Institutional Ratings (June 2022)

Institutional Ratings (June 2022)

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    Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going to ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat favorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one."
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The military61%
The police52%
The municipal or local government where you live42%
The Texas state government40%
The public schools40%
The courts/criminal justice system26%
The federal government19%
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    Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going to ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat favorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one." 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
The military51%45%74%
The police32%31%75%
The municipal or local government where you live42%22%49%
The Texas state government10%22%70%
The public schools53%24%32%
The courts/criminal justice system23%18%31%
The federal government32%8%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going to ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat favorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one." 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
The military41%43%59%
The police23%30%38%
The municipal or local government where you live33%39%47%
The Texas state government3%9%14%
The public schools48%48%56%
The courts/criminal justice system13%23%27%
The federal government16%27%41%
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    Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going to ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat favorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one." 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
The military69%74%75%
The police72%67%79%
The municipal or local government where you live43%46%53%
The Texas state government63%63%77%
The public schools24%43%32%
The courts/criminal justice system22%40%31%
The federal government11%18%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going to ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat favorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one." 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
The military44%54%76%
The police26%42%75%
The municipal or local government where you live39%30%50%
The Texas state government6%23%70%
The public schools49%40%32%
The courts/criminal justice system18%23%33%
The federal government29%19%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going to ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat favorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one." 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
The military47%47%36%
The police33%27%20%
The municipal or local government where you live40%37%41%
The Texas state government10%3%9%
The public schools45%47%55%
The courts/criminal justice system19%20%16%
The federal government27%28%34%
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    Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going to ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat favorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one." 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
The military72%74%80%
The police67%78%78%
The municipal or local government where you live46%53%50%
The Texas state government54%76%75%
The public schools42%28%30%
The courts/criminal justice system36%30%33%
The federal government20%11%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going to ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat favorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one." Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
The military68%52%55%
The police61%32%46%
The municipal or local government where you live48%32%40%
The Texas state government50%18%32%
The public schools37%44%44%
The courts/criminal justice system27%23%28%
The federal government16%30%22%
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    Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going to ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat favorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one." Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
The military63%58%
The police53%51%
The municipal or local government where you live47%38%
The Texas state government46%34%
The public schools38%41%
The courts/criminal justice system27%25%
The federal government22%17%
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    Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going to ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat favorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one." 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
The military56%62%67%
The police46%53%59%
The municipal or local government where you live42%46%35%
The Texas state government31%40%50%
The public schools40%41%33%
The courts/criminal justice system25%29%22%
The federal government25%20%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going to ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat favorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one." Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
The military43%48%65%80%
The police32%42%54%72%
The municipal or local government where you live41%40%40%50%
The Texas state government30%34%43%49%
The public schools47%41%36%38%
The courts/criminal justice system30%27%24%27%
The federal government21%23%14%22%
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    Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going to ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat favorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one." Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
The military57%65%59%56%63%57%
The police48%53%52%45%55%49%
The municipal or local government where you live23%37%45%44%46%45%
The Texas state government53%34%42%36%45%37%
The public schools24%36%38%40%45%39%
The courts/criminal justice system11%24%22%26%34%25%
The federal government9%17%19%17%25%18%
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    Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going to ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat favorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one." Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
The military68%66%57%43%
The police69%51%43%24%
The municipal or local government where you live52%40%38%31%
The Texas state government56%40%31%13%
The public schools38%43%37%38%
The courts/criminal justice system34%29%17%13%
The federal government19%21%21%17%
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    Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going to ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat favorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one." 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.
The military73%64%49%47%
The police69%56%31%38%
The municipal or local government where you live52%45%33%12%
The Texas state government60%45%15%19%
The public schools39%37%47%27%
The courts/criminal justice system33%31%16%9%
The federal government22%18%22%5%

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