Tax Attitudes (February 2015)

Tax Attitudes (February 2015)

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    Respondents were asked,"Would you say that you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied with the amount of the following state and local taxes that Texans pay?

    A.    Sales tax
    B.    Property tax
    C.    Business margins tax
    D.    “Sin” taxes (e.g. alcohol and tobacco) 
    E.    Motor fuels (gasoline) tax"

    Displayed are the combined categories "very satisfied" and "somewhat satisfied" into "satisfied" and "very dissatisfied" and "somewhat dissatisfied" into "dissatisfied".
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Property tax dissatisfaction55%
Motor fuels tax dissatisfaction40%
Sales tax dissatisfaction34%
Sin taxes dissatisfaction34%
Business margins tax dissatisfaction32%
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    Respondents were asked,"Would you say that you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied with the amount of the following state and local taxes that Texans pay?

    A.    Sales tax
    B.    Property tax
    C.    Business margins tax
    D.    “Sin” taxes (e.g. alcohol and tobacco) 
    E.    Motor fuels (gasoline) tax"

    Displayed are the combined categories "very satisfied" and "somewhat satisfied" into "satisfied" and "very dissatisfied" and "somewhat dissatisfied" into "dissatisfied".

    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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DemocratIndependentRepublican
Property tax dissatisfaction48%49%61%
Motor fuels tax dissatisfaction36%36%43%
Sales tax dissatisfaction31%36%35%
Sin taxes dissatisfaction28%40%35%
Business margins tax dissatisfaction30%29%32%
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    Respondents were asked,"Would you say that you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied with the amount of the following state and local taxes that Texans pay?

    A.    Sales tax
    B.    Property tax
    C.    Business margins tax
    D.    “Sin” taxes (e.g. alcohol and tobacco) 
    E.    Motor fuels (gasoline) tax"

    Displayed are the combined categories "very satisfied" and "somewhat satisfied" into "satisfied" and "very dissatisfied" and "somewhat dissatisfied" into "dissatisfied".

    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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LiberalsModeratesConservatives
Property tax dissatisfaction47%52%60%
Motor fuels tax dissatisfaction32%40%43%
Sales tax dissatisfaction30%31%38%
Sin taxes dissatisfaction29%34%35%
Business margins tax dissatisfaction31%30%33%
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    Respondents were asked,"Would you say that you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied with the amount of the following state and local taxes that Texans pay?

    A.    Sales tax
    B.    Property tax
    C.    Business margins tax
    D.    “Sin” taxes (e.g. alcohol and tobacco) 
    E.    Motor fuels (gasoline) tax"

    Displayed are the combined categories "very satisfied" and "somewhat satisfied" into "satisfied" and "very dissatisfied" and "somewhat dissatisfied" into "dissatisfied".

    Tea Party identification is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.

     
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DemocratRepublicanTea Party
Property tax dissatisfaction46%55%69%
Motor fuels tax dissatisfaction33%34%52%
Sales tax dissatisfaction30%30%46%
Sin taxes dissatisfaction29%27%49%
Business margins tax dissatisfaction32%27%45%
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    Respondents were asked,"Would you say that you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied with the amount of the following state and local taxes that Texans pay?

    A.    Sales tax
    B.    Property tax
    C.    Business margins tax
    D.    “Sin” taxes (e.g. alcohol and tobacco) 
    E.    Motor fuels (gasoline) tax"

    Displayed are the combined categories "very satisfied" and "somewhat satisfied" into "satisfied" and "very dissatisfied" and "somewhat dissatisfied" into "dissatisfied".

    Race is calculated according to the race  variable.

     
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WhiteBlackHispanic
Property tax dissatisfaction55%49%58%
Motor fuels tax dissatisfaction40%41%38%
Sales tax dissatisfaction35%32%35%
Sin taxes dissatisfaction36%37%26%
Business margins tax dissatisfaction33%30%30%
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    Respondents were asked,"Would you say that you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied with the amount of the following state and local taxes that Texans pay?

    A.    Sales tax
    B.    Property tax
    C.    Business margins tax
    D.    “Sin” taxes (e.g. alcohol and tobacco) 
    E.    Motor fuels (gasoline) tax"

    Displayed are the combined categories "very satisfied" and "somewhat satisfied" into "satisfied" and "very dissatisfied" and "somewhat dissatisfied" into "dissatisfied".

    Community is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"

     
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UrbanSuburbanRural
Property tax dissatisfaction55%57%51%
Motor fuels tax dissatisfaction37%39%46%
Sales tax dissatisfaction34%36%31%
Sin taxes dissatisfaction38%33%29%
Business margins tax dissatisfaction34%33%27%

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