Results of SurveyUSA Mkt Research Study #20005 |
500 adults from the entire state of Kansas were interviewed by SurveyUSA 10/23/12 through 10/25/12, exclusively for the Kansas Policy Institute. This research was conducted using blended sample, mixed mode. Respondents reachable on a home telephone (67% of adults) were interviewed on their home telephone in the recorded voice of a professional announcer. Respondents not reachable on a home telephone (33% of adults) were shown a questionnaire on their smartphone, tablet, or other electronic device. |
1 | How much state funding do you think Kansas school districts currently receive per pupil each year from JUST the state of Kansas? Less than $4,000 per pupil? Between $4,000 and $5,000? Between $5,000 and $6,000? Or more than $6,000 per pupil? |
500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Employee? | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Wichita | Kansas C | Eastern | |
<$4,000 | 44% | 37% | 51% | 41% | 46% | 49% | 39% | 43% | 45% | 39% | 46% | 43% | 54% | 44% | 38% | 54% | 51% | 50% | 43% | 54% | 50% | 33% | 45% | 48% | 34% | 33% | 45% | 47% | 44% |
4,000-$5,000 | 25% | 28% | 23% | 30% | 23% | 22% | 26% | 27% | 23% | 24% | 26% | 28% | 25% | 24% | 28% | 24% | 31% | 16% | 27% | 23% | 23% | 29% | 29% | 23% | 26% | 24% | 23% | 20% | 31% |
5,000-$6,000 | 10% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 11% | 15% | 8% | 13% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 13% | 7% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 14% | 7% | 8% | 18% | 9% | 12% | 9% | 10% |
>$6,000 | 13% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 15% | 11% | 14% | 14% | 8% | 22% | 20% | 12% | 7% | 23% | 11% | 7% | 13% | 15% | 10% | 13% | 15% | 29% | 9% | 15% | 8% |
Not Sure | 8% | 9% | 7% | 14% | 8% | 2% | 6% | 11% | 4% | 17% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 4% | 11% | 10% | 7% |
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Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 24% | 27% | 18% | 55% | 45% | 33% | 67% | 43% | 29% | 27% | 43% | 40% | 12% | 13% | 86% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 37% | 40% | 23% | 11% | 18% | 27% | 44% |
2 | How much funding per pupil do you think Kansas school districts currently receive from ALL taxpayer sources per year, including State, Federal and Local taxpayers? Less than $6,000 per pupil? Between $6,000 and $9,000? Between $9,000 and $12,000? Or more than $12,000 per pupil? |
500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Employee? | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Wichita | Kansas C | Eastern | |
<$6,000 | 39% | 33% | 45% | 30% | 41% | 47% | 40% | 35% | 44% | 36% | 41% | 41% | 51% | 31% | 36% | 45% | 49% | 47% | 38% | 43% | 44% | 32% | 40% | 43% | 30% | 31% | 44% | 33% | 43% |
$6,000-$9,000 | 32% | 35% | 30% | 39% | 25% | 27% | 39% | 33% | 32% | 29% | 34% | 35% | 34% | 32% | 35% | 34% | 33% | 25% | 34% | 33% | 27% | 37% | 36% | 27% | 39% | 27% | 28% | 37% | 33% |
$9,000-$12,000 | 14% | 18% | 11% | 12% | 15% | 17% | 12% | 14% | 15% | 10% | 16% | 14% | 10% | 29% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 15% | 18% | 14% | 14% | 13% |
>$12,000 | 7% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 12% | 2% | 3% | 10% | 6% | 2% | 11% | 5% | 4% | 9% | 7% | 22% | 2% | 7% | 4% |
Not Sure | 8% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 9% | 4% | 4% | 11% | 4% | 17% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 9% | 9% | 6% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 2% | 12% | 8% | 7% |
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Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 24% | 27% | 18% | 55% | 45% | 33% | 67% | 43% | 29% | 27% | 43% | 40% | 12% | 13% | 86% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 37% | 40% | 23% | 11% | 18% | 27% | 44% |
3 | Over the last 5 years, do you think per-pupil school district funding from the State, Federal Government and local property taxes has gone down by more than 10%? Has remained about the same? Has gone up by less than 5%? Or has gone up by about 10%? |
500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Employee? | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Wichita | Kansas C | Eastern | |
Down By 10% | 39% | 35% | 42% | 40% | 48% | 36% | 28% | 44% | 33% | 47% | 35% | 27% | 39% | 42% | 23% | 40% | 63% | 48% | 38% | 35% | 40% | 39% | 41% | 41% | 33% | 36% | 47% | 35% | 39% |
Remained Same | 22% | 24% | 19% | 18% | 27% | 21% | 22% | 22% | 21% | 20% | 22% | 29% | 19% | 17% | 21% | 21% | 33% | 18% | 22% | 21% | 22% | 22% | 23% | 18% | 26% | 14% | 25% | 18% | 24% |
Up By Less Than 5% | 19% | 20% | 19% | 16% | 16% | 24% | 23% | 16% | 23% | 14% | 22% | 23% | 25% | 19% | 27% | 25% | 2% | 18% | 19% | 20% | 17% | 20% | 15% | 22% | 20% | 22% | 15% | 21% | 19% |
Up By 10% | 15% | 16% | 13% | 14% | 7% | 17% | 24% | 11% | 19% | 8% | 18% | 19% | 17% | 21% | 27% | 15% | 3% | 15% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 16% | 13% | 16% | 28% | 5% | 17% | 14% |
Not Sure | 6% | 5% | 6% | 12% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 8% | 3% | 11% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 0% | 8% | 9% | 4% |
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Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 24% | 27% | 18% | 55% | 45% | 33% | 67% | 43% | 29% | 27% | 43% | 40% | 12% | 13% | 86% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 37% | 40% | 23% | 11% | 18% | 27% | 44% |
4 | Many school districts have used some of their state and local tax dollars to increase their cash reserves. Since 2005, how much do you think Kansas school districts have increased their cash reserves? Less than $50 million? Between $50 and $250 million? Between $250 and $400 million? Or more than $400 million? |
500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Employee? | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Wichita | Kansas C | Eastern | |
<$50 Million | 47% | 41% | 52% | 39% | 51% | 50% | 47% | 45% | 49% | 38% | 51% | 44% | 53% | 55% | 44% | 55% | 58% | 51% | 46% | 49% | 46% | 45% | 49% | 48% | 39% | 42% | 60% | 40% | 46% |
$50-$250 Million | 28% | 29% | 27% | 29% | 21% | 27% | 35% | 26% | 30% | 24% | 30% | 37% | 29% | 28% | 36% | 32% | 19% | 29% | 28% | 26% | 30% | 27% | 25% | 29% | 30% | 29% | 22% | 29% | 29% |
$250-$400 Million | 9% | 10% | 7% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 5% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 21% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 13% | 8% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 10% | 8% |
>$400 Million | 3% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 4% |
Not Sure | 14% | 14% | 14% | 22% | 15% | 6% | 9% | 19% | 7% | 28% | 7% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 6% | 15% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 15% | 16% | 10% | 16% | 12% | 18% | 12% |
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Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 24% | 27% | 18% | 55% | 45% | 33% | 67% | 43% | 29% | 27% | 43% | 40% | 12% | 13% | 86% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 37% | 40% | 23% | 11% | 18% | 27% | 44% |
5 | Hypothetically speaking, if total taxpayer support of Kansas public schools was up more than10% from 5 years ago and school districts had also used more than $400 million of state and local taxes to increase cash reserves, how much would you agree or disagree with the following statement: I would personally be willing to pay higher taxes to give more money to local school districts. |
500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Employee? | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Wichita | Kansas C | Eastern | |
Strongly Agree | 16% | 14% | 19% | 15% | 22% | 12% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 14% | 18% | 13% | 27% | 19% | 8% | 22% | 50% | 29% | 14% | 14% | 16% | 18% | 13% | 15% | 25% | 18% | 12% | 16% | 18% |
Somewhat Agree | 31% | 28% | 33% | 49% | 26% | 22% | 18% | 39% | 21% | 49% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 20% | 14% | 28% | 21% | 29% | 31% | 33% | 33% | 27% | 36% | 35% | 16% | 32% | 28% | 29% | 33% |
Somewhat Disagree | 22% | 22% | 21% | 14% | 16% | 29% | 34% | 15% | 31% | 13% | 26% | 21% | 28% | 32% | 24% | 29% | 17% | 14% | 23% | 27% | 17% | 22% | 23% | 20% | 19% | 20% | 30% | 16% | 22% |
Strongly Disagree | 25% | 31% | 18% | 15% | 28% | 32% | 27% | 20% | 30% | 13% | 30% | 40% | 21% | 26% | 51% | 17% | 7% | 20% | 25% | 20% | 27% | 25% | 21% | 25% | 30% | 27% | 23% | 28% | 22% |
Not Sure | 7% | 4% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 8% | 4% | 11% | 4% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 7% | 10% | 5% |
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Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 24% | 27% | 18% | 55% | 45% | 33% | 67% | 43% | 29% | 27% | 43% | 40% | 12% | 13% | 86% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 37% | 40% | 23% | 11% | 18% | 27% | 44% |
6 | Again, hypothetically speaking, if total taxpayer support of Kansas public schools was up more than 10% from 5 years ago and school districts had also used more than $400 million of state and local taxes to increase cash reserves, how much would you agree or disagree with this statement: Funding for other state agencies should be reduced in order to give more money to local school districts. |
500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Employee? | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Wichita | Kansas C | Eastern | |
Strongly Agree | 19% | 14% | 23% | 17% | 20% | 21% | 17% | 18% | 19% | 21% | 17% | 14% | 26% | 10% | 13% | 17% | 33% | 23% | 18% | 24% | 21% | 14% | 23% | 20% | 12% | 13% | 23% | 14% | 21% |
Somewhat Agree | 30% | 28% | 32% | 36% | 29% | 26% | 29% | 33% | 27% | 40% | 26% | 28% | 29% | 18% | 26% | 26% | 19% | 30% | 31% | 31% | 33% | 28% | 30% | 32% | 28% | 41% | 32% | 27% | 29% |
Somewhat Disagree | 25% | 25% | 26% | 22% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 24% | 27% | 20% | 28% | 30% | 23% | 31% | 24% | 32% | 27% | 24% | 26% | 19% | 25% | 29% | 23% | 24% | 29% | 29% | 14% | 30% | 26% |
Strongly Disagree | 19% | 26% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 22% | 23% | 16% | 23% | 11% | 23% | 22% | 20% | 30% | 31% | 18% | 16% | 20% | 19% | 19% | 13% | 24% | 17% | 19% | 23% | 16% | 19% | 20% | 19% |
Not Sure | 7% | 8% | 6% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 4% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 2% | 11% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 1% | 11% | 8% | 5% |
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Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 24% | 27% | 18% | 55% | 45% | 33% | 67% | 43% | 29% | 27% | 43% | 40% | 12% | 13% | 86% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 37% | 40% | 23% | 11% | 18% | 27% | 44% |
7 | In Kansas, per-pupil spending outside of the classroom -on administration, building operations, transportation, and food service - varies among school districts, from a low of about $2,000 per-pupil to nearly $13,000 per-pupil. Thinking now just about these outside-the-classroom costs, how much do you agree or disagree with this statement: To make more money available for classroom instruction, school districts should combine some outside-the-classroom functions with other districts. |
500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Employee? | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Wichita | Kansas C | Eastern | |
Strongly Agree | 26% | 28% | 24% | 28% | 31% | 21% | 22% | 30% | 21% | 27% | 25% | 33% | 14% | 20% | 31% | 17% | 24% | 25% | 26% | 23% | 29% | 24% | 23% | 24% | 33% | 17% | 28% | 22% | 29% |
Somewhat Agree | 39% | 37% | 41% | 44% | 32% | 42% | 36% | 39% | 40% | 48% | 35% | 29% | 41% | 37% | 27% | 45% | 28% | 35% | 40% | 38% | 33% | 45% | 41% | 39% | 34% | 35% | 35% | 41% | 41% |
Somewhat Disagree | 15% | 12% | 18% | 11% | 16% | 12% | 23% | 13% | 16% | 10% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 20% | 23% | 14% | 17% | 16% | 15% | 19% | 15% | 13% | 14% | 18% | 11% | 20% | 9% | 14% | 16% |
Strongly Disagree | 13% | 15% | 12% | 5% | 15% | 20% | 16% | 9% | 18% | 1% | 19% | 14% | 27% | 19% | 15% | 21% | 31% | 25% | 11% | 12% | 15% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 16% | 23% | 16% | 15% | 9% |
Not Sure | 7% | 8% | 5% | 12% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 4% | 14% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 12% | 7% | 5% |
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Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 24% | 27% | 18% | 55% | 45% | 33% | 67% | 43% | 29% | 27% | 43% | 40% | 12% | 13% | 86% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 37% | 40% | 23% | 11% | 18% | 27% | 44% |
8 | How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: Kansas state government operates pretty efficiently and makes effective use of my tax dollars. |
500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Employee? | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Wichita | Kansas C | Eastern | |
Strongly Agree | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 6% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 23% | 12% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 13% | 7% | 8% | 18% | 6% | 5% | 10% |
Somewhat Agree | 28% | 24% | 31% | 27% | 25% | 28% | 32% | 26% | 30% | 31% | 26% | 32% | 22% | 22% | 30% | 23% | 24% | 35% | 27% | 30% | 26% | 28% | 21% | 35% | 27% | 30% | 24% | 30% | 27% |
Somewhat Disagree | 33% | 36% | 30% | 37% | 29% | 31% | 34% | 34% | 32% | 34% | 32% | 30% | 35% | 26% | 30% | 34% | 20% | 32% | 33% | 35% | 31% | 33% | 36% | 30% | 33% | 31% | 31% | 28% | 37% |
Strongly Disagree | 26% | 28% | 25% | 20% | 35% | 29% | 22% | 27% | 26% | 17% | 31% | 26% | 29% | 43% | 31% | 33% | 33% | 20% | 27% | 20% | 30% | 26% | 25% | 24% | 29% | 21% | 33% | 29% | 23% |
Not Sure | 4% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 5% | 7% | 3% |
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Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 24% | 27% | 18% | 55% | 45% | 33% | 67% | 43% | 29% | 27% | 43% | 40% | 12% | 13% | 86% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 37% | 40% | 23% | 11% | 18% | 27% | 44% |
9 | Kansas General Fund spending in 2012 was about $1.5 billion more than in 2005, or about 31% more. According to 2012 estimates, Kansas spent more per-resident than 31 other states and 26% more per-resident than the states with no income tax. Should Kansas General Fund spending be increased? Decreased? Or remain the same |
500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Employee? | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Wichita | Kansas C | Eastern | |
Increased | 20% | 19% | 21% | 21% | 23% | 18% | 17% | 22% | 18% | 25% | 18% | 15% | 21% | 14% | 8% | 16% | 48% | 26% | 19% | 18% | 23% | 19% | 17% | 22% | 24% | 32% | 21% | 22% | 15% |
Decreased | 43% | 49% | 38% | 36% | 43% | 52% | 43% | 39% | 48% | 38% | 46% | 50% | 37% | 46% | 61% | 35% | 21% | 36% | 44% | 41% | 47% | 40% | 40% | 45% | 45% | 40% | 46% | 43% | 43% |
Remain The Same | 28% | 26% | 30% | 31% | 23% | 27% | 32% | 27% | 29% | 25% | 29% | 33% | 31% | 26% | 25% | 38% | 26% | 30% | 28% | 29% | 23% | 31% | 33% | 25% | 28% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 36% |
Not Sure | 9% | 7% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 4% | 8% | 12% | 5% | 12% | 7% | 3% | 11% | 14% | 6% | 11% | 5% | 8% | 9% | 12% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 11% | 14% | 6% |
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Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 24% | 27% | 18% | 55% | 45% | 33% | 67% | 43% | 29% | 27% | 43% | 40% | 12% | 13% | 86% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 37% | 40% | 23% | 11% | 18% | 27% | 44% |
10 | How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: Kansas state government could run 5% to 10% more efficiently than it does now. |
500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Employee? | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Wichita | Kansas C | Eastern | |
Strongly Agree | 51% | 55% | 48% | 48% | 57% | 56% | 44% | 52% | 51% | 49% | 53% | 63% | 41% | 56% | 65% | 50% | 33% | 44% | 53% | 51% | 58% | 46% | 47% | 55% | 52% | 59% | 61% | 46% | 49% |
Somewhat Agree | 32% | 29% | 35% | 38% | 26% | 28% | 36% | 32% | 31% | 38% | 29% | 24% | 38% | 20% | 20% | 32% | 37% | 38% | 31% | 33% | 23% | 39% | 33% | 33% | 29% | 35% | 26% | 34% | 32% |
Somewhat Disagree | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 4% | 7% | 13% | 7% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 11% | 6% | 11% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 9% |
Strongly Disagree | 3% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 5% | 2% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 12% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 0% | 2% | 5% | 3% |
Not Sure | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 2% | 8% | 11% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 6% |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 24% | 27% | 18% | 55% | 45% | 33% | 67% | 43% | 29% | 27% | 43% | 40% | 12% | 13% | 86% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 37% | 40% | 23% | 11% | 18% | 27% | 44% |
11 | Property taxes increased 99% between 1997 and 2011, nearly 3 times the rate of inflation. What is most to blame for that increase? Over or inefficient spending by cities, counties and school districts? Improvements in services? Unfunded mandates? Or other circumstances beyond their control? |
500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Employee? | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Wichita | Kansas C | Eastern | |
Inefficient Spending | 51% | 52% | 50% | 48% | 52% | 51% | 57% | 50% | 53% | 48% | 53% | 63% | 47% | 45% | 68% | 46% | 25% | 45% | 52% | 56% | 55% | 46% | 54% | 50% | 47% | 51% | 54% | 50% | 51% |
Improvements In Services | 12% | 8% | 15% | 13% | 15% | 10% | 6% | 14% | 9% | 16% | 10% | 6% | 14% | 6% | 4% | 14% | 7% | 25% | 10% | 13% | 10% | 12% | 9% | 15% | 10% | 24% | 13% | 9% | 10% |
Unfunded Mandates | 14% | 16% | 13% | 9% | 11% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 20% | 7% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 27% | 19% | 21% | 15% | 8% | 15% | 13% | 11% | 18% | 12% | 14% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 17% | 12% |
Other Circumstances | 11% | 15% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 9% | 9% | 13% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 6% | 13% | 17% | 3% | 13% | 28% | 10% | 11% | 6% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 13% | 1% | 11% | 10% | 14% |
Not Sure | 12% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 14% | 9% | 19% | 8% | 8% | 12% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 24% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 13% | 13% | 10% | 13% | 7% | 7% | 15% | 13% |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 24% | 27% | 18% | 55% | 45% | 33% | 67% | 43% | 29% | 27% | 43% | 40% | 12% | 13% | 86% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 37% | 40% | 23% | 11% | 18% | 27% | 44% |
12 | Are property taxes too high? Too low? Or about right? |
500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Employee? | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.1 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Wichita | Kansas C | Eastern | |
Too High | 69% | 70% | 67% | 57% | 78% | 74% | 70% | 66% | 72% | 68% | 69% | 78% | 64% | 66% | 84% | 64% | 44% | 59% | 70% | 75% | 71% | 63% | 70% | 67% | 68% | 67% | 72% | 69% | 68% |
Too Low | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 8% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 4% |
Just About Right | 22% | 21% | 22% | 28% | 14% | 21% | 24% | 22% | 22% | 21% | 22% | 19% | 26% | 21% | 12% | 25% | 44% | 35% | 20% | 15% | 19% | 29% | 22% | 22% | 24% | 28% | 19% | 19% | 23% |
Not Sure | 6% | 5% | 7% | 12% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 9% | 2% | 7% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 1% | 9% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 5% |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 31% | 24% | 27% | 18% | 55% | 45% | 33% | 67% | 43% | 29% | 27% | 43% | 40% | 12% | 13% | 86% | 22% | 35% | 43% | 37% | 40% | 23% | 11% | 18% | 27% | 44% |
13 | What should first be done in order to lower property taxes? Cities, counties and school districts should provide the same services at lower costs? Cities, counties and school districts should eliminate non-essential services? State government should reduce spending on other services to give more money to cities, counties and school districts? State government should raise taxes to give more money to cities, counties and school districts? Or something else? |
344 Who Think Property Taxes Are Too High | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Cell Phone / Lan | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Employee? | Education | Income | Region | ||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 5.4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | Cell Pho | Landline | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | High Sch | Some Col | 4-year C | < $40K | $40K - $ | > $80K | Western | Wichita | Kansas C | Eastern | |
Same Services At Lower Costs | 21% | 23% | 20% | 14% | 26% | 18% | 30% | 20% | 23% | 14% | 25% | 25% | 30% | 25% | 28% | 17% | 55% | 17% | 22% | 26% | 20% | 20% | 23% | 22% | 20% | 26% | 15% | 27% | 19% |
Eliminate Non-essential Services | 36% | 36% | 37% | 30% | 28% | 45% | 43% | 29% | 44% | 31% | 39% | 49% | 30% | 27% | 43% | 37% | 18% | 38% | 36% | 37% | 38% | 35% | 31% | 43% | 35% | 27% | 46% | 28% | 40% |
Reduce Spending On Other Services | 22% | 21% | 23% | 31% | 21% | 21% | 12% | 26% | 18% | 33% | 17% | 12% | 28% | 13% | 12% | 22% | 17% | 13% | 23% | 14% | 22% | 27% | 21% | 18% | 31% | 25% | 14% | 32% | 19% |
Raise Taxes | 5% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 13% | 3% | 12% | 0% | 11% | 4% | 9% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 4% |
Other | 10% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 14% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 17% | 14% | 6% | 10% | 20% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 15% | 9% | 2% | 13% |
Not Sure | 6% | 6% | 6% | 11% | 6% | 4% | 1% | 8% | 3% | 14% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 6% | 1% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 7% | 3% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 9% | 7% | 5% |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Composition of Who Think Property Taxes Are Too High | 100% | 50% | 50% | 26% | 27% | 28% | 18% | 53% | 47% | 33% | 67% | 47% | 26% | 25% | 51% | 36% | 7% | 11% | 88% | 24% | 36% | 39% | 38% | 39% | 23% | 11% | 19% | 27% | 43% |
All Questions Crosstabbed By All Questions |
1 | How much state funding do you think Kansas school districts currently receive per pupil each year from JUST the state of Kansas? Less than $4,000 per pupil? Between $4,000 and $5,000? Between $5,000 and $6,000? Or more than $6,000 per pupil? |
500 Adults | All | KS Funding Per Pupil | Funding All Sources | Funding Over Last 5 Yrs | Increased Reserves | Pay Higher Taxes Statement | Reduce Agency Funding Statement | Combine Statement | Operates Efficiently Statement | General Fund Spending | Could Run Better Statement | Blame For Increase | Property Taxes | To Lower Property Taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | <$4,000 | 4,000-$5 | 5,000-$6 | >$6,000 | Not Sure | <$6,000 | $6,000-$ | $9,000-$ | >$12,000 | Not Sure | Down By | Remained | Up By Le | Up By 10 | Not Sure | <$50 Mil | $50-$250 | $250-$40 | >$400 Mi | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Increase | Decrease | Remain T | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Ineffici | Improvem | Unfunded | Other Ci | Not Sure | Too High | Too Low | Just Abo | Not Sure | Same Ser | Eliminat | Reduce S | Raise Ta | Other | Not Sure | |
<$4,000 | 44% | - | - | - | - | - | 74% | 37% | 10% | 15% | 7% | 56% | 45% | 37% | 27% | 24% | 47% | 51% | 30% | 27% | 31% | 45% | 48% | 41% | 36% | 61% | 54% | 43% | 41% | 40% | 43% | 44% | 44% | 51% | 41% | 30% | 32% | 41% | 43% | 51% | 47% | 50% | 40% | 44% | 47% | 47% | 40% | 41% | 58% | 31% | 48% | 39% | 43% | 32% | 43% | 44% | 62% | 33% | 71% | 44% | 45% | 50% | 47% | 42% | 21% |
4,000-$5,000 | 25% | - | - | - | - | - | 20% | 41% | 26% | 4% | 6% | 27% | 29% | 29% | 15% | 18% | 35% | 24% | 23% | 6% | 5% | 29% | 25% | 34% | 22% | 4% | 25% | 24% | 34% | 19% | 22% | 23% | 28% | 25% | 27% | 17% | 25% | 30% | 28% | 19% | 13% | 23% | 25% | 35% | 7% | 24% | 28% | 36% | 14% | 10% | 23% | 20% | 29% | 46% | 18% | 24% | 19% | 33% | 14% | 26% | 23% | 25% | 27% | 24% | 26% |
5,000-$6,000 | 10% | - | - | - | - | - | 2% | 14% | 23% | 9% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 13% | 22% | 11% | 6% | 11% | 23% | 24% | 9% | 12% | 6% | 10% | 15% | 2% | 8% | 11% | 9% | 13% | 4% | 12% | 8% | 11% | 11% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 6% | 10% | 0% | 7% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 11% | 22% | 6% | 10% | 6% | 11% | 6% | 15% | 11% | 13% | 7% | 0% | 8% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 15% | 8% |
>$6,000 | 13% | - | - | - | - | - | 1% | 8% | 36% | 71% | 0% | 4% | 12% | 20% | 31% | 0% | 9% | 12% | 21% | 42% | 15% | 7% | 12% | 10% | 22% | 2% | 7% | 12% | 12% | 22% | 6% | 15% | 11% | 9% | 20% | 3% | 23% | 8% | 13% | 15% | 6% | 14% | 16% | 7% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 3% | 6% | 24% | 13% | 29% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 13% | 4% | 16% | 2% | 19% | 14% | 3% | 14% | 17% | 14% |
Not Sure | 8% | - | - | - | - | - | 3% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 77% | 6% | 10% | 2% | 4% | 46% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 40% | 7% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 31% | 5% | 11% | 3% | 6% | 26% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 1% | 42% | 6% | 6% | 9% | 6% | 34% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 26% | 5% | 11% | 9% | 0% | 29% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 11% | 20% | 7% | 2% | 11% | 12% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 0% | 2% | 31% |
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Composition of Adults | 100% | 39% | 32% | 14% | 7% | 8% | 39% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 47% | 28% | 9% | 3% | 14% | 16% | 31% | 22% | 25% | 7% | 19% | 30% | 25% | 19% | 7% | 26% | 39% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 9% | 28% | 33% | 26% | 4% | 20% | 43% | 28% | 9% | 51% | 32% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 51% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 69% | 3% | 22% | 6% | 21% | 36% | 22% | 5% | 10% | 6% | |||||
2 | How much funding per pupil do you think Kansas school districts currently receive from ALL taxpayer sources per year, including State, Federal and Local taxpayers? Less than $6,000 per pupil? Between $6,000 and $9,000? Between $9,000 and $12,000? Or more than $12,000 per pupil? |
500 Adults | All | KS Funding Per Pupil | Funding All Sources | Funding Over Last 5 Yrs | Increased Reserves | Pay Higher Taxes Statement | Reduce Agency Funding Statement | Combine Statement | Operates Efficiently Statement | General Fund Spending | Could Run Better Statement | Blame For Increase | Property Taxes | To Lower Property Taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | <$4,000 | 4,000-$5 | 5,000-$6 | >$6,000 | Not Sure | <$6,000 | $6,000-$ | $9,000-$ | >$12,000 | Not Sure | Down By | Remained | Up By Le | Up By 10 | Not Sure | <$50 Mil | $50-$250 | $250-$40 | >$400 Mi | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Increase | Decrease | Remain T | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Ineffici | Improvem | Unfunded | Other Ci | Not Sure | Too High | Too Low | Just Abo | Not Sure | Same Ser | Eliminat | Reduce S | Raise Ta | Other | Not Sure | |
<$6,000 | 39% | 66% | 31% | 8% | 3% | 13% | - | - | - | - | - | 56% | 44% | 18% | 24% | 20% | 49% | 36% | 31% | 33% | 20% | 49% | 43% | 30% | 34% | 47% | 65% | 37% | 32% | 24% | 43% | 34% | 39% | 43% | 44% | 40% | 33% | 40% | 35% | 43% | 51% | 46% | 33% | 41% | 45% | 42% | 37% | 48% | 15% | 29% | 42% | 36% | 37% | 31% | 42% | 40% | 43% | 33% | 54% | 43% | 39% | 51% | 17% | 37% | 12% |
$6,000-$9,000 | 32% | 27% | 51% | 45% | 20% | 3% | - | - | - | - | - | 23% | 37% | 50% | 33% | 14% | 32% | 43% | 28% | 6% | 19% | 23% | 32% | 49% | 29% | 12% | 15% | 39% | 41% | 34% | 11% | 38% | 36% | 35% | 22% | 7% | 38% | 34% | 34% | 30% | 12% | 31% | 31% | 40% | 17% | 30% | 38% | 36% | 22% | 16% | 30% | 29% | 42% | 46% | 21% | 32% | 19% | 35% | 31% | 25% | 34% | 30% | 58% | 36% | 28% |
$9,000-$12,000 | 14% | 3% | 15% | 33% | 40% | 8% | - | - | - | - | - | 10% | 8% | 25% | 21% | 10% | 11% | 16% | 24% | 33% | 9% | 19% | 11% | 11% | 20% | 6% | 10% | 7% | 19% | 22% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 13% | 18% | 10% | 11% | 15% | 12% | 17% | 10% | 5% | 20% | 11% | 19% | 15% | 10% | 8% | 44% | 26% | 17% | 14% | 15% | 9% | 7% | 15% | 19% | 13% | 9% | 19% | 15% | 9% | 14% | 12% | 21% |
>$12,000 | 7% | 2% | 1% | 6% | 37% | 1% | - | - | - | - | - | 4% | 4% | 7% | 19% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 11% | 28% | 11% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 13% | 5% | 2% | 6% | 4% | 16% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 0% | 11% | 10% | 1% | 0% | 9% | 4% | 0% | 19% | 0% | 7% | 14% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 8% | 0% | 11% | 7% | 1% | 0% | 13% | 3% |
Not Sure | 8% | 1% | 2% | 8% | 0% | 75% | - | - | - | - | - | 7% | 7% | 0% | 3% | 54% | 3% | 1% | 6% | 0% | 41% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 31% | 8% | 10% | 4% | 3% | 24% | 6% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 36% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 2% | 28% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 19% | 4% | 11% | 8% | 0% | 29% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 10% | 25% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 5% | 1% | 5% | 9% | 11% | 2% | 37% |
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Composition of Adults | 100% | 44% | 25% | 10% | 13% | 8% | 39% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 47% | 28% | 9% | 3% | 14% | 16% | 31% | 22% | 25% | 7% | 19% | 30% | 25% | 19% | 7% | 26% | 39% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 9% | 28% | 33% | 26% | 4% | 20% | 43% | 28% | 9% | 51% | 32% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 51% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 69% | 3% | 22% | 6% | 21% | 36% | 22% | 5% | 10% | 6% | |||||
3 | Over the last 5 years, do you think per-pupil school district funding from the State, Federal Government and local property taxes has gone down by more than 10%? Has remained about the same? Has gone up by less than 5%? Or has gone up by about 10%? |
500 Adults | All | KS Funding Per Pupil | Funding All Sources | Funding Over Last 5 Yrs | Increased Reserves | Pay Higher Taxes Statement | Reduce Agency Funding Statement | Combine Statement | Operates Efficiently Statement | General Fund Spending | Could Run Better Statement | Blame For Increase | Property Taxes | To Lower Property Taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | <$4,000 | 4,000-$5 | 5,000-$6 | >$6,000 | Not Sure | <$6,000 | $6,000-$ | $9,000-$ | >$12,000 | Not Sure | Down By | Remained | Up By Le | Up By 10 | Not Sure | <$50 Mil | $50-$250 | $250-$40 | >$400 Mi | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Increase | Decrease | Remain T | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Ineffici | Improvem | Unfunded | Other Ci | Not Sure | Too High | Too Low | Just Abo | Not Sure | Same Ser | Eliminat | Reduce S | Raise Ta | Other | Not Sure | |
Down By 10% | 39% | 49% | 40% | 29% | 14% | 28% | 55% | 28% | 28% | 21% | 36% | - | - | - | - | - | 51% | 30% | 30% | 9% | 27% | 66% | 45% | 29% | 25% | 26% | 64% | 34% | 34% | 30% | 32% | 43% | 34% | 38% | 46% | 40% | 37% | 37% | 45% | 36% | 33% | 51% | 32% | 39% | 46% | 40% | 39% | 30% | 53% | 31% | 38% | 40% | 38% | 34% | 48% | 38% | 68% | 38% | 39% | 27% | 32% | 50% | 38% | 48% | 46% |
Remained Same | 22% | 22% | 25% | 7% | 21% | 27% | 24% | 25% | 12% | 14% | 20% | - | - | - | - | - | 20% | 21% | 38% | 8% | 20% | 18% | 23% | 23% | 18% | 36% | 7% | 26% | 29% | 19% | 23% | 18% | 22% | 26% | 21% | 26% | 20% | 23% | 16% | 28% | 22% | 19% | 20% | 28% | 16% | 20% | 21% | 36% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 27% | 35% | 14% | 20% | 20% | 27% | 20% | 23% | 23% | 14% | 22% | 12% | 21% |
Up By Less Than 5% | 19% | 16% | 22% | 25% | 30% | 4% | 9% | 30% | 34% | 20% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | 18% | 30% | 15% | 10% | 6% | 9% | 19% | 29% | 21% | 6% | 16% | 20% | 24% | 22% | 2% | 19% | 23% | 20% | 16% | 6% | 12% | 24% | 23% | 14% | 9% | 12% | 23% | 19% | 15% | 18% | 22% | 16% | 20% | 16% | 22% | 20% | 19% | 8% | 17% | 20% | 9% | 15% | 34% | 29% | 16% | 22% | 10% | 18% | 14% |
Up By 10% | 15% | 9% | 9% | 32% | 36% | 8% | 9% | 15% | 22% | 43% | 5% | - | - | - | - | - | 9% | 17% | 15% | 67% | 17% | 5% | 12% | 13% | 28% | 2% | 9% | 13% | 10% | 29% | 10% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 14% | 3% | 29% | 11% | 12% | 19% | 3% | 13% | 19% | 11% | 7% | 20% | 12% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 16% | 23% | 12% | 7% | 8% | 17% | 4% | 11% | 2% | 20% | 20% | 8% | 30% | 22% | 3% |
Not Sure | 6% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 0% | 34% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 40% | - | - | - | - | - | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 30% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 30% | 3% | 7% | 4% | 0% | 32% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 24% | 1% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 34% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 16% | 3% | 6% | 17% | 2% | 24% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 15% | 12% | 5% | 0% | 9% | 5% | 0% | 9% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 16% |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |||||
Composition of Adults | 100% | 44% | 25% | 10% | 13% | 8% | 39% | 32% | 14% | 7% | 8% | 47% | 28% | 9% | 3% | 14% | 16% | 31% | 22% | 25% | 7% | 19% | 30% | 25% | 19% | 7% | 26% | 39% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 9% | 28% | 33% | 26% | 4% | 20% | 43% | 28% | 9% | 51% | 32% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 51% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 69% | 3% | 22% | 6% | 21% | 36% | 22% | 5% | 10% | 6% | |||||
4 | Many school districts have used some of their state and local tax dollars to increase their cash reserves. Since 2005, how much do you think Kansas school districts have increased their cash reserves? Less than $50 million? Between $50 and $250 million? Between $250 and $400 million? Or more than $400 million? |
500 Adults | All | KS Funding Per Pupil | Funding All Sources | Funding Over Last 5 Yrs | Increased Reserves | Pay Higher Taxes Statement | Reduce Agency Funding Statement | Combine Statement | Operates Efficiently Statement | General Fund Spending | Could Run Better Statement | Blame For Increase | Property Taxes | To Lower Property Taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | <$4,000 | 4,000-$5 | 5,000-$6 | >$6,000 | Not Sure | <$6,000 | $6,000-$ | $9,000-$ | >$12,000 | Not Sure | Down By | Remained | Up By Le | Up By 10 | Not Sure | <$50 Mil | $50-$250 | $250-$40 | >$400 Mi | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Increase | Decrease | Remain T | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Ineffici | Improvem | Unfunded | Other Ci | Not Sure | Too High | Too Low | Just Abo | Not Sure | Same Ser | Eliminat | Reduce S | Raise Ta | Other | Not Sure | |
<$50 Million | 47% | 50% | 63% | 30% | 34% | 16% | 58% | 46% | 37% | 33% | 18% | 61% | 44% | 44% | 29% | 12% | - | - | - | - | - | 62% | 48% | 51% | 37% | 22% | 59% | 46% | 48% | 39% | 30% | 45% | 45% | 47% | 56% | 41% | 41% | 45% | 51% | 47% | 35% | 48% | 40% | 60% | 35% | 49% | 47% | 40% | 63% | 19% | 44% | 55% | 50% | 56% | 34% | 45% | 73% | 48% | 47% | 36% | 44% | 53% | 57% | 62% | 12% |
$50-$250 Million | 28% | 33% | 26% | 30% | 25% | 9% | 26% | 37% | 31% | 17% | 2% | 22% | 27% | 43% | 32% | 12% | - | - | - | - | - | 26% | 27% | 31% | 30% | 18% | 22% | 31% | 29% | 28% | 26% | 33% | 30% | 32% | 17% | 10% | 25% | 31% | 29% | 24% | 25% | 26% | 34% | 19% | 29% | 28% | 24% | 33% | 24% | 40% | 31% | 21% | 27% | 26% | 21% | 28% | 21% | 25% | 37% | 36% | 31% | 24% | 21% | 11% | 33% |
$250-$400 Million | 9% | 6% | 8% | 20% | 14% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 15% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 15% | 7% | 9% | 3% | - | - | - | - | - | 8% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 11% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 12% | 16% | 4% | 16% | 9% | 4% | 12% | 3% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 8% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 3% | 7% | 8% | 14% | 4% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 11% | 2% | 10% | 6% | 9% | 15% | 13% | 8% |
>$400 Million | 3% | 2% | 1% | 8% | 10% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 7% | 13% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 14% | 2% | - | - | - | - | - | 1% | 1% | 0% | 10% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 4% | 8% | 2% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 0% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Not Sure | 14% | 10% | 2% | 13% | 16% | 70% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 22% | 73% | 10% | 13% | 4% | 16% | 71% | - | - | - | - | - | 4% | 16% | 9% | 14% | 44% | 7% | 15% | 11% | 14% | 37% | 10% | 16% | 6% | 9% | 46% | 17% | 13% | 14% | 10% | 38% | 12% | 13% | 10% | 35% | 10% | 16% | 15% | 2% | 39% | 12% | 16% | 8% | 12% | 29% | 14% | 0% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 13% | 47% |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |||||
Composition of Adults | 100% | 44% | 25% | 10% | 13% | 8% | 39% | 32% | 14% | 7% | 8% | 39% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 16% | 31% | 22% | 25% | 7% | 19% | 30% | 25% | 19% | 7% | 26% | 39% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 9% | 28% | 33% | 26% | 4% | 20% | 43% | 28% | 9% | 51% | 32% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 51% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 69% | 3% | 22% | 6% | 21% | 36% | 22% | 5% | 10% | 6% | |||||
5 | Hypothetically speaking, if total taxpayer support of Kansas public schools was up more than10% from 5 years ago and school districts had also used more than $400 million of state and local taxes to increase cash reserves, how much would you agree or disagree with the following statement: I would personally be willing to pay higher taxes to give more money to local school districts. |
500 Adults | All | KS Funding Per Pupil | Funding All Sources | Funding Over Last 5 Yrs | Increased Reserves | Pay Higher Taxes Statement | Reduce Agency Funding Statement | Combine Statement | Operates Efficiently Statement | General Fund Spending | Could Run Better Statement | Blame For Increase | Property Taxes | To Lower Property Taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | <$4,000 | 4,000-$5 | 5,000-$6 | >$6,000 | Not Sure | <$6,000 | $6,000-$ | $9,000-$ | >$12,000 | Not Sure | Down By | Remained | Up By Le | Up By 10 | Not Sure | <$50 Mil | $50-$250 | $250-$40 | >$400 Mi | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Increase | Decrease | Remain T | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Ineffici | Improvem | Unfunded | Other Ci | Not Sure | Too High | Too Low | Just Abo | Not Sure | Same Ser | Eliminat | Reduce S | Raise Ta | Other | Not Sure | |
Strongly Agree | 16% | 17% | 19% | 20% | 9% | 14% | 20% | 12% | 22% | 4% | 14% | 28% | 14% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 22% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 4% | - | - | - | - | - | 30% | 15% | 15% | 5% | 19% | 18% | 14% | 16% | 27% | 4% | 23% | 20% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 38% | 9% | 12% | 18% | 14% | 15% | 20% | 39% | 24% | 9% | 21% | 28% | 32% | 16% | 11% | 51% | 26% | 26% | 10% | 9% | 12% | 37% | 11% | 0% |
Somewhat Agree | 31% | 34% | 30% | 19% | 29% | 31% | 34% | 31% | 24% | 25% | 33% | 36% | 32% | 30% | 25% | 11% | 32% | 30% | 26% | 9% | 36% | - | - | - | - | - | 41% | 41% | 30% | 13% | 12% | 26% | 39% | 27% | 17% | 38% | 52% | 38% | 32% | 16% | 26% | 40% | 24% | 37% | 22% | 24% | 45% | 36% | 19% | 11% | 26% | 49% | 20% | 35% | 43% | 25% | 23% | 46% | 42% | 16% | 15% | 41% | 46% | 32% | 44% |
Somewhat Disagree | 22% | 20% | 29% | 22% | 17% | 15% | 16% | 33% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 16% | 23% | 33% | 20% | 20% | 24% | 25% | 20% | 0% | 14% | - | - | - | - | - | 10% | 27% | 34% | 14% | 4% | 17% | 26% | 32% | 15% | 9% | 18% | 19% | 29% | 19% | 12% | 9% | 26% | 25% | 23% | 21% | 22% | 25% | 20% | 23% | 22% | 18% | 33% | 17% | 15% | 25% | 27% | 15% | 11% | 24% | 32% | 16% | 13% | 21% | 26% |
Strongly Disagree | 25% | 20% | 21% | 36% | 43% | 15% | 21% | 22% | 34% | 49% | 12% | 16% | 21% | 27% | 48% | 31% | 19% | 26% | 27% | 80% | 25% | - | - | - | - | - | 18% | 12% | 17% | 62% | 23% | 37% | 16% | 20% | 35% | 16% | 6% | 22% | 20% | 42% | 7% | 9% | 38% | 19% | 11% | 35% | 12% | 15% | 19% | 13% | 37% | 9% | 15% | 9% | 12% | 32% | 0% | 8% | 7% | 47% | 41% | 22% | 4% | 26% | 3% |
Not Sure | 7% | 9% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 25% | 8% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 26% | 4% | 11% | 2% | 1% | 34% | 3% | 4% | 11% | 4% | 21% | - | - | - | - | - | 1% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 42% | 2% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 32% | 2% | 1% | 6% | 10% | 41% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 26% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 29% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 14% | 7% | 0% | 5% | 13% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 0% | 10% | 28% |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |||||
Composition of Adults | 100% | 44% | 25% | 10% | 13% | 8% | 39% | 32% | 14% | 7% | 8% | 39% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 47% | 28% | 9% | 3% | 14% | 19% | 30% | 25% | 19% | 7% | 26% | 39% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 9% | 28% | 33% | 26% | 4% | 20% | 43% | 28% | 9% | 51% | 32% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 51% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 69% | 3% | 22% | 6% | 21% | 36% | 22% | 5% | 10% | 6% | |||||
6 | Again, hypothetically speaking, if total taxpayer support of Kansas public schools was up more than 10% from 5 years ago and school districts had also used more than $400 million of state and local taxes to increase cash reserves, how much would you agree or disagree with this statement: Funding for other state agencies should be reduced in order to give more money to local school districts. |
500 Adults | All | KS Funding Per Pupil | Funding All Sources | Funding Over Last 5 Yrs | Increased Reserves | Pay Higher Taxes Statement | Reduce Agency Funding Statement | Combine Statement | Operates Efficiently Statement | General Fund Spending | Could Run Better Statement | Blame For Increase | Property Taxes | To Lower Property Taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | <$4,000 | 4,000-$5 | 5,000-$6 | >$6,000 | Not Sure | <$6,000 | $6,000-$ | $9,000-$ | >$12,000 | Not Sure | Down By | Remained | Up By Le | Up By 10 | Not Sure | <$50 Mil | $50-$250 | $250-$40 | >$400 Mi | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Increase | Decrease | Remain T | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Ineffici | Improvem | Unfunded | Other Ci | Not Sure | Too High | Too Low | Just Abo | Not Sure | Same Ser | Eliminat | Reduce S | Raise Ta | Other | Not Sure | |
Strongly Agree | 19% | 23% | 18% | 16% | 10% | 13% | 31% | 9% | 13% | 6% | 19% | 31% | 6% | 15% | 12% | 11% | 24% | 15% | 23% | 6% | 10% | 35% | 25% | 8% | 14% | 2% | - | - | - | - | - | 29% | 16% | 15% | 18% | 4% | 36% | 21% | 16% | 16% | 6% | 32% | 16% | 18% | 5% | 21% | 20% | 10% | 15% | 3% | 22% | 26% | 13% | 11% | 11% | 19% | 25% | 18% | 11% | 20% | 16% | 33% | 27% | 10% | 0% |
Somewhat Agree | 30% | 29% | 28% | 33% | 29% | 41% | 29% | 37% | 16% | 27% | 40% | 27% | 36% | 31% | 27% | 36% | 30% | 34% | 27% | 3% | 34% | 28% | 40% | 38% | 14% | 24% | - | - | - | - | - | 20% | 38% | 37% | 21% | 28% | 43% | 33% | 32% | 22% | 27% | 34% | 28% | 32% | 27% | 25% | 37% | 47% | 8% | 26% | 25% | 50% | 33% | 31% | 32% | 29% | 31% | 34% | 36% | 22% | 30% | 35% | 14% | 30% | 32% |
Somewhat Disagree | 25% | 24% | 34% | 24% | 25% | 10% | 21% | 32% | 34% | 15% | 13% | 22% | 34% | 31% | 18% | 16% | 26% | 26% | 22% | 35% | 20% | 24% | 24% | 40% | 18% | 15% | - | - | - | - | - | 23% | 28% | 31% | 22% | 13% | 16% | 33% | 27% | 22% | 9% | 15% | 25% | 30% | 33% | 23% | 26% | 27% | 54% | 30% | 24% | 17% | 30% | 32% | 27% | 24% | 34% | 29% | 19% | 29% | 24% | 21% | 31% | 14% | 38% |
Strongly Disagree | 19% | 17% | 14% | 24% | 33% | 15% | 12% | 20% | 29% | 47% | 8% | 15% | 16% | 22% | 38% | 0% | 16% | 19% | 23% | 51% | 19% | 6% | 8% | 12% | 48% | 16% | - | - | - | - | - | 24% | 16% | 11% | 31% | 13% | 5% | 10% | 19% | 34% | 13% | 7% | 28% | 16% | 11% | 26% | 11% | 10% | 24% | 12% | 25% | 7% | 16% | 12% | 15% | 22% | 10% | 13% | 9% | 27% | 25% | 10% | 20% | 42% | 1% |
Not Sure | 7% | 6% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 21% | 7% | 2% | 8% | 5% | 21% | 5% | 7% | 1% | 5% | 37% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 18% | 8% | 3% | 1% | 6% | 43% | - | - | - | - | - | 4% | 2% | 5% | 9% | 43% | 0% | 3% | 7% | 6% | 45% | 12% | 3% | 3% | 23% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 0% | 28% | 4% | 0% | 8% | 15% | 15% | 5% | 0% | 7% | 25% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 8% | 4% | 28% |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |||||
Composition of Adults | 100% | 44% | 25% | 10% | 13% | 8% | 39% | 32% | 14% | 7% | 8% | 39% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 47% | 28% | 9% | 3% | 14% | 16% | 31% | 22% | 25% | 7% | 26% | 39% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 9% | 28% | 33% | 26% | 4% | 20% | 43% | 28% | 9% | 51% | 32% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 51% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 69% | 3% | 22% | 6% | 21% | 36% | 22% | 5% | 10% | 6% | |||||
7 | In Kansas, per-pupil spending outside of the classroom -on administration, building operations, transportation, and food service - varies among school districts, from a low of about $2,000 per-pupil to nearly $13,000 per-pupil. Thinking now just about these outside-the-classroom costs, how much do you agree or disagree with this statement: To make more money available for classroom instruction, school districts should combine some outside-the-classroom functions with other districts. |
500 Adults | All | KS Funding Per Pupil | Funding All Sources | Funding Over Last 5 Yrs | Increased Reserves | Pay Higher Taxes Statement | Reduce Agency Funding Statement | Combine Statement | Operates Efficiently Statement | General Fund Spending | Could Run Better Statement | Blame For Increase | Property Taxes | To Lower Property Taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | <$4,000 | 4,000-$5 | 5,000-$6 | >$6,000 | Not Sure | <$6,000 | $6,000-$ | $9,000-$ | >$12,000 | Not Sure | Down By | Remained | Up By Le | Up By 10 | Not Sure | <$50 Mil | $50-$250 | $250-$40 | >$400 Mi | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Increase | Decrease | Remain T | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Ineffici | Improvem | Unfunded | Other Ci | Not Sure | Too High | Too Low | Just Abo | Not Sure | Same Ser | Eliminat | Reduce S | Raise Ta | Other | Not Sure | |
Strongly Agree | 26% | 26% | 24% | 31% | 32% | 17% | 23% | 30% | 27% | 28% | 21% | 29% | 21% | 25% | 32% | 13% | 25% | 30% | 17% | 64% | 18% | 29% | 22% | 20% | 39% | 9% | 41% | 17% | 23% | 33% | 16% | - | - | - | - | - | 30% | 26% | 28% | 25% | 4% | 28% | 31% | 19% | 18% | 34% | 18% | 17% | 17% | 18% | 32% | 28% | 16% | 19% | 18% | 28% | 17% | 22% | 21% | 30% | 31% | 24% | 11% | 30% | 28% |
Somewhat Agree | 39% | 40% | 43% | 33% | 35% | 39% | 39% | 43% | 37% | 28% | 35% | 34% | 40% | 47% | 41% | 41% | 38% | 42% | 34% | 21% | 45% | 34% | 49% | 46% | 26% | 33% | 33% | 49% | 44% | 33% | 11% | - | - | - | - | - | 42% | 42% | 45% | 31% | 19% | 38% | 35% | 47% | 39% | 34% | 49% | 36% | 35% | 36% | 37% | 52% | 38% | 44% | 34% | 37% | 39% | 51% | 22% | 33% | 39% | 48% | 28% | 31% | 19% |
Somewhat Disagree | 15% | 17% | 14% | 16% | 11% | 6% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 12% | 6% | 14% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 9% | 15% | 17% | 21% | 8% | 6% | 14% | 13% | 22% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 18% | 18% | 9% | 11% | - | - | - | - | - | 5% | 18% | 11% | 19% | 15% | 9% | 13% | 21% | 16% | 12% | 16% | 27% | 28% | 7% | 16% | 10% | 25% | 10% | 8% | 14% | 23% | 13% | 23% | 18% | 14% | 10% | 29% | 14% | 8% |
Strongly Disagree | 13% | 12% | 14% | 14% | 21% | 2% | 15% | 9% | 17% | 25% | 6% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 9% | 16% | 8% | 25% | 7% | 8% | 22% | 7% | 9% | 19% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 11% | 22% | 18% | - | - | - | - | - | 22% | 11% | 9% | 20% | 0% | 20% | 16% | 8% | 2% | 15% | 11% | 9% | 20% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 17% | 18% | 12% | 13% | 19% | 12% | 16% | 17% | 11% | 11% | 25% | 20% | 3% |
Not Sure | 7% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 35% | 7% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 31% | 7% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 29% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 23% | 2% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 33% | 1% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 44% | - | - | - | - | - | 0% | 3% | 8% | 4% | 61% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 26% | 5% | 6% | 10% | 0% | 25% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 28% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 18% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 42% |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |||||
Composition of Adults | 100% | 44% | 25% | 10% | 13% | 8% | 39% | 32% | 14% | 7% | 8% | 39% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 47% | 28% | 9% | 3% | 14% | 16% | 31% | 22% | 25% | 7% | 19% | 30% | 25% | 19% | 7% | 9% | 28% | 33% | 26% | 4% | 20% | 43% | 28% | 9% | 51% | 32% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 51% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 69% | 3% | 22% | 6% | 21% | 36% | 22% | 5% | 10% | 6% | |||||
8 | How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: Kansas state government operates pretty efficiently and makes effective use of my tax dollars. |
500 Adults | All | KS Funding Per Pupil | Funding All Sources | Funding Over Last 5 Yrs | Increased Reserves | Pay Higher Taxes Statement | Reduce Agency Funding Statement | Combine Statement | Operates Efficiently Statement | General Fund Spending | Could Run Better Statement | Blame For Increase | Property Taxes | To Lower Property Taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | <$4,000 | 4,000-$5 | 5,000-$6 | >$6,000 | Not Sure | <$6,000 | $6,000-$ | $9,000-$ | >$12,000 | Not Sure | Down By | Remained | Up By Le | Up By 10 | Not Sure | <$50 Mil | $50-$250 | $250-$40 | >$400 Mi | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Increase | Decrease | Remain T | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Ineffici | Improvem | Unfunded | Other Ci | Not Sure | Too High | Too Low | Just Abo | Not Sure | Same Ser | Eliminat | Reduce S | Raise Ta | Other | Not Sure | |
Strongly Agree | 9% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 16% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 19% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 18% | 2% | 8% | 8% | 17% | 0% | 11% | 13% | 15% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 17% | 13% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 10% | 10% | 3% | 15% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | 17% | 6% | 10% | 0% | 8% | 9% | 21% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 17% | 9% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 0% | 19% | 0% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 16% |
Somewhat Agree | 28% | 26% | 33% | 40% | 17% | 20% | 29% | 29% | 29% | 18% | 23% | 26% | 29% | 35% | 21% | 26% | 27% | 31% | 29% | 16% | 25% | 34% | 34% | 25% | 24% | 4% | 31% | 30% | 36% | 15% | 12% | 28% | 30% | 34% | 23% | 10% | - | - | - | - | - | 31% | 26% | 33% | 13% | 23% | 37% | 21% | 17% | 34% | 24% | 35% | 32% | 35% | 26% | 24% | 22% | 36% | 38% | 29% | 30% | 17% | 31% | 18% | 1% |
Somewhat Disagree | 33% | 32% | 36% | 21% | 35% | 36% | 29% | 35% | 28% | 34% | 50% | 38% | 24% | 39% | 26% | 32% | 36% | 34% | 17% | 22% | 34% | 28% | 34% | 43% | 27% | 29% | 27% | 35% | 34% | 32% | 35% | 35% | 38% | 24% | 22% | 37% | - | - | - | - | - | 30% | 33% | 35% | 28% | 28% | 41% | 42% | 30% | 16% | 30% | 39% | 36% | 17% | 50% | 35% | 42% | 29% | 20% | 34% | 27% | 45% | 20% | 45% | 45% |
Strongly Disagree | 26% | 31% | 20% | 26% | 30% | 19% | 29% | 24% | 32% | 30% | 7% | 24% | 34% | 19% | 34% | 16% | 27% | 23% | 36% | 62% | 18% | 22% | 13% | 23% | 45% | 39% | 23% | 19% | 23% | 47% | 24% | 26% | 21% | 34% | 40% | 16% | - | - | - | - | - | 21% | 32% | 18% | 35% | 37% | 10% | 13% | 39% | 31% | 38% | 8% | 20% | 24% | 3% | 30% | 29% | 15% | 23% | 28% | 31% | 31% | 40% | 34% | 20% |
Not Sure | 4% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 18% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 15% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 24% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 11% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 26% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 28% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 37% | - | - | - | - | - | 1% | 2% | 3% | 24% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 15% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 4% | 7% | 1% | 20% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 18% |
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Composition of Adults | 100% | 44% | 25% | 10% | 13% | 8% | 39% | 32% | 14% | 7% | 8% | 39% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 47% | 28% | 9% | 3% | 14% | 16% | 31% | 22% | 25% | 7% | 19% | 30% | 25% | 19% | 7% | 26% | 39% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 20% | 43% | 28% | 9% | 51% | 32% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 51% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 69% | 3% | 22% | 6% | 21% | 36% | 22% | 5% | 10% | 6% | |||||
9 | Kansas General Fund spending in 2012 was about $1.5 billion more than in 2005, or about 31% more. According to 2012 estimates, Kansas spent more per-resident than 31 other states and 26% more per-resident than the states with no income tax. Should Kansas General Fund spending be increased? Decreased? Or remain the same |
500 Adults | All | KS Funding Per Pupil | Funding All Sources | Funding Over Last 5 Yrs | Increased Reserves | Pay Higher Taxes Statement | Reduce Agency Funding Statement | Combine Statement | Operates Efficiently Statement | General Fund Spending | Could Run Better Statement | Blame For Increase | Property Taxes | To Lower Property Taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | <$4,000 | 4,000-$5 | 5,000-$6 | >$6,000 | Not Sure | <$6,000 | $6,000-$ | $9,000-$ | >$12,000 | Not Sure | Down By | Remained | Up By Le | Up By 10 | Not Sure | <$50 Mil | $50-$250 | $250-$40 | >$400 Mi | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Increase | Decrease | Remain T | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Ineffici | Improvem | Unfunded | Other Ci | Not Sure | Too High | Too Low | Just Abo | Not Sure | Same Ser | Eliminat | Reduce S | Raise Ta | Other | Not Sure | |
Increased | 20% | 23% | 18% | 15% | 22% | 16% | 24% | 19% | 7% | 32% | 19% | 26% | 18% | 12% | 17% | 17% | 20% | 19% | 31% | 8% | 17% | 47% | 26% | 8% | 7% | 15% | 34% | 23% | 12% | 7% | 36% | 22% | 19% | 12% | 30% | 15% | 38% | 22% | 18% | 16% | 5% | - | - | - | - | 17% | 19% | 32% | 21% | 36% | 10% | 41% | 27% | 31% | 25% | 12% | 53% | 33% | 41% | 14% | 10% | 11% | 30% | 16% | 6% |
Decreased | 43% | 40% | 42% | 52% | 54% | 39% | 37% | 42% | 60% | 63% | 34% | 35% | 39% | 53% | 57% | 45% | 37% | 52% | 41% | 68% | 41% | 23% | 34% | 51% | 67% | 20% | 36% | 40% | 43% | 64% | 18% | 52% | 38% | 38% | 52% | 33% | 31% | 40% | 44% | 53% | 22% | - | - | - | - | 55% | 34% | 21% | 48% | 14% | 58% | 33% | 31% | 18% | 27% | 54% | 8% | 24% | 7% | 60% | 64% | 49% | 9% | 65% | 9% |
Remain The Same | 28% | 28% | 38% | 27% | 16% | 16% | 30% | 34% | 21% | 5% | 26% | 28% | 36% | 28% | 21% | 14% | 36% | 20% | 27% | 24% | 20% | 21% | 34% | 32% | 21% | 31% | 27% | 29% | 33% | 24% | 15% | 21% | 33% | 41% | 17% | 18% | 31% | 33% | 30% | 19% | 22% | - | - | - | - | 22% | 38% | 41% | 3% | 20% | 25% | 22% | 34% | 42% | 26% | 27% | 20% | 37% | 14% | 19% | 23% | 35% | 57% | 17% | 34% |
Not Sure | 9% | 10% | 3% | 7% | 8% | 29% | 10% | 5% | 12% | 0% | 22% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 24% | 7% | 9% | 1% | 0% | 22% | 10% | 6% | 10% | 4% | 35% | 2% | 8% | 12% | 5% | 31% | 6% | 9% | 9% | 1% | 34% | 0% | 4% | 8% | 12% | 51% | - | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | 6% | 28% | 30% | 7% | 4% | 8% | 9% | 22% | 7% | 19% | 5% | 37% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 51% |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||
Composition of Adults | 100% | 44% | 25% | 10% | 13% | 8% | 39% | 32% | 14% | 7% | 8% | 39% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 47% | 28% | 9% | 3% | 14% | 16% | 31% | 22% | 25% | 7% | 19% | 30% | 25% | 19% | 7% | 26% | 39% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 9% | 28% | 33% | 26% | 4% | 51% | 32% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 51% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 69% | 3% | 22% | 6% | 21% | 36% | 22% | 5% | 10% | 6% | ||||
10 | How much do you agree or disagree with this statement: Kansas state government could run 5% to 10% more efficiently than it does now. |
500 Adults | All | KS Funding Per Pupil | Funding All Sources | Funding Over Last 5 Yrs | Increased Reserves | Pay Higher Taxes Statement | Reduce Agency Funding Statement | Combine Statement | Operates Efficiently Statement | General Fund Spending | Could Run Better Statement | Blame For Increase | Property Taxes | To Lower Property Taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | <$4,000 | 4,000-$5 | 5,000-$6 | >$6,000 | Not Sure | <$6,000 | $6,000-$ | $9,000-$ | >$12,000 | Not Sure | Down By | Remained | Up By Le | Up By 10 | Not Sure | <$50 Mil | $50-$250 | $250-$40 | >$400 Mi | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Increase | Decrease | Remain T | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Ineffici | Improvem | Unfunded | Other Ci | Not Sure | Too High | Too Low | Just Abo | Not Sure | Same Ser | Eliminat | Reduce S | Raise Ta | Other | Not Sure | |
Strongly Agree | 51% | 55% | 49% | 50% | 58% | 30% | 55% | 48% | 54% | 71% | 26% | 53% | 47% | 49% | 69% | 23% | 54% | 52% | 45% | 80% | 38% | 45% | 40% | 50% | 74% | 43% | 58% | 43% | 46% | 70% | 42% | 67% | 45% | 42% | 57% | 38% | 43% | 43% | 44% | 72% | 50% | 44% | 66% | 41% | 32% | - | - | - | - | - | 69% | 39% | 45% | 30% | 17% | 60% | 32% | 33% | 36% | 67% | 69% | 55% | 36% | 53% | 25% |
Somewhat Agree | 32% | 29% | 36% | 30% | 29% | 42% | 30% | 38% | 22% | 19% | 46% | 32% | 31% | 36% | 27% | 31% | 32% | 28% | 41% | 11% | 38% | 30% | 47% | 32% | 16% | 28% | 34% | 39% | 33% | 18% | 30% | 22% | 40% | 34% | 27% | 30% | 32% | 43% | 40% | 13% | 20% | 30% | 25% | 43% | 35% | - | - | - | - | - | 21% | 47% | 30% | 35% | 62% | 28% | 29% | 40% | 50% | 21% | 25% | 33% | 40% | 42% | 23% |
Somewhat Disagree | 8% | 8% | 11% | 9% | 2% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 4% | 0% | 8% | 6% | 13% | 7% | 1% | 23% | 7% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 13% | 9% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 15% | 6% | 12% | 19% | 6% | 10% | 4% | 6% | 13% | 4% | 12% | 6% | - | - | - | - | - | 3% | 10% | 16% | 18% | 6% | 6% | 22% | 14% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 10% | 3% | 25% |
Strongly Disagree | 3% | 4% | 2% | 7% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 10% | 9% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 8% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 7% | 4% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 10% | - | - | - | - | - | 3% | 1% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 11% | 6% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 0% | 0% |
Not Sure | 5% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 10% | 19% | 4% | 3% | 10% | 0% | 19% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 22% | 2% | 7% | 2% | 0% | 15% | 8% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 23% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 22% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 20% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 6% | 18% | 9% | 2% | 4% | 18% | - | - | - | - | - | 3% | 3% | 4% | 13% | 11% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 12% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 8% | 1% | 27% |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |||||
Composition of Adults | 100% | 44% | 25% | 10% | 13% | 8% | 39% | 32% | 14% | 7% | 8% | 39% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 47% | 28% | 9% | 3% | 14% | 16% | 31% | 22% | 25% | 7% | 19% | 30% | 25% | 19% | 7% | 26% | 39% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 9% | 28% | 33% | 26% | 4% | 20% | 43% | 28% | 9% | 51% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 69% | 3% | 22% | 6% | 21% | 36% | 22% | 5% | 10% | 6% | |||||
11 | Property taxes increased 99% between 1997 and 2011, nearly 3 times the rate of inflation. What is most to blame for that increase? Over or inefficient spending by cities, counties and school districts? Improvements in services? Unfunded mandates? Or other circumstances beyond their control? |
500 Adults | All | KS Funding Per Pupil | Funding All Sources | Funding Over Last 5 Yrs | Increased Reserves | Pay Higher Taxes Statement | Reduce Agency Funding Statement | Combine Statement | Operates Efficiently Statement | General Fund Spending | Could Run Better Statement | Blame For Increase | Property Taxes | To Lower Property Taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | <$4,000 | 4,000-$5 | 5,000-$6 | >$6,000 | Not Sure | <$6,000 | $6,000-$ | $9,000-$ | >$12,000 | Not Sure | Down By | Remained | Up By Le | Up By 10 | Not Sure | <$50 Mil | $50-$250 | $250-$40 | >$400 Mi | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Increase | Decrease | Remain T | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Ineffici | Improvem | Unfunded | Other Ci | Not Sure | Too High | Too Low | Just Abo | Not Sure | Same Ser | Eliminat | Reduce S | Raise Ta | Other | Not Sure | |
Inefficient Spending | 51% | 56% | 46% | 52% | 54% | 36% | 54% | 48% | 61% | 58% | 27% | 50% | 47% | 58% | 58% | 39% | 49% | 58% | 40% | 85% | 45% | 27% | 43% | 52% | 77% | 50% | 60% | 42% | 49% | 68% | 31% | 63% | 48% | 54% | 48% | 25% | 27% | 44% | 47% | 74% | 38% | 25% | 69% | 46% | 41% | 68% | 34% | 22% | 49% | 31% | - | - | - | - | - | 64% | 14% | 24% | 28% | 76% | 73% | 61% | 10% | 51% | 39% |
Improvements In Services | 12% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 26% | 9% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 25% | 11% | 12% | 9% | 12% | 18% | 0% | 14% | 9% | 11% | 0% | 13% | 15% | 19% | 10% | 4% | 4% | 16% | 19% | 8% | 4% | 0% | 12% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 3% | 22% | 15% | 14% | 4% | 5% | 24% | 9% | 9% | 5% | 9% | 17% | 15% | 2% | 7% | - | - | - | - | - | 9% | 27% | 21% | 0% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 15% | 7% | 0% |
Unfunded Mandates | 14% | 14% | 17% | 16% | 12% | 11% | 13% | 18% | 15% | 2% | 11% | 14% | 18% | 14% | 12% | 8% | 16% | 14% | 23% | 4% | 8% | 24% | 9% | 22% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 16% | 17% | 12% | 17% | 9% | 14% | 24% | 18% | 8% | 15% | 16% | 16% | 11% | 13% | 19% | 10% | 17% | 13% | 12% | 14% | 29% | 22% | 10% | - | - | - | - | - | 12% | 23% | 18% | 20% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 54% | 17% | 0% |
Other Circumstances | 11% | 8% | 20% | 7% | 5% | 15% | 9% | 16% | 7% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 18% | 5% | 6% | 28% | 13% | 10% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 22% | 13% | 9% | 4% | 11% | 7% | 11% | 14% | 7% | 25% | 8% | 12% | 7% | 15% | 16% | 22% | 14% | 6% | 10% | 17% | 17% | 5% | 17% | 11% | 7% | 12% | 25% | 13% | 27% | - | - | - | - | - | 7% | 23% | 24% | 10% | 4% | 3% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 28% |
Not Sure | 12% | 12% | 8% | 18% | 3% | 29% | 13% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 38% | 15% | 8% | 11% | 6% | 25% | 9% | 9% | 20% | 2% | 24% | 12% | 17% | 8% | 6% | 25% | 7% | 12% | 12% | 9% | 27% | 8% | 10% | 6% | 11% | 48% | 14% | 11% | 18% | 1% | 28% | 15% | 7% | 11% | 30% | 4% | 23% | 9% | 14% | 25% | - | - | - | - | - | 9% | 13% | 13% | 42% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 10% | 17% | 33% |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |||||
Composition of Adults | 100% | 44% | 25% | 10% | 13% | 8% | 39% | 32% | 14% | 7% | 8% | 39% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 47% | 28% | 9% | 3% | 14% | 16% | 31% | 22% | 25% | 7% | 19% | 30% | 25% | 19% | 7% | 26% | 39% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 9% | 28% | 33% | 26% | 4% | 20% | 43% | 28% | 9% | 51% | 32% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 69% | 3% | 22% | 6% | 21% | 36% | 22% | 5% | 10% | 6% | |||||
12 | Are property taxes too high? Too low? Or about right? |
500 Adults | All | KS Funding Per Pupil | Funding All Sources | Funding Over Last 5 Yrs | Increased Reserves | Pay Higher Taxes Statement | Reduce Agency Funding Statement | Combine Statement | Operates Efficiently Statement | General Fund Spending | Could Run Better Statement | Blame For Increase | Property Taxes | To Lower Property Taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.1 pct points | <$4,000 | 4,000-$5 | 5,000-$6 | >$6,000 | Not Sure | <$6,000 | $6,000-$ | $9,000-$ | >$12,000 | Not Sure | Down By | Remained | Up By Le | Up By 10 | Not Sure | <$50 Mil | $50-$250 | $250-$40 | >$400 Mi | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Increase | Decrease | Remain T | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Ineffici | Improvem | Unfunded | Other Ci | Not Sure | Too High | Too Low | Just Abo | Not Sure | Same Ser | Eliminat | Reduce S | Raise Ta | Other | Not Sure | |
Too High | 69% | 70% | 66% | 79% | 70% | 59% | 70% | 69% | 72% | 68% | 61% | 67% | 64% | 71% | 82% | 62% | 66% | 70% | 69% | 94% | 69% | 46% | 57% | 78% | 91% | 70% | 71% | 65% | 66% | 81% | 56% | 75% | 65% | 66% | 68% | 77% | 53% | 61% | 73% | 79% | 62% | 42% | 86% | 65% | 56% | 80% | 61% | 50% | 51% | 54% | 86% | 53% | 58% | 41% | 51% | - | - | - | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Too Low | 3% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 3% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 1% | 3% | 8% | 2% | 3% | 9% | 11% | 4% | 1% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Just About Right | 22% | 16% | 28% | 16% | 28% | 31% | 19% | 24% | 20% | 27% | 31% | 21% | 28% | 17% | 17% | 33% | 23% | 19% | 27% | 6% | 25% | 34% | 33% | 15% | 8% | 18% | 21% | 25% | 25% | 15% | 23% | 19% | 28% | 19% | 20% | 6% | 47% | 29% | 19% | 12% | 5% | 37% | 12% | 29% | 12% | 14% | 27% | 39% | 38% | 29% | 10% | 39% | 28% | 47% | 25% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Not Sure | 6% | 9% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 1% | 5% | 6% | 8% | 1% | 0% | 6% | 9% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 12% | 3% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 21% | 5% | 3% | 9% | 7% | 15% | 0% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 27% | 12% | 1% | 3% | 24% | 4% | 9% | 1% | 0% | 13% | 3% | 0% | 8% | 5% | 20% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||
Composition of Adults | 100% | 44% | 25% | 10% | 13% | 8% | 39% | 32% | 14% | 7% | 8% | 39% | 22% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 47% | 28% | 9% | 3% | 14% | 16% | 31% | 22% | 25% | 7% | 19% | 30% | 25% | 19% | 7% | 26% | 39% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 9% | 28% | 33% | 26% | 4% | 20% | 43% | 28% | 9% | 51% | 32% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 51% | 12% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 21% | 36% | 22% | 5% | 10% | 6% | ||||
13 | What should first be done in order to lower property taxes? Cities, counties and school districts should provide the same services at lower costs? Cities, counties and school districts should eliminate non-essential services? State government should reduce spending on other services to give more money to cities, counties and school districts? State government should raise taxes to give more money to cities, counties and school districts? Or something else? |
344 Who Think Property Taxes Are Too High | All | KS Funding Per Pupil | Funding All Sources | Funding Over Last 5 Yrs | Increased Reserves | Pay Higher Taxes Statement | Reduce Agency Funding Statement | Combine Statement | Operates Efficiently Statement | General Fund Spending | Could Run Better Statement | Blame For Increase | Property Taxes | To Lower Property Taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 5.4 pct points | <$4,000 | 4,000-$5 | 5,000-$6 | >$6,000 | Not Sure | <$6,000 | $6,000-$ | $9,000-$ | >$12,000 | Not Sure | Down By | Remained | Up By Le | Up By 10 | Not Sure | <$50 Mil | $50-$250 | $250-$40 | >$400 Mi | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Increase | Decrease | Remain T | Not Sure | Strongly | Somewhat | Somewhat | Strongly | Not Sure | Ineffici | Improvem | Unfunded | Other Ci | Not Sure | Too High | Too Low | Just Abo | Not Sure | Same Ser | Eliminat | Reduce S | Raise Ta | Other | Not Sure | |
Same Services At Lower Costs | 21% | 21% | 22% | 14% | 31% | 11% | 23% | 17% | 28% | 36% | 4% | 15% | 25% | 31% | 25% | 0% | 17% | 27% | 23% | 40% | 16% | 20% | 13% | 21% | 31% | 12% | 21% | 16% | 25% | 26% | 9% | 23% | 19% | 26% | 28% | 7% | 22% | 25% | 21% | 19% | 9% | 25% | 24% | 15% | 20% | 24% | 16% | 15% | 48% | 14% | 25% | 22% | 16% | 14% | 2% | 21% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eliminate Non-essential Services | 36% | 37% | 34% | 39% | 40% | 30% | 36% | 38% | 37% | 39% | 27% | 31% | 42% | 29% | 43% | 60% | 36% | 40% | 24% | 44% | 36% | 30% | 21% | 48% | 46% | 20% | 29% | 38% | 35% | 42% | 39% | 40% | 38% | 35% | 29% | 31% | 40% | 46% | 28% | 37% | 43% | 29% | 43% | 32% | 16% | 42% | 32% | 25% | 4% | 22% | 41% | 39% | 30% | 18% | 20% | 36% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Reduce Spending On Other Services | 22% | 25% | 23% | 25% | 5% | 29% | 29% | 20% | 14% | 3% | 27% | 29% | 16% | 25% | 11% | 22% | 26% | 18% | 24% | 16% | 17% | 25% | 35% | 15% | 15% | 29% | 38% | 27% | 18% | 9% | 7% | 19% | 29% | 15% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 16% | 28% | 22% | 9% | 20% | 20% | 29% | 16% | 20% | 26% | 21% | 37% | 14% | 21% | 23% | 19% | 24% | 30% | 22% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Raise Taxes | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 0% | 2% | 9% | 4% | 0% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 8% | 0% | 6% | 4% | 8% | 0% | 2% | 16% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 7% | 2% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 9% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 6% | 6% | 12% | 1% | 10% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 1% | 8% | 21% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other | 10% | 9% | 9% | 13% | 13% | 3% | 9% | 11% | 8% | 19% | 3% | 12% | 6% | 9% | 12% | 0% | 13% | 4% | 15% | 0% | 9% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 8% | 14% | 5% | 10% | 6% | 18% | 7% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 15% | 7% | 3% | 7% | 13% | 11% | 4% | 12% | 12% | 6% | 4% | 9% | 15% | 5% | 0% | 3% | 8% | 8% | 14% | 10% | 19% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Not Sure | 6% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 27% | 2% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 31% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 1% | 18% | 2% | 7% | 6% | 0% | 20% | 0% | 10% | 6% | 1% | 24% | 0% | 7% | 9% | 0% | 31% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 33% | 13% | 0% | 8% | 4% | 29% | 3% | 1% | 8% | 42% | 3% | 5% | 25% | 0% | 38% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 26% | 22% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||
Composition of Who Think Property Taxes Are Too High | 100% | 44% | 24% | 11% | 13% | 7% | 40% | 32% | 15% | 6% | 7% | 38% | 20% | 20% | 17% | 5% | 45% | 28% | 9% | 4% | 14% | 11% | 25% | 25% | 32% | 7% | 19% | 29% | 24% | 22% | 5% | 28% | 37% | 14% | 13% | 8% | 7% | 24% | 35% | 30% | 4% | 12% | 54% | 27% | 7% | 60% | 28% | 6% | 2% | 4% | 64% | 9% | 12% | 7% | 9% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||