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? [Law Enforcement]
Asked of: Post-election wave respondents
State spending on law enforcement · Asked in 1 wave, 2018 · 51,620 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 | 25% | 34% | 34% | 5% | 3% | 51620 | ±0.6 | |
| Less than high school |
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 | 51,620 |
| 35% |
| 28% |
| 31% |
| 4% |
| 3% |
| 1412 |
| ±4 |
| High school | 32% | 34% | 30% | 3% | 2% | 12714 | ±1 |
| Some college | 25% | 34% | 33% | 5% | 3% | 16171 | ±1 |
| Bachelor's | 18% | 34% | 39% | 6% | 3% | 13347 | ±1 |
| Postgraduate | 15% | 34% | 41% | 7% | 3% | 7976 | ±1 |