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AVAILABLE Fromrural Services Institute (RSI), Mansfield University, 209 Doane Center, Mansfield, PA 16933 ($10) DOCUMENT RESUME ED 355 049 RC 018 853 TITLE The Public Mind: Views of Pennsylvania Citizens. Smoking, Abortion, Education, Term Limits, Welfare Reform, Health Insurance, Riverboat Gambling. INSTITUTION Mansfield Univ., PA. Rural Services Inst. REPORT NO RSI-R-4 PUB DATE May 92 NOTE 50p. AVAILABLE FROMRural Services Institute (RSI), Mansfield University, 209 Doane Center, Mansfield, PA 16933 ($10). PUB TYPE Reports Research/Technical (143) EDRS PRICE MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Attitude Measures; Demography; *Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; *Political Issues; *Public Opinion; *Public Support; Rural Education; Rural Urban Differences; *Social Problems; Telephone Surveys IDENTIFIERS *Pennsylvania ABSTRACT This report presents the annual survey of public opinion in Pennsylvania. Telephone surveys were conducted with 1,744 people whose telephone numbers were randomly selected from all listed telephone numbers. Results of the survey indicate that:(1) Pennsylvanians strongly favor mandatory birth control counseling for welfare mothers, but opinion is split on other proposals for welfare reform;(2) 88 percent of respondents support inclusion of the word "addictive" on cigarette warning labels and the majority support bans on cigarette advertising and vending machines; (3) 70 percent agree that women should have the right to choose abortion but also support specific restrictions such as informing the husband and parental notification; (4) 75 percent of respondents favor giving parents the right to choose the public school within the school district for their child to attend and the majority supports continued use of state funds to aid private colleges and universities; and (5) respondents also favor laws to provide health insurance for children under 6 years, require employers to provide employees health insurance, and limit legislators' terms. This document contains data tables and figures presenting frequencies distributions of respondents' sociodemographic variables by survey questions. Appendices include regional and urban-rural classification of Pennsylvania and the demographic characteristics of participants. (LP) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** -.(41 Z''- agart-'44::;*4 ^ 1:, SMOKING ABORTION EDUCATION TERM LIMITS WELFARE REFORM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educatfonau Research and improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION HEALTH INSURANCE CENTER (ERIC, C Thus document has been reoroduced as RIVERBOAT GAMBLING received from the person of organizahon ongmahng .1 Minor changes nave been made to mprove reproduction aualaY Points Of new Or ootmons stated to th.s clod. 'dent do not neCeSSartly teDteSent ofhc.al OE RI oosfoon or pacv Report No. 4 PERMISSION! TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY May 1992 1/1)A w11 )34) ltc". tIlf1111,1 ",7,1 TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ;;11,4i r ` ;a1 s INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) THE RURAL SERVICES INSTITUTE I N The Rural Services Institute (RSI) was established in 1984 as the applied research I and community service arm of Mansfield University within the Division of , .Community Services and Continuing Education. Our purpose is to share the resources of the university with the regional rural community. We encourage and assist students, faculty, and staff to meet the identified needs of business and industry, area students, local governments, and social service agencies. Our mission is to engage in community service on behalf of the university and to be the applied research arm of Mansfield University. ' -ow We Will Accomplish Our Mission carrying out our mission we will: *strive for excellence in all our efforts; *apply the resources of the university to help solve community problems; *he committed to providing leadership for the economic revitalization and development of the region; *be committed to increasing the problem solving capacity of the region; *work at raising people's expectation levels and their self esteem; *assume the role of pointing out problems to the community; *act as a facilitator in helping the community reach solutions to their identified problems; *ddapplied research and pilot projects on potential solutions to these problems; *strive to enhance the image cf Mansfield University; *seek to attain the goals set by the State System of Higher Education and <4 Mansfield University. ;;I,Aa;';.4i,:=S&S-E111;:ikagwerms- © 1992, Mansfield University All Rights Reserved No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, elect mechanical, photompying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Mansfield University's Rural Services Institute. 4th Annual RS1 Survey May, 1992 Contents WELFARE REFORM Figure 1: Welfare Reform Proposals 2 Encourage Unwed Welfare Mothers to Marry 3 Require Birth Control Counseling for Welfare Mothers ....4 Reduce Benefits if Child Commits Crime Incentive Payment to Welfare Mothers Who Limit Reproduction Study Directors 7 Richard N. Feil, Ph.D. Pay for Abortions of Women on Welfare Gale P. Largey, Ph.D. Tighten Eligibility Regulations for Elderly 8 Marilyn A. Bok, M.P.A. REDUCING SMOKING 9 Research Group Figure 2: Proposals to Reduce Smoking 10 Michelle L. Anouna Linda R. Martino SmokerWEx-Smokera/Non-Smokers 11 Glenna M. Atherholt Michelle L. Mayer 12 Shannon K. Boyd Make Manufacturers Liable for Harm Nicole C. Miele 13 Dale J. Brickley Christina L. Nagel Change Warning Labels Teresa D. Chaykosky Linda M. Osborne Ban Cigarette Vending Machines 14 Billie Jo Clifford Suzanne Maria Pitoniak Ban Cigarette Advertising 15 Denise Clark Matthew D. Poll Make Possession Under the Age of 21 Illegal 16 Carrie E. Congdon Theresa Lynn Resotko Sherri L. Davis Dave E. Seligsohn ABORTION 17 Jill R. Deats Karen Smith Figure 3: Views on Abortion 18 Philip E. Eckenrod, Jr. Robert A. Startzel 19 Mary J. Fowler Terri Sutton Parental Notification Christopher L. Fox Stephanie Swancer Informing the Husband 20 Lee E. Franklin Angela Tanner Advising the Woman of Alternatives 21 Melissa Furey Carol J. Williams 24-Hour Waiting Period 22 Raymond Good Elizabeth M. Zatek Blocking Abortion Clinics 23 Christopher Griffiths Lisa M. Zimmerman Brian Grover Right to Choose 24 Tracey T. Hornet Typesetting/Layout Bryonna lanson Sheran Lawton EDUCATION 25 Sharon Jackson Figure 4: Public Opinion About Education Proposals ....26 Jill R. Johnston Printing Lengthen School Year 27 Kathryn Kerr James E. Treat School Choice 28 Martin S. Kimball Dan Davis 29 Laurel A. Knapp Larry Sherman School Vouchers Pamela Anne Kress ley Funding for Private Colleges 30 Sarah C. Lantz Typist School Prayer Case: Weisman v. Lee 31 Cortney E. Lavancher Barbara Nichols Restricting School Prayer 32 Christin N. Leitzell Beth Ann Marie Lewandoski SOCIO-POLITICAL ISSUES 33 Figure 5: Issues Facing Pennsylvanians 34 Health Insurance, Mandatory Deposit, Term Limit, Sale of State Liquor Stores., Riverboat Gaiabling, Tax the Rich 36 QUOTES 37 APPENDICES A: Regional and Urban-Rural Classification 38 B: The Sample 39 WELFARE REFORM Pennsylvanians strongly favor mandatory birth control counselling for welfare mothers, but opinion is split on other proposals for reform. Encourage Mothers to Marry. Over the past few years, so-called "bridefare"or "wedfare" proposals have been advocated by some welfare reformers. The idea is to encourage single welfare mothers to marry, and hopefully to shift support of the mother and offspring from the state to the husband. To encourage mothers tomarry, some states allow married welfare recipients to retain more of their earnings than single mothers. However, critics charge that pressuring welfare mothers to marry will compound problems of assuring children adequate support, especially if they are not the offspring of the husband. At this point, Pennsylvanians are split (45%, favor; 400/0, oppose)on the idea of changing welfare regulations to encourage single welfare mothers tomarry. Support for the idea is relatively strong (55%) among the elderly, but much weaker (38%)among persons under 35. Require Birth Control Counselling. Concerned that 20% of the children born of mothers living below the poverty level are "unwanted", some welfare reformers have advocated for more birth control counselling programs. On this matter,a strong majority of Pennsylvanians (89%) agree with the idea of requiring welfare mothers of child bearing age to get birth control counselling. Pay Welfare Mothers to Limit Reproduction. With the availability of long-lasting implant methods of birth control (e.g., Norplant), it has been suggested that welfare mothers of child bearing age be given incentives to use the methods whileon welfare. For example, it has been suggested that welfare recipients be givenan additional $50/year for as long as the contraceptive remains implanted. Among Pennsylvanians, opinion on the idea is generally split (42%, favor; 50%, oppose). Use of State Funds to Pay for the Abortions of Women on Welfare. Only 35% of Pennsylvanians support the idea of having the state pay for the abortions ofwomen on welfare. Support for the proposal is strongest (40%) in the Philadelphia region; weakest (27%) in the Erie region. Religious orientation and level of educationare also linked to opinion: 54% of persons with no religious preference compared to only 29% of Catholics support
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