Texas Economic Conditions (February 2018)

Texas Economic Conditions (February 2018)

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categoryTotal
A lot better off13%
Somewhat better off30%
About the same38%
Somewhat worse off13%
A lot worse off3%
Don't know3%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
A lot better off3%12%22%
Somewhat better off12%34%46%
About the same52%39%23%
Somewhat worse off21%10%6%
A lot worse off6%4%0%
Don't know5%2%2%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
A lot better off1%0%6%
Somewhat better off15%14%10%
About the same55%47%53%
Somewhat worse off24%23%19%
A lot worse off2%9%7%
Don't know4%7%5%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
A lot better off16%12%30%
Somewhat better off47%42%48%
About the same29%29%17%
Somewhat worse off7%13%2%
A lot worse off1%0%0%
Don't know1%4%2%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
A lot better off4%4%23%
Somewhat better off12%24%42%
About the same50%48%25%
Somewhat worse off24%15%6%
A lot worse off6%5%1%
Don't know5%4%3%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
A lot better off2%3%6%
Somewhat better off17%8%13%
About the same51%54%44%
Somewhat worse off23%25%24%
A lot worse off2%6%10%
Don't know6%4%4%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
A lot better off15%22%31%
Somewhat better off38%44%43%
About the same33%24%21%
Somewhat worse off10%8%1%
A lot worse off0%0%1%
Don't know5%2%2%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
A lot better off4%26%23%
Somewhat better off13%42%49%
About the same52%23%18%
Somewhat worse off22%7%6%
A lot worse off5%1%4%
Don't know5%1%1%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
A lot better off16%7%7%
Somewhat better off37%11%24%
About the same32%56%43%
Somewhat worse off11%20%12%
A lot worse off2%1%9%
Don't know2%5%5%

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categoryMaleFemale
A lot better off17%9%
Somewhat better off36%24%
About the same33%42%
Somewhat worse off9%16%
A lot worse off3%4%
Don't know1%5%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
A lot better off10%15%11%
Somewhat better off20%34%39%
About the same44%34%34%
Somewhat worse off20%10%7%
A lot worse off3%3%5%
Don't know4%3%4%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
A lot better off11%11%12%17%
Somewhat better off30%28%31%31%
About the same35%40%37%37%
Somewhat worse off17%13%12%11%
A lot worse off5%3%5%1%
Don't know4%5%3%3%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
A lot better off8%12%12%20%14%10%
Somewhat better off18%32%29%23%33%30%
About the same44%38%34%37%38%42%
Somewhat worse off8%10%16%15%12%15%
A lot worse off17%2%5%4%2%1%
Don't know4%6%5%1%1%2%

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categoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
A lot better off17%10%9%8%
Somewhat better off32%34%25%20%
About the same34%36%46%46%
Somewhat worse off10%15%13%18%
A lot worse off4%3%3%4%
Don't know3%3%4%4%

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categoryThe Bible is the word of God, to be taken literallyThe Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literallyThe Bible is a book written by men
A lot better off18%13%6%
Somewhat better off34%34%20%
About the same28%37%49%
Somewhat worse off11%11%20%
A lot worse off4%4%3%
Don't know4%2%2%

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