Greg Abbott Issue Area Job Approval (August 2022)

Greg Abbott Issue Area Job Approval (August 2022)

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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: "
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categoryTotal
Immigration & border security46%
The coronavirus46%
The economy45%
Crime & public safety44%
Public education40%
Gun violence40%
Abortion access37%
Health care37%
Inflation & prices36%
The electric grid34%
Climate change30%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " 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
Immigration & border security10%42%83%
The coronavirus14%30%77%
The economy12%34%78%
Crime & public safety10%31%79%
Public education11%31%69%
Gun violence10%25%69%
Abortion access8%27%65%
Health care10%19%62%
Inflation & prices8%19%64%
The electric grid10%18%61%
Climate change10%15%51%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " 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
Immigration & border security6%14%9%
The coronavirus7%22%15%
The economy9%19%12%
Crime & public safety5%15%10%
Public education5%14%12%
Gun violence4%14%12%
Abortion access4%9%9%
Health care7%13%11%
Inflation & prices5%12%8%
The electric grid6%14%9%
Climate change5%15%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " 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
Immigration & border security77%76%89%
The coronavirus67%69%86%
The economy73%65%87%
Crime & public safety69%69%89%
Public education66%53%78%
Gun violence57%58%81%
Abortion access59%48%75%
Health care51%47%75%
Inflation & prices49%52%78%
The electric grid49%53%70%
Climate change45%41%60%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " 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
Immigration & border security10%32%81%
The coronavirus12%34%76%
The economy12%27%80%
Crime & public safety13%25%78%
Public education10%27%68%
Gun violence14%21%68%
Abortion access9%21%67%
Health care12%22%62%
Inflation & prices11%17%64%
The electric grid10%21%60%
Climate change11%19%51%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " 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
Immigration & border security16%7%10%
The coronavirus20%10%10%
The economy25%9%7%
Crime & public safety15%12%11%
Public education11%11%8%
Gun violence17%13%14%
Abortion access12%9%7%
Health care16%11%12%
Inflation & prices15%9%11%
The electric grid12%9%11%
Climate change13%9%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " 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
Immigration & border security69%86%85%
The coronavirus68%81%79%
The economy69%83%86%
Crime & public safety61%85%85%
Public education53%69%79%
Gun violence50%71%77%
Abortion access41%71%81%
Health care49%62%72%
Inflation & prices50%65%72%
The electric grid44%64%68%
Climate change37%52%61%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Immigration & border security58%19%37%
The coronavirus55%26%36%
The economy56%27%34%
Crime & public safety54%22%33%
Public education49%26%28%
Gun violence49%21%28%
Abortion access43%24%30%
Health care44%25%28%
Inflation & prices43%20%27%
The electric grid40%22%27%
Climate change36%20%23%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Immigration & border security56%38%
The coronavirus52%39%
The economy56%36%
Crime & public safety53%36%
Public education49%31%
Gun violence47%33%
Abortion access44%30%
Health care43%31%
Inflation & prices43%29%
The electric grid42%28%
Climate change38%24%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " 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
Immigration & border security33%49%61%
The coronavirus36%48%58%
The economy33%49%58%
Crime & public safety31%48%54%
Public education31%40%52%
Gun violence31%41%48%
Abortion access29%37%51%
Health care30%36%48%
Inflation & prices28%36%47%
The electric grid29%35%45%
Climate change27%31%36%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Immigration & border security29%42%52%56%
The coronavirus43%43%46%50%
The economy37%40%49%54%
Crime & public safety33%39%47%53%
Public education29%38%42%45%
Gun violence31%35%41%47%
Abortion access30%38%38%39%
Health care33%34%35%44%
Inflation & prices32%30%35%45%
The electric grid25%29%36%46%
Climate change29%29%32%31%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Immigration & border security48%46%42%39%53%45%
The coronavirus31%47%39%40%53%45%
The economy34%47%41%44%52%44%
Crime & public safety32%45%36%39%53%43%
Public education28%42%36%38%44%38%
Gun violence25%40%36%37%45%35%
Abortion access29%35%34%37%41%34%
Health care39%41%34%36%39%30%
Inflation & prices21%37%33%33%40%31%
The electric grid31%40%27%33%37%30%
Climate change33%33%26%27%34%30%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Immigration & border security61%48%38%20%
The coronavirus58%46%45%20%
The economy60%47%36%22%
Crime & public safety61%43%33%20%
Public education55%38%30%19%
Gun violence53%41%26%20%
Abortion access55%33%26%12%
Health care53%35%24%15%
Inflation & prices49%32%30%14%
The electric grid49%37%22%14%
Climate change44%26%25%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you approve or disapprove of how Greg Abbott has handled each of the following: " 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.
Immigration & border security64%52%24%33%
The coronavirus59%51%25%34%
The economy62%51%24%34%
Crime & public safety62%49%22%26%
Public education57%44%21%13%
Gun violence54%44%21%19%
Abortion access56%40%15%22%
Health care56%39%18%20%
Inflation & prices53%37%17%20%
The electric grid54%35%16%25%
Climate change45%32%15%18%

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