How confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm? (June 2021)

How confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm? (June 2021)

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    Respondents were asked, "Based on what you’ve heard or read, how confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm?"
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Extremely confident4%
Very confident9%
Somewhat confident24%
Not very confident23%
Not at all confident24%
Don't know/No opinion16%
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    Respondents were asked, "Based on what you’ve heard or read, how confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm?" 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
Extremely confident3%2%4%
Very confident4%7%15%
Somewhat confident10%16%37%
Not very confident27%18%21%
Not at all confident45%27%7%
Don't know/No opinion11%30%16%
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    Respondents were asked, "Based on what you’ve heard or read, how confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm?" 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
Extremely confident0%3%4%
Very confident6%4%3%
Somewhat confident6%16%10%
Not very confident30%29%24%
Not at all confident46%37%48%
Don't know/No opinion12%11%11%
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    Respondents were asked, "Based on what you’ve heard or read, how confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm?" 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
Extremely confident5%3%4%
Very confident17%12%14%
Somewhat confident35%33%40%
Not very confident19%19%24%
Not at all confident4%13%6%
Don't know/No opinion19%20%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "Based on what you’ve heard or read, how confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm?" 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
Extremely confident2%2%6%
Very confident4%6%14%
Somewhat confident6%18%38%
Not very confident24%24%22%
Not at all confident53%23%8%
Don't know/No opinion10%27%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "Based on what you’ve heard or read, how confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm?" 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
Extremely confident2%0%4%
Very confident2%3%6%
Somewhat confident12%6%2%
Not very confident26%27%20%
Not at all confident43%56%58%
Don't know/No opinion14%9%10%
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    Respondents were asked, "Based on what you’ve heard or read, how confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm?" 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
Extremely confident2%5%8%
Very confident17%14%13%
Somewhat confident34%40%37%
Not very confident21%21%23%
Not at all confident14%6%6%
Don't know/No opinion12%14%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "Based on what you’ve heard or read, how confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely confident3%7%3%
Very confident8%6%13%
Somewhat confident27%14%22%
Not very confident26%20%18%
Not at all confident22%34%26%
Don't know/No opinion14%18%18%
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    Respondents were asked, "Based on what you’ve heard or read, how confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely confident4%3%
Very confident12%7%
Somewhat confident24%24%
Not very confident22%24%
Not at all confident23%25%
Don't know/No opinion14%17%
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    Respondents were asked, "Based on what you’ve heard or read, how confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm?" 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
Extremely confident4%4%3%
Very confident8%8%14%
Somewhat confident20%24%29%
Not very confident23%24%21%
Not at all confident27%26%18%
Don't know/No opinion18%14%16%
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    Respondents were asked, "Based on what you’ve heard or read, how confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely confident6%5%3%2%
Very confident6%10%9%9%
Somewhat confident15%21%25%30%
Not very confident21%18%22%31%
Not at all confident25%28%26%18%
Don't know/No opinion26%18%14%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "Based on what you’ve heard or read, how confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely confident0%3%6%4%4%1%
Very confident34%9%10%12%5%6%
Somewhat confident17%23%22%30%25%21%
Not very confident14%21%21%23%24%31%
Not at all confident15%21%21%24%29%33%
Don't know/No opinion21%22%19%7%13%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Based on what you’ve heard or read, how confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm?" Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely confident7%2%0%3%
Very confident9%11%7%8%
Somewhat confident30%27%18%11%
Not very confident25%20%24%23%
Not at all confident15%19%35%42%
Don't know/No opinion14%21%15%13%
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    Respondents were asked, "Based on what you’ve heard or read, how confident are you that new laws enacted by the Texas Legislature will be effective in preventing future disruptions in utility services like those that resulted from the February 2021 winter storm?" 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.
Extremely confident7%3%2%1%
Very confident13%9%7%7%
Somewhat confident34%28%9%17%
Not very confident18%26%27%16%
Not at all confident13%20%45%18%
Don't know/No opinion16%14%10%40%

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