ABC News/ Washington Post Poll: Faith-Based Initiative, 2001

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CHENEY (Weighted by WEIGHT) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Dick Cheney is handling his job as vice president?   1) Approve   2) Disapprove   8) DK/No opinion

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Approve	868	64.4%	64.4%
Disapprove	254	18.9%	83.3%
DK/No opinion	225	16.7%	100%
Missing	4	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Gender Education Age Political party Income categories Religion Hispanic? Urban/rural

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Approve	67.9% 438	61.3% 430	64.5% 868
Disapprove	16.0% 103	21.4% 150	18.8% 253
DK/No opinion	16.1% 104	17.3% 121	16.7% 225
Missing	2	2	4
TOTAL	100.0% 645	100.0% 701	1346

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	Graduated high school	Some college+	Missing	TOTAL
Approve	55.7% 123	69.5% 305	64.2% 435	5	64.5% 863
Disapprove	19.9% 44	18.5% 81	18.6% 126	3	18.8% 251
DK/No opinion	24.4% 54	12.1% 53	17.3% 117	1	16.7% 224
Missing	0	2	2	0	4
TOTAL	100.0% 221	100.0% 439	100.0% 678	9	1338

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-60	61+	Missing	TOTAL
Approve	61.8% 197	66.4% 263	61.6% 210	68.2% 182	16	64.4% 852
Disapprove	18.5% 59	18.2% 72	21.1% 72	16.9% 45	4	18.7% 248
DK/No opinion	19.7% 63	15.4% 61	17.3% 59	15.0% 40	2	16.9% 223
Missing	3	1	0	0	0	4
TOTAL	100.0% 319	100.0% 396	100.0% 341	100.0% 267	22	1323

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Leaned Democrat	Leaned Republican	Independent	Other	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Approve	49.0% 329	82.9% 469	58.8% 50	85.7% 12	60.0% 3	4	64.4% 863
Disapprove	30.0% 201	6.9% 39	14.1% 12	7.1% 1	20.0% 1	0	18.9% 254
DK/No opinion	21.0% 141	10.2% 58	27.1% 23	7.1% 1	20.0% 1	1	16.7% 224
Missing	2	2	0	0	0	0	4
TOTAL	100.0% 671	100.0% 566	100.0% 85	100.0% 14	100.0% 5	5	1341

Income categories (I-INCMEBRK)

	Under 12K	12K to 30K	30K to 50K	50K to 75K	75K More	Missing	TOTAL
Approve	64.9% 61	58.4% 163	62.6% 189	67.2% 178	70.4% 193	83	64.6% 784
Disapprove	13.8% 13	25.4% 71	23.2% 70	17.7% 47	13.1% 36	17	19.5% 237
DK/No opinion	21.3% 20	16.1% 45	14.2% 43	15.1% 40	16.4% 45	31	15.9% 193
Missing	0	0	0	3	1	0	4
TOTAL	100.0% 94	100.0% 279	100.0% 302	100.0% 265	100.0% 274	131	1214

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Othr Chrst	Other Rel	None	Missing	TOTAL
Approve	68.1% 246	66.0% 245	62.9% 237	49.2% 64	69.3% 61	14	64.3% 853
Disapprove	17.2% 62	18.3% 68	22.0% 83	22.3% 29	9.1% 8	4	18.8% 250
DK/No opinion	14.7% 53	15.6% 58	15.1% 57	28.5% 37	21.6% 19	1	16.9% 224
Missing	0	3	1	0	0	0	4
TOTAL	100.0% 361	100.0% 371	100.0% 377	100.0% 130	100.0% 88	19	1327

Hispanic? (I-HSPBCKGD)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Approve	68.7% 701	45.0% 63	51.9% 40	55.6% 50	14	64.3% 854
Disapprove	16.2% 165	35.0% 49	28.6% 22	15.6% 14	4	18.8% 250
DK/No opinion	15.2% 155	20.0% 28	19.5% 15	28.9% 26	2	16.9% 224
Missing	3	1	0	0	0	4
TOTAL	100.0% 1021	100.0% 140	100.0% 77	100.0% 90	20	1328

Urban/rural (I-AREA)

	Large city	Suburb of a large city	Small town	Or rural area	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Approve	54.7% 163	65.5% 239	68.0% 279	69.3% 181	42.9% 3	4	64.5% 865
Disapprove	26.5% 79	17.3% 63	16.6% 68	15.7% 41	14.3% 1	2	18.8% 252
DK/No opinion	18.8% 56	17.3% 63	15.4% 63	14.9% 39	42.9% 3	0	16.7% 224
Missing	1	3	0	0	0	0	4
TOTAL	100.0% 298	100.0% 365	100.0% 410	100.0% 261	100.0% 7	6	1341