University of Texas / Texas Tribune Texas Statewide Survey October 2011 Instrument N=800 Adults, October 19-26 Margin

of error: +/-3.46% unless otherwise noted Version: 10/31/11 4:30:30 PM Interest and Engagement Q1. Are you registered to vote in the state of Texas? 1. Yes, registered 100%

Q2. Generally speaking, would you say that you are extremely interested in politics and public affairs, somewhat interested, not very interested, or not interested at all? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Extremely interested Somewhat interested Not very interested Not at all interested Dont know 53% 35% 8% 4% 0%

Retrospective Assessments Q5. How would you rate the job Barack Obama has done as president? Would you say that you 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Approve strongly Approve somewhat Neither approve nor disapprove Disapprove somewhat Disapprove strongly Dont know 15% 18% 9% 8% 49% 1%

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Q6. How would you rate the job Barack Obama has done handling the economy? Would you say that you 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Approve strongly Approve somewhat Neither approve nor disapprove Disapprove somewhat Disapprove strongly Dont know 11% 17% 10% 8% 53% 1%

[RANDOMIZE ORDER OF Q8-Q10] Q8. How would you rate the job Rick Perry has done as governor? Would you say that you 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Approve strongly Approve somewhat Neither approve nor disapprove Disapprove somewhat Disapprove strongly Dont know 14% 25% 14% 13% 31% 2%

Q9. How would you rate the job Rick Perry has done handling the Texas economy? Would you say that you 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Approve strongly Approve somewhat Neither approve nor disapprove Disapprove somewhat Disapprove strongly Dont know 19% 23% 16% 12% 29% 2%

Q10. Where would you put Rick Perry on this scale? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Extremely liberal Somewhat liberal Slightly liberal Moderate, middle of the road Slightly conservative Somewhat conservative Extremely conservative Dont Know 1% 2% 4% 10% 10% 33% 30% 10%

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Q17. [Ask if Q16=1] If the 2012 Republican primary election for President were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or havent you thought about it enough to have an opinion? [Randomize 1-9] (n=395; MoE=+/- 4.93) 1. Mitt Romney 2. Ron Paul 3. Gary Johnson 4. Michele Bachmann 5. Newt Gingrich 6. Herman Cain 7. Rick Perry 8. Rick Santorum 9. Jon Huntsman 10. Another Republican candidate 11. Dont know 9% 12% 1% 2% 8% 27% 26% 1% 1% 1% 11%

Q21. If the 2012 general election for U.S. president were held today and Rick Perry was the Republican nominee, would you vote for [randomize] Barack Obama, Rick Perry, someone else, or havent you thought enough about it to have an opinion? [Randomize 1-2]
1. 2. 3. 4.

Rick Perry Barack Obama Someone else Havent thought about it enough to have an opinion Extremely 54% 35% 9% 2% Somewhat 40% 44% 12% 5%

45% 37% 10% 8% Not Very 17% 25% 17% 41% Not at all 14% 34% 3% 48%

(By political Interest) 1. 2. 3. 4. Rick Perry Barack Obama Someone else Havent though

Q22. If the 2012 general election for U.S. president were held today and Mitt Romney was the Republican nominee, would you vote for [randomize] Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, someone else, or havent you thought enough about it to have an opinion? [Randomize 1-2]
1. 2. 3. 4.

Mitt Romney Barack Obama Someone else Havent thought about it enough to have an opinion Extremely 45% 33% 19% 3% Somewhat 29% 40% 19% 12%

36% 34% 19% 11% Not Very 9% 20% 23% 47% Not at all 20% 30% 3% 47%

(By political Interest) 1. 2. 3. 4. Mitt Romney Barack Obama Someone else Havent thought

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Q23. If the 2012 general election for U.S. president were held today and Ron Paul was the Republican nominee, would you vote for [randomize] Barack Obama, Ron Paul, someone else, or havent you thought enough about it to have an opinion? [Randomize 1-2]
1. 2. 3. 4.

Ron Paul Barack Obama Someone else Havent thought about it enough to have an opinion Extremely 48% 33% 18% 2% Somewhat 31% 37% 18% 14%

38% 33% 17% 13% Not Very 17% 22% 15% 46% Not at all 7% 27% 7% 60%

(By political Interest) 1. 2. 3. 4. Ron Paul Barack Obama Someone else Havent thought

Q24. If the 2012 general election for U.S. president were held today and Herman Cain was the Republican nominee, would you vote for [randomize] Barack Obama, Herman Cain, someone else, or havent you thought enough about it to have an opinion? [Randomize 1-2]
1. 2. 3. 4.

Herman Cain Barack Obama Someone else Havent thought about it enough to have an opinion Extremely 53% 34% 9% 3% Somewhat 30% 40% 17% 13%

40% 35% 13% 12% Not Very 14% 19% 16% 52% Not at all 14% 29% 10% 46%

(By political Interest) 1. 2. 3. 4. Herman Cain Barack Obama Someone else Havent thought

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Political Traits Q31. Here are several descriptive words or phrases. Using a 0-10 scale, where 0 means not at all well and 10 means extremely well, please tell us how well each item describes Governor Rick Perry. [Randomly select 5 items from Q31a-Q31j] [Include dont know option for every scale.] a. Honest (n=387): mean=5.05; sd=3.24; dont know=6% b. Career politician (n=385): mean=7.11; sd=3.06; dont know=5% c. Conservative (n=421): mean=7.40; sd=2.47; dont know=9% d. Corrupt (n=409): mean=4.58; sd=2.90; dont know=9% e. Strong leader (n=406): mean=5.89; sd=3.12; dont know=5% f. Competent (n=405): mean=5.60; sd=3.23; dont know=4% g. Outsider (n=372): mean=3.86; sd=2.74; dont know=10% h. Self-serving (n=380): mean=5.64; sd=2.96; dont know=7% i. Straight talker (n=406): mean=5.36; sd=3.23; dont know=6% j. A real Texan (n=394): mean=6.32; sd=3.05; dont know=7%

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Q32. Regardless of how you view Rick Perry, do you think his candidacy has helped, hurt, or had no effect on Texas's image among voters outside of the state. 1. 2. 3. 4. Helped Texass image Hurt Texass image Had no effect on Texass image Dont know 19% 37% 34% 11%

Policy Questions [Note: For Q36, the sample was randomly split and the question was asked in two different ways to each sub-sample. One sub-sample received the wording as presented below, while for the other, the orders of the arguments and response options were reversed. Results shows here are for the entire (combined) sample] Q36. Some say that Rick Perrys leadership in promoting policies such as low taxes, lenient regulation, and small government, is the main reason the Texas economy has fared better than the national economy. Others say that long-existing economic policies such as a constitutional requirement for a balanced budget, no income tax, and a lenient regulatory environment, in addition to Texas natural resources, have been the main reasons the Texas economy has fared better than the national economy. Which would you say is closer to your own view: 1. Rick Perrys leadership has helped Texas fare better than the rest of the country. 2. Long-standing policies have helped T Texas fare better than the rest of the country. 3. Dont Know 21% 65% 14%

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Political Knowledge [Randomize INFO1-INFO3] INFO1. Which political party holds the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives? 1. 2. 3. 4. Republican Party Democratic Party Neither Dont know 75% 14% 3% 8%

INFO2. What majority of both houses of the U.S. Congress is needed to override a presidential veto? 1. 2. 3. 4. More than one-half More than two-thirds More than three-fourths Dont know 5% 72% 12% 12%

INFO3. Who is the current Attorney General of Texas? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Greg Abbott Michael Williams Susan Combs Victor Carrillo Dont know 65% 1% 7% 2% 25%

Political Orientation Were almost done. Now we just have a few basic questions for statistical purposes. LIBCON. On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself? [Wording on scale: (1) Extremely liberal, (4) In the middle, (7) Extremely conservative] 1. Extremely liberal 5%

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2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Somewhat liberal Slightly liberal In the middle Slightly conservative Somewhat conservative Extremely conservative

8% 9% 25% 16% 22% 14%

PID3. Generally speaking, would you say that you usually think of yourself as a 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Democrat Independent Republican Other Not sure 29% 27% 34% 6% 5%

PID7. (Uses the four PID3 follow-up questions) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Strong Democrat Not very strong Democrat Lean Democrat Independent Lean Republican Not very strong Republican Strong Republican Not sure 20% 9% 8% 13% 15% 10% 24% 2%

Demographics AGE. Please indicate your age group. 1. 2. 3. 4. 18-29 30-44 45-64 65 and up 16% 28% 39% 16%

LOCATE. Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community? 1. Urban 2. Suburban 3. Rural 29% 46% 25%

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METRO. Do you live in the Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, or Austin metropolitan areas? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Yes, I live in the Houston area. Yes, I live the Dallas-Fort Worth area Rural Yes, I live in the San Antonio area Yes, I live in the Austin area No, I live in another part of Texas. 17% 29% 11% 11% 33%

CHILD. How many children are currently living with you? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. One Two Three Four or more None 18% 12% 8% 1% 61%

SCHOOL. Do you have any children currently enrolled in school in Texas? (check all that apply) 1. Yes, I have a child/children under 18 enrolled in public school in Texas 2. Yes, I have a child/children under 18 enrolled in private school in Texas 3. Yes, I have a child/children under 18 who are being home schooled in Texas 4. No, I do not have any children under 18 in school in Texas 24% 4% 2% 71%

INCOME. In which category would you place your household income last year? 1. Less than $10,000 2. $10,000 to $14,999 3. $15,000 to $19,999 4. $20,000 to $24,999 5. $25,000 to $29,999 6. $30,000 to $39,999 7. $40,000 to $49,999 8. $50,000 to $59,999 9. $60,000 to $69,999 10. $70,000 to $79,999 11. $80,000 to $99,999 12. $100,000 to $119,999 13. $120,000 to $149,999 14. $150,000 or more 15. Prefer not to say 5% 4% 6% 6% 6% 11% 10% 6% 9% 6% 9% 5% 3% 4% 10%

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EDU. What is the highest level of education that you received? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Less than high school High school degree Some college Two-year college degree Four-year college degree Post-graduate degree 3% 39% 29% 10% 13% 5%

RELIG. What is your religious affiliation? [No open response on other] 1. Agnostic 2. Assembly of God* 3. Atheist 4. Baptist* 5. Buddhist 6. Catholic* 7. Christian Scientist* 8. Church of Christ* 9. Church of God* 10. Disciples of Christ* 11. Episcopal/Anglican* 12. Hindu 13. Jehovahs Witnesses 14. Jewish 15. Lutheran* 16. Methodist* 17. Mormon* 18. Muslim/Islam 19. Nondenominational Christian* 20. Orthodox/Eastern Orthodox* 21. Pentecostal* 22. Presbyterian* 23. Protestant (non-specific)* 24. Reformed* 25. Unitarian/Universalist* 26. United Church of Christ* 27. Spiritual but not religious 28. Other* 29. Dont know 5% 1% 3% 16% 1% 17% 0% 3% 1% 1% 2% 0% 0% 1% 3% 4% 1% 0% 10% 0% 2% 2% 4% 0% 1% 1% 8% 9% 3%

EVANG. [Ask if respond * to RELIG] Do you consider yourself to be a born again or evangelical Christian? 1. Yes 2. No MORMON. Do you believe that Mormons are Christians? UT-Austin/Texas Tribune Texas Statewide Survey, October 2011 Page 10 of 10 48% 52%

1. Yes 2. No 3. Dont Know IMPORT. How important is religion in your life? 1. 2. 3. 4. Extremely important Somewhat important Not very important Not at all important

43% 29% 28%

47% 28% 13% 12%

ATTEND. Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services or participate in religious activities? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. More than once a week Once a week A few times a month Once or twice a year Never 16% 18% 11% 28% 27%

RACE. What race do you consider yourself to be? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. White African American Hispanic or Latino Asian/Pacific Islander Native American Multi-racial 63% 12% 18% 2% 1% 1%

NATIVE1. [Ask if RACE = Hispanic or Latino] Were you born in the United States or Puerto Rico, or in another country? 1. Born in the United States or Puerto Rico 2. Born in another country 87% 13%

NATIVE2. [Ask NATIVE2 if answer 1 on NATIVE1] Were your parents born in the United States or Puerto Rico, or another country? 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 69% 19% 13%

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NATIVE3. [Ask NATIVE3 if answer 1 on NATIVE1] Were you born in Texas, or did you move here later in life? 1. Born in Texas 2. Born somewhere else HOME. Do you own or rent your home? 1. Own 2. Rent MARITAL. What is your marital status? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Single Married Divorced Widowed Domestic Partnership 17% 61% 12% 17% 4% 73% 28% 72% 28%

GENDER. What is your gender? 1. Male 2. Female P08. In the 2008 presidential election, who did you vote for? 1. 2. 3. 4. Barack Obama John McCain Someone else Did not vote 40% 46% 6% 8% 47% 53%

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