UTEX0010_2_CODEBOOK.txt 11/2/2009 ================================================================================ Project Code: UTEX0010 Project Name: Texas Tribune Series, Pt 1 Prepared for: Daron Shaw and Jim Henson Interviews: 800 Field Period: October 20-27, 2009 Project Manager: Sam Luks - 650.462.8009 ================================================================================ Matching and Weighting ================================================================================ Polimetrix interviewed 1152 respondents who were then matched down to a sample of 800 to produce the final dataset. The respondents were matched on gender, age, race, education, party identification, ideology and political interest. Polimetrix then weighted the matched set of survey respondents to known marginals for the registered voters of Texas from the 2008 Current Population Survey. Those marginals are shown below. ================================================================================ Age: 18-34: 27.0% 35-54: 38.3% 55+: 34.7% Gender: Male: 46.4% Female: 53.6% Race: White/Other: 66.2% Black: 13.8% Hispanic: 20.0% Education: HS or less: 37.2% Some College: 33.6% College Graduate: 20.9% Post-graduate: 8.2% Variable List ================================================================================ Name Description ---- ----------- caseid Case ID weight Case Weight stateres State of residence langpref Would you prefer to take this survey in English or Spanish? Q1 Texas vote registration Q2 Political interest Q3 Most important problem facing country today Q4 Most important problem facing state of Texas today Q5 Barack Obama job approval Q6 Rick Perry job approval Q7 Kay Bailey Hutchison job approval Q8 United States Congress job approval Q9 Texas state legislature job approval Q10 Country headed in right direction Q11 Texas headed in right direction Q12 Country economically compared to a year ago Q13 Family economically compared to a year ago Q14 Thinking about the 2010 primary elections in Texas, do you think that you will: Q15 2010 Republican primary election for governor vote choice Q16 2010 Republican primary election for lieutenant governor vote choice Q18 2010 Governor vote choice if Rick Perry nominee Q19 2010 Governor vote choice if Kay Bailey Hutchison nominee Q20 2010 Governor vote choice: Schieffer/Perry Q21 2010 Governor vote choice: Schieffer/Hutchison Q22 2010 Governor vote choice: Friedman/Perry Q23 2010 Governor vote choice: Friedman/Hutchison Q24 2010 Governor vote choice: Earle/Perry 1 UTEX0010_2_CODEBOOK.txt 11/2/2009 Q25 2010 Governor vote choice: Earle/Hutchison Q26 Special election for Senate vote choice Q27 2010 U.S. Congress vote choice Q28 2010 election for the Texas state legislature vote choice Q29 Family current health care satisfaction Q30 Worried about losing health care coverage within the next 12 months Q31 Government insurance plan vs. Private insurance plans Q32a Importance - Ensure that every American has health care coverage Q32b Importance - Institute a government-run public option Q32c Importance - Make sure that health care reform does not add to national debt Q32d Importance - End frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits Q32e Importance - Stop denial of health coverage for preexisting conditions Q32f Importance - Let individuals retain control over own health care choices Q32g Importance - Protect Medicare program from cuts Q33 Opinion on expanding Texas Children's Health Insurance Program Q34 Approve way President Obama/Democrats in Congress handling health care Q35 Approve way Republicans in Congress handling health care Q36 Opinion on legislation to impose limits on greenhouse gas emissions Q37 Opinion about state government requiring homes/buildings/plants to be more efficient Q38 Opinion on how Federal government affecting recession Q39 Opinion on how Texas state government affecting recession Q40 Terrorism threat level as result of United States' military action in Afghanistan Q41 Greater concern - U.S. will stay in Afghanistan too long or U.S. will leave too soon Q42 Favored policy for illegal immigrants in the U.S. for 2 years or more Q43 Opinion that best agrees with view on abortion Q44 Appropriate for the Governor to remove individuals for political reasons Q45 Quality of K-12 public school education in Texas Q46 Opinion on giving redistricting duties to independent commission INFO1 Position held by Hillary Clinton in current federal administration INFO2 Majority party in Texas House of Representatives INFO3 Texas Supreme Court justices appointed or elected libcon Ideology pid7 7 point Party ID pid3 3 point party ID pid7others Do you think of yourself as closer to the Democratic or the Republican Party? county_residence County of residence locate Urban/suburban/rural community metro Metropolitan area child Number of children currently living with you child18num Number of children under the age of 18 income Family income educ Education relig Religious affiliation evang Consider self born again/evangelical Christian import Importance of religious beliefs to daily life attend Frequency attend religious services birthyr Birth year race Race native1 Country of origin native2 Parents country of origin home Home ownership marstat Marital Status 2 UTEX0010_2_CODEBOOK.txt 11/2/2009 gender Gender ================================================================================ Verbatims ================================================================================ pid3_t 3 point party ID - other q15_cand1 q15_cand1 q15_cand2 q15_cand2 q15_cand3 q15_cand3 q16_cand1 q16_cand1 q16_cand2 q16_cand2 q20_cand1 q20_cand1 q20_cand2 q20_cand2 q21_cand1 q21_cand1 q21_cand2 q21_cand2 q22_cand1 q22_cand1 q22_cand2 q22_cand2 q23_cand1 q23_cand1 q23_cand2 q23_cand2 q24_cand1 q24_cand1 q24_cand2 q24_cand2 q25_cand1 q25_cand1 q25_cand2 q25_cand2 3 UTEX0010_2_CODEBOOK.txt 11/2/2009 Variable Map and Codebook ================================================================================ Name: caseid Description: Case ID ================================================================================ Name: weight Description: Case Weight ================================================================================ Name: stateres Description: State of residence Count Code Label ----- ---- ----- 0 1 Alabama 0 2 Alaska 0 4 Arizona 0 5 Arkansas 0 6 California 0 8 Colorado 0 9 Connecticut 0 10 Delaware 0 11 District of Columbia 0 12 Florida 0 13 Georgia 0 15 Hawaii 0 16 Idaho 0 17 Illinois 0 18 Indiana 0 19 Iowa 0 20 Kansas 0 21 Kentucky 0 22 Louisiana 0 23 Maine 0 24 Maryland 0 25 Massachusetts 0 26 Michigan 0 27 Minnesota 0 28 Mississippi 0 29 Missouri 0 30 Montana 0 31 Nebraska 0 32 Nevada 0 33 New Hampshire 0 34 New Jersey 0 35 New Mexico 0 36 New York 0 37 North Carolina 0 38 North Dakota 0 39 Ohio 0 40 Oklahoma 0 41 Oregon 0 42 Pennsylvania 0 44 Rhode Island 0 45 South Carolina 0 46 South Dakota 0 47 Tennessee 800 48 Texas 0 49 Utah 0 50 Vermont 0 51 Virginia 0 53 Washington 0 54 West Virginia 0 55 Wisconsin 4 UTEX0010_2_CODEBOOK.txt 11/2/2009 0 56 Wyoming 0 60 American Samoa 0 64 Federated States of Micronesia 0 66 Guam 0 68 Marshall Islands 0 69 Northern Mariana Islands 0 70 Palau 0 72 Puerto Rico 0 74 U.S. Minor Outlying Islands 0 78 Virgin Islands 0 81 Alberta 0 82 British Columbia 0 83 Manitoba 0 84 New Brunswick 0 85 Newfoundland 0 86 Northwest Territories 0 87 Nova Scotia 0 88 Nunavut 0 89 Ontario 0 90 Prince Edward Island 0 91 Quebec 0 92 Saskatchewan 0 93 Yukon Territory 0 99 Not in the U.S. or Canada 0 998 Skipped 0 999 Not Asked ================================================================================ Name: langpref Description: Would you prefer to take this survey in English or Spanish? Count Code Label ----- ---- ----- 794 1 English 6 2 Spanish 0 8 Skipped 0 9 Not Asked ================================================================================ Name: Q1 Description: Texas vote registration Count Code Label ----- ---- ----- 800 1 Yes, registered 0 2 No, not registered 0 3 Don't know 0 8 Skipped 0 9 Not Asked ================================================================================ Name: Q2 Description: Political interest Count Code Label ----- ---- ----- 447 1 Extremely interested 285 2 Somewhat interested 49 3 Not very interested 15 4 Not at all interested 2 5 Don't know 2 8 Skipped 0 9 Not Asked ================================================================================ Name: Q3 Description: Most important problem facing country today 5 UTEX0010_2_CODEBOOK.txt 11/2/2009 Count Code Label ----- ---- ----- 195 1 The economy 107 2 Unemployment/jobs 117 3 Federal spending/national debt 120 4 Political corruption/leadership 112 5 Health care 31 6 Moral decline 19 7 National security/terrorism 27 8 Immigration 10 9 Taxes 5 10 Gas prices 5 11 Energy 3 12 Gay marriage 9 13 Education 7 14 Social welfare programs 3 15 Environment 4 16 The media 3 17 Abortion 6 18 Crime and drugs 6 19 Afghanistan/Pakistan 1 20 Housing 9 21 Iraq 1 22 Federal courts/nominees 0 23 Foreign trade 0 24 Voting syste 0 98 Skipped 0 99 Not Asked ================================================================================ Name: Q4 Description: Most important problem facing state of Texas today Count Code Label ----- ---- ----- 153 1 Immigration 102 2 The economy 120 3 Unemployment/jobs 100 4 Border security 54 5 Political corruption/leadership 77 6 Health care 9 7 Gas prices 33 8 Crime and drugs 37 9 Education 13 10 State government spending 18 11 Moral decline 19 12 Taxes 15 13 Social welfare