Did the Legislature make the lives of Texans like you better or worse? (June 2021)

Did the Legislature make the lives of Texans like you better or worse? (June 2021)

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    Respondents were asked, "As you probably know the Texas Legislature recently concluded its regular session, based on what you have heard, do you think the legislature made the lives of Texans like you better, made the lives of Texans like you worse, or had no impact on the lives of Texans like you?"
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Made a lot better8%
Made somewhat better26%
Made no impact17%
Made somewhat worse16%
Made a lot worse19%
Don't know/No opinion14%
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    Respondents were asked, "As you probably know the Texas Legislature recently concluded its regular session, based on what you have heard, do you think the legislature made the lives of Texans like you better, made the lives of Texans like you worse, or had no impact on the lives of Texans like you?" 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
Made a lot better3%10%11%
Made somewhat better6%16%46%
Made no impact15%22%18%
Made somewhat worse29%14%6%
Made a lot worse37%13%5%
Don't know/No opinion10%24%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "As you probably know the Texas Legislature recently concluded its regular session, based on what you have heard, do you think the legislature made the lives of Texans like you better, made the lives of Texans like you worse, or had no impact on the lives of Texans like you?" 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
Made a lot better0%6%4%
Made somewhat better6%10%4%
Made no impact15%12%16%
Made somewhat worse30%36%25%
Made a lot worse39%23%42%
Don't know/No opinion10%12%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "As you probably know the Texas Legislature recently concluded its regular session, based on what you have heard, do you think the legislature made the lives of Texans like you better, made the lives of Texans like you worse, or had no impact on the lives of Texans like you?" 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
Made a lot better13%4%12%
Made somewhat better49%30%51%
Made no impact17%29%14%
Made somewhat worse8%8%5%
Made a lot worse3%16%3%
Don't know/No opinion9%13%17%
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    Respondents were asked, "As you probably know the Texas Legislature recently concluded its regular session, based on what you have heard, do you think the legislature made the lives of Texans like you better, made the lives of Texans like you worse, or had no impact on the lives of Texans like you?" 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
Made a lot better2%4%13%
Made somewhat better5%16%45%
Made no impact10%22%19%
Made somewhat worse30%19%7%
Made a lot worse45%16%4%
Don't know/No opinion8%25%11%
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    Respondents were asked, "As you probably know the Texas Legislature recently concluded its regular session, based on what you have heard, do you think the legislature made the lives of Texans like you better, made the lives of Texans like you worse, or had no impact on the lives of Texans like you?" 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
Made a lot better2%0%4%
Made somewhat better9%4%3%
Made no impact15%7%10%
Made somewhat worse37%28%27%
Made a lot worse29%55%46%
Don't know/No opinion8%6%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "As you probably know the Texas Legislature recently concluded its regular session, based on what you have heard, do you think the legislature made the lives of Texans like you better, made the lives of Texans like you worse, or had no impact on the lives of Texans like you?" 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
Made a lot better16%9%16%
Made somewhat better37%48%46%
Made no impact17%20%18%
Made somewhat worse11%6%6%
Made a lot worse11%3%2%
Don't know/No opinion8%13%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "As you probably know the Texas Legislature recently concluded its regular session, based on what you have heard, do you think the legislature made the lives of Texans like you better, made the lives of Texans like you worse, or had no impact on the lives of Texans like you?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Made a lot better8%6%8%
Made somewhat better34%10%17%
Made no impact16%16%21%
Made somewhat worse15%26%16%
Made a lot worse17%22%21%
Don't know/No opinion12%20%16%
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    Respondents were asked, "As you probably know the Texas Legislature recently concluded its regular session, based on what you have heard, do you think the legislature made the lives of Texans like you better, made the lives of Texans like you worse, or had no impact on the lives of Texans like you?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Made a lot better10%6%
Made somewhat better31%22%
Made no impact17%17%
Made somewhat worse16%16%
Made a lot worse17%20%
Don't know/No opinion9%18%
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    Respondents were asked, "As you probably know the Texas Legislature recently concluded its regular session, based on what you have heard, do you think the legislature made the lives of Texans like you better, made the lives of Texans like you worse, or had no impact on the lives of Texans like you?" 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
Made a lot better8%7%9%
Made somewhat better20%28%30%
Made no impact17%16%20%
Made somewhat worse20%16%11%
Made a lot worse23%19%12%
Don't know/No opinion12%13%18%
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    Respondents were asked, "As you probably know the Texas Legislature recently concluded its regular session, based on what you have heard, do you think the legislature made the lives of Texans like you better, made the lives of Texans like you worse, or had no impact on the lives of Texans like you?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Made a lot better11%6%9%5%
Made somewhat better22%21%26%33%
Made no impact11%21%17%17%
Made somewhat worse17%15%17%17%
Made a lot worse18%21%19%17%
Don't know/No opinion22%15%12%11%
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    Respondents were asked, "As you probably know the Texas Legislature recently concluded its regular session, based on what you have heard, do you think the legislature made the lives of Texans like you better, made the lives of Texans like you worse, or had no impact on the lives of Texans like you?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Made a lot better10%6%14%8%4%5%
Made somewhat better21%22%22%27%30%34%
Made no impact34%20%15%19%15%12%
Made somewhat worse11%16%15%20%16%19%
Made a lot worse17%17%13%13%25%28%
Don't know/No opinion7%19%20%12%10%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "As you probably know the Texas Legislature recently concluded its regular session, based on what you have heard, do you think the legislature made the lives of Texans like you better, made the lives of Texans like you worse, or had no impact on the lives of Texans like you?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Made a lot better12%4%4%4%
Made somewhat better32%30%24%11%
Made no impact15%21%16%16%
Made somewhat worse13%14%20%23%
Made a lot worse11%17%24%34%
Don't know/No opinion16%13%11%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "As you probably know the Texas Legislature recently concluded its regular session, based on what you have heard, do you think the legislature made the lives of Texans like you better, made the lives of Texans like you worse, or had no impact on the lives of Texans like you?" 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.
Made a lot better13%8%3%3%
Made somewhat better34%31%14%13%
Made no impact19%16%14%27%
Made somewhat worse11%16%24%12%
Made a lot worse9%16%35%15%
Don't know/No opinion15%12%10%30%

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