Expanding State-Funded Pre-K (February 2017)

Expanding State-Funded Pre-K (February 2017)

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    Respondents were asked, "Below are a list of proposals for improving the K-12 education system in Texas. For each proposal, please tell us whether you think it would be extremely effective, somewhat effective, not very effective, or not at all effective in improving the quality of K-12 education in Texas. - Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs"

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Extremely effective28%
Somewhat effective32%
Not very effective15%
Not at all effective12%
Don't know13%
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    Respondents were asked, "Below are a list of proposals for improving the K-12 education system in Texas. For each proposal, please tell us whether you think it would be extremely effective, somewhat effective, not very effective, or not at all effective in improving the quality of K-12 education in Texas. - Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs"
    Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Extremely effective45%23%15%
Somewhat effective34%31%31%
Not very effective6%14%24%
Not at all effective5%15%17%
Don't know10%17%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "Below are a list of proposals for improving the K-12 education system in Texas. For each proposal, please tell us whether you think it would be extremely effective, somewhat effective, not very effective, or not at all effective in improving the quality of K-12 education in Texas. - Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs"
    Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Extremely effective6%23%14%
Somewhat effective27%36%31%
Not very effective31%19%22%
Not at all effective26%5%20%
Don't know11%16%13%
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    Respondents were asked, "Below are a list of proposals for improving the K-12 education system in Texas. For each proposal, please tell us whether you think it would be extremely effective, somewhat effective, not very effective, or not at all effective in improving the quality of K-12 education in Texas. - Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs"
    Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Extremely effective38%41%50%
Somewhat effective35%37%32%
Not very effective7%8%4%
Not at all effective5%3%6%
Don't know15%11%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Below are a list of proposals for improving the K-12 education system in Texas. For each proposal, please tell us whether you think it would be extremely effective, somewhat effective, not very effective, or not at all effective in improving the quality of K-12 education in Texas. - Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs"
    Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Extremely effective51%29%17%
Somewhat effective29%40%28%
Not very effective10%9%22%
Not at all effective4%6%22%
Don't know6%16%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "Below are a list of proposals for improving the K-12 education system in Texas. For each proposal, please tell us whether you think it would be extremely effective, somewhat effective, not very effective, or not at all effective in improving the quality of K-12 education in Texas. - Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs"
    The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Extremely effective18%17%15%
Somewhat effective38%27%24%
Not very effective15%27%19%
Not at all effective15%20%27%
Don't know15%8%15%
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    Respondents were asked, "Below are a list of proposals for improving the K-12 education system in Texas. For each proposal, please tell us whether you think it would be extremely effective, somewhat effective, not very effective, or not at all effective in improving the quality of K-12 education in Texas. - Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs"
    The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Extremely effective42%48%60%
Somewhat effective36%34%18%
Not very effective14%8%10%
Not at all effective2%2%9%
Don't know6%8%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "Below are a list of proposals for improving the K-12 education system in Texas. For each proposal, please tell us whether you think it would be extremely effective, somewhat effective, not very effective, or not at all effective in improving the quality of K-12 education in Texas. - Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs"
    Tea Party identification is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.
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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Extremely effective49%17%8%
Somewhat effective34%39%14%
Not very effective7%20%29%
Not at all effective3%10%34%
Don't know7%13%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "Below are a list of proposals for improving the K-12 education system in Texas. For each proposal, please tell us whether you think it would be extremely effective, somewhat effective, not very effective, or not at all effective in improving the quality of K-12 education in Texas. - Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs"
    Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely effective23%40%34%
Somewhat effective34%32%30%
Not very effective16%9%14%
Not at all effective14%7%8%
Don't know12%11%13%
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    Respondents were asked, "Below are a list of proposals for improving the K-12 education system in Texas. For each proposal, please tell us whether you think it would be extremely effective, somewhat effective, not very effective, or not at all effective in improving the quality of K-12 education in Texas. - Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs"
    Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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categoryMaleFemale
Extremely effective23%32%
Somewhat effective34%30%
Not very effective17%14%
Not at all effective15%9%
Don't know10%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "Below are a list of proposals for improving the K-12 education system in Texas. For each proposal, please tell us whether you think it would be extremely effective, somewhat effective, not very effective, or not at all effective in improving the quality of K-12 education in Texas. - Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs"
    Community is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Extremely effective31%26%28%
Somewhat effective40%30%26%
Not very effective12%16%18%
Not at all effective5%15%15%
Don't know12%13%13%
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    Respondents were asked, "Below are a list of proposals for improving the K-12 education system in Texas. For each proposal, please tell us whether you think it would be extremely effective, somewhat effective, not very effective, or not at all effective in improving the quality of K-12 education in Texas. - Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs"
    Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely effective24%33%28%24%
Somewhat effective42%32%31%26%
Not very effective13%8%19%21%
Not at all effective5%13%13%16%
Don't know16%14%10%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "Below are a list of proposals for improving the K-12 education system in Texas. For each proposal, please tell us whether you think it would be extremely effective, somewhat effective, not very effective, or not at all effective in improving the quality of K-12 education in Texas. - Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs"
    Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely effective34%23%28%26%29%37%
Somewhat effective31%35%30%31%33%31%
Not very effective11%15%17%13%16%15%
Not at all effective7%12%12%12%14%9%
Don't know18%15%12%18%8%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Below are a list of proposals for improving the K-12 education system in Texas. For each proposal, please tell us whether you think it would be extremely effective, somewhat effective, not very effective, or not at all effective in improving the quality of K-12 education in Texas. - Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely effective27%24%30%36%
Somewhat effective30%34%41%29%
Not very effective16%15%17%12%
Not at all effective15%13%7%7%
Don't know13%14%4%15%
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    Respondents were asked, "Below are a list of proposals for improving the K-12 education system in Texas. For each proposal, please tell us whether you think it would be extremely effective, somewhat effective, not very effective, or not at all effective in improving the quality of K-12 education in Texas. - Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
Extremely effective27%24%39%
Somewhat effective33%32%32%
Not very effective14%19%10%
Not at all effective12%14%11%
Don't know14%10%8%

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