Those who say they understand the tax law's effects view it more positively % who say overall effect coming of the tax law on you and yourfamily fover the coming years wwill be Mostly Not much Mostly Among those who feel Among how they the those tax understand law who Mostly po sitive effect how the tax law might affect them Not too/Notatall well (26%) % who say overall effect coming of the tax law on the country as a whole sover the coming yyears wwill be Not too/Notatall well (26%)
Overall, personal understanding of the tax law’s impact varies only modestly across demographic groups. However, those with more education feel they understand how the law might affect them better than those with less education. Partisan differences in understanding are modest: Republicans and Republican leaners (71%) are only somewhat more likely than Democrats and Democratic leaners (65%) to say they understand very or somewhat well how the law might affect them.
Those who say they understand the tax  | law's effects view it more positively  | % who say overall effect coming of the tax law on you and  | yourfamily fover the coming years wwill be  | Mostly Not much Mostly  | DK  | Among those who  | feel Among how they the those tax understand law who Mostly po sitive effect  | negative  | how the tax law  | might affect them  | Very/Somewhat well (65%)  | 37  | 32  | 28  | Not too/Notatall well (31%)  | 15  | 39  | 27  | Rep/Lean Rep  | Very/Somewhat well (71%)  | 63  | 29  | Not too/Notatall well (26%)  | 25  | 42  | Dem/Lean Dem  | Very/Somewhat well (65%) 16  | 34  | 46  | Not too/Notatall well (31%) 8  | 40  | 38  | % who say overall effect coming of the tax law on the country  | as a whole sover the coming yyears wwill be  | Mostly Not much Mostly  | DK  | Among they those who  | Among feel how they the those tax understand law who Mostly po sitive Not effect much  | negative  | how the tax law  | might affect them  | Very/Somewhat well (65%)  | 12  | 44  | 41  | Not too/Notata II well (31%)  | 24  | 23  | 36  | Rep/Lean Rep  | Very/Somewhat well (71%)  | 81  | Not too/Notatall well (26%)  | 48  | 22 17  | Dem/Lean Dem  | Very/Somewhat well (65%) 10 14  | 73  | Not too/Notatall well (31%) 13 23  | 48  | Note: Figures may notadd to 100% because ofrounding  | Source: Figures Survey ofU.S adults cond lucted Jan. 10-15 2018  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 