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

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PRCUTTAX (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: Cutting taxes. [QUESTIONS PRCUTTAX, PRIMPRED, PRELDRXS, PRENVIRN, PRUPGMIL 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	177	26.7%	26.7%
High priority, but not the highest	228	34.3%	61%
Middle priority	163	24.5%	85.5%
Lower priority	86	13%	98.5%
(VOL) No priority	4	.6%	99.1%
DK/No opinion	6	.9%	100%
Missing	686	%	%

Variable Comparisons

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

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Highest priority	24.5% 75	28.5% 102	26.7% 177
High priority, but not the highest	36.3% 111	32.7% 117	34.3% 228
Middle priority	23.9% 73	24.9% 89	24.4% 162
Lower priority	14.1% 43	12.0% 43	13.0% 86
(VOL) No priority	0.7% 2	0.8% 3	0.8% 5
DK/No opinion	0.7% 2	1.1% 4	0.9% 6
Missing	341	345	686
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 358	664

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	Graduated high school	Some college+	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	26.7% 27	32.3% 70	23.3% 80	0	26.7% 177
High priority, but not the highest	29.7% 30	33.2% 72	36.3% 125	2	34.3% 227
Middle priority	22.8% 23	23.5% 51	25.9% 89	1	24.6% 163
Lower priority	17.8% 18	9.7% 21	13.7% 47	0	13.0% 86
(VOL) No priority	0.0% 0	0.9% 2	0.6% 2	0	0.6% 4
DK/No opinion	3.0% 3	0.5% 1	0.3% 1	0	0.8% 5
Missing	120	224	336	0	680
TOTAL	100.0% 101	100.0% 217	100.0% 344	3	662

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-60	61+	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	28.0% 46	28.7% 54	22.0% 37	27.1% 36	4	26.5% 173
High priority, but not the highest	37.8% 62	36.2% 68	33.9% 57	29.3% 39	2	34.6% 226
Middle priority	20.7% 34	20.7% 39	31.0% 52	24.8% 33	5	24.2% 158
Lower priority	12.8% 21	13.8% 26	11.3% 19	15.0% 20	1	13.2% 86
(VOL) No priority	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.3% 3	0	0.6% 4
DK/No opinion	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	1.8% 3	1.5% 2	0	0.9% 6
Missing	160	209	172	135	0	676
TOTAL	100.0% 164	100.0% 188	100.0% 168	100.0% 133	12	653

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Leaned Democrat	Leaned Republican	Independent	Other	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	19.5% 65	33.2% 92	33.3% 14	37.5% 3	33.3% 1	1	26.4% 175
High priority, but not the highest	29.4% 98	40.8% 113	35.7% 15	25.0% 2	33.3% 1	0	34.5% 229
Middle priority	29.7% 99	19.5% 54	11.9% 5	37.5% 3	33.3% 1	1	24.4% 162
Lower priority	19.5% 65	5.4% 15	14.3% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	13.0% 86
(VOL) No priority	0.9% 3	0.4% 1	2.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.8% 5
DK/No opinion	0.9% 3	0.7% 2	2.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.9% 6
Missing	340	292	43	5	3	0	683
TOTAL	100.0% 333	100.0% 277	100.0% 42	100.0% 8	100.0% 3	2	663

Income categories (I-INCMEBRK)

	Under 12K	12K to 30K	30K to 50K	50K to 75K	75K More	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	35.7% 15	30.8% 40	27.1% 36	25.0% 36	21.4% 33	16	26.5% 160
High priority, but not the highest	31.0% 13	32.3% 42	31.6% 42	36.1% 52	39.6% 61	18	34.8% 210
Middle priority	11.9% 5	19.2% 25	32.3% 43	22.9% 33	26.0% 40	15	24.2% 146
Lower priority	16.7% 7	15.4% 20	7.5% 10	14.6% 21	12.3% 19	9	12.8% 77
(VOL) No priority	4.8% 2	0.8% 1	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1	0.7% 4
DK/No opinion	0.0% 0	1.5% 2	0.8% 1	1.4% 2	0.6% 1	0	1.0% 6
Missing	51	151	168	124	121	0	615
TOTAL	100.0% 42	100.0% 130	100.0% 133	100.0% 144	100.0% 154	59	603

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Othr Chrst	Other Rel	None	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	26.1% 47	31.1% 57	25.4% 48	18.9% 10	22.6% 12	3	26.4% 174
High priority, but not the highest	28.9% 52	29.0% 53	42.9% 81	41.5% 22	37.7% 20	1	34.7% 228
Middle priority	24.4% 44	30.6% 56	21.7% 41	17.0% 9	20.8% 11	1	24.5% 161
Lower priority	19.4% 35	7.7% 14	7.4% 14	22.6% 12	18.9% 10	1	12.9% 85
(VOL) No priority	0.6% 1	0.5% 1	1.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.6% 4
DK/No opinion	0.6% 1	1.1% 2	1.6% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.9% 6
Missing	181	191	188	77	36	0	673
TOTAL	100.0% 180	100.0% 183	100.0% 189	100.0% 53	100.0% 53	6	658

Hispanic? (I-HSPBCKGD)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	27.6% 140	18.0% 11	27.9% 12	24.4% 11	3	26.5% 174
High priority, but not the highest	34.3% 174	34.4% 21	32.6% 14	35.6% 16	4	34.3% 225
Middle priority	24.5% 124	26.2% 16	27.9% 12	20.0% 9	1	24.5% 161
Lower priority	11.8% 60	21.3% 13	9.3% 4	17.8% 8	1	13.0% 85
(VOL) No priority	0.6% 3	0.0% 0	2.3% 1	2.2% 1	0	0.8% 5
DK/No opinion	1.2% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.9% 6
Missing	518	79	34	45	0	676
TOTAL	100.0% 507	100.0% 61	100.0% 43	100.0% 45	9	656

Urban/rural (I-AREA)

	Large city	Suburb of a large city	Small town	Or rural area	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	25.3% 38	31.2% 59	27.3% 54	20.7% 25	0.0% 0	0	26.7% 176
High priority, but not the highest	36.0% 54	33.3% 63	33.8% 67	33.9% 41	100.0% 2	1	34.4% 227
Middle priority	24.0% 36	21.7% 41	24.7% 49	28.9% 35	0.0% 0	2	24.4% 161
Lower priority	12.7% 19	13.2% 25	11.1% 22	16.5% 20	0.0% 0	0	13.0% 86
(VOL) No priority	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	1.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.6% 4
DK/No opinion	1.3% 2	0.5% 1	1.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.9% 6
Missing	148	178	211	140	5	0	682
TOTAL	100.0% 150	100.0% 189	100.0% 198	100.0% 121	100.0% 2	3	660