by Dynata (formerly Survey Sampling International). A sample of 2000 teachers in 22 states, including 329 in California, were identified and interviewed from March 13 to March 22, 2018. The margin of sampling error for the aggregate results is 2.2%, but is higher for certain subgroups. The survey was conducted in states that permitted agency fees arrangements prior to the Janus v. AFSCME decision.
DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS
Are you an educator?
TOTAL CALIFORNIA
BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000 329
100% 100%
YES 2000 329
100% 100%
At what level or grade do you teach?
TOTAL CALIFORNIA
BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000 329
100% 100%
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 1018 177
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 51% 54%
(GRADE K-5)
MIDDLE SCHOOL (GRADES 406 57
6-8) 20% 17%
HIGH SCHOOL (GRADES 9-12) 576 95
29% 29%
Do you teach in a public, parochial or private school setting?
TOTAL CALIFORNIA
BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000 329
100% 100%
PUBLIC SCHOOL 1706 287
85% 87%
PAROCHIAL SCHOOL 71 9
4% 3%
PRIVATE SCHOOL 223 33
11% 10%
Is that a traditional public school or is your school considered a magnet school for a specific focus or style of teaching, a special education school or a public charter school?
TOTAL CALIFORNIA
BASE=TEACHING IN A PUBLIC 1706 287
SCHOOL 100% 100%
TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL 1496 251
88% 87%
MAGNET SCHOOLS 38 4
2% 1%
PUBLIC CHARTER 86 19
5% 7%
SPECIAL EDUCATION 86 13
5% 5%
In what year were you born?
TOTAL CALIFORNIA
BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000 329
100% 100%
18-24 47 15
2% 5%
25-34 423 49
21% 15%
35-44 486 80
24% 24%
45-54 432 68
22% 21%
55-64 426 82
21% 25%
65+ 186 35
9% 11%
What is the last grade of school you completed?
TOTAL CALIFORNIA
BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000 329
100% 100%
GRADE SCHOOL OR LESS 3 1
[GRADE 1-8] - -
SOME HIGH SCHOOL [GRADE 4 -
9-11] - -
GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL 40 3
[GRADE 12] 2% 1%
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL/ 10 2
TECHNICAL SCHOOL 1% 1%
SOME COLLEGE--TWO YEARS 58 10
OR LESS 3% 3%
SOME COLLEGE--MORE THAN 74 18
TWO YEARS 4% 5%
GRADUATED COLLEGE 691 139
35% 42%
POST-GRADUATE 1119 156
56% 47%
PREFER NOT TO ANSWER 1 -
- -
GENDER: Are you...
TOTAL CALIFORNIA
BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000 329
100% 100%
MALE 350 68
18% 21%
FEMALE 1650 261
83% 79%
Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an independent or something else?
TOTAL CALIFORNIA
BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000 329
100% 100%
REPUBLICAN 492 93
25% 28%
DEMOCRAT 866 159
43% 48%
INDEPENDENT 505 64
25% 19%
SOME OTHER PARTY/ 20 5
SOMETHING ELSE 1% 2%
NO PREFERENCE 117 8
6% 2%
What is your present marital status?
TOTAL CALIFORNIA
BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000 329
100% 100%
SINGLE 442 73
22% 22%
MARRIED 1217 198
61% 60%
DIVORCED 158 29
8% 9%
SEPARATED 25 2
1% 1%
WIDOW/WIDOWER 46 10
2% 3%
DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP 91 12
5% 4%
PREFER NOT TO ANSWER 21 5
1% 2%
Which of the following income groups includes your TOTAL FAMILY INCOME last year before taxes?
TOTAL CALIFORNIA
BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000 329
100% 100%
<$50K 350 64
----- 18% 19%
UP TO $10,000 [9,999] 13 4
1% 1%
$10,000-$15,000 18 1
[14,999] 1% -
$15,000-$25,000 48 11
[24,999] 2% 3%
$25,000-$35,000 85 16
[34,999] 4% 5%
$35,000-$50,000 186 32
[49,999] 9% 10%
$50K-$100K 788 126
---------- 39% 38%
$50,000-$75,000 395 48
[74,999] 20% 15%
$75,000-$100,000 393 78
[99,999] 20% 24%
$100K+ 712 115
------ 36% 35%
$100,000-$150,000 472 72
[149,999] 24% 22%
$150,000-$200,000 167 27
[199,999] 8% 8%
$200,000 OR MORE 73 16
4% 5%
PREFER NOT TO ANSWER 150 24
8% 7%
STATEMENT QUESTIONS
Now you will be shown some statements about the American labor unions that primarily represent teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers. For each, please indicate how much you agree or disagree with each statement using a zero-to-ten scale, where a ten means you strongly agree and a zero means you do not agree at all. You can use any number from zero to ten, the higher the number, the more you agree with the statement. If you are neutral on a question or don't know how strongly you feel, just select a five on the zero-to-ten scale.
I DISAGREE WITH MANY OF THE UNION'S POLICIES, BUT I DON'T WANT TO OFFEND MY COLLEAGUES WHO SUPPORT THE UNION BY SPEAKING OUT.
TOTAL CALIFORNIA
BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000 329
100% 100%
6 - 10 382 71
------ 19% 22%
9 - 10 95 10
------ 5% 3%
10 - STRONGLY AGREE 73 6
4% 2%
9 22 4
1% 1%
8 78 17
4% 5%
7 89 25
4% 8%
6 120 19
6% 6%
5 - NEUTRAL/DON'T KNOW 460 92
23% 28%
0 - 4 1158 166
----- 58% 50%
4 136 20
7% 6%
3 135 21
7% 6%
2 194 36
10% 11%
1 135 15
7% 5%
0 - NOT AGREE AT ALL 558 74
28% 22%
I AGREE WITH THE WAY THE UNION SPENDS MY MONEY.
TOTAL CALIFORNIA
BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000 329
100% 100%
6 - 10 770 110
------ 39% 33%
9 - 10 269 33
------ 13% 10%
10 - STRONGLY AGREE 204 25
10% 8%
9 65 8
3% 2%
8 183 27
9% 8%
7 161 21
8% 6%
6 157 29
8% 9%
5 - NEUTRAL/DON'T KNOW 647 118
32% 36%
0 - 4 583 101
----- 29% 31%
4 153 17
8% 5%
3 109 22
5% 7%
2 107 23
5% 7%
1 58 11
3% 3%
0 - NOT AGREE AT ALL 156 28
8% 9%
IN 21 STATES, TEACHERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY FEES THAT SUPPORT THE TEACHERS' UNION, EVEN IF THEY AREN'T MEMBERS. I AGREE THAT A TEACHER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY UNION FEES AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT EVEN IF THEY DON'T WANT TO BE A MEMBER.
TOTAL CALIFORNIA
BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000 329
100% 100%
6 - 10 725 103
------ 36% 31%
9 - 10 388 54
------ 19% 16%
10 - STRONGLY AGREE 331 44
17% 13%
9 57 10
3% 3%
8 123 12
6% 4%
7 92 16
5% 5%
6 122 21
6% 6%
5 - NEUTRAL/DON'T KNOW 354 59
18% 18%
0 - 4 921 167
----- 46% 51%
4 103 15
5% 5%
3 106 17
5% 5%
2 143 22
7% 7%
1 88 18
4% 5%
0 - NOT AGREE AT ALL 481 95
24% 29%
AS A TEACHER, I WOULD APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NEGOTIATE MY SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR MYSELF.
TOTAL CALIFORNIA
BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000 329
100% 100%
6 - 10 698 115
------ 35% 35%
9 - 10 307 57
------ 15% 17%
10 - STRONGLY AGREE 240 43
12% 13%
9 67 14
3% 4%
8 149 31
7% 9%
7 131 14
7% 4%
6 111 13
6% 4%
5 - NEUTRAL/DON'T KNOW 383 75
19% 23%
0 - 4 919 139
----- 46% 42%
4 111 15
6% 5%
3 100 19
5% 6%
2 121 26
6% 8%
1 90 13
5% 4%
0 - NOT AGREE AT ALL 497 66
25% 20%
AS A TEACHER, I WOULD LIKE THE OPTION OF A 401(K)-RETIREMENT PLAN INSTEAD OF A PENSION.
TOTAL CALIFORNIA
BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000 329
100% 100%
6 - 10 690 113
------ 35% 34%
9 - 10 324 49
------ 16% 15%
10 - STRONGLY AGREE 265 41
13% 12%
9 59 8
3% 2%
8 140 21
7% 6%
7 115 22
6% 7%
6 111 21
6% 6%
5 - NEUTRAL/DON'T KNOW 612 109
31% 33%
0 - 4 698 107
----- 35% 33%
4 87 13
4% 4%
3 88 11
4% 3%
2 81 11
4% 3%
1 60 10
3% 3%
0 - NOT AGREE AT ALL 382 62
19% 19%
IT'S EASY TO RESIGN UNION MEMBERSHIP.
TOTAL CALIFORNIA
BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000 329
100% 100%
6 - 10 373 53
------ 19% 16%
9 - 10 180 21
------ 9% 6%
10 - STRONGLY AGREE 142 15
7% 5%
9 38 6
2% 2%
8 75 16
4% 5%
7 66 10
3% 3%
6 52 6
3% 2%
5 - NEUTRAL/DON'T KNOW 900 147
45% 45%
0 - 4 727 129
----- 36% 39%
4 93 17
5% 5%
3 102 19
5% 6%
2 122 15
6% 5%
1 76 10
4% 3%
0 - NOT AGREE AT ALL 334 68
17% 21%