Q12. A list of suggestions that beneficiaries and school and library associations have made to improve the E-rate program follows. To what extent do you favor or oppose each of these suggestions?
b. Establish set dates for the Form 471 window that would be used every year.

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  Strongly favor Somewhat favor Neither favor nor oppose Somewhat oppose Strongly oppose Not applicable or do not know
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1. All respondents 52.7 48.2-57.1 29.8 25.7-33.9 10.7 8.1-13.8 1.3 0.5-2.8 0.3 0.0-1.3 5.2 3.4-7.6
2. Rural 49.4 42.9-55.8 32.0 26.0-38.1 12.6 8.6-17.5 1.4 0.3-3.8 0.0 0.0-1.1 4.7 2.3-8.4
3. Urban 55.6 49.5-61.7 27.8 22.2-33.4 9.1 5.9-13.3 1.3 0.3-3.7 0.6 0.0-2.3 5.7 3.2-9.3
4. Priority 1 funding only 50.0 45.0-55.0 30.8 26.1-35.5 11.9 8.9-15.6 1.3 0.4-3.0 0.3 0.0-1.6 5.7 3.5-8.5
5. At least some priority 2 funding 64.2 54.9-73.5 25.5 17.2-35.3 5.4 2.3-10.8 1.4 0.1-6.3 0.4 0.0-2.0 3.2 0.7-8.8
6. School district 52.7 46.9-58.4 30.4 25.0-35.7 10.0 6.9-14.0 1.4 0.4-3.6 0.4 0.0-2.1 5.1 2.8-8.4
7. Library 58.9 47.3-70.5 23.6 14.2-35.3 9.8 4.0-19.1 1.7 0.1-7.6 0.0 0.0-2.7 6.0 1.7-14.7
8. School 49.5 40.9-58.2 31.6 23.4-39.9 12.8 7.5-19.9 0.9 0.0-4.7 0.3 0.0-1.5 4.9 1.9-10.4