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

1 = Yes
2 = No
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Language Preference
1 = English
2 = Spanish
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

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

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

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

Most Important 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 = Partisan gridlock
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Most Important problem, Texas
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 program
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 cuts
26 = Utility rates
27 = Electoral fraud
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Retrospective Assessments, Obama
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

Rick Perry, Overall
1 = Favorable
2 = Somewhat favorable
3 = Neither favorable nor unfavorable
4 = Somewhat unfavorable
5 = Unfavorable
6 = Don't Know/No Opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Rick Perry Ideology
1 = Extremely liberal
2 = Somewhat liberal
3 = Slightly liberal
4 = Moderate, middle of the road
5 = Slightly conservative
6 = Somewhat conservative
7 = Extremely conservative
8 = Don't know
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

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

National Economy
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

Texas Econ Direction
1 = Better
2 = Worse
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Vote 2012
1 = Republican Primary
2 = Democratic Primary
3 = Don't usually vote in primaries
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Republican Primary
1 = Mitt Romney
2 = Ron Paul
3 = Gary Johnson
4 = Michele Bachmann
5 = Newt Gingrich
6 = Herman Cain
7 = Rick Perry
8 = Rick Santorum
9 = Jon Huntsman
10 = Another Republican candidate
11 = Don't know
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Republican Primary, Senator
1 = David Dewhurst
2 = Elizabeth Ames Jones
3 = Ted Cruz
4 = Tom Leppert
5 = Michael McCaul
6 = Glenn Addison
7 = Another Republican candidate
8 = Don't Know
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Republican Primary, lieutenant governor
1 = Susan Combs
2 = Todd Staples
3 = Jerry Patterson
4 = Dan Branch
5 = Dan Patrick
6 = Another Republican candidate
7 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Democratic Primary, Senator
1 = Chris Bell
2 = Chet Edwards
3 = Ricardo Sanchez
4 = Another Democratic candidate
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Perry v. Obama, President
1 = Rick Perry
2 = Barack Obama
3 = Someone else
4 = Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Romney v. Obama, President
1 = Mitt Romney
2 = Barack Obama
3 = Someone else
4 = Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Paul v. Obama, President
1 = Ron Paul
2 = Barack Obama
3 = Someone else
4 = Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Cain v. Obama, President
1 = Herman Cain
2 = Barack Obama
3 = Someone else
4 = Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Vote Senator 2012
1 = Republican candidate
2 = Democratic candidate
3 = Someone else
4 = Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

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

Tea Party influence
1 = Too much influence
2 = Too little influence
3 = The right amount of influence
4 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

OWS
1 = Strongly support
2 = Somewhat support
3 = Somewhat oppose
4 = Strongly oppose
5 = Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Mormon Cand
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't Know/No Answer
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Texas State Govt model
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Somewhat agree
3 = Somewhat disagree
4 = Strongly disagree
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Perry Traits - Honest
1 = Not at all well0
2 = 1
3 = 2
4 = 3
5 = 4
6 = 5
7 = 6
8 = 7
9 = 8
10 = 9
11 = Extremely well10
12 = Don't know
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Perry traits, Texas image
1 = Helped Texas's image
2 = Hurt Texas's image
3 = Had no effect on Texas's image
4 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

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

Illegal immigrant financial aid
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't Know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Pathway to citizenship
1 = Strongly support
2 = Somewhat support
3 = Somewhat oppose
4 = Strongly oppose
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Rick Perry's leadership vs. long-standing policies A
1 = Rick Perry's leadership and policies have helped Texas fare better than the rest of the country.
2 = Natural resources and long-existing policies have helped Texas fare better than the rest of the country.
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Rick Perry's leadership vs. long-standing policies B
1 = Natural resources and long-existing policies have helped Texas fare better than the rest of the country.
2 = Rick Perry's leadership and policies have helped Texas fare better than the rest of the country.
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Wrongly Accused
1 = Never
2 = Almost never
3 = Occasionally
4 = Fairly often
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Abortion Opinion
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

Educ Quality
1 = Excellent
2 = Good
3 = Not very good
4 = Terrible
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Educ Spending
1 = Too much
2 = Too little
3 = About the right amount
4 = 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 = More than one-half
2 = More than two-thirds
3 = More than three-fourths
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

Liberal / Conservative Grid
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

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

Metropolitan area
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

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

Religion
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

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

Religion participation
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

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

Parents place of birth
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

Born in Texas
1 = Born in Texas
2 = Born somewhere else
3 = Don't Know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Homeowner
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

Voted 08
1 = Barack Obama
2 = John McCain
3 = Someone else
4 = Did not vote
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked