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

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BSHMILIT (Weighted by WEIGHT) Please tell me whether the following statement applies to Bush or not: He's doing a good job as commander-in-chief of the military. [QUESTIONS BSHUNDER, BSHTRUST, BSHMILIT ASKED OF HALF THE SAMPLE]   1) Yes   2) No   8) DK/No opinion

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	477	69.4%	69.4%
No	176	25.6%	95%
DK/No opinion	34	4.9%	99.9%
Missing	663	%	%

Variable Comparisons

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

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	74.8% 234	65.0% 243	69.4% 477
No	20.4% 64	29.9% 112	25.6% 176
DK/No opinion	4.8% 15	5.1% 19	4.9% 34
Missing	333	329	662
TOTAL	100.0% 313	100.0% 374	687

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	Graduated high school	Some college+	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	70.3% 83	68.4% 162	69.9% 230	1	69.4% 475
No	22.9% 27	27.4% 65	25.2% 83	0	25.6% 175
DK/No opinion	6.8% 8	4.2% 10	4.9% 16	0	5.0% 34
Missing	102	204	350	0	656
TOTAL	100.0% 118	100.0% 237	100.0% 329	1	684

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-60	61+	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	64.6% 104	76.4% 159	72.4% 126	62.6% 87	1	69.8% 476
No	30.4% 49	20.2% 42	25.3% 44	25.9% 36	5	25.1% 171
DK/No opinion	5.0% 8	3.4% 7	2.3% 4	11.5% 16	0	5.1% 35
Missing	162	190	167	129	0	648
TOTAL	100.0% 161	100.0% 208	100.0% 174	100.0% 139	6	682

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Leaned Democrat	Leaned Republican	Independent	Other	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	51.7% 171	89.9% 268	58.5% 24	100.0% 8	60.0% 3	2	69.4% 474
No	41.7% 138	8.4% 25	26.8% 11	0.0% 0	20.0% 1	1	25.6% 175
DK/No opinion	6.6% 22	1.7% 5	14.6% 6	0.0% 0	20.0% 1	0	5.0% 34
Missing	341	270	44	5	1	0	661
TOTAL	100.0% 331	100.0% 298	100.0% 41	100.0% 8	100.0% 5	3	683

Income categories (I-INCMEBRK)

	Under 12K	12K to 30K	30K to 50K	50K to 75K	75K More	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	67.3% 37	59.3% 89	66.7% 100	73.3% 99	76.9% 103	49	68.6% 428
No	23.6% 13	32.0% 48	29.3% 44	25.2% 34	19.4% 26	11	26.4% 165
DK/No opinion	9.1% 5	8.7% 13	4.0% 6	1.5% 2	3.7% 5	3	5.0% 31
Missing	39	130	152	133	142	0	596
TOTAL	100.0% 55	100.0% 150	100.0% 150	100.0% 135	100.0% 134	63	624

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Othr Chrst	Other Rel	None	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	70.0% 126	65.7% 132	73.6% 134	63.9% 46	70.2% 33	6	69.1% 471
No	25.0% 45	27.9% 56	24.7% 45	25.0% 18	25.5% 12	1	25.8% 176
DK/No opinion	5.0% 9	6.5% 13	1.6% 3	11.1% 8	4.3% 2	0	5.1% 35
Missing	181	174	195	58	42	0	650
TOTAL	100.0% 180	100.0% 201	100.0% 182	100.0% 72	100.0% 47	7	682

Hispanic? (I-HSPBCKGD)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	74.3% 391	45.9% 34	55.9% 19	61.7% 29	4	69.5% 473
No	20.3% 107	51.4% 38	41.2% 14	31.9% 15	3	25.6% 174
DK/No opinion	5.3% 28	2.7% 2	2.9% 1	6.4% 3	0	5.0% 34
Missing	498	66	43	43	0	650
TOTAL	100.0% 526	100.0% 74	100.0% 34	100.0% 47	7	681

Urban/rural (I-AREA)

	Large city	Suburb of a large city	Small town	Or rural area	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	61.8% 81	73.2% 153	69.8% 141	71.7% 99	50.0% 2	1	69.6% 476
No	32.8% 43	23.4% 49	24.3% 49	22.5% 31	50.0% 2	1	25.4% 174
DK/No opinion	5.3% 7	3.3% 7	5.9% 12	5.8% 8	0.0% 0	0	5.0% 34
Missing	168	159	208	122	2	0	659
TOTAL	100.0% 131	100.0% 209	100.0% 202	100.0% 138	100.0% 4	2	684