During the summer of 1976, the Institute conducted a public opinion poll. From a random sample of 1,251 individuals, age 16 and over, 680 persons responded to and returned a 44-item questionnaire about various aspects of postsecondary education in Alabama. The survey results are analyzed from four perspectives: (1) previous national and regional surveys; (2) the survey methodology; (3) responses to each question, compared by race, sex, level of education, age, income, and geographic location of the respondents; and (4) the salient points of Alabama opinion emerging from the responses. Alabamians are found to be very positive about the quality of education in the state's postsecondary institutions. Although many expressed a limited knowledge of specific aspects of higher education, their responses indicate that they view it as a valuable asset to the state; they feel it is important for themselves and their children; and they believe postsecondary education should be one of the top funding priorities of the legislature. Results are analyzed by statistical measures and presented in narrated tabular form. (Author/MSE)