What to do with Confederate Statues and Monuments on Public Property (February 2021)

What to do with Confederate Statues and Monuments on Public Property (February 2021)

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    Respondents were asked, "Which of the following is closest to your opinion regarding Confederate statues and monuments on public property?"
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They should be removed from public view15%
They should be moved to a museum or other site where they can be presented in historical context28%
They should remain where they are with historical context provided24%
They should remain where they are unchanged26%
Don't know/No opinion7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of the following is closest to your opinion regarding Confederate statues and monuments on public property?" 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
They should be removed from public view32%11%2%
They should be moved to a museum or other site where they can be presented in historical context50%22%11%
They should remain where they are with historical context provided8%22%39%
They should remain where they are unchanged4%29%43%
Don't know/No opinion6%18%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of the following is closest to your opinion regarding Confederate statues and monuments on public property?" 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
They should be removed from public view29%29%34%
They should be moved to a museum or other site where they can be presented in historical context56%46%49%
They should remain where they are with historical context provided11%9%7%
They should remain where they are unchanged2%10%3%
Don't know/No opinion1%7%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of the following is closest to your opinion regarding Confederate statues and monuments on public property?" 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
They should be removed from public view2%1%3%
They should be moved to a museum or other site where they can be presented in historical context8%17%9%
They should remain where they are with historical context provided35%51%36%
They should remain where they are unchanged48%27%48%
Don't know/No opinion7%4%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of the following is closest to your opinion regarding Confederate statues and monuments on public property?" 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
They should be removed from public view34%14%3%
They should be moved to a museum or other site where they can be presented in historical context48%33%11%
They should remain where they are with historical context provided9%19%38%
They should remain where they are unchanged5%20%44%
Don't know/No opinion4%14%5%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of the following is closest to your opinion regarding Confederate statues and monuments on public property?" 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
They should be removed from public view31%29%43%
They should be moved to a museum or other site where they can be presented in historical context48%56%39%
They should remain where they are with historical context provided13%5%10%
They should remain where they are unchanged4%4%6%
Don't know/No opinion4%6%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of the following is closest to your opinion regarding Confederate statues and monuments on public property?" 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
They should be removed from public view4%2%3%
They should be moved to a museum or other site where they can be presented in historical context24%8%7%
They should remain where they are with historical context provided32%47%31%
They should remain where they are unchanged32%41%52%
Don't know/No opinion8%1%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of the following is closest to your opinion regarding Confederate statues and monuments on public property?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
They should be removed from public view10%30%18%
They should be moved to a museum or other site where they can be presented in historical context26%38%27%
They should remain where they are with historical context provided29%16%17%
They should remain where they are unchanged31%6%24%
Don't know/No opinion4%11%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of the following is closest to your opinion regarding Confederate statues and monuments on public property?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
They should be removed from public view14%16%
They should be moved to a museum or other site where they can be presented in historical context26%30%
They should remain where they are with historical context provided27%22%
They should remain where they are unchanged28%24%
Don't know/No opinion6%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of the following is closest to your opinion regarding Confederate statues and monuments on public property?" 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
They should be removed from public view19%16%7%
They should be moved to a museum or other site where they can be presented in historical context31%29%20%
They should remain where they are with historical context provided20%24%31%
They should remain where they are unchanged20%26%34%
Don't know/No opinion11%4%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of the following is closest to your opinion regarding Confederate statues and monuments on public property?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
They should be removed from public view21%17%13%11%
They should be moved to a museum or other site where they can be presented in historical context34%29%27%22%
They should remain where they are with historical context provided15%23%26%30%
They should remain where they are unchanged15%22%29%35%
Don't know/No opinion15%9%5%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of the following is closest to your opinion regarding Confederate statues and monuments on public property?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
They should be removed from public view17%11%17%15%15%19%
They should be moved to a museum or other site where they can be presented in historical context38%21%27%28%34%32%
They should remain where they are with historical context provided18%26%23%27%23%25%
They should remain where they are unchanged14%31%24%26%24%22%
Don't know/No opinion12%11%10%5%4%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of the following is closest to your opinion regarding Confederate statues and monuments on public property?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
They should be removed from public view13%11%21%20%
They should be moved to a museum or other site where they can be presented in historical context21%31%35%35%
They should remain where they are with historical context provided26%29%18%18%
They should remain where they are unchanged33%22%22%18%
Don't know/No opinion8%7%5%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Which of the following is closest to your opinion regarding Confederate statues and monuments on public property?" 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.
They should be removed from public view11%13%25%9%
They should be moved to a museum or other site where they can be presented in historical context19%26%44%19%
They should remain where they are with historical context provided28%27%15%23%
They should remain where they are unchanged32%28%15%24%
Don't know/No opinion9%5%2%25%

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