Language preference
1 = English / Inglés
2 = Spanish / Español
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Texas voter
1 = Yes, registered
2 = No, not registered
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Political interest
1 = Extremely interested
2 = Somewhat interested
3 = Not very interested
4 = Not at all interested
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Following Texas legislative session
1 = Extremely closely
2 = Somewhat closely
3 = Not that closely
4 = Not at all
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Country direction
1 = Right direction
2 = Wrong track
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Country problem
1 = The economy
2 = Unemployment/jobs
3 = Federal spending/national debt
4 = Political corruption/leadership
5 = Health care
6 = Moral decline
7 = National security/terrorism
8 = Immigration
9 = Taxes
10 = Gas prices
11 = Energy
12 = Gay marriage
13 = Education
14 = Social welfare programs
15 = Environment
16 = The media
17 = Abortion
18 = Crime and drugs
19 = Afghanistan/Pakistan
20 = Housing
21 = Iraq
22 = Federal courts/nominees
23 = Foreign trade
24 = Voting system
25 = Border security
26 = Iran/nuclear weapons
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Texas problem
1 = Immigration
2 = The economy
3 = Unemployment/jobs
4 = Border security
5 = Political corruption/leadership
6 = Health care
7 = Gas prices
8 = Crime and drugs
9 = Education
10 = State government spending
11 = Moral decline
12 = Taxes
13 = Social welfare programs
14 = Insurance rates
15 = Water supply
16 = Gay marriage
17 = Energy
18 = Environment
19 = Transportation/roads/traffic
20 = Abortion
21 = Housing
22 = State courts
23 = The media
24 = Voting system
25 = State budget shortfall
26 = Utility rates
27 = Electoral fraud
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Economy status
1 = A lot better off
2 = Somewhat better off
3 = About the same
4 = Somewhat worse off
5 = A lot worse off
6 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Presidential approval
1 = Approve strongly
2 = Approve somewhat
3 = Neither approve nor disapprove
4 = Disapprove somewhat
5 = Disapprove strongly
6 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Primary vote
1 = Republican Primary
2 = Democratic Primary
3 = Don't usually vote in primaries
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Republican senate primary
1 = Roger Williams (Republican)
2 = David Dewhurst (Republican)
3 = Michael Williams (Republican)
4 = Michael McCaul (Republican)
5 = Elizabeth Ames Jones (Republican)
6 = Ted Cruz (Republican)
7 = Another Republican candidate
8 = Don't Know
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Democratic senate primary
1 = John Sharp (Democrat)
2 = Chris Bell (Democrat)
3 = Chet Edwards (Democrat)
4 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Tea party support
1 = Republican candidate
2 = Democratic candidate
3 = Tea Party candidate
4 = Don't know
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Citizenship status
1 = Favor
2 = Oppose
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Illegal tuition
1 = In-state tuition
2 = Out-of-state tuition
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Govt issued IDs
1 = Agree
2 = Disagree
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Abortion position
1 = By law, abortion should never be permitted
2 = The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger
3 = The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne
4 = By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Abortion position 2
1 = Strongly support
2 = Somewhat support
3 = Somewhat oppose
4 = Strongly oppose
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Right to die
1 = Approve
2 = Disapprove
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Welfare
1 = The government has a responsibility to provide MANY social services
2 = The government has a responsibility to provide SOME social services
3 = The government has a responsibility to provide FEW social services
4 = The government has a responsibility to provide NO social services
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Budget scale
0 = 0 - Close the gap entirely through spending cuts
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10 - Close the gap entirely through revenue increases
998 = Skipped
999 = Not Asked

Reduce budget - cut state public education funding
1 = Yes
2 = No
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Rainy day fund
1 = Spend all of that money to avoid budget cuts
2 = Spend none of that money to avoid budget cuts
3 = Spend some, but not all, of that money to avoid budget cuts
4 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Gambling policies
1 = Banning all gambling and gaming in Texas
2 = Leaving current gambling laws unchanged
3 = Allowing limited expansion of gambling, but only in existing locations
4 = Expanding gambling but only to Indian reservations
5 = Allowing full casino gambling in Texas
6 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Immigration priority
1 = Immigrants with family members living in the U.S.
2 = Immigrants with useful job skills
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Sanctuary cities
1 = Approve of sanctuary cities
2 = Disapprove of sanctuary cities
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

House majority
1 = Republican Party
2 = Democratic Party
3 = Neither
4 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Pres. veto
1 = One-half or more
2 = Two-thirds or more
3 = Three-fourths or more
4 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Comptroller of Public Accounts
1 = Greg Abbott
2 = Michael Williams
3 = Susan Combs
4 = Victor Carrillo
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Libcon scale
1 = Extremely liberal1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = In the middle4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = Extremely conservative7
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

7 point Party ID
1 = Strong Democrat
2 = Not very strong Democrat
3 = Lean Democrat
4 = Independent
5 = Lean Republican
6 = Not very strong Republican
7 = Strong Republican
8 = Not sure
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

3 point party ID
1 = Democrat
2 = Republican
3 = Independent
4 = Other
5 = Not sure
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

PID history
1 = Always a $partyprime
2 = Previously a $partyother
3 = Previously independent
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Urban/Rural
1 = Urban
2 = Suburban
3 = Rural
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Metropolitan areas
1 = Yes, I live in the Houston area.
2 = Yes, I live the Dallas-Fort Worth area
3 = Yes, I live in the San Antonio area
4 = Yes, I live in the Austin area
5 = No, I live in another part of Texas.
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

# of children
1 = One
2 = Two
3 = Three
4 = Four or more
5 = None
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Family income
1 = less than $10,000
2 = $10,000 - $14,999
3 = $15,000 - $19,999
4 = $20,000 - $24,999
5 = $25,000 - $29,999
6 = $30,000 - $39,999
7 = $40,000 - $49,999
8 = $50,000 - $59,999
9 = $60,000 - $69,999
10 = $70,000 - $79,999
11 = $80,000 - $99,999
12 = $100,000 - $119,999
13 = $120,000 - $149,999
14 = $150,000 or more
15 = Prefer not to say
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Religious affiliation
1 = Agnostic
2 = Assembly of God
3 = Atheist
4 = Baptist
5 = Buddhist
6 = Catholic
7 = Christian Scientist
8 = Church of Christ
9 = Church of God
10 = Disciples of Christ
11 = Episcopal/Anglican
12 = Hindu
13 = Jehovah's Witnesses
14 = Jewish
15 = Lutheran
16 = Methodist
17 = Mormon
18 = Muslim/Islam
19 = Nondenominational Christian
20 = Orthodox/Eastern Orthodox
21 = Pentecostal
22 = Presbyterian
23 = Protestant (non-specific)
24 = Reformed
25 = Unitarian/Universalist
26 = United Church of Christ
27 = Spiritual but not religious
28 = Other
29 = Don't know
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Bible feeligns
1 = The Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.
2 = The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.
3 = The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

religious importance
1 = Extremely important
2 = Somewhat important
3 = Not very important
4 = Not at all important
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Church attendance
1 = More than once a week
2 = Once a week
3 = A few times a month
4 = Once or twice a year
5 = Never
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Spanish services
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Hispanic roots
1 = Mexican
2 = Puerto Rican
3 = Cuban
4 = Dominican
5 = Salvadoran
6 = Other Central American
7 = Other South American
8 = Spain
9 = Other
10 = Don't know
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Birth location
1 = Born in the United States or Puerto Rico
2 = Born in another country
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Parent birth location
1 = Both of my parents were born in the United States or Puerto Rico
2 = One of my parents was born in another country
3 = Both of my parents were both in another country
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Do you own or rent your home?
1 = Own
2 = Rent
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Marital Status
1 = Married
2 = Separated
3 = Divorced
4 = Widowed
5 = Single
6 = Domestic partnership
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

1 = White / Blanco
2 = Black
3 = Hispanic
4 = Asian
5 = Native American / Americano indígena ó nativo
6 = Mixed
7 = Other
8 = Middle Eastern / Del oriente medio
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

In what year were you born?
9998 = Skipped
9999 = Not Asked

1 = Male
2 = Female
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Education
1 = No HS
2 = High school graduate
3 = Some college
4 = 2-year
5 = 4-year
6 = Post-grad
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked