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

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BUSHPERS (Weighted by WEIGHT) Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Bush as a person?   1) Favorable   2) Unfavorable   8) DK/No opinion

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Favorable	858	63.8%	63.8%
Unfavorable	427	31.8%	95.6%
DK/No opinion	59	4.4%	100%
Missing	6	%	%

Variable Comparisons

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

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Favorable	67.5% 434	60.5% 424	63.8% 858
Unfavorable	28.6% 184	34.7% 243	31.8% 427
DK/No opinion	3.9% 25	4.9% 34	4.4% 59
Missing	4	2	6
TOTAL	100.0% 643	100.0% 701	1344

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	Graduated high school	Some college+	Missing	TOTAL
Favorable	62.0% 137	61.6% 271	65.7% 444	7	63.7% 852
Unfavorable	34.4% 76	33.9% 149	29.7% 201	2	31.9% 426
DK/No opinion	3.6% 8	4.5% 20	4.6% 31	0	4.4% 59
Missing	0	2	4	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 221	100.0% 440	100.0% 676	9	1337

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-60	61+	Missing	TOTAL
Favorable	55.8% 178	68.3% 271	62.2% 211	69.0% 185	13	63.9% 845
Unfavorable	40.4% 129	28.7% 114	32.7% 111	24.6% 66	7	31.7% 420
DK/No opinion	3.8% 12	3.0% 12	5.0% 17	6.3% 17	1	4.4% 58
Missing	4	1	1	0	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 319	100.0% 397	100.0% 339	100.0% 268	21	1323

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Leaned Democrat	Leaned Republican	Independent	Other	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Favorable	41.5% 277	89.3% 507	66.7% 56	76.9% 10	66.7% 4	4	63.8% 854
Unfavorable	54.2% 362	7.4% 42	23.8% 20	7.7% 1	16.7% 1	1	31.8% 426
DK/No opinion	4.3% 29	3.3% 19	9.5% 8	15.4% 2	16.7% 1	0	4.4% 59
Missing	4	0	2	0	0	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 668	100.0% 568	100.0% 84	100.0% 13	100.0% 6	5	1339

Income categories (I-INCMEBRK)

	Under 12K	12K to 30K	30K to 50K	50K to 75K	75K More	Missing	TOTAL
Favorable	53.7% 51	58.3% 162	58.1% 175	71.4% 192	70.8% 194	85	63.6% 774
Unfavorable	42.1% 40	38.5% 107	36.5% 110	25.7% 69	27.0% 74	27	32.9% 400
DK/No opinion	4.2% 4	3.2% 9	5.3% 16	3.0% 8	2.2% 6	17	3.5% 43
Missing	0	2	1	0	1	0	4
TOTAL	100.0% 95	100.0% 278	100.0% 301	100.0% 269	100.0% 274	129	1217

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Othr Chrst	Other Rel	None	Missing	TOTAL
Favorable	71.9% 259	60.8% 226	63.9% 241	58.9% 76	47.7% 42	15	63.7% 844
Unfavorable	25.0% 90	34.4% 128	31.6% 119	34.9% 45	47.7% 42	3	32.0% 424
DK/No opinion	3.1% 11	4.8% 18	4.5% 17	6.2% 8	4.5% 4	1	4.4% 58
Missing	1	3	1	1	1	0	7
TOTAL	100.0% 360	100.0% 372	100.0% 377	100.0% 129	100.0% 88	19	1326

Hispanic? (I-HSPBCKGD)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Favorable	69.5% 708	36.2% 50	55.3% 42	50.0% 45	13	63.9% 845
Unfavorable	26.8% 273	56.5% 78	39.5% 30	44.4% 40	6	31.8% 421
DK/No opinion	3.7% 38	7.2% 10	5.3% 4	5.6% 5	1	4.3% 57
Missing	4	1	1	0	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 1019	100.0% 138	100.0% 76	100.0% 90	20	1323

Urban/rural (I-AREA)

	Large city	Suburb of a large city	Small town	Or rural area	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Favorable	51.4% 152	66.6% 245	65.5% 266	71.9% 187	42.9% 3	5	63.8% 853
Unfavorable	42.9% 127	28.5% 105	30.3% 123	25.8% 67	42.9% 3	1	31.8% 425
DK/No opinion	5.7% 17	4.9% 18	4.2% 17	2.3% 6	14.3% 1	0	4.4% 59
Missing	3	0	3	0	0	0	6
TOTAL	100.0% 296	100.0% 368	100.0% 406	100.0% 260	100.0% 7	6	1337