Gambling Policy Proposals (February 2010)

Gambling Policy Proposals (February 2010)

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    Respondents were asked, "Gambling policy was discussed by the Texas legislature this past session. Which of the following gambling policy proposals would you most support?"

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Banning all gambling and gaming in Texas10%
Leaving current gambling laws unchanged21%
Allowing limited expansion of gambling, but only in existing13%
Expanding gambling but only to Indian reservations6%
Allowing full casino gambling in Texas40%
Don't know10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Gambling policy was discussed by the Texas legislature this past session. Which of the following gambling policy proposals would you most support?" 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
Banning all gambling and gaming in Texas9%11%11%
Leaving current gambling laws unchanged16%9%27%
Allowing limited expansion of gambling, but only in existing15%15%11%
Expanding gambling but only to Indian reservations8%8%3%
Allowing full casino gambling in Texas43%46%39%
Don't know10%11%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Gambling policy was discussed by the Texas legislature this past session. Which of the following gambling policy proposals would you most support?" 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
Banning all gambling and gaming in Texas15%6%13%
Leaving current gambling laws unchanged36%23%27%
Allowing limited expansion of gambling, but only in existing12%14%9%
Expanding gambling but only to Indian reservations3%2%4%
Allowing full casino gambling in Texas30%48%36%
Don't know3%8%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Gambling policy was discussed by the Texas legislature this past session. Which of the following gambling policy proposals would you most support?" 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
Banning all gambling and gaming in Texas13%5%9%
Leaving current gambling laws unchanged26%16%14%
Allowing limited expansion of gambling, but only in existing20%26%9%
Expanding gambling but only to Indian reservations2%6%10%
Allowing full casino gambling in Texas32%39%47%
Don't know6%9%11%
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    Respondents were asked, "Gambling policy was discussed by the Texas legislature this past session. Which of the following gambling policy proposals would you most support?" 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
Banning all gambling and gaming in Texas6%8%12%
Leaving current gambling laws unchanged14%16%27%
Allowing limited expansion of gambling, but only in existing13%15%11%
Expanding gambling but only to Indian reservations9%6%4%
Allowing full casino gambling in Texas50%37%38%
Don't know8%17%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Gambling policy was discussed by the Texas legislature this past session. Which of the following gambling policy proposals would you most support?" 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
Banning all gambling and gaming in Texas8%12%20%
Leaving current gambling laws unchanged23%31%25%
Allowing limited expansion of gambling, but only in existing14%11%7%
Expanding gambling but only to Indian reservations6%2%4%
Allowing full casino gambling in Texas48%34%33%
Don't know2%10%11%
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    Respondents were asked, "Gambling policy was discussed by the Texas legislature this past session. Which of the following gambling policy proposals would you most support?" 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
Banning all gambling and gaming in Texas9%3%2%
Leaving current gambling laws unchanged14%15%9%
Allowing limited expansion of gambling, but only in existing15%15%4%
Expanding gambling but only to Indian reservations10%12%0%
Allowing full casino gambling in Texas44%43%84%
Don't know8%12%0%
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    Respondents were asked, "Gambling policy was discussed by the Texas legislature this past session. Which of the following gambling policy proposals would you most support?" 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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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Banning all gambling and gaming in Texas10%13%9%
Leaving current gambling laws unchanged15%22%31%
Allowing limited expansion of gambling, but only in existing15%12%10%
Expanding gambling but only to Indian reservations7%4%3%
Allowing full casino gambling in Texas45%40%46%
Don't know8%8%1%
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    Respondents were asked, "Gambling policy was discussed by the Texas legislature this past session. Which of the following gambling policy proposals would you most support?" Race is calculated according to the RACE1 variable.
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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Banning all gambling and gaming in Texas11%12%5%
Leaving current gambling laws unchanged22%15%20%
Allowing limited expansion of gambling, but only in existing11%13%20%
Expanding gambling but only to Indian reservations6%2%7%
Allowing full casino gambling in Texas41%39%38%
Don't know9%18%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Gambling policy was discussed by the Texas legislature this past session. Which of the following gambling policy proposals would you most support?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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categoryMaleFemale
Banning all gambling and gaming in Texas7%12%
Leaving current gambling laws unchanged21%21%
Allowing limited expansion of gambling, but only in existing12%14%
Expanding gambling but only to Indian reservations4%7%
Allowing full casino gambling in Texas50%33%
Don't know6%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "Gambling policy was discussed by the Texas legislature this past session. Which of the following gambling policy proposals would you most support?" Location is based on the following question, "Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Banning all gambling and gaming in Texas8%12%8%
Leaving current gambling laws unchanged17%23%24%
Allowing limited expansion of gambling, but only in existing14%13%10%
Expanding gambling but only to Indian reservations6%5%5%
Allowing full casino gambling in Texas43%40%38%
Don't know12%7%16%
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    Respondents were asked, "Gambling policy was discussed by the Texas legislature this past session. Which of the following gambling policy proposals would you most support?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Banning all gambling and gaming in Texas31%9%8%10%11%10%
Leaving current gambling laws unchanged30%18%19%17%27%25%
Allowing limited expansion of gambling, but only in existing7%10%15%17%11%19%
Expanding gambling but only to Indian reservations11%4%7%6%5%6%
Allowing full casino gambling in Texas13%44%41%43%40%31%
Don't know7%14%10%7%6%9%

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