PBS Seen as Excellent Value
PBS is seen as an “excellent value” for the tax dollar,
second only to military defense on a list of 20 tax-
supported entities asked about. Indeed, one in five
Americans rate PBS an “excellent” value, surpassed only
by military defense at 34%.
With an additional  (54%) calling it a “good” value, three-
quarters of the public (74%) rate PBS an “excellent or
good” value.
PBS is rated an “excellent value” consistently across all
demographic subgroups of Americans.
NPR receives an excellent value rating from 13%, and
when combined with “good” ratings,  two-thirds (66%)
see it as a positive value for the tax dollar.