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Winter 2010 Initial Results Summary N=800 Registered Voters Margin of error: +/- 3.46% February 1-7, 2010 *Note: Due to rounding, not all percentages will sum to 100 Q1. Are you registered to vote in the state of Texas? (All poll respondents are registered voters) 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? 51% 39% 8% 2% 0% Extremely interested Somewhat interested Not very interested Not at all interested Dont know

Most Important Problem Q3. What would you say is the most important problem facing this country today? 30% 18% 16% 10% 9% 5% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% The economy Unemployment/jobs Federal spending/national debt Health care Political corruption/leadership National security/terrorism Moral decline Immigration Taxes Gay marriage Education Social welfare programs Environment Abortion Crime and drugs Afghanistan/Pakistan Iraq Gas prices Energy The media Housing Federal courts/nominees Foreign trade

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Voting system

Q4. What would you say is the most important problem facing the state of Texas today? 19% 16% 14% 14% 8% 6% 6% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% Unemployment/jobs Immigration The economy Border security Political corruption/leadership Health care Education State government spending Moral decline Taxes Social welfare programs Transportation Gas prices Crime and drugs Insurance rates Water supply Gay marriage Energy Environment The media Housing Abortion State courts Voting system

Retrospective Assessments Q5. How would you rate the job Barack Obama has done as president? Would you say that you 21% 20% 7% 10% 40% 2% Approve strongly Approve somewhat Neither approve nor disapprove Disapprove somewhat Disapprove strongly Dont know

Q6. How would you rate the job Rick Perry has done as governor? Would you say that you 11% 27% 17% 17% 23% 4% Approve strongly Approve somewhat Neither approve nor disapprove Disapprove somewhat Disapprove strongly Dont know

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Q7. How would you rate the job Kay Bailey Hutchison has done as U.S. Senator? Would you say that you? 8% 28% 23% 20% 15% 7% Approve strongly Approve somewhat Neither approve nor disapprove Disapprove somewhat Disapprove strongly Dont know

Q8. Thinking about the country, do you think that things are headed in the right direction, or do you think that things are headed off on the wrong track? 31% 56% 13% Right direction Wrong track Dont know

Q9. Thinking about the state of Texas, do you think that things are headed in the right direction, or do you think that things are headed off on the wrong track? 43% 37% 20% Right direction Wrong track Dont know

Q10. Compared to a year ago, would you say that the country is economically a lot better off, somewhat better off, about the same, somewhat worse off, or a lot worse off? 3% 25% 19% 23% 29% 1% A lot better off Somewhat better off About the same Somewhat worse off A lot worse off Dont know

Q11. Now thinking specifically about Texas, do you believe that economic conditions in Texas are getting better or worse? 38% 40% 22% Better Worse Dont know

Q12. Compared to a year ago, would you say that you and your family are economically a lot better off, somewhat better off, about the same, somewhat worse off, or a lot worse off? 3% 14% 41% 29% 12% 2% A lot better off Somewhat better off About the same Somewhat worse off A lot worse off Dont know

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Vote Intention Q13. Thinking about the 2010 primary elections in Texas, do you think that you will: 35% 12% 26% 7% 7% 13% Definitely vote in the Republican primary Probably vote in the Republican primary Definitely vote in the Democratic primary Probably vote in the Democratic primary I only vote in general elections Dont Know

Q14. [Asked if respondent selected 1-4 in Q14] How do you intend to cast your ballot in the 2010 primary election? 59% 7% 34% Vote early at the polling booth Vote early by mail Vote on Election Day

Q15. How much of the first two Republican gubernatorial primary debates have you watched? 10% 11% 35% 45% I watched both of them I watched one of them I have seen clips of one or both of them I havent seen anything of them

Now wed like to ask some questions about upcoming elections. Q16. [Asked if respondent selected 1 or 2 in Q13] If the 2010 Republican primary election for governor were held today, would you vote for Rick Perry, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Debra Medina, or haven't you thought enough about it to have an opinion? (N=366; MoE=+/-5.12) 45% 21% 19% 16% Rick Perry Kay Bailey Hutchison Debra Medina Dont know

[Of Dont know] If you had to make a choice, who would you choose? 51% 34% 15% Rick Perry Kay Bailey Hutchison Debra Medina

[Of Perry supporters] How strongly do you support this person? 51% 49% Very strongly Somewhat strongly

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57% Very strongly 43% Somewhat strongly [Of Medina supporters] How strongly do you support this person? 42% 58% Very strongly Somewhat strongly

Q17. [Asked if respondent selected 3 or 4 in Q13] If the 2010 Democratic primary election for governor were held today, would you vote for Bill White, Farouk Shami, someone else, or havent you thought enough about it to have an opinion? (N=265; MoE=+/-6.02) 50% 11% 9% 30% Bill White Farouk Shami Someone else Dont know

[Of Dont know] If you had to make a choice, who would you choose? 48% 14% 38% Bill White Farouk Shami Someone else

[Of White supporters] How strongly do you support this person? 61% 39% Very strongly Somewhat strongly

[Of Shami supporters] How strongly do you support this person? 22% 78% Very strongly Somewhat strongly

[Of supporters of someone else] How strongly do you support this person? 43% 57% Very strongly Somewhat strongly

Q18. If the 2010 election for governor were held today, in a race between Democrat Bill White and Republican Rick Perry, who would you vote for, or havent you thought enough about it to have an opinion? 35% 44% 8% 12% Bill White Rick Perry Someone else Dont know

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34% 43% 9% 14%

Bill White Kay Bailey Hutchison Someone else Dont know

Q20. If the 2010 election for governor were held today, in a race between Democrat Bill White and Republican Debra Medina, who would you vote for, or havent you thought enough about it to have an opinion? 36% 36% 8% 21% Bill White Debra Medina Someone else Dont know

Q21. If the 2010 election for governor were held today, in a race between Democrat Farouk Shami and Republican Rick Perry, who would you vote for, or havent you thought enough about it to have an opinion? 25% 48% 15% 12% Farouk Shami Rick Perry Someone else Dont know

Q22. If the 2010 election for governor were held today, in a race between Democrat Farouk Shami and Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, who would you vote for, or havent you thought enough about it to have an opinion? 23% 49% 15% 14% Farouk Shami Kay Bailey Hutchison Someone else Dont know

Q23. If the 2010 election for governor were held today, in a race between Democrat Farouk Shami and Republican Debra Medina, who would you vote for, or havent you thought enough about it to have an opinion? 24% 40% 14% 22% Farouk Shami Debra Medina Someone else Dont know

Q24. [Asked if respondent selected 3 or 4 in Q13] If the 2010 Democratic primary election for Agriculture Commissioner were held today, who would you vote for Kinky Friedman, Hank Gilbert, or havent you thought enough about it to have an opinion? 32% 27% 41% Kinky Friedman Hank Gilbert Dont know

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Q25: If the 2010 Democratic primary election for lieutenant governor were held today, would you vote for Marc Katz, Ronnie Earle, Linda Chavez-Thompson, someone else, or havent you thought enough about it to have an opinion? (N=265; MoE=+/-6.02) 3% 16% 18% 5% 58% Marc Katz Ronnie Earle Linda Chavez-Thompson Someone else Dont know

Q26. If Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison resigns from the U.S. Senate and there is a special election to fill her senate seat, which of the following candidates would you vote for, or havent you thought enough about it to have an opinion? 1% 1% 15% 3% 2% 29% 2% 47% Roger Williams (Republican) Craig James (Republican) David Dewhurst (Republican) Michael Williams (Republican) Florence Shapiro (Republican) John Sharp (Democrat) Elizabeth Ames Jones (Republican) Dont know

Q27. 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? 3% 7% 9% 27% 14% 26% 11% 3% (1) Extremely liberal (2) (3) (4) In the middle (5) (6) (7) Extremely conservative Dont know

Now, on the same scale, where would you place the following politicians: Q28. Rick Perry? 3% 1% 3% 14% 18% 25% 26% 10% (1) Extremely liberal (2) (3) (4) In the middle (5) (6) (7) Extremely conservative Dont know

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2% 2% 9% 21% 20% 21% 15% 12%

(1) Extremely liberal (2) (3) (4) In the middle (5) (6) (7) Extremely conservative Dont know

Q30. Debra Medina? 1% 1% 5% 12% 11% 13% 14% 43% (1) Extremely liberal (2) (3) (4) In the middle (5) (6) (7) Extremely conservative Dont know

Q31. Bill White? 6% 11% 18% 24% 6% 2% 2% 31% (1) Extremely liberal (2) (3) (4) In the middle (5) (6) (7) Extremely conservative Dont know

Q32. Farouk Shami? 9% 13% 12% 13% 4% 2% 1% 47% (1) Extremely liberal (2) (3) (4) In the middle (5) (6) (7) Extremely conservative Dont know

Q33. [Asked if respondent selected 1 or 2 in Q13] People want a great many things from their candidates for public office. Using a 0-10 scale, where 10 means "extremely important," 0 means "extremely unimportant," and 5 means "neither important nor unimportant," please rate UT-Austin Texas Statewide Survey, Winter 2010 Page 8 of 18

how important the following specific factors are for YOUR vote in the 2010 Texas gubernatorial primary election. a. Choosing a nominee who will not reward political and financial supporters with job appointments. mean=8.37; stdev=2.38; n=362 b. Choosing a nominee who is not influenced by politics in Washington, DC. mean=8.58; stdev=2.27; n=364 c. Choosing a nominee whose political beliefs most closely resemble mine. mean=8.83; stdev=1.64; n=365 d. Choosing a nominee who has a record of government experience. mean=6.97; stdev=2.88; n=365 e. Choosing a nominee who will bring a fresh new perspective to state government. mean=7.07; stdev=2.69; n=365 f. Choosing a nominee who is most likely to win in the general election and keep the governors mansion in Republican control. mean=7.42; stdev=2.87; n=365 g. Choosing a nominee who will drastically shrink the size and role of state government. mean=7.82; stdev=2.67; n=362 Q34. [Asked if respondent selected 3 or 4 in Q13] People want a great many things from their candidates for public office. Using a 0-10 scale, where 10 means "extremely important," 0 means "extremely unimportant," and 5 means "neither important nor unimportant," please rate how important the following specific factors are for YOUR vote in the 2010 Texas gubernatorial primary election. a. Choosing a nominee who is a political outsider and will bring a fresh new perspective to state government. mean=5.86; stdev=3.12; n=251 b. Choosing a nominee who grew up in Texas and understands the state well. mean=6.22; stdev=3.04; n=252 c. Choosing a nominee whose political beliefs most closely resemble mine. mean=8.16; stdev=2.20; n=254 UT-Austin Texas Statewide Survey, Winter 2010 Page 9 of 18

d. Choosing a nominee who has a life story that proves he can overcome adversity. mean=5.81; stdev=3.06; n=254 e. Choosing a nominee who has a record of government experience. mean=6.36; stdev=2.66; n=252 f. Choosing a nominee who is most likely to win in the general election and give Texas its first Democratic governor since 1994. mean=7.79; stdev=2.84; n=251 Q35. How would you assess the differences between the political/policy views of Rick Perry and the political/policy views of Kay Bailey Hutchison? 11% 45% 23% 6% 14% Their views differ greatly Their views differ somewhat Their views are largely the same Their views are almost entirely the same Dont know

Q36. How would you assess the differences between the political/policy views of Bill White and the political/policy views of Farouk Shami? 9% 21% 13% 2% 55% Their views differ greatly Their views differ somewhat Their views are largely the same Their views are almost entirely the same Dont know

Q37. If the 2010 election for U.S. Congress in your district were held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate, the Republican candidate, or havent you thought enough about it to have an opinion? 35% 44% 4% 17% Democratic candidate Republican candidate Neither Dont know

Q38. If the 2010 election for the Texas state legislature in your district were held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate, the Republican candidate, or havent you thought enough about it to have an opinion? 36% 43% 3% 18% Democratic candidate Republican candidate Neither Dont know Page 10 of 18

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Q39. Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district? 21% 36% 16% 27% The Republican candidate The Democratic candidate The Tea Party candidate Dont know

Policy Questions Q40. Some people feel there should be a government insurance plan which would cover all medical and hospital expenses for everyone. Suppose these people are at one end of a scale, at point 1. Others feel that all medical expenses should be paid by individuals through private insurance plans like Blue Cross or other company paid plans. Suppose these people are at the other end, at point 7. Other people have opinions somewhere in between. Where would you place yourself on this scale, or havent you thought much about this? 14% 10% 9% 15% 12% 12% 25% 5% 1 (There should be a government insurance plan for everyone) 2 3 4 5 6 7 (Medical expenses should be paid by individuals through private plans) Dont know

Q41. What is your opinion on gay marriage or civil unions? 28% 35% 30% 7% Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry. Gays and lesbians should have the right to civil unions but not marriage. Gays and lesbians should not have the right to civil unions or marriage. Dont know

Q42. Which of the following best characterizes your opinion on the death penalty for those convicted of violent crimes? 53% 25% 10% 8% 4% Strongly support. Somewhat support. Somewhat oppose. Strongly oppose Dont know

Q43. Generally speaking, do you believe the death penalty is applied fairly or unfairly in Texas today? 59% 27% Fairly Unfairly

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Dont know

Q44. Gambling policy was discussed by the Texas legislature this past session. Which of the following gambling policy proposals would you most support? 10% 21% 13% 6% 40% 10% Banning all gambling and gaming in Texas Leaving current gambling laws unchanged Allowing limited expansion of gambling, but only in existing locations Expanding gambling but only to Indian reservations Allowing full casino gambling in Texas Dont know

Q45. How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Generally speaking, the way state government runs in Texas serves as a good model for other states to follow? 18% 39% 17% 14% 12% Strongly agree Somewhat agree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Dont know

Q46. Which of the following statements comes closest to your views on the origin and development of human beings? 38% 12% 38% 12% Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God guided the process. Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, and God had no part in the process. God created human beings pretty much in their present form about 10,000 years ago. Don't know

Q47. Which of the following statements comes closest to your views on the origin and development of life on earth? Life on earth has. . . 22% 15% 53% 10% Existed in its present form since the beginning of time Evolved over time, entirely through "natural selection," with no guidance from God Evolved over time, entirely through natural selection, but with a guiding hand from God Don't know

Q48. Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Human beings, as we know them today, developed from earlier species of animals." 35% 51% 15% Agree Disagree Don't Know

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Q49. Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with the following statement:"The earliest humans lived at the same time as the dinosaurs." 30% 41% 30% Agree Disagree Dont Know

[For Q49-50, respondents who selected answer choices 1, 2, or 4 in Q16 were randomly assigned into two treatment groups. The first group got Treatment A, and the second group got Treatment B] Treatment A: Q50a. Thinking about the front runners for the Republican governor's race, if 100 represents absolutely certain to vote for Kay Bailey Hutchison, 0 represents absolutely certain to vote for Rick Perry, and 50 is undecided, where would you rate yourself? mean=37.06; sd=35.32; n=131 [Rick Perrys Bailout TV commercial shown] Q50b.Now having seen this, if 100 represents absolutely certain to vote for Hutchison, 0 represents absolutely certain to vote for Perry, and 50 is undecided, where would you rate yourself? mean=31.63; sd=33.36; n=107 Treatment B: Q51a. Thinking about the front runners for the Republican governor's race, if 100 represents absolutely certain to vote for Kay Bailey Hutchison, 0 represents absolutely certain to vote for Rick Perry, and 50 is undecided, where would you rate yourself? mean=35.98; sd=35.85; n=149 [Kay Bailey Hutchisons Cha-Ching TV commercial shown] Q51b.Now having seen this, if 100 represents absolutely certain to vote for Hutchison, 0 represents absolutely certain to vote for Perry, and 50 is undecided, where would you rate yourself? mean=40.43; sd=35.99; n=129 Political Knowledge INFO1. Which position does Nancy Pelosi hold in the current federal government? 1% 1% 86% 2% Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of State Speaker of the House U.S. Senator Page 13 of 18

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Dont know

INFO2. What is the majority party in the Texas Senate? 16% 73% 12% Democrats Republicans Dont know

INFO3. How often does the Texas state legislature meet? 36% 31% 6% 27% Every year Every other year Every four years Dont know

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? 4% 8% 10% 28% 16% 25% 11% (1) Extremely liberal (2) (3) (4) In the middle (5) (6) (7) Extremely conservative

PID3. Generally speaking, would you say that you usually think of yourself as a 38% 19% 39% 1% 3% Democrat Independent Republican Other Not sure

PID7. Generally speaking, would you say that you usually think of yourself as a 28% 12% 5% 6% 8% 14% 26% 1% Strong Democrat Not very strong Democrat Lean Democrat Independent Lean Republican Not very strong Republican Strong Republican Other

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This is the PID7 variable in the available spss dataset. It derives as follows: respondents who answer that they are Democrats or Republicans for PID3 are then asked if they consider themselves to be strong Democrats (Republicans) or not so strong Democrats (Republicans). If they respond to PID3 by indicating that they are independents, they are then asked if they lean toward one party or the other or are pure independents. Respondents who select Other or Not Sure in PID3 are also asked whether they lean Republican or Democrat. All of these responses are incorporated into the PID7 variable. Demographics AGE. Please indicate your age group. 13% 28% 33% 26% 18-29 30-44 45-64 65 and up

COUNTY. In which county do you reside? See dataset. LOCATE. Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community? 31% 49% 20%
areas? 20% 31% 9% 11% 30% Yes, I live in the Houston area. Yes, I live the Dallas-Fort Worth area Yes, I live in the San Antonio area Yes, I live in the Austin area No, I live in another part of Texas.

Urban Suburban Rural

METRO. Do you live in the Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, or Austin metropolitan

CHILD. How many children are currently living with you? 17% 15% 6% 2% 60% One Two Three Four or more None

INCOME. In which category would you place your household income last year? 2% 4% 4% 4% 6% Less than $10,000 $10,000 to $14,999 $15,000 to $19,999 $20,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to 29,999

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10% 11% 9% 7% 7% 9% 5% 6% 6% 10%

$30,000 to $39,999 $40,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $59,999 $60,000 to $69,999 $70,000 to $79,999 $80,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $119,999 $120,000 to $149,999 $150,000 or more Prefer not to say

EDU. What is the highest level of education that you received? 2% 35% 29% 5% 21% 8% Less than high school High school degree Some college Two-year college degree Four-year college degree Post-graduate degree

RELIG. What is your religious affiliation? [No open response on other] 4% 2% 2% 20% 0% 20% 3% 1% 1% 2% 0% 1% 2% 6% 1% 1% 10% 0% 3% 3% 3% 0% 0% 0% 8% 7% 1% Agnostic Assembly of God* Atheist Baptist* Buddhist Catholic* Church of Christ Church of God Disciples of Christ Episcopal/Anglican* Hindu Jewish Lutheran* Methodist* Mormon Muslim/Islam Nondenominational Christian* Orthodox/Eastern Orthodox* Pentecostal* Presbyterian* Protestant (non-specific)* Reformed* Unitarian/Universalist United Church of Christ* Spiritual but not religious Other* Dont know

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EVANG. [Asked if respondent selected a choice with * next to it for RELIG] Do you consider yourself to be a born again or evangelical Christian? 51% 50% Yes No

IMPORT. How important would you say that religious beliefs are to your daily life? 52% 30% 11% 7% Extremely important Somewhat important Not very important Not at all important

ATTEND. Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services or participate in religious activities? 14% 21% 13% 29% 23% More than once a week Once a week A few times a month Once or twice a year Never

RACE. What race do you consider yourself to be? 61% 14% 20% 1% 0% 4% White African American Hispanic or Latino Asian/Pacific Islander Native American Multi-racial

NATIVE1. [Asked if respondent indicated they are Hispanic or Latino] Were you born in the United States or Puerto Rico, or in another country? 91% 9% Born in the United States or Puerto Rico Born in another country !

NATIVE2. [Asked if respondent indicated they were born in the United States for NATIVE1] Were your parents born in the United States or Puerto Rico, or another country? 58% 17% 24% Both of my parents were born in the United States or Puerto Rico One of my parents was born in another country Both of my parents were both in another country

HOME. Do you own or rent your home? 75% 25% Own Rent

MARITAL. What is your marital status?

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61% 2% 13% 3% 16% 5%

Married Separated Divorced Widowed Single Domestic partnership

GENDER. What is your gender? 45% 55% Male Female

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