Approval of Response to Winter Storm by Industrial Actors (March 2021)

Approval of Response to Winter Storm by Industrial Actors (March 2021)

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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how each of the following has handled the response to the winter storm and its effects?"
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Your water utility46%
Your electric provider45%
Your gas utility39%
The natural gas industry28%
The renewable energy industry23%
The electric power industry16%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how each of the following has handled the response to the winter storm and its effects?" 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
Your water utility43%39%49%
Your electric provider40%34%53%
Your gas utility36%23%46%
The natural gas industry18%18%39%
The renewable energy industry40%20%8%
The electric power industry13%11%19%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how each of the following has handled the response to the winter storm and its effects?" 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
Your water utility44%46%44%
Your electric provider38%33%44%
Your gas utility31%35%39%
The natural gas industry10%21%20%
The renewable energy industry49%32%37%
The electric power industry9%15%13%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how each of the following has handled the response to the winter storm and its effects?" 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
Your water utility57%44%48%
Your electric provider61%51%50%
Your gas utility45%48%46%
The natural gas industry34%36%42%
The renewable energy industry11%9%7%
The electric power industry23%15%19%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how each of the following has handled the response to the winter storm and its effects?" 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
Your water utility45%38%51%
Your electric provider41%40%52%
Your gas utility33%32%48%
The natural gas industry13%19%42%
The renewable energy industry42%24%9%
The electric power industry10%15%19%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how each of the following has handled the response to the winter storm and its effects?" 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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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Your water utility43%50%42%
Your electric provider31%52%39%
Your gas utility25%36%36%
The natural gas industry13%9%16%
The renewable energy industry42%34%51%
The electric power industry6%6%19%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how each of the following has handled the response to the winter storm and its effects?" 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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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Your water utility47%54%49%
Your electric provider38%54%55%
Your gas utility45%53%44%
The natural gas industry36%43%45%
The renewable energy industry20%8%8%
The electric power industry12%18%23%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how each of the following has handled the response to the winter storm and its effects?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Your water utility50%36%38%
Your electric provider53%28%39%
Your gas utility41%34%41%
The natural gas industry29%21%30%
The renewable energy industry21%31%22%
The electric power industry15%20%16%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how each of the following has handled the response to the winter storm and its effects?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Your water utility46%46%
Your electric provider42%48%
Your gas utility42%37%
The natural gas industry31%25%
The renewable energy industry24%22%
The electric power industry15%17%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how each of the following has handled the response to the winter storm and its effects?" Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Your water utility40%48%48%
Your electric provider39%44%56%
Your gas utility39%43%29%
The natural gas industry27%27%29%
The renewable energy industry30%20%17%
The electric power industry18%13%19%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how each of the following has handled the response to the winter storm and its effects?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Your water utility39%46%46%49%
Your electric provider43%40%46%51%
Your gas utility39%39%38%40%
The natural gas industry26%33%26%25%
The renewable energy industry37%32%15%15%
The electric power industry20%24%11%11%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how each of the following has handled the response to the winter storm and its effects?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Your water utility35%37%49%49%50%46%
Your electric provider31%43%47%52%51%32%
Your gas utility46%35%36%48%43%40%
The natural gas industry37%25%27%34%28%26%
The renewable energy industry8%14%30%27%24%24%
The electric power industry12%13%16%19%17%15%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how each of the following has handled the response to the winter storm and its effects?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Your water utility48%40%47%47%
Your electric provider48%42%47%43%
Your gas utility47%35%32%31%
The natural gas industry36%28%21%14%
The renewable energy industry17%25%23%33%
The electric power industry21%15%11%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how each of the following has handled the response to the winter storm and its effects?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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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.
Your water utility48%44%49%33%
Your electric provider51%44%43%34%
Your gas utility48%40%31%28%
The natural gas industry39%29%18%15%
The renewable energy industry21%17%36%19%
The electric power industry23%17%8%11%

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