Registered to vote
1 = Yes, registered
2 = No
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Interest - Politics and public affairs
1 = Extremely interested
2 = Somewhat interested
3 = Not very interested
4 = Not at all interested
5 = Don't know
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Voted in all elections
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 facing this country today
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 = Inflation/rising prices
11 = Partisan gridlock
12 = Border security
13 = Education
14 = Middle East instability
15 = Taxes
16 = Gun control/gun violence
17 = Crime
18 = Environment/climate change
19 = Social welfare programs
20 = Gas prices
21 = Abortion
22 = Voting rights
23 = Electoral fraud
24 = Redistricting
25 = Police misconduct
26 = Race relations
27 = The media
28 = Energy
29 = Housing
30 = Afghanistan
31 = Foreign trade
32 = Russia
33 = Sexual harassment
34 = North Korea
35 = Opioid/drug abuse
36 = Coronavirus/COVID-19
37 = China
38 = Homelessness
98 = skipped
99 = not asked

Most important problem faving the State of Texas today
1 = Border security
2 = Immigration
3 = Political corruption/leadership
4 = Education
5 = The economy
6 = Health care
7 = Unemployment/jobs
8 = Inflation/rising prices
9 = Water supply
10 = Crime
11 = Moral decline
12 = Transportation/roads/traffic
13 = Social welfare programs
14 = State government spending
15 = Taxes
16 = Gun control/gun violence
17 = Abortion
18 = Redistricting
19 = State budget cuts
20 = Gas prices
21 = Environment/climate change
22 = Voting rights
23 = Utility rates
24 = Energy/The grid
25 = Housing
26 = Electoral fraud
27 = The media
28 = Property rights
29 = Police misconduct
30 = Pension funding
31 = Opioid/drug abuse
32 = Homelessness
33 = Coronavirus/COVID-19
34 = Oil prices
35 = Race relations
98 = skipped
99 = not asked

Approve Joe Biden
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

Right direction wrong track - the country
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

Importance of government to compromise or stand ground
1 = Compromise
2 = Stand on principle
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Agree: the way state government runs in Texas serves as a good model for other states to follow
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Somewhat agree
3 = Somewhat disagree
4 = Strongly disagree
5 = Don’t know/No opinion
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Heard in news grid -- The federal debt limit
1 = A lot
2 = Some
3 = Not very much
4 = Nothing at all
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Opinion on Texas's population growth
1 = Good
2 = Bad
3 = Don’t have an opinion
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

How safe do you feel in the area where you live
1 = Very safe
2 = Somewhat safe
3 = Somewhat unsafe
4 = Very unsafe
5 = Don’t know/No opinion
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Favorable or unfavorable - Political figures -- Joe Biden
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

Should Donald Trump run for president in 2024
1 = Yes, should run
2 = No, should not run
3 = Don’t know/No opinion
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

How closely have you been following the Texas Legislature this session
1 = Extremely closely
2 = Somewhat closely
3 = Not very closely
4 = Not at all closely
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Too much or too little - Texas state government spending -- K-12 public education
1 = Too much
2 = Too little
3 = About the right amount
4 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Laws in Texas - Less strict or more strict -- The rules for voting
1 = More strict
2 = Less strict
3 = Left as they are now
4 = Don’t know/No opinion
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Should or should not offer - Economic incentives
1 = Should
2 = Should not
3 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

State taxes impact on personal finances -- Sales tax
1 = Major impact
2 = Minor impact
3 = No impact
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Which state taxes impacts your personal finances the most
1 = Sales tax
2 = Property tax
3 = Business margins tax
4 = Taxes on alcohol and tobacco
5 = Motor fuels (gasoline) tax
6 = Don’t know
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Quality of K-12 public school education
1 = Excellent
2 = Good
3 = Not very good
4 = Terrible
5 = Don’t know/No opinion
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Texas Legislature priorities grid -- School safety
1 = Extremely important
2 = Very important
3 = Somewhat important
4 = Not very important
5 = Not important
6 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Texas Legislature's top priority
1 = School safety
2 = Teacher pay / teacher retention
3 = Curriculum content (i.e. what students are taught)
4 = Curriculum about gender
5 = Public school financing
6 = Vouchers, educational savings accounts (ESAs), or other “school choice” legislation
7 = Public school library materials
8 = Facilities and school infrastructure additions or improvements
9 = Parental rights
10 = Expanding the number of charter schools
11 = The treatment of students who are transgender
98 = skipped
99 = not asked

Support or oppose redirecting state tax revenue to help parents pay to send their children to private or parochial schools
1 = Strongly support
2 = Somewhat support
3 = Somewhat oppose
4 = Strongly oppose
5 = Don’t know/No opinion
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

How much time do you think a woman should have to obtain a legal abortion grid -- The woman’s health is seriously endangered.
1 = Never
2 = Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy
3 = Within 12 weeks
4 = Within 24 weeks
5 = Within 36 weeks
6 = At any time during the pregnancy
7 = Don’t know
98 = skipped
99 = not asked

Is Texas becoming more or less accepting of people who are transgender
1 = More accepting
2 = Less accepting
3 = Don’t know/No opinion
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

More/less acceptance of people who are transgender
1 = Good
2 = Bad
3 = Don’t know/No opinion
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Do you know anyone who is transgender
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Don’t know/Unsure
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Opinion on US's involvement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
1 = Too much
2 = Too little
3 = Right amount
4 = Don’t know/No opinion
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Opinioins on social media -- Twitter
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

Social media accounts used in the past month -- Twitter
1 = Have used in last month
2 = Have not used in last month
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Do you think Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Not sure
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Political Knowledge - Who is responsible for the taxes that homeowners pay on their property
1 = Local government
2 = Texas state government
3 = The Federal government
4 = Don’t know
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Political Knowledge - Majority needed to override 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 - Chief Justice
1 = John Roberts
2 = Clarence Thomas
3 = Samuel Alito
4 = Sonia Sotomayor
5 = Don't know
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

LIBCON_grid -- LIBCON
1 = Ideology - Extremely liberal
2 = Ideology - Somewhat liberal
3 = Ideology - Lean liberal
4 = Ideology - Middle
5 = Ideology - Lean conservative
6 = Ideology - Somewhat conservative
7 = Ideology - Extremely conservative
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

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
98 = skipped
99 = 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

Are Republican officials in Texas are conservative enough
1 = Conservative enough
2 = Too conservative
3 = Not conservative enough
4 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Are Democratic officials in Texas are liberal enough
1 = Liberal enough
2 = Too liberal
3 = Not liberal enough
4 = Don't know/No opinion
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Age group
1 = 18-29
2 = 30-44
3 = 45-64
4 = 65 and up
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Urban, suburban, or rural
1 = Urban
2 = Suburban
3 = Rural
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Live in metropolitan areas
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

How many children living with you
1 = One
2 = Two
3 = Three
4 = Four or more
5 = None
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Children enrolled in school - Child under 18 in public school
1 = selected
2 = not selected
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

Highest level of education received
1 = Less than high school
2 = High school degree
3 = Some college
4 = Two-year college degree
5 = Four-year college degree
6 = Post-graduate degree
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Primary religious affiliation
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

Feelings about the 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

You place of birth
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

Move to Texas from another state
1 = Yes
2 = No
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

Gender
1 = Male
2 = Female
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Employment Status
1 = Full-time
2 = Part-time
3 = Temporarily laid off
4 = Unemployed
5 = Retired
6 = Permanently disabled
7 = Homemaker
8 = Student
9 = Other
98 = skipped
99 = 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

1 = Yes / Sí
2 = No / No
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

English or Spanish
1 = English / Inglés
2 = Spanish / Español
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Ideology
1 = Very liberal
2 = Liberal
3 = Moderate
4 = Conservative
5 = Very conservative
6 = Not sure
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Political Interest
1 = Most of the time
2 = Some of the time
3 = Only now and then
4 = Hardly at all
7 = Don't know
98 = skipped
99 = not asked

2016 President Vote Post Election
1 = Hillary Clinton
2 = Donald Trump
3 = Gary Johnson
4 = Jill Stein
5 = Evan McMullin
6 = Other
7 = Did not vote for President
98 = skipped
99 = not asked

2020 President Vote Post Election
1 = Joe Biden
2 = Donald Trump
3 = Jo Jorgensen
4 = Howie Hawkins
5 = Other
6 = Did not vote for President
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Importance of religion (Pew version)
1 = Very important
2 = Somewhat important
3 = Not too important
4 = Not at all important
8 = skipped
9 = not asked

Church attendance (Pew version)
1 = More than once a week
2 = Once a week
3 = Once or twice a month
4 = A few times a year
5 = Seldom
6 = Never
7 = Don't know
98 = skipped
99 = not asked

Frequency of Prayer (Pew version)
1 = Several times a day
2 = Once a day
3 = A few times a week
4 = Once a week
5 = A few times a month
6 = Seldom
7 = Never
8 = Don't know
98 = skipped
99 = not asked

Protestant Church
1 = Baptist
2 = Methodist
3 = Nondenominational or Independent Church
4 = Lutheran
5 = Presbyterian
6 = Pentecostal
7 = Episcopalian
8 = Church of Christ or Disciples of Christ
9 = Congregational or United Church of Christ
10 = Holiness
11 = Reformed
12 = Adventist
13 = Jehovah's Witness
90 = Something else
98 = skipped
99 = not asked