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

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PRUPGMIL (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: Upgrading military systems and equipment. [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	134	20.2%	20.2%
High priority, but not the highest	244	36.8%	57%
Middle priority	182	27.5%	84.5%
Lower priority	94	14.2%	98.7%
(VOL) No priority	4	.6%	99.3%
DK/No opinion	5	.8%	100.1%
Missing	686	%	%

Variable Comparisons

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

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Highest priority	17.0% 52	22.9% 82	20.2% 134
High priority, but not the highest	40.2% 123	34.1% 122	36.9% 245
Middle priority	27.1% 83	27.7% 99	27.4% 182
Lower priority	15.7% 48	12.8% 46	14.2% 94
(VOL) No priority	0.0% 0	1.1% 4	0.6% 4
DK/No opinion	0.0% 0	1.4% 5	0.8% 5
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	24.8% 25	19.4% 42	19.5% 67	1	20.2% 134
High priority, but not the highest	40.6% 41	41.5% 90	32.6% 112	2	36.7% 243
Middle priority	23.8% 24	24.4% 53	30.5% 105	0	27.5% 182
Lower priority	7.9% 8	13.4% 29	16.6% 57	0	14.2% 94
(VOL) No priority	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.9% 3	0	0.6% 4
DK/No opinion	3.0% 3	0.9% 2	0.0% 0	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	11.0% 18	19.1% 36	16.0% 27	36.8% 49	4	19.9% 130
High priority, but not the highest	41.1% 67	34.6% 65	34.9% 59	36.1% 48	5	36.6% 239
Middle priority	24.5% 40	29.8% 56	33.1% 56	21.1% 28	2	27.6% 180
Lower priority	21.5% 35	14.4% 27	14.2% 24	5.3% 7	1	14.2% 93
(VOL) No priority	0.6% 1	1.1% 2	0.6% 1	0.8% 1	0	0.8% 5
DK/No opinion	1.2% 2	1.1% 2	1.2% 2	0.0% 0	0	0.9% 6
Missing	160	209	172	135	0	676
TOTAL	100.0% 163	100.0% 188	100.0% 169	100.0% 133	12	653

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Leaned Democrat	Leaned Republican	Independent	Other	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	15.9% 53	23.9% 66	26.2% 11	25.0% 2	33.3% 1	1	20.1% 133
High priority, but not the highest	30.5% 102	44.2% 122	33.3% 14	62.5% 5	33.3% 1	1	36.8% 244
Middle priority	32.3% 108	22.8% 63	19.0% 8	12.5% 1	33.3% 1	0	27.3% 181
Lower priority	20.1% 67	7.2% 20	19.0% 8	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	14.3% 95
(VOL) No priority	0.6% 2	0.7% 2	2.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.8% 5
DK/No opinion	0.6% 2	1.1% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.8% 5
Missing	340	292	43	5	3	0	683
TOTAL	100.0% 334	100.0% 276	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	20.9% 9	20.8% 27	20.9% 28	16.7% 24	16.8% 26	20	18.8% 114
High priority, but not the highest	39.5% 17	35.4% 46	41.0% 55	38.2% 55	34.8% 54	17	37.5% 227
Middle priority	27.9% 12	27.7% 36	21.6% 29	28.5% 41	32.9% 51	13	27.9% 169
Lower priority	9.3% 4	14.6% 19	14.2% 19	14.6% 21	14.8% 23	8	14.2% 86
(VOL) No priority	2.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.7% 1	0.6% 1	1	0.7% 4
DK/No opinion	0.0% 0	1.5% 2	1.5% 2	1.4% 2	0.0% 0	0	1.0% 6
Missing	51	151	168	124	121	0	615
TOTAL	100.0% 43	100.0% 130	100.0% 134	100.0% 144	100.0% 155	59	606

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Othr Chrst	Other Rel	None	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	25.0% 45	21.2% 39	16.3% 31	23.1% 12	9.6% 5	2	20.1% 132
High priority, but not the highest	40.0% 72	30.4% 56	45.3% 86	28.8% 15	25.0% 13	2	36.8% 242
Middle priority	23.3% 42	30.4% 56	25.3% 48	32.7% 17	30.8% 16	2	27.2% 179
Lower priority	10.6% 19	16.3% 30	10.5% 20	15.4% 8	32.7% 17	1	14.3% 94
(VOL) No priority	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	1.6% 3	0.0% 0	1.9% 1	0	0.8% 5
DK/No opinion	1.1% 2	1.1% 2	1.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.9% 6
Missing	181	191	188	77	36	0	673
TOTAL	100.0% 180	100.0% 184	100.0% 190	100.0% 52	100.0% 52	7	658

Hispanic? (I-HSPBCKGD)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	20.2% 102	23.0% 14	16.3% 7	20.0% 9	2	20.2% 132
High priority, but not the highest	38.2% 193	29.5% 18	34.9% 15	33.3% 15	3	36.9% 241
Middle priority	26.9% 136	32.8% 20	32.6% 14	22.2% 10	2	27.5% 180
Lower priority	13.7% 69	9.8% 6	16.3% 7	22.2% 10	2	14.1% 92
(VOL) No priority	0.6% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.2% 1	0	0.6% 4
DK/No opinion	0.4% 2	4.9% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.8% 5
Missing	518	79	34	45	0	676
TOTAL	100.0% 505	100.0% 61	100.0% 43	100.0% 45	9	654

Urban/rural (I-AREA)

	Large city	Suburb of a large city	Small town	Or rural area	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Highest priority	15.1% 23	20.6% 39	24.6% 49	18.9% 23	0.0% 0	1	20.2% 134
High priority, but not the highest	33.6% 51	37.0% 70	33.7% 67	45.9% 56	0.0% 0	1	36.7% 244
Middle priority	30.3% 46	25.9% 49	28.6% 57	23.0% 28	100.0% 2	0	27.4% 182
Lower priority	19.7% 30	15.9% 30	10.1% 20	11.5% 14	0.0% 0	1	14.2% 94
(VOL) No priority	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	1.5% 3	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.8% 5
DK/No opinion	1.3% 2	0.0% 0	1.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.8% 5
Missing	148	178	211	140	5	0	682
TOTAL	100.0% 152	100.0% 189	100.0% 199	100.0% 122	100.0% 2	3	664