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

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PRELDRXS (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: Helping the elderly pay for prescription drugs. [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	247	37.2%	37.2%
High priority, but not the highest	284	42.8%	80%
Middle priority	103	15.5%	95.5%
Lower priority	26	3.9%	99.4%
(VOL) No priority	2	.3%	99.7%
DK/No opinion	2	.3%	100%
Missing	686	%	%

Variable Comparisons

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

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Highest priority	30.7% 94	42.7% 153	37.2% 247
High priority, but not the highest	43.1% 132	42.5% 152	42.8% 284
Middle priority	21.2% 65	10.6% 38	15.5% 103
Lower priority	4.9% 15	3.1% 11	3.9% 26
(VOL) No priority	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	0.3% 2
DK/No opinion	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	0.3% 2
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	56.4% 57	42.4% 92	28.2% 97	0	37.2% 246
High priority, but not the highest	31.7% 32	43.3% 94	45.3% 156	2	42.6% 282
Middle priority	6.9% 7	10.6% 23	21.2% 73	1	15.6% 103
Lower priority	1.0% 1	3.7% 8	4.9% 17	0	3.9% 26
(VOL) No priority	2.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 2
DK/No opinion	2.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0	0.5% 3
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	32.5% 53	37.2% 70	34.9% 59	46.6% 62	3	37.4% 244
High priority, but not the highest	43.6% 71	43.1% 81	47.3% 80	36.1% 48	4	42.9% 280
Middle priority	19.0% 31	14.4% 27	14.2% 24	14.3% 19	1	15.5% 101
Lower priority	4.9% 8	3.7% 7	2.4% 4	3.0% 4	3	3.5% 23
(VOL) No priority	0.0% 0	1.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 2
DK/No opinion	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	1.2% 2	0.0% 0	0	0.5% 3
Missing	160	209	172	135	0	676
TOTAL	100.0% 163	100.0% 188	100.0% 169	100.0% 133	11	653

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Leaned Democrat	Leaned Republican	Independent	Other	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	42.5% 142	30.3% 84	37.2% 16	37.5% 3	50.0% 1	1	37.0% 246
High priority, but not the highest	43.1% 144	41.5% 115	46.5% 20	50.0% 4	50.0% 1	0	42.8% 284
Middle priority	11.1% 37	21.3% 59	14.0% 6	12.5% 1	0.0% 0	1	15.5% 103
Lower priority	2.7% 9	6.1% 17	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1	3.9% 26
(VOL) No priority	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 2
DK/No opinion	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	2.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.5% 3
Missing	340	292	43	5	3	0	683
TOTAL	100.0% 334	100.0% 277	100.0% 43	100.0% 8	100.0% 2	3	664

Income categories (I-INCMEBRK)

	Under 12K	12K to 30K	30K to 50K	50K to 75K	75K More	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	60.5% 26	51.9% 67	35.1% 47	30.6% 44	26.5% 41	22	37.2% 225
High priority, but not the highest	27.9% 12	32.6% 42	44.0% 59	55.6% 80	44.5% 69	21	43.3% 262
Middle priority	4.7% 2	14.0% 18	15.7% 21	9.0% 13	23.2% 36	14	14.9% 90
Lower priority	2.3% 1	1.6% 2	5.2% 7	3.5% 5	5.2% 8	3	3.8% 23
(VOL) No priority	4.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 2
DK/No opinion	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.4% 2	0.6% 1	0	0.5% 3
Missing	51	151	168	124	121	0	615
TOTAL	100.0% 43	100.0% 129	100.0% 134	100.0% 144	100.0% 155	60	605

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Othr Chrst	Other Rel	None	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	33.5% 60	36.6% 67	39.2% 74	43.4% 23	39.6% 21	1	37.3% 245
High priority, but not the highest	45.3% 81	38.8% 71	47.6% 90	39.6% 21	34.0% 18	3	42.8% 281
Middle priority	16.8% 30	17.5% 32	10.6% 20	15.1% 8	22.6% 12	2	15.5% 102
Lower priority	4.5% 8	6.0% 11	1.1% 2	1.9% 1	3.8% 2	1	3.7% 24
(VOL) No priority	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 2
DK/No opinion	0.0% 0	1.1% 2	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.5% 3
Missing	181	191	188	77	36	0	673
TOTAL	100.0% 179	100.0% 183	100.0% 189	100.0% 53	100.0% 53	7	657

Hispanic? (I-HSPBCKGD)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	35.9% 181	38.7% 24	44.2% 19	43.2% 19	3	37.2% 243
High priority, but not the highest	42.9% 216	45.2% 28	37.2% 16	45.5% 20	3	42.9% 280
Middle priority	16.3% 82	12.9% 8	16.3% 7	6.8% 3	3	15.3% 100
Lower priority	4.2% 21	3.2% 2	2.3% 1	4.5% 2	1	4.0% 26
(VOL) No priority	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 2
DK/No opinion	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 2
Missing	518	79	34	45	0	676
TOTAL	100.0% 504	100.0% 62	100.0% 43	100.0% 44	10	653

Urban/rural (I-AREA)

	Large city	Suburb of a large city	Small town	Or rural area	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	43.7% 66	30.2% 57	41.2% 82	35.5% 43	0.0% 0	0	37.5% 248
High priority, but not the highest	41.7% 63	45.0% 85	39.7% 79	45.5% 55	0.0% 0	2	42.6% 282
Middle priority	11.9% 18	19.0% 36	14.6% 29	14.9% 18	50.0% 1	1	15.4% 102
Lower priority	1.3% 2	5.3% 10	4.5% 9	2.5% 3	50.0% 1	0	3.8% 25
(VOL) No priority	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.7% 2	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 2
DK/No opinion	1.3% 2	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.5% 3
Missing	148	178	211	140	5	0	682
TOTAL	100.0% 151	100.0% 189	100.0% 199	100.0% 121	100.0% 2	3	662