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Houston-area residents identify economy as 'biggest problem' facing the region, new survey finds
The Kinder Institute for Urban Research released its 45th annual Kinder Houston Area Survey on April 27, which aims to "diagnose problems" in the community with an extensive list of questions.
Houston-area residents name economy as region’s ‘biggest problem’ in new survey
Researchers at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research found a 30-percentage-point drop in residents rating job opportunities as “good or excellent” in the Houston area, the steepest one-year decline since the oil crisis of the early 1980s.
Kinder Institute survey shows Houstonians worry about the economy, political division
The Kinder Houston area survey interviewed nearly 9,000 people from Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties in January and February 2026. The biggest problem residents identified this year is the economy.
HOUSTON – The confidence in the economy and work of the residents of houston has plummeted in the last year, according to a survey by the Kinder Institute of Rice University. The increase in the cost of living and low wages comes to light mainly among the most vulnerable population. The annual survey mentions the cost of living and the possible lack of quality job opportunities, as factors of impact especially to those who have the least.
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