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999998 = Skipped
999999 = 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

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

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

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

Birth year
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

Texas Vote Freq
1 = Every election
2 = Almost every election
3 = About half
4 = One or two
5 = None
6 = 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
27 = Income inequality
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
28 = Redistricting
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

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

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

Early Ballot
1 = On Election Day
2 = Before Election Day
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Republican Primary
1 = Mitt Romney
2 = Ron Paul
3 = Newt Gingrich
4 = Rick Santorum
5 = Michele Bachmann
6 = Jon Huntsman
7 = John Davis
8 = Charles &quot;Buddy&quot; Roemer
9 = Don't know
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Republican Primary Force
1 = Mitt Romney
2 = Ron Paul
3 = Newt Gingrich
4 = Rick Santorum
5 = Michele Bachmann
6 = Jon Huntsman
7 = John Davis
8 = Charles &quot;Buddy&quot; Roemer
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Republican Primary, Senator
1 = David Dewhurst
2 = Ted Cruz
3 = Tom Leppert
4 = Curt Cleaver
5 = Ben Gambini
6 = Glenn Addison
7 = Joe Agris
8 = Craig James
9 = Lela Pittenger
10 = Don't Know
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Republican Primary, Senator Force
1 = David Dewhurst
2 = Ted Cruz
3 = Tom Leppert
4 = Curt Cleaver
5 = Ben Gambini
6 = Glenn Addison
7 = Joe Agris
8 = Craig James
9 = Lela Pittenger
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Republican RailRoad Comissioner
1 = Christi Craddick
2 = Roland Sledge
3 = Beryl Burgess
4 = Becky Berger
5 = Joe Cotten
6 = Warren Chisum
7 = Don’t know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Republican RailRoad Comissioner, Force
1 = Christi Craddick
2 = Roland Sledge
3 = Beryl Burgess
4 = Becky Berger
5 = Joe Cotten
6 = Warren Chisum
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Republican RailRoad Comissioner 2
1 = Barry Smitherman
2 = Greg Parker
3 = Elizabeth Murray-Kolb
4 = Al Lee
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Republican RailRoad Comissioner 2, Force
1 = Barry Smitherman
2 = Greg Parker
3 = Elizabeth Murray-Kolb
4 = Al Lee
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Democratic Primary, Senator
1 = Sean Hubbard
2 = Addie Dainell Allen
3 = Paul Sadler
4 = Grady Yarbrough
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Democratic Primary, Senator Force
1 = Sean Hubbard
2 = Addie Dainell Allen
3 = Paul Sadler
4 = Grady Yarbrough
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

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

State Rep. Incumbent
1 = Deserves reelection
2 = Time to give someone else a chance
3 = Don’t know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Republican Primary, Lieutenant Gov
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

Republican Primary, Lieutenant Gov Force
1 = Susan Combs
2 = Todd Staples
3 = Jerry Patterson
4 = Dan Branch
5 = Dan Patrick
6 = Another Republican candidate
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

Candidate Values - Faith
1 = Very important
2 = Somewhat important
3 = Neither important nor unimportant
4 = Not very important
5 = Not important at all
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Republican Primary Favorability - David Dewhurt
1 = Very favorable
2 = Somewhat favorable
3 = Neither favorable nor unfavorable
4 = Somewhat unfavorable
5 = Very unfavorable
6 = Don't know enough about him to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Major Political Figures Favorability - Planned Parenthood
1 = Very favorable
2 = Somewhat favorable
3 = Neither favorable nor unfavorable
4 = Somewhat unfavorable
5 = Very unfavorable
6 = Don't know enough about it to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Obama Characteristics - Cares about people like me
1 = 0
2 = 1
3 = 2
4 = 3
5 = 4
6 = 5
7 = 6
8 = 7
9 = 8
10 = 9
11 = 10
12 = Don't know
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Most Trusted Branch of Govt
1 = The U.S. Congress, the legislative branch
2 = The President, the executive branch
3 = The U.S. Supreme Court, the judicial branch
4 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Death Penalty opinion
1 = Strongly support
2 = Somewhat support
3 = Somewhat oppose
4 = Strongly oppose
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Supreme Court Healthcare action opinion
1 = Uphold the law as constitutional and let it stand
2 = Rule the individual mandate is unconstitutional, but keep the rest
3 = Rule the individual mandate is unconstitutional and overturn the whole thing
4 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Health care decision legal or political
1 = Primarily on legal arguments
2 = Primarily on politics and partisanship
3 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Texas Education Status
1 = A lot better
2 = Somewhat better
3 = About the same
4 = Somewhat worse
5 = A lot worse
6 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Texas Education Spending
1 = Too much
2 = Too little
3 = About the right amount
4 = Don't Know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Euthanasia Opinion
1 = Approve
2 = Disapprove
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Health insurance cover birth control
1 = Should be required
2 = Should not be required
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Anti-Tax Pledge Opinion A
1 = Candidates should pledge not to increase taxes before the primary elections.
2 = Candidates should not make pledges before the situation is clear.
3 = Not sure/Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Anti-Tax Pledge Opinion B
1 = Candidates should not make pledges before the situation is clear.
2 = Candidates should pledge not to increase taxes before the primary elections.
3 = Not sure/Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Death Penalty Application Texas
1 = Fairly
2 = Unfairly
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Penalty for murder
1 = The death penalty
2 = Life imprisonment with absolutely no possibility for parole
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Abortion availability 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
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

Immigration law opinion
1 = Local law enforcement officials should be required to actively enforce federal immigration laws.
2 = Local law enforcement officials should be allowed to enforce federal immigration laws, but it should not be a primary re
3 = Cities and counties should be allowed to restrict local law enforcement officials from enforcing federal immigration law
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

Planned Parenthood Abortion
998 = Skipped
999 = Not Asked

Ideology
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 = None of these
9 = None of these
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

7 point Party ID
3 = Lean Democrat
5 = Lean Republican
8 = Support a third party
9 = None of these
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 - $19,999
3 = $20,000 - $29,999
4 = $30,000 - $39,999
5 = $40,000 - $49,999
6 = $50,000 - $59,999
7 = $60,000 - $69,999
8 = $70,000 - $79,999
9 = $80,000 - $99,999
10 = $100,000 - $119,999
11 = $120,000 - $149,999
12 = $150,000 - $199,999
13 = $200,000 - $249,999
14 = $250,000 - $349,999
15 = $350,000 - $499,999
16 = $500,000 or more
31 = $150,000 or more
97 = 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

Primary Catholic ID
1 = Liberal Catholic
2 = Conservative Catholic
3 = Traditional Catholic
4 = Charismatic Catholic
5 = Evangelical Catholic
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Bible literal
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.
4 = Don't know.
8 = Skipped
9 = 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

Hispanic-Latino grandparent
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't know
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

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