To Reduce Income Inequality, the Government Needs to be...(February 2020)

To Reduce Income Inequality, the Government Needs to be...(February 2020)

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    Respondents were asked, "When it comes to reducing income inequality between the rich and poor, do you want to see the government..."
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categoryTotal
More involved than it currently is39%
As involved as it currently is11%
Less involved than it currently is11%
Not involved in this issue26%
Don't know/No opinion13%
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    Respondents were asked, "When it comes to reducing income inequality between the rich and poor, do you want to see the government..." 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
More involved than it currently is68%34%13%
As involved as it currently is12%8%11%
Less involved than it currently is6%9%15%
Not involved in this issue5%21%48%
Don't know/No opinion10%27%13%
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    Respondents were asked, "When it comes to reducing income inequality between the rich and poor, do you want to see the government..." 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
More involved than it currently is72%61%67%
As involved as it currently is18%14%6%
Less involved than it currently is2%7%7%
Not involved in this issue2%6%7%
Don't know/No opinion6%12%13%
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    Respondents were asked, "When it comes to reducing income inequality between the rich and poor, do you want to see the government..." 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
More involved than it currently is8%21%13%
As involved as it currently is16%9%9%
Less involved than it currently is16%16%15%
Not involved in this issue46%37%52%
Don't know/No opinion13%16%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "When it comes to reducing income inequality between the rich and poor, do you want to see the government..." 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
More involved than it currently is75%38%14%
As involved as it currently is6%18%10%
Less involved than it currently is6%9%15%
Not involved in this issue4%14%49%
Don't know/No opinion9%21%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "When it comes to reducing income inequality between the rich and poor, do you want to see the government..." 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
More involved than it currently is61%75%85%
As involved as it currently is7%8%3%
Less involved than it currently is11%6%2%
Not involved in this issue5%4%4%
Don't know/No opinion16%8%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "When it comes to reducing income inequality between the rich and poor, do you want to see the government..." 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
More involved than it currently is23%10%12%
As involved as it currently is17%10%7%
Less involved than it currently is19%14%14%
Not involved in this issue27%52%56%
Don't know/No opinion14%14%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "When it comes to reducing income inequality between the rich and poor, do you want to see the government..." Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
More involved than it currently is35%49%42%
As involved as it currently is12%8%12%
Less involved than it currently is11%9%10%
Not involved in this issue33%16%13%
Don't know/No opinion9%18%23%
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    Respondents were asked, "When it comes to reducing income inequality between the rich and poor, do you want to see the government..." Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
More involved than it currently is38%39%
As involved as it currently is10%12%
Less involved than it currently is13%9%
Not involved in this issue30%22%
Don't know/No opinion8%18%
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    Respondents were asked, "When it comes to reducing income inequality between the rich and poor, do you want to see the government..." 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
More involved than it currently is46%39%28%
As involved as it currently is12%10%13%
Less involved than it currently is10%11%9%
Not involved in this issue20%25%35%
Don't know/No opinion11%14%15%
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    Respondents were asked, "When it comes to reducing income inequality between the rich and poor, do you want to see the government..." Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
More involved than it currently is46%42%38%30%
As involved as it currently is18%14%7%9%
Less involved than it currently is10%12%8%14%
Not involved in this issue12%18%32%38%
Don't know/No opinion13%15%15%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "When it comes to reducing income inequality between the rich and poor, do you want to see the government..." Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
More involved than it currently is33%29%42%47%40%49%
As involved as it currently is10%17%8%7%10%9%
Less involved than it currently is0%10%10%8%13%12%
Not involved in this issue21%25%27%24%28%25%
Don't know/No opinion36%19%13%14%10%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "When it comes to reducing income inequality between the rich and poor, do you want to see the government..." Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
More involved than it currently is29%31%55%60%
As involved as it currently is12%13%9%9%
Less involved than it currently is13%12%8%5%
Not involved in this issue31%28%19%17%
Don't know/No opinion15%16%10%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "When it comes to reducing income inequality between the rich and poor, do you want to see the government..." 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.
More involved than it currently is23%33%65%29%
As involved as it currently is12%13%7%11%
Less involved than it currently is12%13%7%6%
Not involved in this issue36%31%12%18%
Don't know/No opinion17%9%9%36%

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