Voting Intention and Election Concerns in Advance of the 2024 U.S. General Election
This study explores people’s intention to vote in the 2024 U.S. general election.
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ELECTIONS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
The Houston Population Research Center collects and disseminates data to understand social and demographic change in Houston, Texas — the nation’s fourth-largest city and one of its most diverse.
The center provides analytic and methodological support to the Kinder Institute's other research activities to identify solutions to the city’s most pressing problems around housing, health, education, and economic mobility.
Additionally, the population center facilitates the collection and sharing of data to support other research efforts at Rice University focused on socioeconomic disparities and population change.
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Mental Health and Well-Being of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Residents in the Houston Area
This series of briefs provides a demographic snapshot of lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals in the Houston area and looks at how the Covid-19 pandemic impacted their mental health and well-being. The series also explores mental health care service use and barriers to utilization.
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PUBLIC HEALTH
This study aims to understand area residents’ experiences of incidents and crimes they believe to be motivated by bias or prejudice.
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Housing Repair Needs Reported by Residents of Houston and Harris County
The Kinder Institute surveyed Houston and Harris County residents in targeted neighborhoods about the condition of their homes and neighborhoods.
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HOUSING
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2024 Results
The 43rd annual Kinder Houston Area Survey provides an unparalleled look at current conditions in the region as well as the “Houston of Tomorrow.”
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EDUCATION, HOUSING
Coffee & Quality Case Study #1: Angel Reach
This first Coffee & Quality Case Study focuses on Angel Reach, a nonprofit working with young people aging out of the foster care system and/or at risk of homelessness. The study seeks to understand the predictors and prerequisites of clients successfully completing Angel Reach's programming.
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Election 2023: Overview of Residents’ Policy Preferences
This study surveyed Houston residents about their views on a variety of policy and budgetary solutions related to crime, infrastructure and housing challenges.
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ELECTIONS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Election 2023: Priorities and Concerns of Houston Residents
This report identifies the city's current challenges and opportunities and what issues residents would like to see the next mayor address.
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ELECTIONS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2023 Results
The 42nd Kinder Houston Area Survey provides a glimpse into how Houstonians are thinking about the economy, affordable housing, inequality, and other critical challenges and issues facing their communities.
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DEMOGRAPHICS, HOUSING, PLACEMAKING
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2022 Results
The 41st Kinder Houston Area Survey shares Houstonians’ views on the economy, crime, the pandemic and other issues related to the city’s demographic transformations.
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DEMOGRAPHICS, EDUCATION
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