Importance for the Legislature to Accomplish: Give parents more oversight of their children’s education in Texas public schools (April 2023)

Importance for the Legislature to Accomplish: Give parents more oversight of their children’s education in Texas public schools (April 2023)

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Extremely important36%
Very important23%
Somewhat important18%
Not very important8%
Not important10%
Don't know/No opinion5%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Extremely important20%30%56%
Very important21%21%23%
Somewhat important17%12%16%
Not very important14%11%2%
Not important22%8%1%
Don't know/No opinion5%18%1%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Extremely important20%20%20%
Very important14%23%23%
Somewhat important17%22%16%
Not very important20%12%13%
Not important26%18%22%
Don't know/No opinion3%5%6%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Extremely important61%37%59%
Very important21%33%21%
Somewhat important16%19%15%
Not very important1%4%2%
Not important1%2%1%
Don't know/No opinion0%4%1%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Extremely important15%31%55%
Very important22%23%23%
Somewhat important17%23%14%
Not very important16%8%3%
Not important26%7%1%
Don't know/No opinion5%9%3%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Extremely important9%13%22%
Very important31%19%18%
Somewhat important19%20%13%
Not very important15%17%15%
Not important20%26%30%
Don't know/No opinion7%6%2%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Extremely important33%58%66%
Very important27%23%20%
Somewhat important25%13%9%
Not very important8%3%1%
Not important3%1%1%
Don't know/No opinion4%3%3%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely important41%30%29%
Very important21%25%27%
Somewhat important15%22%19%
Not very important9%8%8%
Not important11%6%9%
Don't know/No opinion3%8%9%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely important38%34%
Very important22%23%
Somewhat important18%17%
Not very important7%9%
Not important10%10%
Don't know/No opinion5%6%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Extremely important31%38%44%
Very important28%19%22%
Somewhat important19%16%17%
Not very important8%9%7%
Not important9%13%7%
Don't know/No opinion6%5%3%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely important22%34%39%46%
Very important28%27%20%19%
Somewhat important28%15%17%13%
Not very important9%7%9%8%
Not important6%11%12%10%
Don't know/No opinion8%5%5%4%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely important33%40%39%43%30%31%
Very important17%27%18%19%26%20%
Somewhat important41%18%18%18%16%14%
Not very important0%6%7%6%10%13%
Not important0%3%11%6%15%19%
Don't know/No opinion8%7%7%7%2%3%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely important49%32%21%16%
Very important24%25%18%18%
Somewhat important15%22%17%17%
Not very important4%7%17%16%
Not important4%7%19%28%
Don't know/No opinion3%6%8%6%

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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 important45%40%17%25%
Very important28%22%15%22%
Somewhat important18%18%16%20%
Not very important4%9%17%2%
Not important2%6%30%16%
Don't know/No opinion3%5%4%16%

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