Importance for the Legislature to Accomplish: End covid restrictions by state and local governments (April 2023)

Importance for the Legislature to Accomplish: End covid restrictions by state and local governments (April 2023)

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Extremely important27%
Very important19%
Somewhat important20%
Not very important11%
Not important17%
Don't know/No opinion7%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Extremely important13%19%44%
Very important9%23%26%
Somewhat important23%12%17%
Not very important19%10%5%
Not important27%20%6%
Don't know/No opinion9%15%3%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Extremely important12%14%13%
Very important7%11%9%
Somewhat important12%31%23%
Not very important25%16%18%
Not important35%21%28%
Don't know/No opinion9%7%9%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Extremely important45%30%48%
Very important24%31%25%
Somewhat important18%20%16%
Not very important4%6%4%
Not important5%9%5%
Don't know/No opinion3%4%2%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Extremely important10%17%45%
Very important14%14%24%
Somewhat important18%26%17%
Not very important20%14%3%
Not important31%16%8%
Don't know/No opinion8%13%3%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Extremely important8%6%15%
Very important15%16%9%
Somewhat important17%19%18%
Not very important22%22%16%
Not important26%29%37%
Don't know/No opinion11%8%4%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Extremely important23%44%59%
Very important30%27%17%
Somewhat important24%17%12%
Not very important5%2%2%
Not important13%7%6%
Don't know/No opinion3%3%3%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely important33%15%20%
Very important19%19%17%
Somewhat important17%20%26%
Not very important11%15%9%
Not important16%23%16%
Don't know/No opinion4%9%12%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely important30%24%
Very important24%14%
Somewhat important17%22%
Not very important9%13%
Not important17%16%
Don't know/No opinion3%10%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Extremely important24%27%30%
Very important25%15%15%
Somewhat important19%20%21%
Not very important11%12%9%
Not important14%20%14%
Don't know/No opinion8%5%11%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely important14%25%30%34%
Very important23%18%18%16%
Somewhat important28%19%15%21%
Not very important13%10%11%11%
Not important11%20%20%14%
Don't know/No opinion11%8%7%4%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely important34%29%25%26%26%27%
Very important10%20%18%19%20%14%
Somewhat important25%22%18%22%18%17%
Not very important19%8%12%10%13%11%
Not important7%12%18%16%18%26%
Don't know/No opinion4%9%9%6%5%5%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely important39%17%19%11%
Very important19%25%13%8%
Somewhat important19%21%23%17%
Not very important7%11%20%17%
Not important9%15%18%41%
Don't know/No opinion6%10%7%6%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Extremely important35%29%14%11%
Very important22%23%7%12%
Somewhat important23%18%16%20%
Not very important6%12%18%12%
Not important8%11%40%23%
Don't know/No opinion6%7%4%22%

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