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

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RECESSIO (Weighted by WEIGHT) Just your best guess, do you think the economy is heading into a recession, or not?   1) Yes   2) No   8) DK/No opinion

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	610	45.2%	45.2%
No	675	50%	95.2%
DK/No opinion	64	4.7%	99.9%
Missing	2	%	%

Variable Comparisons

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

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	42.9% 278	47.4% 332	45.2% 610
No	52.9% 343	47.4% 332	50.0% 675
DK/No opinion	4.2% 27	5.3% 37	4.7% 64
Missing	0	2	2
TOTAL	100.0% 648	100.0% 701	1349

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	Graduated high school	Some college+	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	46.2% 102	48.1% 212	43.2% 293	3	45.3% 607
No	39.4% 87	49.7% 219	53.6% 364	5	50.0% 670
DK/No opinion	14.5% 32	2.3% 10	3.2% 22	1	4.8% 64
Missing	0	0	2	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 221	100.0% 441	100.0% 679	9	1341

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-60	61+	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	51.7% 167	49.1% 195	42.9% 146	33.8% 90	11	45.1% 598
No	44.3% 143	48.9% 194	52.4% 178	56.8% 151	9	50.2% 666
DK/No opinion	4.0% 13	2.0% 8	4.7% 16	9.4% 25	2	4.7% 62
Missing	0	0	0	2	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 323	100.0% 397	100.0% 340	100.0% 266	22	1326

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Leaned Democrat	Leaned Republican	Independent	Other	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	54.8% 368	34.7% 197	41.9% 36	50.0% 7	33.3% 2	1	45.4% 610
No	41.5% 279	60.5% 343	46.5% 40	50.0% 7	33.3% 2	4	49.9% 671
DK/No opinion	3.7% 25	4.8% 27	11.6% 10	0.0% 0	33.3% 2	0	4.8% 64
Missing	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 672	100.0% 567	100.0% 86	100.0% 14	100.0% 6	5	1345

Income categories (I-INCMEBRK)

	Under 12K	12K to 30K	30K to 50K	50K to 75K	75K More	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	56.4% 53	48.6% 136	52.5% 158	41.4% 110	37.3% 103	49	46.0% 560
No	39.4% 37	47.1% 132	42.2% 127	54.9% 146	61.2% 169	64	50.2% 611
DK/No opinion	4.3% 4	4.3% 12	5.3% 16	3.8% 10	1.4% 4	18	3.8% 46
Missing	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 94	100.0% 280	100.0% 301	100.0% 266	100.0% 276	131	1217

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Othr Chrst	Other Rel	None	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	38.2% 137	45.8% 171	48.3% 182	53.8% 70	47.7% 42	6	45.4% 602
No	57.4% 206	50.9% 190	44.6% 168	42.3% 55	50.0% 44	12	50.0% 663
DK/No opinion	4.5% 16	3.2% 12	7.2% 27	3.8% 5	2.3% 2	1	4.7% 62
Missing	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 359	100.0% 373	100.0% 377	100.0% 130	100.0% 88	19	1327

Hispanic? (I-HSPBCKGD)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	43.8% 448	49.3% 68	48.1% 37	53.3% 48	10	45.2% 601
No	51.9% 531	43.5% 60	45.5% 35	42.2% 38	10	50.0% 664
DK/No opinion	4.4% 45	7.2% 10	6.5% 5	4.4% 4	0	4.8% 64
Missing	0	2	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 1024	100.0% 138	100.0% 77	100.0% 90	20	1329

Urban/rural (I-AREA)

	Large city	Suburb of a large city	Small town	Or rural area	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	47.8% 142	43.6% 160	41.7% 171	51.0% 133	33.3% 2	1	45.3% 608
No	45.1% 134	52.0% 191	53.7% 220	46.4% 121	66.7% 4	5	50.0% 670
DK/No opinion	7.1% 21	4.4% 16	4.6% 19	2.7% 7	0.0% 0	0	4.7% 63
Missing	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 297	100.0% 367	100.0% 410	100.0% 261	100.0% 6	6	1341