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

Spanish, Latino, or Hispanic origin or 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

Texas votereg
1 = Sí, estoy registrado/a
2 = No, no estoy registrado/a
3 = No sabe
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 = Federal spending/national debt
3 = Unemployment/jobs
4 = Political corruption/leadership
5 = Health care
6 = Moral decline
7 = Partisan gridlock
8 = Income inequality
9 = Gas prices
10 = Education
11 = Social welfare programs
12 = Immigration
13 = Taxes
14 = Energy
15 = Gay marriage
16 = Environment
17 = The media
18 = Housing
19 = Border security
20 = National security/terrorism
21 = Abortion
22 = Crime and drugs
23 = Afghanistan/Pakistan
24 = Syria
25 = Iran
26 = Foreign trade
27 = Voting system
28 = Gun control/gun violence
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Most Important Problem, Texas
1 = Immigration
2 = The economy
3 = Unemployment/jobs
4 = Border security
5 = Education
6 = Political corruption/leadership
7 = State budget cuts
8 = Gas prices
9 = Health care
10 = State government spending
11 = Crime and drugs
12 = Moral decline
13 = Taxes
14 = Water supply
15 = Gay marriage
16 = Energy
17 = Environment
18 = Transportation/roads/traffic
19 = Abortion
20 = Housing
21 = Social welfare programs
22 = Insurance rates
23 = The media
24 = Voting system
25 = Redistricting
26 = State courts
27 = Utility rates
28 = Electoral fraud
29 = Gun control/gun violence
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 compared to one year ago
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

Republican or Democratic Primary
1 = Republican primary
2 = Democratic primary
3 = Wouldn't vote in a primary
4 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

2014 Republican Primary Choice - Governor
1 = Greg Abbott
2 = Tom Pauken
3 = Miriam Martinez
4 = Larry Kilgore
5 = Lisa Fritsch
6 = Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

2014 Republican Primary Choice - Senator
1 = John Cornyn
2 = Dwayne Stovall
3 = Erick Wyatt
4 = Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

2014 Republican Primary Choice - Lt Governor
1 = David Dewhurst
2 = Todd Staples
3 = Jerry Patterson
4 = Dan Patrick
5 = Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

2014 Republican Primary Choice - Attorney General
1 = Dan Branch
2 = Barry Smitherman
3 = Ken Paxton
4 = Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

2014 Republican Primary Choice - Comptroller
1 = Harvey Hilderbran
2 = Raul Torres
3 = Glenn Hegar
4 = Debra Medina
5 = Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

2014 Election Choice - Governor
1 = Wendy Davis
2 = Greg Abbott
3 = Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

2014 Election Choice - Governor, w/3rd Party
1 = The Democrat Wendy Davis
2 = The Republican Greg Abbott
3 = The Libertarian Kathie Glass
4 = Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

2014 Governor Choice
1 = Wendy Davis
2 = Tom Pauken
3 = Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

2014 Governor Choice, w/3rd Party
1 = The Democrat Wendy Davis
2 = The Republican Tom Pauken
3 = The Libertarian Kathie Glass
4 = Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

2016 Republican Primary Choice
1 = Rick Perry
2 = Ted Cruz
3 = Marco Rubio
4 = Rand Paul
5 = Chris Christie
6 = Paul Ryan
7 = Rick Santorum
8 = Bobby Jindal
9 = Jeb Bush
10 = Scott Walker
11 = Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

2016 Democratic Primary Choice
1 = Hillary Clinton
2 = Joe Biden
3 = Andrew Cuomo
4 = Martin O'Malley
5 = Kirsten Gillibrand
6 = Brian Schweitzer
7 = Mark Warner
8 = Elizabeth Warren
9 = Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Vote for Tea Party
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

Opinion - Ted Cruz
1 = Very favorable
2 = Somewhat favorable
3 = Neither favorable nor unfavorable
4 = Somewhat unfavorable
5 = Very unfavorable
6 = Don't know/No Opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

What is your opinion on the availability of abortion?
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

Support/Oppose - Allowing illegal immigrants living in the U.S. the opportunity to become citizens
1 = Strongly support
2 = Somewhat support
3 = Somewhat oppose
4 = Strongly oppose
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Frequency think people are wrongly convicted of death penalty offenses in the state of Texas
1 = Never
2 = Almost never
3 = Occasionally
4 = A great deal of the time
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Likelihood to violate privacy rights - The president
1 = Very likely
2 = Somewhat likely
3 = Somewhat unlikely
4 = Very unlikely
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Political party with majority in the U.S. House of Representatives
1 = Republican Party
2 = Democratic Party
3 = Neither
4 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Majority of both houses of the U.S. Congress needed to override a presidential 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

Current Attorney General of Texas
1 = Greg Abbott
2 = Michael Williams
3 = Susan Combs
4 = Victor Carrillo
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = 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

3 point party ID
1 = Democrat
2 = Republican
3 = Independent
4 = Other
5 = Not sure
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

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
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

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

Religious 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

Have a 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

Own or rent 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