Hello, My Name Is ______. I'm a Student at Texas

Question sintro3

Hello, my name is ______. I'm a student at Texas Tech University, and we are conducting a short survey about issues facing the state of Texas for a political science class. I understand that you are an adult age 18 or older. Is that correct?

1 Yes 2 No 6 Language Barrier, too ill, hearing impaired

9 Refused

Question sintro2

Hello, my name is ______. I'm a student at Texas Tech University, and we are conducting a short survey about issues facing the state of Texas for a political science class. I understand that you are an adult age 18 or older. Is that correct?

1 Yes 2 No 3 Call Back

9 Refused

Question Q1a_08f

If the 2008 presidential election were being held today would you vote for Barack Obama, the Democrat, or John McCain, the Republican? (order of names is randomly rotated in the survey)

1 Barack Obama 2 John McCain

3 OTHER 8 UNDECIDED/DK 9 REF

Question Q2_08f

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?

1 Approve 2 Disapprove

8 DK 9 REF

Question Q2a_08f

How confident are you that the 700 billion dollar bailout bill, signed into law on October 3, will prevent the country's current financial situation from getting worse: very confident, somewhat confident, not so confident or not confident at all?"

1 Very confident 2 Somewhat confident 3 Not so confident 4 Not confident at all

8 DK 9 REF

Question Q2b_08f

Which candidate do you think could best address the current problems involving investment banks and companies with ties to the housing market:

1 Barack Obama 2 John McCain

3 OTHER 8 DK 9 REF

Question Q3

For the following issues, please tell me whether each should be a low priority or high priority for the state's lawmakers. Use a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 means "low priority" and 5 means "high priority."

LOW HIGH PRIORITY PRIORITY |------|------|------|------| 1 2 3 4 5

8 DK 9 REF

Question Q4

Would you strongly support, support, oppose, or strongly oppose a federal tax increase to fund programs to prevent illegal immigration?

1 Strongly oppose 2 Oppose 3 Support 4 Strongly support

8 DK/NOT SURE 9 REF

Question Q5

Do you believe that children of illegal immigrants who are born in the United States should continue to receive citizenship automatically?

1 Yes 2 No

8 DK/NOT SURE 9 REFUSED

Question Q6

Do you think that illegal or undocumented immigrants should or should not be eligible to send their children to public schools?

1 Eligible 2 Not eligible

8 DK/NOT SURE 9 REFUSED

Question Q7

How would you rate the job opportunities in the State of Texas for people like yourself. Would you rate them as excellent, good, fair, or poor?

1 Excellent 2 Good 3 Fair 4 Poor

8 DK 9 REF

Question Q9_08f Do you think the US should keep military troops in Iraq until the situation has stabilized, or do you think the US should bring its troops home as soon as possible?

1 Keep in Iraq until stabilized 2 Bring home as soon as possible 3 UNSURE

8 DK 9 REF

Question Q10_08s

Who do you think is most to blame for rising gasoline prices?

1 Oil companies 2 The Bush Administration 3 Foreign oil producers 4 American drivers 5 Other 6 No one -- they are caused by supply and demand

8 DK 9 REF

Question Q11_08s

What do you think is the better way to reduce the number of pregnancies among teenagers: by emphasizing sex education and birth control, or by emphasizing morality and abstinence?

1 Sex Ed and Birth Control 2 Morality and abstinence 3 UNSURE

8 DK 9 REF

Question Q14

Finally, I have just a few questions about you. What is your current employment status?

1 Working for pay 2 Unemployed 3 Retired 4 Homemaker 5 Full-time student 6 Not working due to disability

8 DK 9 REF Question Q15 Are you registered to vote?

1 Yes 2 No 3 NOT ABLE TO REGISTER 8 DK 9 REF

Question Q16

In what year were you born?

ENTER YEAR 19

99 DK/REF

Question Q17

What race or ethnicity do you consider yourself to be?

1 White/Caucasian 2 African-American/Black 3 Hispanic/Latino 4 Asian/Pacific Islander 5 Native American/Native Alaskan/Aleut 6 Other 8 DK 9 REF

Question Q18

Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin?

1 Yes 2 No 8 DK 9 REF

Question Q19

Generally speaking, do you consider yourself to be a Republican, a Democrat, an independent, or something else?

1 Republican 2 Democrat 3 Independent 4 Something else

8 DK 9 REF

Question q19rep Do you consider yourself to be a strong or not so strong Republican?

1 Strong 2 Not so strong

8 DK 9 REF

Question Q19dem

Do you consider yourself to be a strong or not so strong Democrat?

1 Strong 2 Not so strong

8 DK 9 REF

Question Q19ind

Do you lean more toward the

1 Republican 2 Democrat 3 NEITHER

8 DK 9 REF

Question Q20

When it comes to politics, do you usually think of yourself as extremely liberal, liberal, slightly liberal, moderate or middle of the road, slightly conservative, conservative, extremely conservative, or haven't you thought much about this?

1 Extremely liberal 2 Liberal 3 Slightly liberal 4 Moderate or middle of the road 5 Slightly conservative 6 Conservative 7 Extremely conservative

8 DON'T KNOW/HAVEN'T THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT IT 9 REF

Question Q21 What is the highest level of education you have completed?

1 Less than high school 2 High school diploma/GED 3 Some college, no degree 4 Two-year degree (Associate's degree) 5 Four-year degree (Bachelor's degree) 6 Graduate or professional degree (Master's, Doctorate)

8 DK 9 REF

Question Q22

What is your current marital status?

1 Single/never married 2 Not married but living with partner 3 Married 4 Separated 5 Widowed 6 Divorced

8 DK 9 REF

Question Q23

How many adults age 18 and older live in your household?

ENTER NUMBER:

8 DK 9 REF

Question Q24

How many children under the age of 18 live in your household?

ENTER NUMBER:

8 DK 9 REF

Question Q25

Is your annual household income above or below $40,000?

1 Above 2 Below 8 DK 9 REF Question Q25a Is your annual household income above or below $65,000?

1 Above 2 Below

8 DK 9 REF

Question Q25b

Is your annual household income above or below $25,000?

1 Above 2 Below

8 DK 9 REF

Question Q26

RECORD RESPONDENT'S GENDER

1 MALE 2 FEMALE