ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, July 31, 1996 TAG: 9607310005
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C1 EDITION: METRO
Virginia Tech's Center for Survey Research polled 1,168 adult Virginians between April 21-May 22. The margin of error is 2.9 percent. Numbers may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
UNIFORMS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
A bare majority of Virginians - 52 percent - are opposed to requiring students in public schools to wear uniforms.
Communities should require students in public schools to wear uniforms.
Strongly agree 16%
Somewhat agree 28%
Somewhat disagree 19%
Strongly disagree 33%
Don't know 4%
There's a regional divide on this issue. Most Virginians who live in the urban crescent think it's a good idea (56 percent); most Virginians who live in the rest of the state don't (65 percent).
Uniforms in public schools? Urban crescent Rest of state
Strongly agree 20% 11%
Somewhat agree 36% 20%
Somewhat disagree 19% 20%
Strongly disagree 22% 45%
Don't know 4% 4%
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