State legislatures must make choices when making spending decisions on important state programs. How would you like your legislature to spend money on each of the five areas below? [Welfare]
Asked of: Post-election wave respondents
State spending on welfare · Asked in 1 wave, 2018 · 51,689 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Post-election wave item: weight with extra.weight_post (commonpostweight). Wording from the year's CES guide.
| Group | Greatly increase | Slightly increase | Maintain | Slightly decrease | Greatly decrease | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 13% | 18% | 36% | 16% | 16% | 51689 | ±0.6 | |
| Democrats |
Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2018 · US adults 18+ (YouGov opt-in panels, sample-matched to an ACS frame and weighted). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2018 | 2018-09-27 to 2018-11-05 | web | 60,000 | 51,689 |
| 21% |
| 30% |
| 40% |
| 6% |
| 3% |
| 18809 |
| ±1 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 11% | 16% | 38% | 18% | 18% | 17706 | ±1 |
| Republicans | 4% | 7% | 30% | 27% | 31% | 14233 | ±1 |