Is Texas State Government Doing Enough to Protect Rights of LGBTQ Texans (June 2019)

Is Texas State Government Doing Enough to Protect Rights of LGBTQ Texans (June 2019)

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    Respondents were asked, "In your opinion, is Texas state government doing too much, too little, or the right amount to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) Texans?"

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categoryTotal
Too much25%
Too little31%
The right amount23%
Don’t know/No opinion21%
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    Respondents were asked, "In your opinion, is Texas state government doing too much, too little, or the right amount to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) Texans?" 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
Too much7%27%40%
Too little64%20%6%
The right amount13%18%34%
Don’t know/No opinion16%35%21%
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    Respondents were asked, "In your opinion, is Texas state government doing too much, too little, or the right amount to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) Texans?" 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
Too much7%6%6%
Too little71%48%69%
The right amount5%25%11%
Don’t know/No opinion17%21%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "In your opinion, is Texas state government doing too much, too little, or the right amount to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) Texans?" 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
Too much38%34%43%
Too little6%4%7%
The right amount40%37%29%
Don’t know/No opinion16%25%22%
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    Respondents were asked, "In your opinion, is Texas state government doing too much, too little, or the right amount to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) Texans?" 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
Too much7%17%41%
Too little71%29%7%
The right amount9%20%33%
Don’t know/No opinion13%34%19%
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    Respondents were asked, "In your opinion, is Texas state government doing too much, too little, or the right amount to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) Texans?" The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Too much4%6%10%
Too little69%69%76%
The right amount7%13%7%
Don’t know/No opinion21%13%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "In your opinion, is Texas state government doing too much, too little, or the right amount to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) Texans?" The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Too much32%37%51%
Too little15%6%4%
The right amount29%41%26%
Don’t know/No opinion24%16%20%
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    Respondents were asked, "In your opinion, is Texas state government doing too much, too little, or the right amount to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) Texans?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Too much28%18%20%
Too little29%38%33%
The right amount25%17%21%
Don’t know/No opinion18%28%25%
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    Respondents were asked, "In your opinion, is Texas state government doing too much, too little, or the right amount to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) Texans?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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categoryMaleFemale
Too much32%19%
Too little27%35%
The right amount23%23%
Don’t know/No opinion18%23%
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    Respondents were asked, "In your opinion, is Texas state government doing too much, too little, or the right amount to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) Texans?" Community is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Too much18%26%33%
Too little40%32%19%
The right amount17%25%26%
Don’t know/No opinion25%17%22%
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    Respondents were asked, "In your opinion, is Texas state government doing too much, too little, or the right amount to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) Texans?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Too much19%19%27%33%
Too little39%38%32%19%
The right amount22%20%22%28%
Don’t know/No opinion20%23%20%20%
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    Respondents were asked, "In your opinion, is Texas state government doing too much, too little, or the right amount to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) Texans?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Too much24%25%30%27%22%23%
Too little24%27%29%30%37%38%
The right amount17%23%24%23%21%27%
Don’t know/No opinion35%26%16%21%20%11%
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    Respondents were asked, "In your opinion, is Texas state government doing too much, too little, or the right amount to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) Texans?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Too much36%21%14%9%
Too little19%25%44%63%
The right amount24%26%29%12%
Don’t know/No opinion21%27%13%15%
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    Respondents were asked, "In your opinion, is Texas state government doing too much, too little, or the right amount to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) Texans?" Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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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 much39%25%10%
Too little15%25%66%
The right amount24%29%13%
Don’t know/No opinion22%21%12%

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