UTEX0024a_CODEBOOK.txt 2/18/2015 ============================================================================== Project Code: UTEX0024a Project Name: Texas Tribune 2015, Survey 1 Prepared for: Jim Henson Interviews: 1200 Field Period: February 6-16, 2015 Project Manager: Sam Luks - 650.462.8009 ============================================================================== YouGov interviewed 1438 respondents who were then matched down to a sample of 1200 to produce the final dataset. The respondents were matched to a sampling frame on gender, age, race, education, party identification, ideology, and political interest. The frame was constructed by stratified sampling from the full 2012 American Community Survey (ACS) sample with selection within strata by weighted sampling with replacements (using the person weights on the public use file). Data on voter registration status and turnout were matched to this frame using the November 2012 Current Population Survey. Data on interest in politics and party identification were then matched to this frame from the 2007 Pew Religious Life Survey. The matched cases were weighted to a sampling frame of Texas registered voters using propensity scores. The matched cases and the frame were combined and a logistic regression was estimated for inclusion in the frame. The propensity score function included age, gender, race/ethnicity, years of education, and ideology. The propensity scores were grouped into deciles of the estimated propensity score in the frame and post-stratified according to these deciles. Variable List ============================================================================== Name Description ---- ----------- caseid Case ID weight Case weight q14_rand Q14 Randomization zipcode Zip code race Race hispanic Spanish, Latino, or Hispanic origin or Descent? langpref English or Spanish Q1 Texas votereg birthyr Birthyear gender Gender educ Education Q2 Interest in politics Q3 How often voted Q4 Most important problem- Country Q5 Most important problem- Texas Q6 Barack Obama rating Q7 U.S. Congress rating Q9 Where things are headed- Country Q10 National economy status Q11 Where things are headed- Texas Q12 Family economic status Q13 Texas economy status Q14 Party vote for Q15 Tea Party influence Q16 Primary vote Q17 Republican primary candidates Q17A Republican primary candidates- Remaining Q18 Democratic primary candidates Q18A Democratic primary candidates- Remaining Q19 Ted Cruz opinion Q20 John Cornyn opinion 1
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UTEX0024a_CODEBOOK.txt 2/18/2015
==============================================================================Project Code: UTEX0024aProject Name: Texas Tribune 2015, Survey 1Prepared for: Jim HensonInterviews: 1200Field Period: February 6-16, 2015Project Manager: Sam Luks - 650.462.8009==============================================================================
YouGov interviewed 1438 respondents who were then matched down to asample of 1200 to produce the final dataset. The respondents werematched to a sampling frame on gender, age, race, education, partyidentification, ideology, and political interest. The frame wasconstructed by stratified sampling from the full 2012 AmericanCommunity Survey (ACS) sample with selection within strata by weightedsampling with replacements (using the person weights on the public usefile). Data on voter registration status and turnout were matchedto this frame using the November 2012 Current Population Survey.Data on interest in politics and party identification were thenmatched to this frame from the 2007 Pew Religious Life Survey.
The matched cases were weighted to a sampling frame of Texas registeredvoters using propensity scores. The matched cases and the frame werecombined and a logistic regression was estimated for inclusion in theframe. The propensity score function included age, gender, race/ethnicity,years of education, and ideology. The propensity scores were groupedinto deciles of the estimated propensity score in the frame andpost-stratified according to these deciles.
Variable List==============================================================================Name Description---- -----------caseid Case IDweight Case weightq14_rand Q14 Randomizationzipcode Zip coderace Racehispanic Spanish, Latino, or Hispanic origin or Descent?langpref English or SpanishQ1 Texas voteregbirthyr Birthyeargender Gendereduc EducationQ2 Interest in politicsQ3 How often votedQ4 Most important problem- CountryQ5 Most important problem- TexasQ6 Barack Obama ratingQ7 U.S. Congress ratingQ9 Where things are headed- CountryQ10 National economy statusQ11 Where things are headed- TexasQ12 Family economic statusQ13 Texas economy statusQ14 Party vote forQ15 Tea Party influenceQ16 Primary voteQ17 Republican primary candidatesQ17A Republican primary candidates- RemainingQ18 Democratic primary candidatesQ18A Democratic primary candidates- RemainingQ19 Ted Cruz opinionQ20 John Cornyn opinion
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Q21 Greg Abbott opinionQ22 Dan Patrick opinionQ23 Joe Straus opinionQ24_A Institution opinion- The public schoolsQ24_B Institution opinion- The militaryQ24_C Institution opinion- The policeQ24_D Institution opinion- The courts and the criminal justice
systemQ24_E Institution opinion- The border patrolQ24_F Institution opinion- The federal governmentQ24_G Institution opinion- The Texas state governmentQ24_H Institution opinion- The municipal or local government where
you liveQ25 Legislatures top priorityQ26_A Satisfied with state and local taxes- Sales taxQ26_B Satisfied with state and local taxes- Property taxQ26_C Satisfied with state and local taxes- Business margins taxQ26_D Satisfied with state and local taxes- 'Sin' taxesQ26_E Satisfied with state and local taxes- Motor fuels (gasoline)Q26b_A Sales taxQ26b_B Dissatisfied with taxes- Sales taxQ26b_C Dissatisfied with taxes- Property taxQ26b_D Dissatisfied with taxes- Business margins taxQ26b_E Dissatisfied with taxes- 'Sin' taxes'Q27 Traffic congestion and delaysQ28_A Congestion in my region result of - People wanting to liveor
work hereQ28_B Congestion in my region result of - Insufficient spending
public transportationQ28_C Congestion in my region result of - Insufficient spendingnew
roadsQ28_D Congestion in my region result of - Insufficient spending
existing roads maintenanceQ28_E Congestion in my region result of - Economic growthQ29 Illegal immigrants tuition rateQ30_A Proposal effectiveness- Creating a school voucher programQ30_B Proposal effectiveness- Making it easier for charter schools
to open and operateQ30_C Proposal effectiveness- Increasing the pay of public school
teachersQ30_D Proposal effectiveness- Increasing funding for the public
school systemQ30_F Proposal effectiveness- Reducing the number of standardized
tests students must takeQ30_G Proposal effectiveness- Increasing opportunities for online
pre-kindergarten programsQ30_I Proposal effectiveness- Allowing more localized control over
curriculum and standardsQ31 Follow school voucher program newsQ31A Favor or oppose school voucher programQ32 Gun control lawsQ33 Faculty, staff, students right to carry concealed weapons on
college campusesQ34 Texans carry concealed handguns in public- agree withQ35_A Support or oppose government control- Hydraulic fracturing
('fracking')Q35_B Support or oppose government control- The distribution of
plastic shopping bags by retailersQ35_C Support or oppose government control- Medicaid expansion
under the Affordable Care Act
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Q35_D Support or oppose government control- Smoking in publicplacesQ35_E Support or oppose government control- The use of mobile
devices while drivingQ35_F Support or oppose government control- The regulation of gunsQ35_G Support or oppose government control- Enforcement of Federal
immigration lawsQ36_A Issue knowledge- Election of Speaker of the Texas House of
RepresentativesQ36_B Issue knowledge- Grand jury indictment of former-Governor
Rick PerryQ36_C Issue knowledge- Contracting issues at Texas's Health and
Human Services DepartmentQ36_D Issue knowledge- Changes to rules of procedure in TexasSenateQ36_E Issue knowledge- Tuition reimbursements for state employeesQ36_F Issue knowledge- The investigation into Cancer Prevention
Research Institute of Texas ('CPRIT')Q36_G Issue knowledge- The oversight of the Texas Enterprise Fund
('TEF')Q37 Undocumented immigrant in US should be deported immediatelyQ38 Vaccinating children requiredQ39 Death penalty for violent crimesQ40 How often people wrongly convicted of death penaltyQ41 Marijuana possession legalizationQ42 Amount of racial and ethnic discriminationINFO1 Political party with majority in HouseINFO2 Majority needed to override presidential vetoINFO3 Percentage Texas's population Latinos/HispanicsINFO4 Percentage Texas's population African Americans/Blackslibcon Place yourself- Conservative to Liberalpid3_utex 3 point party IDpid7_utex_d 7 point Party IDpid7_utex_i 7 point Party IDpid7_utex_r 7 point Party IDpid7_utex_other 7 point Party IDpid7others Closer to Democratic or Republican PartyLOCATE Live in urban, suburban, or rural communityMETRO Live in which areaCHILD Children living with youschool_1 Children enrolled in school- Public schoolschool_2 Children enrolled in school- Private schoolschool_3 Children enrolled in school- Home schooledschool_4 Children enrolled in school- No childrenfaminc Family's incomefaminc2 Family's income 2ONEDU Online coursesRELIG Religious affiliationEVANG Born again or evangelical?LITERAL Bible feelingsIMPORT Religious importanceATTEND Religious service/activities frequencyRACE2 Hispanic-Latino grandparentNATIVE1 Born in USANATIVE2 Parents place of birthMOVE Move to Texas from another stateSTATEFROM State moved from most recentlyHOME Own or rent your home?MARITAL Marital status
20 6 Mixed15 7 Other0 8 Middle Eastern / Del oriente medio0 98 Skipped0 99 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: hispanicDescription: Spanish, Latino, or Hispanic origin or Descent?
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
36 1 Yes949 2 No
0 8 Skipped215 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: langprefDescription: English or Spanish
27 1 No HS366 2 High school graduate369 3 Some college102 4 2-year238 5 4-year98 6 Post-grad0 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q2Description: Interest in politics
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
533 1 Extremely interested511 2 Somewhat interested106 3 Not very interested42 4 Not at all interested7 5 Don't know1 8 Skipped
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0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q3Description: How often voted
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
436 1 Every election443 2 Almost every election119 3 About half113 4 One or two69 5 None17 6 Don't know3 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q4Description: Most important problem- Country
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
136 1 The economy116 2 Political corruption/leadership110 3 National security/terrorism128 4 Federal spending/national debt75 5 Immigration43 6 Border security38 7 Unemployment/jobs68 8 Health care65 9 Moral decline54 10 Partisan gridlock66 11 Income inequality34 12 Education35 13 Middle East instability12 14 Social welfare programs23 15 Taxes19 16 Gun control/gun violence6 17 Government data collection
Name: Q9Description: Where things are headed- Country
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
309 1 Right direction707 2 Wrong track183 3 Don't know
1 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q10Description: National economy status
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
143 1 A lot better off316 2 Somewhat better off371 3 About the same208 4 Somewhat worse off128 5 A lot worse off33 6 Don't know1 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q11Description: Where things are headed- Texas
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
561 1 Right direction404 2 Wrong track234 3 Don't know
1 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q12Description: Family economic status
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
68 1 A lot better off256 2 Somewhat better off541 3 About the same226 4 Somewhat worse off85 5 A lot worse off21 6 Don't know3 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q13Description: Texas economy status
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
74 1 A lot better off299 2 Somewhat better off559 3 About the same176 4 Somewhat worse off39 5 A lot worse off
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49 6 Don't know4 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q14Description: Party vote for
57 1 Ted Cruz41 2 Rick Perry57 3 Ben Carson31 4 Jeb Bush28 5 Rand Paul29 6 Mike Huckabee25 7 Marco Rubio13 8 Chris Christie21 9 Bobby Jindal68 10 Scott Walker8 11 Rick Santorum7 12 John Kasich6 13 Carly Fiorina4 14 John Bolton2 15 Lindsey Graham
17 16 Sarah Palin30 17 Haven't thought enough about it to have an opinion1 98 Skipped
293 1 Very favorable225 2 Somewhat favorable181 3 Neither favorable nor unfavorable134 4 Somewhat unfavorable246 5 Very unfavorable117 6 Don't know/no opinion
4 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q22Description: Dan Patrick opinion
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
116 1 Very favorable190 2 Somewhat favorable266 3 Neither favorable nor unfavorable107 4 Somewhat unfavorable205 5 Very unfavorable313 6 Don't know/no opinion
3 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q23Description: Joe Straus opinion
Count Code Label
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----- ---- -----36 1 Very favorable97 2 Somewhat favorable
292 3 Neither favorable nor unfavorable91 4 Somewhat unfavorable84 5 Very unfavorable
592 6 Don't know/no opinion8 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q24_ADescription: Institution opinion- The public schools
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
112 1 Very favorable337 2 Somehwat favorable237 3 Neither favorable nor unfavorable290 4 Somewhat unfavorable190 5 Very unfavorable26 6 Don't know/no opinion8 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q24_BDescription: Institution opinion- The military
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
585 1 Very favorable331 2 Somehwat favorable163 3 Neither favorable nor unfavorable52 4 Somewhat unfavorable34 5 Very unfavorable28 6 Don't know/no opinion7 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q24_CDescription: Institution opinion- The police
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
303 1 Very favorable384 2 Somehwat favorable215 3 Neither favorable nor unfavorable159 4 Somewhat unfavorable113 5 Very unfavorable18 6 Don't know/no opinion8 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q24_DDescription: Institution opinion- The courts and the criminal justice system
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
94 1 Very favorable319 2 Somehwat favorable289 3 Neither favorable nor unfavorable
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285 4 Somewhat unfavorable179 5 Very unfavorable25 6 Don't know/no opinion9 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q24_EDescription: Institution opinion- The border patrol
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
276 1 Very favorable334 2 Somehwat favorable287 3 Neither favorable nor unfavorable154 4 Somewhat unfavorable101 5 Very unfavorable40 6 Don't know/no opinion8 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q24_FDescription: Institution opinion- The federal government
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
62 1 Very favorable217 2 Somehwat favorable210 3 Neither favorable nor unfavorable274 4 Somewhat unfavorable401 5 Very unfavorable25 6 Don't know/no opinion11 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q24_GDescription: Institution opinion- The Texas state government
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
173 1 Very favorable406 2 Somehwat favorable212 3 Neither favorable nor unfavorable193 4 Somewhat unfavorable177 5 Very unfavorable29 6 Don't know/no opinion10 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q24_HDescription: Institution opinion- The municipal or local government where youlive
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
139 1 Very favorable392 2 Somehwat favorable325 3 Neither favorable nor unfavorable196 4 Somewhat unfavorable101 5 Very unfavorable41 6 Don't know/no opinion
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6 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q25Description: Legislatures top priority
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
189 1 Increase funding to K-12 public education58 2 Establish a school voucher program in Texas
204 3 Continue to limit government by approving no new spendingan146 4 Lower property taxes35 5 Lower business taxes56 6 Provide public funds for transportation infrastructure
206 7 Continue state funding for border security operations13 8 Expand state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs
198 9 Expand Medicaid funding under the Affordable Care Act91 10 Don't know/no opinion4 98 Skipped0 99 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q26_ADescription: Satisfied with state and local taxes- Sales tax
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
143 1 Very satisfied535 2 Somewhat satisfied277 3 Somewhat dissatisfied131 4 Very dissatisfied105 5 Don't know/no opinion
9 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q26_BDescription: Satisfied with state and local taxes- Property tax
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
74 1 Very satisfied298 2 Somewhat satisfied367 3 Somewhat dissatisfied288 4 Very dissatisfied166 5 Don't know/no opinion
7 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q26_CDescription: Satisfied with state and local taxes- Business margins tax
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
77 1 Very satisfied254 2 Somewhat satisfied214 3 Somewhat dissatisfied166 4 Very dissatisfied481 5 Don't know/no opinion
8 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
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==============================================================================Name: Q26_DDescription: Satisfied with state and local taxes- 'Sin' taxes
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
210 1 Very satisfied373 2 Somewhat satisfied221 3 Somewhat dissatisfied195 4 Very dissatisfied195 5 Don't know/no opinion
6 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q26_EDescription: Satisfied with state and local taxes- Motor fuels (gasoline)
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
131 1 Very satisfied457 2 Somewhat satisfied306 3 Somewhat dissatisfied177 4 Very dissatisfied121 5 Don't know/no opinion
16 1 Pay more in these taxes373 2 Pay less in these taxes17 3 Don't know2 8 Skipped
792 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q26b_BDescription: Dissatisfied with taxes- Sales tax
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
25 1 Pay more in these taxes603 2 Pay less in these taxes23 3 Don't know4 8 Skipped
545 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q26b_CDescription: Dissatisfied with taxes- Property tax
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
113 1 Pay more in these taxes228 2 Pay less in these taxes35 3 Don't know4 8 Skipped
820 9 Not Asked
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==============================================================================Name: Q26b_DDescription: Dissatisfied with taxes- Business margins tax
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
75 1 Pay more in these taxes309 2 Pay less in these taxes28 3 Don't know4 8 Skipped
784 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q26b_EDescription: Dissatisfied with taxes- 'Sin' taxes'
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
44 1 Pay more in these taxes408 2 Pay less in these taxes28 3 Don't know3 8 Skipped
717 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q27Description: Traffic congestion and delays
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
328 1 Extremely serious547 2 Somewhat serious227 3 Not so serious53 4 Not serious problem at all42 5 Don't know/no opinion3 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q28_ADescription: Congestion in my region result of - People wanting to live orwork here
==============================================================================Name: Q28_BDescription: Congestion in my region result of - Insufficient spending publictransportation
==============================================================================Name: Q28_CDescription: Congestion in my region result of - Insufficient spending newroads
==============================================================================Name: Q28_DDescription: Congestion in my region result of - Insufficient spendingexisting roads maintenance
==============================================================================Name: Q28_EDescription: Congestion in my region result of - Economic growth
==============================================================================Name: Q30_ADescription: Proposal effectiveness- Creating a school voucher program
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
256 1 Extremely effective304 2 Somewhat effective179 3 Not very effective214 4 Not at all effective230 5 Don't know/no opinion17 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q30_BDescription: Proposal effectiveness- Making it easier for charter schools toopen and operate
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
276 1 Extremely effective380 2 Somewhat effective201 3 Not very effective161 4 Not at all effective173 5 Don't know/no opinion
9 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q30_CDescription: Proposal effectiveness- Increasing the pay of public schoolteachers
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
379 1 Extremely effective418 2 Somewhat effective201 3 Not very effective96 4 Not at all effective92 5 Don't know/no opinion14 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q30_DDescription: Proposal effectiveness- Increasing funding for the public schoolsystem
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
382 1 Extremely effective355 2 Somewhat effective206 3 Not very effective148 4 Not at all effective98 5 Don't know/no opinion11 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q30_FDescription: Proposal effectiveness- Reducing the number of standardized
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tests students must take
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
396 1 Extremely effective363 2 Somewhat effective198 3 Not very effective116 4 Not at all effective109 5 Don't know/no opinion18 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q30_GDescription: Proposal effectiveness- Increasing opportunities for onlinelearning
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
256 1 Extremely effective510 2 Somewhat effective217 3 Not very effective63 4 Not at all effective
140 5 Don't know/no opinion14 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
288 1 Extremely effective342 2 Somewhat effective226 3 Not very effective195 4 Not at all effective132 5 Don't know/no opinion17 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q30_IDescription: Proposal effectiveness- Allowing more localized control overcurriculum and standards
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
347 1 Extremely effective386 2 Somewhat effective182 3 Not very effective126 4 Not at all effective144 5 Don't know/no opinion15 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q31Description: Follow school voucher program news
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
119 1 Very closely
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369 2 Somewhat closely482 3 Not too closely228 4 Not at all
2 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q31ADescription: Favor or oppose school voucher program
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
350 1 Favor249 2 Oppose516 3 Don't know enough to say82 4 No opinion3 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q32Description: Gun control laws
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
468 1 More strict251 2 Less strict408 3 Left as they are now67 4 Don't know/No opinion6 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q33Description: Faculty, staff, students right to carry concealed weapons oncollege campuses
==============================================================================Name: Q34Description: Texans carry concealed handguns in public- agree with
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
280 1 Texans should never be allowed to carry a handgun in apubli526 2 Texans should be allowed to carry a concealed handgun in ap272 3 Texans should also be allowed to openly carry a handgun ina111 4 Texans should always be allowed to carry a handgun in apubl11 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
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==============================================================================Name: Q35_ADescription: Support or oppose government control- Hydraulic fracturing('fracking')
==============================================================================Name: Q35_BDescription: Support or oppose government control- The distribution ofplastic shopping bags by retailers
==============================================================================Name: Q35_CDescription: Support or oppose government control- Medicaid expansion underthe Affordable Care Act
==============================================================================Name: Q35_DDescription: Support or oppose government control- Smoking in public places
==============================================================================Name: Q35_EDescription: Support or oppose government control- The use of mobile deviceswhile driving
==============================================================================Name: Q35_FDescription: Support or oppose government control- The regulation of guns
==============================================================================Name: Q35_GDescription: Support or oppose government control- Enforcement of Federalimmigration laws
==============================================================================Name: Q36_ADescription: Issue knowledge- Election of Speaker of the Texas House ofRepresentatives
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
148 1 A lot346 2 Some376 3 Not very much322 4 Nothing at all
8 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q36_BDescription: Issue knowledge- Grand jury indictment of former-Governor RickPerry
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
439 1 A lot494 2 Some156 3 Not very much105 4 Nothing at all
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6 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q36_CDescription: Issue knowledge- Contracting issues at Texas's Health and HumanServices Department
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
106 1 A lot255 2 Some362 3 Not very much468 4 Nothing at all
9 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q36_DDescription: Issue knowledge- Changes to rules of procedure in Texas Senate
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
101 1 A lot252 2 Some367 3 Not very much473 4 Nothing at all
7 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q36_EDescription: Issue knowledge- Tuition reimbursements for state employees
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
70 1 A lot214 2 Some391 3 Not very much513 4 Nothing at all12 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q36_FDescription: Issue knowledge- The investigation into Cancer PreventionResearch Institute of Texas ('CPRIT')
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
91 1 A lot235 2 Some351 3 Not very much515 4 Nothing at all
8 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q36_GDescription: Issue knowledge- The oversight of the Texas Enterprise Fund('TEF')
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
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73 1 A lot219 2 Some350 3 Not very much548 4 Nothing at all10 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q37Description: Undocumented immigrant in US should be deported immediately
==============================================================================Name: Q40Description: How often people wrongly convicted of death penalty
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
29 1 Never323 2 Almost never582 3 Occasionally161 4 A great deal of the time104 5 Don't know
262 1 Marijuana possession should not be legal under anycircumsta394 2 Marijuana possession should be legal for medical purposeson331 3 Possession of small amounts of marijuana for any purposesho209 4 Possession of any amount of marijuana for any purposeshould
4 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: Q42Description: Amount of racial and ethnic discrimination
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
258 1 A great deal248 2 A lot312 3 A moderate amount326 4 A little53 5 None at all3 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: INFO1Description: Political party with majority in House
==============================================================================Name: LOCATEDescription: Live in urban, suburban, or rural community
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
380 1 Urban565 2 Suburban250 3 Rural
5 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: METRODescription: Live in which area
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
275 1 Yes, I live in the Houston area.
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329 2 Yes, I live the Dallas-Fort Worth area128 3 Yes, I live in the San Antonio area124 4 Yes, I live in the Austin area342 5 No, I live in another part of Texas.
2 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: CHILDDescription: Children living with you
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
195 1 One125 2 Two47 3 Three24 4 Four or more
807 5 None2 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: school_1Description: Children enrolled in school- Public school
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
227 1 Yes973 2 No
0 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: school_2Description: Children enrolled in school- Private school
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
16 1 Yes1184 2 No
0 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: school_3Description: Children enrolled in school- Home schooled
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
20 1 Yes1180 2 No
0 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: school_4Description: Children enrolled in school- No children
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
943 1 Yes257 2 No
0 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
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==============================================================================Name: famincDescription: Family's income
359 1 The Bible is the actual word of God and is to be takenliter464 2 The Bible is the word of God but not everything in itshould289 3 The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word ofGo87 4 Don't know.1 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: IMPORTDescription: Religious importance
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
530 1 Extremely important333 2 Somewhat important144 3 Not very important190 4 Not at all important
==============================================================================Name: NATIVE1Description: Born in USA
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
219 1 Born in the United States or Puerto Rico29 2 Born in another country3 3 Don't know0 8 Skipped
949 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: NATIVE2Description: Parents place of birth
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
138 1 Both of my parents were born in the United States or Puerto50 2 One of my parents was born in another country30 3 Both of my parents were both in another country1 8 Skipped
981 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: MOVEDescription: Move to Texas from another state
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
527 1 Yes671 2 No
2 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: STATEFROMDescription: State moved from most recently
Count Code Label
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----- ---- -----8 1 Alabama1 2 Alaska
11 4 Arizona9 5 Arkansas
75 6 California13 8 Colorado4 9 Connecticut1 10 Delaware1 11 District of Columbia
10 34 New Jersey14 35 New Mexico33 36 New York11 37 North Carolina0 38 North Dakota
22 39 Ohio19 40 Oklahoma5 41 Oregon
12 42 Pennsylvania3 44 Rhode Island0 45 South Carolina2 46 South Dakota6 47 Tennessee
17 48 Texas3 49 Utah1 50 Vermont7 51 Virginia7 53 Washington3 54 West Virginia7 55 Wisconsin1 56 Wyoming0 60 American Samoa0 64 Federated States of Micronesia0 66 Guam0 68 Marshall Islands0 69 Northern Mariana Islands0 70 Palau2 72 Puerto Rico1 74 U.S. Minor Outlying Islands0 78 Virgin Islands0 81 Alberta1 82 British Columbia0 83 Manitoba
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0 84 New Brunswick0 85 Newfoundland0 86 Northwest Territories0 87 Nova Scotia0 88 Nunavut1 89 Ontario0 90 Prince Edward Island0 91 Quebec0 92 Saskatchewan0 93 Yukon Territory8 99 Not in the U.S. or Canada6 998 Skipped
672 999 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: HOMEDescription: Own or rent your home?
Count Code Label----- ---- -----
859 1 Own337 2 Rent
4 8 Skipped0 9 Not Asked
==============================================================================Name: MARITALDescription: Marital status