Texas Spending on Higher Education (June 2017)

Texas Spending on Higher Education (June 2017)

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categoryTotal
Too much17%
Too little36%
About the right amount27%
Don't know/no opinion20%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Too much5%14%27%
Too little59%31%15%
About the right amount17%36%36%
Don't know/no opinion19%19%22%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Too much4%3%7%
Too little55%66%58%
About the right amount16%18%17%
Don't know/no opinion26%13%19%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Too much42%18%23%
Too little17%23%9%
About the right amount27%32%45%
Don't know/no opinion14%27%23%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Too much6%8%27%
Too little64%38%16%
About the right amount14%25%37%
Don't know/no opinion16%28%20%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Too much7%6%4%
Too little58%61%73%
About the right amount15%17%8%
Don't know/no opinion19%16%15%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Too much21%23%36%
Too little28%15%11%
About the right amount30%44%32%
Don't know/no opinion21%17%22%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Too much6%20%37%
Too little62%20%12%
About the right amount17%40%39%
Don't know/no opinion15%20%13%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Too much19%10%10%
Too little32%45%42%
About the right amount29%21%26%
Don't know/no opinion20%24%21%

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categoryMaleFemale
Too much22%12%
Too little34%37%
About the right amount28%26%
Don't know/no opinion15%25%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Too much14%16%24%
Too little43%36%23%
About the right amount22%29%30%
Don't know/no opinion22%19%22%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Too much11%10%18%25%
Too little50%35%35%27%
About the right amount19%27%26%34%
Don't know/no opinion20%27%20%14%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Too much15%19%20%11%17%9%
Too little44%30%38%43%33%43%
About the right amount7%27%21%27%33%33%
Don't know/no opinion34%24%21%20%18%15%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Too much19%18%15%10%
Too little28%29%44%58%
About the right amount33%29%22%16%
Don't know/no opinion20%24%19%16%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
Too much21%20%8%
Too little28%29%58%
About the right amount29%33%18%
Don't know/no opinion22%18%16%

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