Likely voter flag v2 - with VL matching
1 = Likely voter
2 = Not likely voter

-9 = Not Asked
-8 = Skipped

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

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

English or Spanish
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

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

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

Vote frequency
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

Voted in the 2014 General Election
1 = Yes, I voted
2 = No
3 = Don't remember
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Primary vote
1 = Would vote in Republican primary
2 = Would vote in Democratic primary
3 = Already voted in Republican primary
4 = Already voted in Democratic primary
5 = Wouldn't vote in a primary
6 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Likelihood to vote in the March primary elections
0 = 0 - Definitely will NOT vote
10 = 10 - Absolutely certain to vote
997 = Don't know
998 = Skipped
999 = Not Asked

Most important problem - Country
1 = The economy
2 = Federal spending/national debt
3 = National security/terrorism
4 = Political corruption/leadership
5 = Immigration
6 = Health care
7 = Moral decline
8 = Income inequality
9 = Unemployment/jobs
10 = Partisan gridlock
11 = Border security
12 = Education
13 = Middle East instability
14 = Taxes
15 = Gun control/gun violence
16 = Crime and drugs
17 = Gay marriage
18 = Environment
19 = Social welfare programs
20 = Gas prices
21 = Abortion
22 = Voting system
23 = Police brutality/police militarization
24 = Race relations
25 = The media
26 = Government data collection
27 = Energy
28 = Housing
29 = Afghanistan/Pakistan
30 = Foreign trade
31 = Russia
32 = Gender inequality
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Most important problem - Texas
1 = Border security
2 = Immigration
3 = Political corruption/leadership
4 = Education
5 = The economy
6 = Health care
7 = Unemployment/jobs
8 = Water supply
9 = Crime and drugs
10 = Moral decline
11 = Transportation/roads/traffic
12 = Social welfare programs
13 = State government spending
14 = Taxes
15 = Gay marriage
16 = Gun control/gun violence
17 = Abortion
18 = Redistricting
19 = State budget cuts
20 = Gas prices
21 = Environment
22 = Insurance rates
23 = Voting system
24 = Utility rates
25 = Energy
26 = Housing
27 = Electoral fraud
28 = The media
29 = State courts
30 = Property rights
31 = Police brutality/police militarization
32 = Declining oil prices
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Retrospective Assessments - Barck 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

Where things are headed - Country
1 = Right direction
2 = Wrong track
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

National 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

Vote Republican primary
1 = Jeb Bush
2 = Rand Paul
3 = Lindsey Graham
4 = Mike Huckabee
5 = Donald J. Trump
6 = Marco Rubio
7 = John R. Kasich
8 = Ted Cruz
9 = Chris Christie
10 = Carly Fiorina
11 = Ben Carson
12 = Rick Santorum
13 = Elizabeth Gray
14 = Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Vote Republican Primary - Already voted prompt
1 = Jeb Bush
2 = Rand Paul
3 = Lindsey Graham
4 = Mike Huckabee
5 = Donald J. Trump
6 = Marco Rubio
7 = John R. Kasich
8 = Ted Cruz
9 = Chris Christie
10 = Carly Fiorina
11 = Ben Carson
12 = Rick Santorum
13 = Elizabeth Gray
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Republican presidential primary choice combined
1 = Jeb Bush
2 = Rand Paul
3 = Lindsey Graham
4 = Mike Huckabee
5 = Donald J. Trump
6 = Marco Rubio
7 = John R. Kasich
8 = Ted Cruz
9 = Chris Christie
10 = Carly Fiorina
11 = Ben Carson
12 = Rick Santorum
13 = Elizabeth Gray
14 = Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion

Vote Democratic primary
1 = Hillary Clinton
2 = Bernie Sanders
3 = Martin J. O'Malley
4 = Star Locke
5 = Keith Judd
6 = Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente
7 = Willie L. Wilson
8 = Calvis L. Hawes
9 = Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Vote Democratic Primary - Already voted prompt
1 = Hillary Clinton
2 = Bernie Sanders
3 = Martin J. O'Malley
4 = Star Locke
5 = Keith Judd
6 = Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente
7 = Willie L. Wilson
8 = Calvis L. Hawes
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Democratic presidential primary choice combined
1 = Hillary Clinton
2 = Bernie Sanders
3 = Martin J. O'Malley
4 = Star Locke
5 = Keith Judd
6 = Roque 'Rocky' De La Fuente
7 = Willie L. Wilson
8 = Calvis L. Hawes
9 = Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion

Primary election candidate certainty
1 = Extremely certain
2 = Somewhat certain
3 = Not very certain
4 = Not at all certain
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Party vote for
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

Ted Cruz opinion
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

Libcon scale - Jeb Bush
1 = 1 - Extremely liberal
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 1 - In the middle
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 1 - Extremely conservative
8 = Don't know
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Future performance as president - Jeb Bush
1 = Great president
2 = Good president
3 = Average president
4 = Poor president
5 = Terrible president
6 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

What is important when voting for a candidate in the primary election - Republicans
1 = Give the Republican Party a good chance to win in November
2 = Shake up politics-as-usual
3 = Fight terrorism
4 = Defend my faith and religious values
5 = Work to guarantee equal rights for all groups in society
6 = Reform immigration policy
7 = Improve the American economy
8 = Address economic inequality in the country
9 = Improve America's standing in the world
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

What is important when voting for a candidate in the primary election - Democrats
1 = Give the Democratic Party a good chance to win in November
2 = Shake up politics-as-usual
3 = Fight terrorism
4 = Defend my faith and religious values
5 = Work to guarantee equal rights for all groups in society
6 = Reform immigration policy
7 = Improve the American economy
8 = Address economic inequality in the country
9 = Improve America's standing in the world
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

In the face of political/policy conflicts: Compromise or Stand on principle
1 = Compromise
2 = Stand on principle
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Greatest threat to the U.S.
1 = Unfriendly foreign nations (e.g. Russia, Iran, China)
2 = Foreign terrorist groups (e.g. ISIS, Al Qaeda)
3 = Illegal immigration
4 = Decaying American infrastructure
5 = Polarization/Intractable partisan conflict
6 = Climate change
7 = Computer network vulnerabilities
8 = Racial tensions
9 = Gun violence/Mass shootings
10 = Other
11 = Don't know/no opinion
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Income inequality in the U.S.
1 = Major problem
2 = Minor problem
3 = Not a problem
4 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

To reduce income inequality, the government needs to be...
1 = More involved than it currently is
2 = As involved as it currently is
3 = Less involved than it currently is
4 = Not involved in this issue
5 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Requiring criminal and mental health background checks on all gun purchases in the U.S.
1 = Strongly support
2 = Somewhat support
3 = Somewhat oppose
4 = Strongly oppose
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Feelings about allowing Texans with Concealed Carry License to now visibly carry holstered handguns in public
1 = More safe
2 = Less safe
3 = No effect
4 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Agree/Disagree - "Newcomers from other countries enrich Texas with their hard work and values."
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Somewhat agree
3 = Somewhat disagree
4 = Strongly disagree
5 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Approval of "sanctuary cities"
1 = Approve of sanctuary cities
2 = Disapprove of sanctuary cities
3 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Awareness of the declining oil prices
1 = A lot
2 = Some
3 = Not very much
4 = Nothing at all
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Concerned how the declining oil prices could affect Texas's economy
1 = Very concerned
2 = Somewhat concerned
3 = Not very concerned
4 = Not at all concerned
5 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Approve/Disapprove of Texas accepting refugees from Syria who have gone through a security clearance process
1 = Approve
2 = Disapprove
3 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Syrian refugees will be welcomed in your community
1 = Yes, welcomed
2 = No, not welcomed
3 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Favor/Oppose - Increasing the federal minimum wage
1 = Favor
2 = Oppose
3 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Political Knowledge - Party with majority
1 = Republican Party
2 = Democratic Party
3 = Neither
4 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Political Knowledge - Majority 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

Political Knowledge - Current Attorney General of Texas
1 = Glenn Hegar
2 = George P. Bush
3 = Ken Paxton
4 = Sid Miller
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

7-point ideology
1 = Liberal level - Extremely liberal
2 = Liberal level - Somewhat liberal
3 = Liberal level - Lean liberal
4 = Liberal level - Middle
5 = Liberal level - Lean conservative
6 = Liberal level - Somewhat conservative
7 = Liberal level - Extremely conservative
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 - Democrat
1 = Strong Democrat
2 = Not very strong Democrat
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

7 point Party ID - Independent
3 = Lean Democrat
4 = Independent
5 = Lean Republican
9 = None of these
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

7 point Party ID - Republican
6 = Not very strong Republican
7 = Strong Republican
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

7 point Party ID - Other
3 = Lean Democrat
5 = Lean Republican
8 = Support a third party
9 = None of these
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Closer to Democratic or Republican Party
3 = Lean Democrat
4 = Independent
5 = Lean Republican
8 = Not sure
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

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

METRO_utex
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

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 = More than $150,000
13 = Prefer not to say
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Pro-life vs pro-choice
1 = Pro-life
2 = Pro-choice
3 = Neither
4 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Relgion_utex primary
1 = Agnostic
2 = Assembly of God
3 = Atheist
4 = Baptist
5 = Born again
6 = Buddhist
7 = Catholic
8 = Christian Scientist
9 = Church of Christ
10 = Church of God
11 = Disciples of Christ
12 = Episcopal / Anglican
13 = Evangelical
14 = Hindu
15 = Jehovah's Witnesses
16 = Jewish
17 = Lutheran
18 = Methodist
19 = Mormon
20 = Muslim / Islam
21 = Nondenominational Christian
22 = Orthodox / Eastern Orthodox
23 = Pentecostal / charismatic / spirit-filled
24 = Presbyterian
25 = Protestant (non-specific)
26 = Reformed
27 = Unitarian / Universalist
28 = United Church of Christ
29 = Religious but not spiritual
30 = Spiritual but not religious
31 = No religious affiliation / none
32 = Other
33 = Don't know
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Bible
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

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

Religious participation frequency
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

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

Tsmart Voter Registration Status
1 = Active
2 = Inactive
3 = Purged
7 = No match
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Tsmart Voted in 2014 General Election
1 = Voted
7 = No record of vote
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked