Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2019 Results

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Source: Kinder Institute

Through 38 years of Houston surveys, KHAS has tracked responses to the economic and demographic transformations of the Bayou City.

This report measures perspectives on Houston’s local economy, social issues and demographic changes. It notes greater support for government programs to close the inequality gap and for increased funding to improve public schools. It also shows Houston-area residents are "increasingly embracing the region's burgeoning diversity," as they grow more comfortable with interethnic relationships and accepting of immigrants. The report concludes by measuring the ongoing changes in political orientations and shifting views on the direction in which the country is moving.

The 2019 print Kinder Houston Area Survey is generously underwritten by Bank of America.

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Data: Kinder Houston Area Survey
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Black and Hispanic respondents of new survey value education more than their white counterparts
RESEARCH :  May. 15, 2019

The Kinder Houston Area Survey shows more people believe schools need more money to provide quality education.

EDUCATION
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More Houston residents long to close the inequality gap, improve schools, have more interethnic relationships and accept immigrants, survey shows
RESEARCH :  May. 13, 2019

For 38 years, Rice University's Kinder Houston Area Survey has tracked the social changes and political perspectives of Bayou City residents.

EDUCATION | HEALTH | HOUSING
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Not only is Houston getting more diverse, but residents' households are, too
RESEARCH :  May. 14, 2019

More Houstonians are bringing diversity into their homes through friendships and romantic relationships, according to a new survey.

DEMOGRAPHICS
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Survey reveals inequalities in Houston, including nearly four in ten residents can't afford a $400 emergency expense
RESEARCH :  May. 16, 2019

While Houston's diversity is helping close racial divides, the class divides are growing increasingly wider.

DEMOGRAPHICS | URBAN DISPARITY
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For over four decades, the Kinder Houston Area Survey has been tracking the changing attitudes and experiences of Houstonians.

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