Institutions in America (June 2019)
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Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one."
Displayed are the combined categories "very favorable" and "somewhat favorable".
| category | Favorable Attitude |
|---|---|
| Military | 71 |
| Police | 58 |
| Texas State Government | 48 |
| Local Government | 46 |
| Courts | 35 |
| Federal Government | 24 |
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Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one."
Displayed are the combined categories "very favorable" and "somewhat favorable".
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.
| category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military | 54 | 65 | 88 |
| Police | 39 | 44 | 78 |
| Texas State Government | 21 | 35 | 76 |
| Local Government | 46 | 29 | 51 |
| Courts | 26 | 25 | 47 |
| Federal Government | 21 | 17 | 31 |
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Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one"
Displayed are the combined categories "very favorable" and "somewhat favorable".
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.
| category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military | 51 | 65 | 88 |
| Police | 38 | 46 | 77 |
| Texas State Government | 19 | 36 | 75 |
| Local Government | 47 | 35 | 51 |
| Courts | 23 | 28 | 47 |
| Federal Government | 21 | 21 | 28 |
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Respondents were asked, "Now we’re going ask you about some institutions in American society. Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each one."
Displayed are the combined categories "very favorable" and "somewhat favorable".
Race is calculated according to the race variable.
| category | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military | 79 | 54 | 65 |
| Police | 67 | 32 | 52 |
| Texas State Government | 54 | 28 | 45 |
| Local Government | 49 | 41 | 43 |
| Courts | 39 | 24 | 34 |
| Federal Government | 23 | 25 | 29 |