| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #17837 |
| 1 | Are you the parent of a child who attends public school in the Wichita Area School District? |
| 950 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.9% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 28% | 26% | 29% | 34% | 41% | 4% | 25% | 36% | ** | ** |
| No | 72% | 74% | 70% | 66% | 59% | 95% | 74% | 63% | ** | ** |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 40% | 32% | 28% | 83% | 10% | 4% | 3% |
| 2 | Does the Wichita Area School District tend to close for snow ... too often? not often enough? or just about the right amount? |
| 265 Parents | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 6.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Too Often | 20% | 26% | 15% | 23% | 16% | ** | 20% | 30% | 8% | 7% |
| Not Enough | 26% | 19% | 31% | 28% | 24% | ** | 23% | 30% | 29% | 41% |
| Right Amount | 53% | 51% | 53% | 45% | 59% | ** | 54% | 40% | 63% | 52% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 1% | ** | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Parents | 100% | 45% | 55% | 49% | 47% | 4% | 76% | 13% | 5% | 7% |
| 3 | When it comes to your child's safety during the winter, are you more concerned about the road conditions? Or their exposure to the cold temperatures? |
| 265 Parents | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 6.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Road Conditions | 52% | 56% | 48% | 52% | 51% | ** | 58% | 23% | 44% | 40% |
| Temperatures | 36% | 29% | 42% | 36% | 36% | ** | 36% | 57% | 44% | 0% |
| Other | 8% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 8% | ** | 4% | 17% | 12% | 34% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 5% | ** | 2% | 4% | 0% | 26% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Parents | 100% | 45% | 55% | 49% | 47% | 4% | 76% | 13% | 5% | 7% |
| 4 | What's the biggest inconvenience for you when school is cancelled? Missing work? Finding child care? Or schools having to make up the snow days at the end of the year? |
| 265 Parents | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 6.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Missing Work | 17% | 24% | 12% | 16% | 19% | ** | 17% | 29% | 12% | 7% |
| Child Care | 24% | 26% | 22% | 27% | 19% | ** | 26% | 23% | 14% | 3% |
| Make-up Days | 42% | 36% | 47% | 42% | 42% | ** | 39% | 39% | 41% | 83% |
| Not Sure | 17% | 14% | 19% | 14% | 20% | ** | 18% | 9% | 34% | 7% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Parents | 100% | 45% | 55% | 49% | 47% | 4% | 76% | 13% | 5% | 7% |
| 5 | Should school have been cancelled on Monday? |
| 265 Parents | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 5.7% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 69% | 69% | 68% | 74% | 65% | ** | 68% | 64% | 92% | 67% |
| No | 28% | 28% | 28% | 26% | 29% | ** | 29% | 30% | 8% | 33% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 6% | ** | 3% | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Parents | 100% | 45% | 55% | 49% | 47% | 4% | 76% | 13% | 5% | 7% |
| 6 | Should school have been cancelled on Tuesday? |
| 265 Parents | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 5.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 73% | 71% | 74% | 72% | 72% | ** | 73% | 74% | 42% | 93% |
| No | 25% | 28% | 23% | 28% | 24% | ** | 25% | 22% | 58% | 7% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 4% | ** | 2% | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Parents | 100% | 45% | 55% | 49% | 47% | 4% | 76% | 13% | 5% | 7% |
| 7 | Should school have been cancelled today? |
| 265 Parents | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 6.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 58% | 53% | 62% | 56% | 59% | ** | 61% | 50% | 22% | 67% |
| No | 39% | 44% | 35% | 42% | 38% | ** | 38% | 45% | 53% | 33% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | ** | 1% | 5% | 26% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Parents | 100% | 45% | 55% | 49% | 47% | 4% | 76% | 13% | 5% | 7% |
| 8 | How would you rate the snow removal efforts in your area after the recent storm? Excellent? Good? Fair? Or poor? |
| 265 Parents | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 6.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Excellent | 12% | 10% | 13% | 17% | 7% | ** | 12% | 18% | 12% | 0% |
| Good | 25% | 17% | 32% | 14% | 36% | ** | 27% | 9% | 34% | 29% |
| Fair | 32% | 40% | 26% | 34% | 32% | ** | 32% | 40% | 46% | 4% |
| Poor | 30% | 32% | 28% | 35% | 24% | ** | 28% | 32% | 8% | 61% |
| Not Sure | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | ** | 0% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Parents | 100% | 45% | 55% | 49% | 47% | 4% | 76% | 13% | 5% | 7% |