National Survey Data

The survey was sponsored by Teacher Freedom and conducted by Dynata (formerly Survey Sampling International). A sample of 2000 teachers in 22 states 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

BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000
100%

YES 2000
100%

At what level or grade do you teach?

TOTAL

BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000
100%

KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 1018
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 51%
(GRADE K-5)

MIDDLE SCHOOL (GRADES 406
6-8) 20%

HIGH SCHOOL (GRADES 9-12) 576
29%

Do you teach in a public, parochial or private school setting?

TOTAL

BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000
100%

PUBLIC SCHOOL 1706
85%

PAROCHIAL SCHOOL 71
4%

PRIVATE SCHOOL 223
11%

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

BASE=TEACHING IN A PUBLIC 1706
SCHOOL 100%

TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL 1496
88%

MAGNET SCHOOLS 38
2%

PUBLIC CHARTER 86
5%

SPECIAL EDUCATION 86
5%

In what year were you born?

TOTAL

BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000
100%

18-24 47
2%

25-34 423
21%

35-44 486
24%

45-54 432
22%

55-64 426
21%

65+ 186
9%

What is the last grade of school you completed?

TOTAL

BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000
100%

GRADE SCHOOL OR LESS 3
[GRADE 1-8] -

SOME HIGH SCHOOL [GRADE 4
9-11] -

GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL 40
[GRADE 12] 2%

VOCATIONAL SCHOOL/ 10
TECHNICAL SCHOOL 1%

SOME COLLEGE--TWO YEARS 58
OR LESS 3%

SOME COLLEGE--MORE THAN 74
TWO YEARS 4%

GRADUATED COLLEGE 691
35%

POST-GRADUATE 1119
56%

PREFER NOT TO ANSWER 1
-

GENDER: Are you...

TOTAL

BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000
100%

MALE 350
18%

FEMALE 1650
83%

Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an independent or something else?

TOTAL

BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000
100%

REPUBLICAN 492
25%

DEMOCRAT 866
43%

INDEPENDENT 505
25%

SOME OTHER PARTY/ 20
SOMETHING ELSE 1%

NO PREFERENCE 117
6%

What is your present marital status?

TOTAL

BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000
100%

SINGLE 442
22%

MARRIED 1217
61%

DIVORCED 158
8%

SEPARATED 25
1%

WIDOW/WIDOWER 46
2%

DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP 91
5%

PREFER NOT TO ANSWER 21
1%

Which of the following income groups includes your TOTAL FAMILY INCOME last year before taxes?

TOTAL

BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000
100%

<$50K 350
----- 18%

UP TO $10,000 [9,999] 13
1%

$10,000-$15,000 18
[14,999] 1%

$15,000-$25,000 48
[24,999] 2%

$25,000-$35,000 85
[34,999] 4%

$35,000-$50,000 186
[49,999] 9%

$50K-$100K 788
---------- 39%

$50,000-$75,000 395
[74,999] 20%

$75,000-$100,000 393
[99,999] 20%

$100K+ 712
------ 36%

$100,000-$150,000 472
[149,999] 24%

$150,000-$200,000 167
[199,999] 8%

$200,000 OR MORE 73
4%

PREFER NOT TO ANSWER 150
8%

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

BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000
100%

6 - 10 382
------ 19%

9 - 10 95
------ 5%

10 - STRONGLY AGREE 73
4%

9 22
1%

8 78
4%

7 89
4%

6 120
6%

5 - NEUTRAL/DON'T KNOW 460
23%

0 - 4 1158
----- 58%

4 136
7%

3 135
7%

2 194
10%

1 135
7%

0 - NOT AGREE AT ALL 558
28%

I AGREE WITH THE WAY THE UNION SPENDS MY MONEY.

TOTAL

BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000
100%

6 - 10 770
------ 39%

9 - 10 269
------ 13%

10 - STRONGLY AGREE 204
10%

9 65
3%

8 183
9%

7 161
8%

6 157
8%

5 - NEUTRAL/DON'T KNOW 647
32%

0 - 4 583
----- 29%

4 153
8%

3 109
5%

2 107
5%

1 58
3%

0 - NOT AGREE AT ALL 156
8%

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

BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000
100%

6 - 10 725
------ 36%

9 - 10 388
------ 19%

10 - STRONGLY AGREE 331
17%

9 57
3%

8 123
6%

7 92
5%

6 122
6%

5 - NEUTRAL/DON'T KNOW 354
18%

0 - 4 921
----- 46%

4 103
5%

3 106
5%

2 143
7%

1 88
4%

0 - NOT AGREE AT ALL 481
24%

AS A TEACHER, I WOULD APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NEGOTIATE MY SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR MYSELF.

TOTAL

BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000
100%

6 - 10 698
------ 35%

9 - 10 307
------ 15%

10 - STRONGLY AGREE 240
12%

9 67
3%

8 149
7%

7 131
7%

6 111
6%

5 - NEUTRAL/DON'T KNOW 383
19%

0 - 4 919
----- 46%

4 111
6%

3 100
5%

2 121
6%

1 90
5%

0 - NOT AGREE AT ALL 497
25%

AS A TEACHER, I WOULD LIKE THE OPTION OF A 401(K)-RETIREMENT PLAN INSTEAD OF A PENSION.

TOTAL

BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000
100%

6 - 10 690
------ 35%

9 - 10 324
------ 16%

10 - STRONGLY AGREE 265
13%

9 59
3%

8 140
7%

7 115
6%

6 111
6%

5 - NEUTRAL/DON'T KNOW 612
31%

0 - 4 698
----- 35%

4 87
4%

3 88
4%

2 81
4%

1 60
3%

0 - NOT AGREE AT ALL 382
19%

IT'S EASY TO RESIGN UNION MEMBERSHIP.

TOTAL

BASE=TOTAL SAMPLE 2000
100%

6 - 10 373
------ 19%

9 - 10 180
------ 9%

10 - STRONGLY AGREE 142
7%

9 38
2%

8 75
4%

7 66
3%

6 52
3%

5 - NEUTRAL/DON'T KNOW 900
45%

0 - 4 727
----- 36%

4 93
5%

3 102
5%

2 122
6%

1 76
4%

0 - NOT AGREE AT ALL 334
17%