NCJ Number
166185
Date Published
1993
Length
45 pages
Annotation
This survey of public expectations of the Clinton Administration regarding children's issues found that voters placed high priority on child health care and education.
Abstract
The survey of 5,274 adults aged 18 years and older who were registered to vote was conducted in January-February 1993. While voters continued to focus on the economy, they were just as insistent that the government reverse declining trends in child health care and education. Voters supported Clinton's stated goals for children and perceived children's needs as integral to concerns about broad national issues. They were more likely to want to invest in children than in tax cuts, job training, and transportation. Children figured strongly in voter attitudes about health care reform. Voters wanted to move people from welfare to work but they did not want children to be forgotten in the process. Even though voters cared about implementing child- friendly policies, they lacked knowledge on what the government was actually doing about children's issues. Voters emphasized the importance of child advocacy and political accountability. The survey questionnaire is included. 1 table and 7 figures