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

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BUSHCOMP (Weighted by WEIGHT) [ASK IF BUSHAGEN IS "BUSH SHOULD COMPROMISE"] Do you think Bush is or is not compromising with the Democrats?   1) Yes, Bush is compromising   2) No, Bush is not compromising   8) DK/No opinion

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes, Bush is compromising	277	34.5%	34.5%
No, Bush is not compromising	457	56.8%	91.3%
DK/No opinion	70	8.7%	100%
Missing	545	%	%

Variable Comparisons

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

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes, Bush is compromising	42.0% 154	28.1% 123	34.5% 277
No, Bush is not compromising	52.6% 193	60.4% 264	56.8% 457
DK/No opinion	5.4% 20	11.4% 50	8.7% 70
Missing	279	266	545
TOTAL	100.0% 367	100.0% 437	804

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	Graduated high school	Some college+	Missing	TOTAL
Yes, Bush is compromising	32.3% 40	36.2% 93	34.3% 144	1	34.6% 277
No, Bush is not compromising	64.5% 80	56.4% 145	54.8% 230	2	56.8% 455
DK/No opinion	3.2% 4	7.4% 19	11.0% 46	1	8.6% 69
Missing	97	184	260	0	541
TOTAL	100.0% 124	100.0% 257	100.0% 420	4	801

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-60	61+	Missing	TOTAL
Yes, Bush is compromising	33.8% 71	37.5% 81	34.9% 73	31.8% 50	2	34.7% 275
No, Bush is not compromising	59.5% 125	55.1% 119	55.0% 115	55.4% 87	11	56.3% 446
DK/No opinion	6.7% 14	7.4% 16	10.0% 21	12.7% 20	0	9.0% 71
Missing	113	182	131	111	0	537
TOTAL	100.0% 210	100.0% 216	100.0% 209	100.0% 157	13	792

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Leaned Democrat	Leaned Republican	Independent	Other	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Yes, Bush is compromising	22.1% 111	58.5% 141	40.0% 20	50.0% 3	20.0% 1	1	34.3% 276
No, Bush is not compromising	71.3% 358	30.7% 74	44.0% 22	33.3% 2	40.0% 2	0	57.0% 458
DK/No opinion	6.6% 33	10.8% 26	16.0% 8	16.7% 1	40.0% 2	0	8.7% 70
Missing	171	327	35	7	1	0	541
TOTAL	100.0% 502	100.0% 241	100.0% 50	100.0% 6	100.0% 5	1	804

Income categories (I-INCMEBRK)

	Under 12K	12K to 30K	30K to 50K	50K to 75K	75K More	Missing	TOTAL
Yes, Bush is compromising	36.7% 22	29.5% 52	31.7% 58	42.6% 69	35.6% 57	19	34.8% 258
No, Bush is not compromising	51.7% 31	64.2% 113	61.2% 112	51.2% 83	53.1% 85	33	57.2% 424
DK/No opinion	11.7% 7	6.3% 11	7.1% 13	6.2% 10	11.3% 18	9	8.0% 59
Missing	34	104	118	105	115	0	476
TOTAL	100.0% 60	100.0% 176	100.0% 183	100.0% 162	100.0% 160	61	741

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Othr Chrst	Other Rel	None	Missing	TOTAL
Yes, Bush is compromising	32.8% 66	36.5% 85	38.1% 83	34.1% 29	20.7% 12	3	34.6% 275
No, Bush is not compromising	58.2% 117	54.1% 126	54.6% 119	57.6% 49	67.2% 39	7	56.6% 450
DK/No opinion	9.0% 18	9.4% 22	7.3% 16	8.2% 7	12.1% 7	0	8.8% 70
Missing	160	141	160	45	30	0	536
TOTAL	100.0% 201	100.0% 233	100.0% 218	100.0% 85	100.0% 58	10	795

Hispanic? (I-HSPBCKGD)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Yes, Bush is compromising	38.9% 225	13.2% 14	41.7% 20	29.0% 18	1	34.9% 277
No, Bush is not compromising	50.9% 294	84.0% 89	54.2% 26	64.5% 40	8	56.5% 449
DK/No opinion	10.2% 59	2.8% 3	4.2% 2	6.5% 4	1	8.6% 68
Missing	445	34	29	27	0	535
TOTAL	100.0% 578	100.0% 106	100.0% 48	100.0% 62	10	794

Urban/rural (I-AREA)

	Large city	Suburb of a large city	Small town	Or rural area	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Yes, Bush is compromising	24.6% 50	35.8% 78	36.7% 88	44.4% 60	25.0% 1	1	34.6% 277
No, Bush is not compromising	67.5% 137	53.2% 116	54.2% 130	50.4% 68	50.0% 2	3	56.6% 453
DK/No opinion	7.9% 16	11.0% 24	9.2% 22	5.2% 7	25.0% 1	0	8.8% 70
Missing	95	150	170	125	3	0	543
TOTAL	100.0% 203	100.0% 218	100.0% 240	100.0% 135	100.0% 4	4	800