Poll: Strong Support for Early Childhood Education Funded by Cigarette Tax

Posted by Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, reposted at http://www.tobaccodeathray.blogspot.com,

More evidence that cigarette tax is a win-win-win

Early learning advocates today released results of a national survey (PDF) showing strong support across party lines for a plan to expand early childhood education programs with funding from a 94-cent increase in the federal cigarette tax.

The poll, released by the First Five Years Fund, found that 70 percent of American voters supported the early childhood education initiative funded with the cigarette tax increase. The poll found strong majorities of support among Republicans (60 percent), Independents (64 percent) and Democrats (84 percent).