WELFARE REFORM
KANSAS STATEWIDE
2015
Survey conducted April 20 through April 21, 2015. 1,021 Kansas voters participated in the survey. Survey
weighted to match expected turnout demographics for the 2016 General Election. Margin of Error
is +/- 3% with a 95% level of confidence. Independent survey conducted by Remington Research Group.
Totals do not always equal 100% due to rounding.
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Q: Last week, the Governor of Kansas signed a new bill into law which tightened requirements for
welfare recipients. The new law limits welfare recipients to withdrawing no more than $25 a day from
ATM machines, and says welfare benefits cannot be spent on gambling, at strip clubs, and going to the
movies. Do you support or oppose this new law in Kansas?
Support…………………….64%
Oppose…………………….27%
Undecided………………...9%
Q: Forcing recipients of welfare off of aid more quickly encourages them to become self-reliant. Do you
agree or disagree with this statement?
Strongly agree………………………49%
Somewhat agree………………….17%
Somewhat disagree……………..14%
Strongly disagree…………………10%
No opinion…………………………….9%
Q: The Kansas law says welfare benefits cannot be spent on adult entertainment, gambling, movies and
swimming pools. In your opinion, does this bill go too far in limiting how welfare benefits can be spent?
Yes, it goes too far………………………………29%
No, it does not go too far……………………66%
Undecided……………….…………………………..5%
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Q: Last week, the Governor of Kansas signed a new bill into law which tightened requirements for
welfare recipients. The new law limits welfare recipients to withdrawing no more than $25 a day from
ATM machines, and says welfare benefits cannot be spent on gambling, at strip clubs, and going to the
movies. Do you support or oppose this new law in Kansas?
BY DMA
Column %
Support
Oppose
Undecided
Pittsburgh
70%
22%
7%
BY GENDER
Column %
Support
Oppose
Undecided
Female
66%
26%
9%
BY PARTY
Column %
Support
Oppose
Undecided
Republican
75%
16%
9%
BY AGE
Column %
Support
Oppose
Undecided
18-29
66%
27%
7%
Kansas City
59%
31%
10%
Topeka
57%
33%
11%
Wichita
70%
22%
8%
Male
61%
29%
10%
30-39
61%
31%
7%
Democrat
43%
46%
10%
40-49
63%
29%
9%
Non-Partisan
59%
32%
9%
50-69
65%
27%
8%
70+
63%
23%
15%
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Q: Forcing recipients of welfare off of aid more quickly encourages them to become self-reliant. Do you
agree or disagree with this statement?
BY DMA
Column %
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
No opinion
Pittsburgh
43%
25%
13%
10%
10%
BY GENDER
Column %
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
No opinion
Female
50%
18%
14%
9%
8%
BY PARTY
Column %
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
No opinion
Republican
62%
17%
8%
6%
7%
BY AGE
Column %
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Somewhat disagree
Strongly disagree
No opinion
18-29
48%
11%
15%
21%
4%
Kansas City
47%
18%
16%
11%
7%
Topeka
44%
16%
10%
15%
14%
Wichita
53%
16%
14%
8%
9%
Male
47%
16%
15%
11%
11%
30-39
48%
15%
16%
9%
11%
Democrat
30%
16%
24%
18%
12%
40-49
53%
16%
14%
12%
5%
Non-Partisan
41%
18%
17%
12%
11%
50-69
49%
19%
13%
10%
9%
70+
48%
18%
15%
6%
14%
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Q: The Kansas law says welfare benefits cannot be spent on adult entertainment, gambling, movies and
swimming pools. In your opinion, does this bill go too far in limiting how welfare benefits can be spent?
BY DMA
Column %
Yes, goes too far
No, does not go too far
Undecided
Pittsburgh
17%
75%
8%
BY GENDER
Column %
Yes, goes too far
No, does not go too far
Undecided
Female
27%
68%
5%
BY PARTY
Column %
Yes, goes too far
No, does not go too far
Undecided
Republican
19%
77%
4%
BY AGE
Column %
Yes, goes too far
No, does not go too far
Undecided
18-29
38%
54%
8%
Kansas City
31%
63%
7%
Topeka
35%
61%
4%
Wichita
26%
69%
5%
Male
30%
64%
6%
30-39
31%
66%
3%
Democrat
45%
49%
7%
40-49
28%
67%
5%
Non-Partisan
32%
60%
8%
50-69
29%
66%
5%
70+
24%
69%
7%
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