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

How likely to vote this November
0 = 0 - Will defnitely NOT vote
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
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

Left behind by changes in the economy
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Candidate supported in this year's presidential primary
1 = Ted Cruz
2 = Donald Trump
3 = Hillary Clinton
4 = Bernie Sanders
5 = Someone else
6 = No one/Don't Know/Don't Remember
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Candidates: Trump, Clinton, Johnson, Stein
1 = Donald Trump and Mike Pence (Republican)
2 = Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine (Democratic)
3 = Gary Johnson and William Weld (Libertarian)
4 = Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka (Green)
5 = Someone else
6 = Haven't thought about it enough to have an opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Candidates: Trump, Clinton, Johnson, Stein
1 = Donald Trump and Mike Pence (Republican)
2 = Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine (Democratic)
3 = Gary Johnson and William Weld (Libertarian)
4 = Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka (Green)
5 = Someone else
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Vote choice for Trump
1 = I want Donald Trump to be elected president
2 = I don't want Hillary Clinton to be elected president
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Vote choice for Clinton
1 = I want Hillary Clinton to be elected president
2 = I don't want Donald Trump to be elected president
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Likeliness to change mind before Election Day
1 = Very likely
2 = Somewhat likely
3 = Not very likely
4 = Not at all likely
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Second choice
1 = Voting for Donald Trump
2 = Voting for Hillary Clinton
3 = Not voting in the Presidential Election
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Party vote for next congressional election
1 = Republican candidate
2 = Democratic candidate
3 = Neither
4 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Party vote including Tea for next congressional election
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

Black Lives Matter 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

Republican Party welcoming people like you
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Donit know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Libcon scale - Donald Trump
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 - Donald Trump
1 = Great president
2 = Good president
3 = Average president
4 = Poor president
5 = Terrible president
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Most important issue - 2016 Election
1 = The economy
2 = Immigration
3 = Foreign policy
4 = Terrorism
5 = Health care
6 = Education
7 = Race relations
8 = The criminal justice system
9 = Gun policy
10 = Police-community relations
11 = Nominating justices to the United States Supreme Court
12 = Trade with other countries
13 = National security
14 = Other
98 = Skipped
99 = Not Asked

Temperament to serve effectively - Donald Trump
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Seriousness - People voting who are not eligible
1 = Extremely serious
2 = Somewhat serious
3 = Not too serious
4 = Not serious at all
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Constitution as the basis for our government and laws
1 = Held up well
2 = Hold a new constitutional convention
3 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Agree/disagree - this country would be better off if we just stayed home and did not concern ourselves with problems in other parts of the world
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Somewhat agree
3 = Somewhat disagree
4 = Strongly disagree
5 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

International trade deals
1 = Good for the United States economy
2 = Bad for the United States economy
3 = Have not had much impact
4 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Agree/disagree - undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States should be deported immediately
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Somewhat agree
3 = Somewhat disagree
4 = Strongly disagree
5 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

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

The federal government's efforts to prevent terrorism
1 = Muslims living in the US should be subject to more scrutiny than people in other religious groups
2 = Muslims living in the US should not be subject to more scrutiny than people in other religious groups
3 = Don't know
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Opinion - transgender people and public restrooms
1 = Their birth gender
2 = Their gender identity
3 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities
1 = A great deal
2 = A lot
3 = A moderate amount
4 = A little
5 = None at all
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Most helpful in improving police-community relations in Texas
1 = Funding programs aimed at educating Texans in how to interact with police officers
2 = Funding programs aimed at educating police officers in how to interact with Texans
3 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

How much have you heard in the news about the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services?
1 = A lot
2 = Some
3 = Not very much
4 = Nothing at all
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Favorable/unfavorable view of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
1 = Favorable
2 = Unfavorable
3 = Don’t know enough to have an 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 Comptroller of Texas
1 = Glenn Hegar
2 = George P. Bush
3 = Ken Paxton
4 = Sid Miller
8 = Skipped
9 = Not Asked

Liberal-conserative self placement
1 = Extremely liberal
2 = Somewhat liberal
3 = Lean liberal
4 = In the Middle
5 = Lean conservative
6 = Somewhat conservative
7 = 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

Yes, I have a child / children under 18 enrolled in public school in Texas.
1 = Yes
2 = No
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

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
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

Year of birth
9998 = Skipped
9999 = Not Asked

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

1 = White / Blanco
2 = Black
3 = Hispanic
4 = Asian
5 = Native American
6 = Mixed
7 = Other
8 = Middle Eastern
98 = Skipped
99 = 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