Respondents were asked, "Below are some proposals that have been made for this session as the Texas legislature considers the budget for 2013-2014. Which of the following do you think should be the legislature's top priority?" And then given the randomized response options, "Restore cuts made in the last session to education and human services", "Continue to limit government by approving no new spending and no new taxes", "Lower property and business taxes", "Provide public funds for future infrastructure needs like water and transportation", and "Don't know/no opinion".
Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, where respondents who consider themselves to be "strong," "weak" or "lean" Democrat are considered Democrats, voters who consider themselves to be "strong," "weak" or "lean" Republican are conisdered Republicans, and only those voters who do not indicate a partisan preference are considered political independents.