New data from the most recent State of the State Survey (SOSS) reveal that public enthusiasm for charter schools has cooled in the past five years. A majority of survey respondents expressed support for charter schools in 2003, as they did in 1998. Since 1998, however, support for charter schools has declined in Michigan, while opposition to charter schools has increased. The gap between those who support and those who oppose charters has shrunk from 40 percent to 28 percent. The survey found that support for charter schools is especially strong among African-American Democrats, Republicans, and residents of Detroit. Support is weaker among respondents from the Upper Peninsula, respondents with college degrees, and respondents earning less than $30,000 per year. A majority of respondents in each of these groups expresses support for charter schools, but they are less supportive of charters than people in other demographic groups, and less supportive than they were five years ago. The survey on which this report is based was administered as part of the 31st wave of the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research's State of the State Survey. A total of 965 phone interviews were completed using list-assisted random-dial sampling procedures between June 27 and August 11, 2003. The margin of error is +/-3.2 percent. The data reported are weighted to be representative of the adult population in Michigan. (Contains 6 tables.)