Kansas Speaks 2019 Survey of Kansas Opinion Includes Medicaid, Guns, New Governor: Fort Hays State University
Kansas Speaks Fall 2019, a survey on issues of policy importance and on the attitudes of Kansans about their state, was released today by the
Kansas Speaks is the only regular survey of Kansans on public affairs issues and opinions.
Among the questions presented to respondents was the performance of Gov.
"This was the first rating of Gov.
"More than half are satisfied with the Governor's overall performance, the highest satisfaction among the political figures and institutions rated," he said.
Specifically, 52.7 percent of respondents to the survey are satisfied so far with
The 2019 survey, conducted by
The Docking's staff and team of Policy Fellows from across the state developed 24 questions in four areas: overall quality of life in
One hot-button issue covered in this year's survey was Medicaid expansion. The survey found wide support in
"Almost two-thirds - 62 percent - of Kansans support Medicaid expansion," said
Other questions on Medicaid covered perceived benefits of expansion.
"Over 60 percent agree that Medicaid expansion would help rural
Gun control and prisons were among the policy issues addressed.
One question sought respondents' sentiment on seven gun control issues: Background checks; an assault weapon ban; a ban on high-capacity magazines; preventing sales of firearms to people "who have been reported as dangerous to law enforcement by a mental health provider"; an age requirement of 21 or older to purchase guns; preventing firearms sales to people convicted of violent misdemeanors; and a mandatory three-day waiting period.
"Over half of Kansans support each," said Dr.
Miller is an associate professor of political science at the
One question also asked respondents to rate the frontrunners in the presidential primary for the Democratic Party.
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"This likely reflects the fact that voters are already familiar with him, since he ran in 2016," said Smith. "
Two perennial questions on the survey sought the respondents' attitudes toward
In 2019, the results are 53.7 who see the state as a "very good" or "excellent" place to live, and only 1.5 percent who found that the state is a "poor" or "very poor" place to live.
The right-track-wrong-track ratio is 77.4 percent right, 22.6 percent wrong.
The full report can be found at www.fhsu.edu/docking/Kansas-Speaks.
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