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

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PRSOCSEC (Weighted by WEIGHT) We'd like to know what kind of priority you want to see George W. Bush and the Congress give to some issues. For each one, please tell me if it should receive the highest priority, a high priority but not the highest, a middle priority, or a lower priority: Protecting the Social Security system. [QUESTIONS PRECONMY, PRSOCSEC, PRHEALTH, PRCMPFIN, PRPOLPRT ASKED OF HALF THE SAMPLE]   1) Highest priority   2) High priority, but not the highest   3) Middle priority   4) Lower priority   5) (VOL) No priority   8) DK/No opinion

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Highest priority	271	39.4%	39.4%
High priority, but not the highest	305	44.4%	83.8%
Middle priority	76	11.1%	94.9%
Lower priority	33	4.8%	99.7%
(VOL) No priority	1	.1%	99.8%
DK/No opinion	1	.1%	99.9%
Missing	664	%	%

Variable Comparisons

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

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Highest priority	33.1% 113	45.7% 158	39.4% 271
High priority, but not the highest	47.2% 161	41.6% 144	44.4% 305
Middle priority	12.3% 42	9.8% 34	11.1% 76
Lower priority	7.0% 24	2.6% 9	4.8% 33
(VOL) No priority	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
DK/No opinion	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.1% 1
Missing	306	358	664
TOTAL	100.0% 341	100.0% 346	687

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	Graduated high school	Some college+	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	56.7% 68	40.0% 90	32.8% 110	3	39.4% 268
High priority, but not the highest	28.3% 34	47.1% 106	48.4% 162	3	44.4% 302
Middle priority	8.3% 10	8.9% 20	13.4% 45	0	11.0% 75
Lower priority	6.7% 8	4.0% 9	4.8% 16	0	4.9% 33
(VOL) No priority	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0	0.1% 1
DK/No opinion	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0	0.1% 1
Missing	101	217	344	0	662
TOTAL	100.0% 120	100.0% 225	100.0% 335	6	680

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-60	61+	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	25.6% 41	32.5% 68	44.8% 77	59.0% 79	5	39.3% 265
High priority, but not the highest	53.8% 86	49.3% 103	41.3% 71	29.9% 40	4	44.4% 300
Middle priority	13.1% 21	13.4% 28	10.5% 18	6.0% 8	2	11.1% 75
Lower priority	7.5% 12	4.3% 9	3.5% 6	4.5% 6	0	4.9% 33
(VOL) No priority	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
DK/No opinion	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0	0.1% 1
Missing	163	188	168	133	0	652
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 209	100.0% 172	100.0% 134	11	675

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Leaned Democrat	Leaned Republican	Independent	Other	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	44.7% 152	31.8% 93	42.9% 18	40.0% 2	100.0% 3	1	39.3% 268
High priority, but not the highest	39.4% 134	51.4% 150	42.9% 18	20.0% 1	0.0% 0	2	44.4% 303
Middle priority	9.7% 33	12.3% 36	11.9% 5	40.0% 2	0.0% 0	0	11.1% 76
Lower priority	6.2% 21	3.8% 11	2.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	4.8% 33
(VOL) No priority	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
DK/No opinion	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
Missing	333	276	43	9	2	0	663
TOTAL	100.0% 340	100.0% 292	100.0% 42	100.0% 5	100.0% 3	3	682

Income categories (I-INCMEBRK)

	Under 12K	12K to 30K	30K to 50K	50K to 75K	75K More	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	51.0% 26	46.7% 70	46.7% 78	30.6% 38	24.6% 30	28	39.4% 242
High priority, but not the highest	43.1% 22	40.0% 60	33.5% 56	53.2% 66	56.6% 69	31	44.5% 273
Middle priority	2.0% 1	8.0% 12	15.0% 25	13.7% 17	10.7% 13	8	11.1% 68
Lower priority	3.9% 2	5.3% 8	4.8% 8	2.4% 3	7.4% 9	3	4.9% 30
(VOL) No priority	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	0	0.2% 1
DK/No opinion	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1	0.0% 0
Missing	43	129	134	144	154	0	604
TOTAL	100.0% 51	100.0% 150	100.0% 167	100.0% 124	100.0% 122	71	614

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Othr Chrst	Other Rel	None	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	42.9% 78	38.5% 74	37.0% 70	39.7% 31	35.1% 13	4	39.2% 266
High priority, but not the highest	45.6% 83	46.9% 90	40.7% 77	43.6% 34	45.9% 17	5	44.4% 301
Middle priority	7.7% 14	9.9% 19	14.8% 28	11.5% 9	13.5% 5	2	11.1% 75
Lower priority	3.3% 6	4.2% 8	6.9% 13	5.1% 4	5.4% 2	1	4.9% 33
(VOL) No priority	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
DK/No opinion	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 2
Missing	180	183	189	53	52	0	657
TOTAL	100.0% 182	100.0% 192	100.0% 189	100.0% 78	100.0% 37	12	678

Hispanic? (I-HSPBCKGD)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	36.7% 190	57.7% 45	42.4% 14	40.9% 18	3	39.7% 267
High priority, but not the highest	47.7% 247	25.6% 20	33.3% 11	45.5% 20	6	44.3% 298
Middle priority	11.0% 57	10.3% 8	18.2% 6	9.1% 4	1	11.1% 75
Lower priority	4.2% 22	6.4% 5	6.1% 2	4.5% 2	1	4.6% 31
(VOL) No priority	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
DK/No opinion	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
Missing	506	61	43	44	0	654
TOTAL	100.0% 518	100.0% 78	100.0% 33	100.0% 44	11	673

Urban/rural (I-AREA)

	Large city	Suburb of a large city	Small town	Or rural area	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	34.5% 51	35.8% 64	43.4% 92	42.9% 60	40.0% 2	1	39.3% 269
High priority, but not the highest	43.2% 64	45.8% 82	46.2% 98	39.3% 55	60.0% 3	3	44.2% 302
Middle priority	14.9% 22	13.4% 24	7.1% 15	10.7% 15	0.0% 0	0	11.1% 76
Lower priority	7.4% 11	3.9% 7	3.3% 7	6.4% 9	0.0% 0	0	5.0% 34
(VOL) No priority	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
DK/No opinion	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 2
Missing	151	189	198	121	2	0	661
TOTAL	100.0% 148	100.0% 179	100.0% 212	100.0% 140	100.0% 5	4	684