APS MILL LEVY/BOND SURVEY

TOPLINE RESULTS
N = 400
JULY 2019

1. IN NOVEMBER, THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, APS, AND CNM WILL BE HOLDING A GENERAL ELECTION. ARE YOU VERY
LIKELY, SOMEWHAT LIKELY, SOMEWHAT UNLIKELY, OR VERY UNLIKELY TO VOTE IN THIS ELECTION?

LIKELIHOOD OF VOTING IN THE

UPCOMING GENERAL ELECTION
TOTAL SAMPLE (N=400)
100%

80% 76%

60%

40%
24%
20%

0%
VERY SOMEWHAT
LIKELY LIKELY

2. WHAT DO YOU FEEL ARE THE BIGGEST ISSUES OR PROBLEMS FACING ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS? WHAT ELSE?

BIGGEST ISSUES FACING ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

TOTAL SAMPLE (N=400)
TOP 15 UNAIDED RESPONSES
LOW TEACHER SALARIES 23%
TOP HEAVY ADMINISTRATION/MONEY SPENT AT ADMIN. LEVEL 12%
NOT ENOUGH TEACHERS 10%
FUNDING NOT MAKING IT INTO THE CLASSROOM 10%
OVERCROWDING/CLASS SIZE 8%
LACK OF MONEY IN GENERAL 8%
POOR QUALITY OF EDUCATION 8%
APS ADMINISTRATION NOT DOING A GOOD JOB 7%
LACK OF SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS 6%
POOR QUALITY OF TEACHERS 5%
LACK OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT 5%
EXISTING SCHOOLS IN DISREPAIR/NEED RENOVATION 4%
POOR MONEY MANAGEMENT/MISMANAGEMENT OF MONEY 4%
TOO MUCH TESTING 4%
DON'T KNOW/WON'T SAY 5%

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3. PRIOR TO THIS SURVEY WERE YOU AWARE THAT THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, APS, AND CNM WILL BE HOLDING AN
ELECTION IN NOVEMBER?

AWARE OF NOVEMBER ELECTION PRIOR TO THIS SURVEY

TOTAL SAMPLE (N=400)
100%

80%

58%
60%
42%
40%

20%

0%
YES NO/
DON'T KNOW

4. THE FIRST ONE IS: “SHALL THE ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTINUE TO IMPOSE A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
TAX OF $2.00 FOR EACH $1,000 OF NET TAXABLE VALUE OF PROPERTY FOR THE YEARS 2019 THROUGH 2024. THE
PURPOSE OF THE TAX REVENUE IS FOR ERECTING, REMODELING, FURNISHING, AND PROVIDING SECURITY EQUIPMENT FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND FOR PURCHASING OR IMPROVING PUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS”. WOULD YOU SUPPORT OR
OPPOSE THIS? IS THAT STRONGLY OR SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?

SUPPORT/OPPOSE A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX OF $2.00 FOR EACH $1,000

OF NET TAXABLE VALUE OF PROPERTY FOR TAX YEARS 2019 THROUGH 2024
TOTAL SAMPLE (N=400)
100%

80% 62%
60% 32%
42%
40%
25%
20%
20%
7% 5% 1%
0%
STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY DEPENDS/ DON'T KNOW/
SUPPORT SUPPORT OPPOSE OPPOSE UNDECIDED WON'T SAY

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5. WHY DO YOU FEEL THIS WAY?

REASONS FOR SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX

OF $2.00 FOR EACH $1,000 OF NET TAXABLE VALUE OF PROPERTY FOR
THE YEARS 2019 THROUGH 2024
AMONG THOSE WHO EITHER SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THE BALLOT MEASURE
TOTAL RESPONSES (N=395)
TOP 9 UNAIDED RESPONSES
SUPPORT
I WANT TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOLS 16%
APS NEEDS THE MONEY (IN GENERAL) 15%
APS NEEDS THE MONEY TO REPAIR AND RENOVATE SCHOOLS/
14%
SCHOOLS ARE AGING
TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 10%
APS NEEDS THE MONEY TO IMPROVE SECURITY/SAFETY 10%
OPPOSE
POOR MONEY MANAGEMENT AT APS 19%
AGAINST TAX INCREASE (IN GENERAL) 5%
DEPENDS
DEPENDS ON HOW/WHERE THE MONEY IS USED 5%
NEED MORE INFORMATION 5%

6. THIS PROPERTY TAX WOULD EXTEND AN EXISTING TAX, THUS IF IT PASSES, YOUR PROPERTY TAX RATE WOULD NOT GO UP.
KNOWING THIS WOULD YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THIS BALLOT MEASURE? IS THAT STRONGLY OR SOMEWHAT
SUPPORT/OPPOSE?

SUPPORT/OPPOSE A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX KNOWING YOUR PROPERTY

TAX RATE WOULD NOT GO UP
TOTAL SAMPLE (N=400)

60%
51%

40%

21%
20% 17%

6% 4% 2%
0%
STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY DEPENDS/ DON'T KNOW/
SUPPORT SUPPORT OPPOSE OPPOSE UNDECIDED WON'T SAY

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7. IF THIS PROPERTY TAX WERE TO PASS, NONE OF THE REVENUE WOULD GO TOWARD ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD OR
ADMINISTRATIVE SALARIES. IT WOULD ALL GO TOWARD UPGRADING AND MAINTAINING SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND
CLASSROOMS, AS WELL AS ENHANCING THE SECURITY AND SAFETY OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. KNOWING THIS, WOULD
YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THIS BALLOT MEASURE? IS THAT STRONGLY OR SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?

SUPPORT/OPPOSE A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX KNOWING NONE OF THE

REVENUE WOULD GO TOWARD ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD OR
ADMINISTRATIVE SALARIES
TOTAL SAMPLE (N=400)
60%
54%

40%

19%
20% 16%
6%
3% 2%
0%
STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY DEPENDS/ DON'T KNOW/
SUPPORT SUPPORT OPPOSE OPPOSE UNDECIDED WON'T SAY

8. FOR THE SECOND BALLOT MEASURE, APS IS PROPOSING TO ISSUE A $100 MILLION GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FOR
ERECTING, REMODELING, EQUIPPING AND FURNISHING SCHOOL BUILDINGS, PURCHASING OR IMPROVING SCHOOL GROUNDS,
AND PURCHASING COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE FOR STUDENT USE. DO YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THIS BOND
MEASURE? IS THAT STRONGLY OR SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?

SUPPORT/OPPOSE ISSUING A $100 MILLION GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND

TOTAL SAMPLE (N=400)
100%

80%
67%
60%
45% 26%
40%
22% 19%
20%
7% 5% 2%
0%
STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY DEPENDS/ DON'T KNOW/
SUPPORT SUPPORT OPPOSE OPPOSE UNDECIDED WON'T SAY

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9. WHY DO YOU FEEL THIS WAY?

REASONS FOR SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING THE $100 MILLION

GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND
AMONG THOSE WHO EITHER SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THE GO BOND
TOTAL RESPONSES (N=394)
TOP 12 UNAIDED RESPONSES
SUPPORT
APS NEEDS THE MONEY (IN GENERAL) 17%
APS NEEDS THE MONEY TO REPAIR AND RENOVATE SCHOOLS/
15%
SCHOOLS ARE AGING
I WANT TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOLS 13%
APS NEEDS THE MONEY FOR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT 11%
TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 9%
APS NEEDS THE MONEY TO IMPROVE SECURITY/SAFETY 6%
OPPOSE
POOR MONEY MANAGEMENT AT APS 15%
TOO MUCH FAT IN THE BUDGET/TOO MUCH ADMINISTRATION 4%
AGAINST TAX INCREASE (IN GENERAL) 3%
FUNDS SHOULD GO TO TEACHERS 3%
DEPENDS
NEED MORE INFORMATION 9%
DEPENDS ON HOW/WHERE THE MONEY IS USED 6%

10. IF THIS BOND MEASURE WERE TO PASS, YOUR PROPERTY TAX RATE WOULD NOT GO UP. KNOWING THIS, WOULD YOU
SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THIS BOND MEASURE? IS THAT STRONGLY OR SOMEWHAT SUPPORT/OPPOSE?

SUPPORT/OPPOSE THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND KNOWING YOUR

PROPERTY TAX RATE WOULD NOT GO UP
TOTAL SAMPLE (N=400)

60%
52%

40%

20%
20% 16%
6%
3% 2%
0%
STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY DEPENDS/ DON'T KNOW/
SUPPORT SUPPORT OPPOSE OPPOSE UNDECIDED WON'T SAY

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11. IF YOU WERE GIVING A REPORT CARD ON THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION THAT APS IS PROVIDING TO STUDENTS, WOULD YOU
GIVE THEM AN A, B, C, D, OR F FOR QUALITY OF EDUCATION?

EVALUATION OF QUALITY OF EDUCATION

TOTAL SAMPLE (N=400)
60%

39%
40%

23%
20% 18%

8% 10%
2%
0%
A B C D F DON'T KNOW/
WON'T SAY

12. HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE JOB APS TEACHERS ARE DOING? WOULD YOU GIVE THEM AN A, B, C, D, OR F?

EVALUATION OF JOB APS TEACHERS ARE DOING

TOTAL SAMPLE (N=400)
60%

40% 36%

22% 24%
20%
8% 9%
1%
0%
A B C D F DON'T KNOW/
WON'T SAY

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13-22: I’D LIKE TO READ YOU SOME STATEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BY SUPPORTERS OF THE MILL LEVY AND BOND MEASURE.
PLEASE TELL ME HOW MUCH MORE OR LESS LIKELY YOU WOULD BE TO SUPPORT THE TAX MEASURES AFTER HEARING EACH
STATEMENT, USING A 5-POINT SCALE, WHERE 5 MEANS MUCH MORE LIKELY AND 1 MEANS MUCH LESS LIKELY.

LIKELIHOOD OF SUPPORTING TAX MEASURE AFTER HEARING VARIOUS STATEMENTS

(SUMMARY TABLE)
TOTAL SAMPLE (N=400)
RANKED BY HIGHEST PERCENTAGE “MUCH MORE LIKELY”
MUCH MORE MUCH LESS
LIKELY LIKELY DON’T KNOW/
5 2 3 4 1 WON’T SAY MEAN†
THIS MEASURE WILL ADDRESS URGENT AND BASIC
REPAIRS SUCH AS REMOVING LEAD IN PIPES AND PAINT,
UPGRADING ELECTRICAL WIRING AND FIXING LEAKY 58% 16% 8% 4% 13% * 4.0
ROOFS TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS CLEAN AND SAFE FOR
LEARNING
APS IS REQUIRED TO HAVE WHEELCHAIR RAMPS,
ACCESSIBLE RESTROOMS, AND OTHER UPGRADES. THIS
BOND WOULD FUND THE KINDS OF IMPROVEMENTS 54% 17% 11% 5% 12% 1% 4.0
THAT MAKE OUR SCHOOLS SAFE AND OPEN FOR
LEARNING TO ALL STUDENTS.
NONE OF THE REVENUE FROM THESE TAX MEASURES WILL
BE USED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD OR SALARIES 51% 16% 16% 4% 13% 1% 3.9
AT APS
THIS REVENUE WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE MORE MUSIC
INSTRUMENTS AND ART EQUIPMENT, WHICH ARE NOT 50% 20% 14% 4% 11% 2% 4.0
FUNDED BY THE STATE
THESE TAX MEASURES WILL NOT INCREASE PROPERTY TAX
50% 13% 18% 2% 15% 2% 3.8
RATES
THIS REVENUE IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF
49% 14% 16% 7% 14% 1% 3.8
ALBUQUERQUE’S CHILDREN
THIS REVENUE WILL BE USED FOR ENHANCING SCHOOL
SECURITY AND SAFETY AT EVERY SCHOOL IN THE 48% 18% 15% 6% 12% 1% 3.9
DISTRICT
APS WILL CREATE NECESSARY SAFEGUARDS TO ENSURE
THE NEW TAX REVENUE IS SPENT IN A RESPONSIBLE 47% 19% 17% 4% 13% 1% 3.8
AND TRANSPARENT MANNER
THIS REVENUE WILL BE USED TO RENOVATE AGING
SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS TO BETTER SERVE 46% 17% 17% 6% 12% 1% 3.8
STUDENTS
DELAYING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS INCREASES COSTS
IN THE LONG RUN. THIS MEASURE WILL HELP REPAIR
45% 19% 16% 7% 13% 2% 3.8
SCHOOLS WHILE CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE STILL
AFFORDABLE AND INTEREST RATES ARE LOW.
*LESS THAN 1% REPORTED.
† THE MEAN SCORE IS DERIVED BY TAKING THE AVERAGE SCORE BASED ON THE 5-POINT SCALE. THE MUCH MORE LIKELY RESPONSE IS ASSIGNED A VALUE OF 5; THE MUCH LESS LIKELY
RESPONSE IS ASSIGNED A VALUE OF 1. THE DON’T KNOW/WON’T SAY RESPONSES ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE CALCULATION OF THE MEAN.

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23-28: PEOPLE RECEIVE THEIR INFORMATION ABOUT APS IN DIFFERENT WAYS. I’D LIKE TO READ YOU A LIST OF WAYS YOU MAY
RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT APS. PLEASE TELL ME HOW MUCH INFORMATION YOU RECEIVE ABOUT APS FROM EACH OF
THE FOLLOWING SOURCES, USING A 5-POINT SCALE IN WHICH 5 MEANS YOU RECEIVE A LOT OF INFORMATION AND 1 MEANS
YOU RECEIVE NO INFORMATION. THE FIRST ONE IS:

AMOUNT OF INFORMATION RECEIVED ABOUT THE APS SPECIAL ELECTION FROM VARIOUS SOURCES
(SUMMARY TABLE)
TOTAL SAMPLE (N=400)
RANKED BY HIGHEST PERCENTAGE “A LOT OF INFORMATION”
A LOT OF NO
INFORMATION INFORMATION
5 4 3 2 1 MEAN†
FRIENDS, RELATIVES OR CO-WORKERS 21% 20% 20% 16% 22% 3.0
THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL IN PRINT OR ONLINE 21% 18% 16% 9% 36% 2.8
THE LOCAL TV NEWS 18% 21% 23% 14% 23% 3.0
APS NEWSLETTER RECEIVED IN THE MAIL OR FROM STUDENTS 9% 7% 12% 9% 63% 1.9
AMONG PARENTS WITH CHILDREN ATTENDING APS 21% 19% 21% 8% 32% 2.9
THE LOCAL RADIO STATIONS 6% 9% 18% 15% 51% 2.0
SOCIAL MEDIA, SUCH AS FACEBOOK AND TWITTER 5% 8% 12% 14% 60% 1.8
AMONG PARENTS WITH CHILDREN ATTENDING APS 10% 17% 20% 10% 44% 2.4
† THE MEAN SCORE IS DERIVED BY TAKING THE AVERAGE SCORE BASED ON THE 5-POINT SCALE. THE A LOT OF INFORMATION RESPONSE IS ASSIGNED A VALUE OF 5; THE NO INFORMATION
RESPONSE IS ASSIGNED A VALUE OF 1. THE DON’T KNOW/WON’T SAY RESPONSES ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE CALCULATION OF THE MEAN.

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