Police Favorability (August 2023)

Police Favorability (August 2023)

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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: The police."
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categoryTotal
Very favorable24%
Somewhat favorable33%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable18%
Somewhat unfavorable14%
Very unfavorable10%
Don't know/No opinion1%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: The police." 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
Very favorable10%17%39%
Somewhat favorable31%21%38%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable21%30%11%
Somewhat unfavorable21%13%6%
Very unfavorable15%15%5%
Don't know/No opinion1%4%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: The police." 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
Very favorable13%5%11%
Somewhat favorable25%40%29%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable22%23%19%
Somewhat unfavorable19%18%24%
Very unfavorable21%11%16%
Don't know/No opinion0%3%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: The police." 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
Very favorable40%24%44%
Somewhat favorable37%43%37%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable16%15%8%
Somewhat unfavorable6%9%6%
Very unfavorable1%8%5%
Don't know/No opinion0%1%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: The police." 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
Very favorable11%17%37%
Somewhat favorable28%34%37%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable19%24%13%
Somewhat unfavorable22%15%8%
Very unfavorable20%8%5%
Don't know/No opinion1%2%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: The police." 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
Very favorable16%10%8%
Somewhat favorable29%31%23%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable19%21%16%
Somewhat unfavorable21%23%22%
Very unfavorable12%16%31%
Don't know/No opinion4%0%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: The police." 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
Very favorable24%30%50%
Somewhat favorable39%44%30%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable25%15%6%
Somewhat unfavorable8%6%9%
Very unfavorable3%4%5%
Don't know/No opinion1%0%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: The police." Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very favorable30%7%19%
Somewhat favorable36%25%33%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable15%23%20%
Somewhat unfavorable10%26%15%
Very unfavorable8%17%11%
Don't know/No opinion0%1%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: The police." Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Very favorable26%21%
Somewhat favorable32%34%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable16%19%
Somewhat unfavorable14%15%
Very unfavorable11%9%
Don't know/No opinion1%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: The police." 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
Very favorable18%25%30%
Somewhat favorable32%32%38%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable18%18%18%
Somewhat unfavorable16%15%8%
Very unfavorable14%9%6%
Don't know/No opinion2%1%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: The police." Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Very favorable24%13%22%37%
Somewhat favorable23%36%35%37%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable18%19%19%13%
Somewhat unfavorable18%17%13%10%
Very unfavorable15%14%10%3%
Don't know/No opinion3%1%1%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: The police." Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very favorable19%24%29%26%22%17%
Somewhat favorable34%31%29%27%39%39%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable22%18%18%20%16%16%
Somewhat unfavorable20%12%18%14%13%14%
Very unfavorable6%13%5%12%10%11%
Don't know/No opinion0%2%0%0%1%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: The police." Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Very favorable34%20%12%11%
Somewhat favorable35%36%31%27%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable14%18%25%20%
Somewhat unfavorable10%16%14%22%
Very unfavorable7%9%16%18%
Don't know/No opinion0%1%3%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "Please tell us whether you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of each of the following: The police." 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.
Very favorable31%27%9%17%
Somewhat favorable36%35%29%24%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable14%18%18%33%
Somewhat unfavorable12%11%23%13%
Very unfavorable6%9%19%7%
Don't know/No opinion0%0%1%6%

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