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

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IMPRTYOU (Weighted by WEIGHT) Which of these is more important to you: (holding down the size of government) or (providing needed services) (ITEMS IN PARANTHESIS WERE ROTATED)?   1) Holding down size of government   2) Providing needed services   3) (VOL) Both equally   8) DK/No opinion

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Holding down size of government	423	31.3%	31.3%
Providing needed services	834	61.8%	93.1%
(VOL) Both equally	72	5.3%	98.4%
DK/No opinion	21	1.6%	100%

Variable Comparisons

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

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Holding down size of government	36.8% 238	26.3% 185	31.3% 423
Providing needed services	53.8% 348	69.1% 486	61.8% 834
(VOL) Both equally	7.3% 47	3.6% 25	5.3% 72
DK/No opinion	2.2% 14	1.0% 7	1.6% 21
TOTAL	100.0% 647	100.0% 703	1350

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	Graduated high school	Some college+	Missing	TOTAL
Holding down size of government	25.3% 56	30.8% 136	33.5% 228	3	31.3% 420
Providing needed services	67.0% 148	64.5% 285	58.2% 396	5	61.7% 829
(VOL) Both equally	3.6% 8	4.3% 19	6.8% 46	0	5.4% 73
DK/No opinion	4.1% 9	0.5% 2	1.5% 10	0	1.6% 21
TOTAL	100.0% 221	100.0% 442	100.0% 680	8	1343

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-60	61+	Missing	TOTAL
Holding down size of government	16.7% 54	32.7% 130	37.0% 126	40.1% 107	6	31.4% 417
Providing needed services	82.0% 265	61.2% 243	54.3% 185	47.9% 128	13	61.8% 821
(VOL) Both equally	0.9% 3	5.3% 21	7.0% 24	8.6% 23	1	5.3% 71
DK/No opinion	0.3% 1	0.8% 3	1.8% 6	3.4% 9	2	1.4% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 323	100.0% 397	100.0% 341	100.0% 267	22	1328

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Leaned Democrat	Leaned Republican	Independent	Other	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Holding down size of government	16.6% 112	48.0% 272	33.7% 29	42.9% 6	16.7% 1	3	31.2% 420
Providing needed services	78.2% 526	45.1% 256	50.0% 43	28.6% 4	50.0% 3	2	61.8% 832
(VOL) Both equally	4.6% 31	4.9% 28	11.6% 10	28.6% 4	0.0% 0	0	5.4% 73
DK/No opinion	0.6% 4	1.9% 11	4.7% 4	0.0% 0	33.3% 2	0	1.6% 21
TOTAL	100.0% 673	100.0% 567	100.0% 86	100.0% 14	100.0% 6	5	1346

Income categories (I-INCMEBRK)

	Under 12K	12K to 30K	30K to 50K	50K to 75K	75K More	Missing	TOTAL
Holding down size of government	16.0% 15	27.5% 77	28.7% 87	32.8% 88	39.9% 110	47	30.9% 377
Providing needed services	76.6% 72	67.1% 188	67.3% 204	60.4% 162	51.4% 142	67	62.9% 768
(VOL) Both equally	3.2% 3	4.3% 12	3.3% 10	6.3% 17	6.9% 19	11	5.0% 61
DK/No opinion	4.3% 4	1.1% 3	0.7% 2	0.4% 1	1.8% 5	6	1.2% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 94	100.0% 280	100.0% 303	100.0% 268	100.0% 276	131	1221

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Othr Chrst	Other Rel	None	Missing	TOTAL
Holding down size of government	39.3% 142	34.2% 128	24.4% 92	23.1% 30	27.3% 24	8	31.3% 416
Providing needed services	52.9% 191	58.3% 218	69.5% 262	71.5% 93	68.2% 60	9	62.0% 824
(VOL) Both equally	6.4% 23	5.9% 22	4.5% 17	3.8% 5	4.5% 4	1	5.3% 71
DK/No opinion	1.4% 5	1.6% 6	1.6% 6	1.5% 2	0.0% 0	2	1.4% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 361	100.0% 374	100.0% 377	100.0% 130	100.0% 88	20	1330

Hispanic? (I-HSPBCKGD)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Holding down size of government	34.9% 357	11.4% 16	23.1% 18	27.0% 24	8	31.2% 415
Providing needed services	57.5% 588	85.0% 119	67.9% 53	69.7% 62	11	61.8% 822
(VOL) Both equally	5.9% 60	3.6% 5	7.7% 6	2.2% 2	0	5.5% 73
DK/No opinion	1.8% 18	0.0% 0	1.3% 1	1.1% 1	1	1.5% 20
TOTAL	100.0% 1023	100.0% 140	100.0% 78	100.0% 89	20	1330

Urban/rural (I-AREA)

	Large city	Suburb of a large city	Small town	Or rural area	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Holding down size of government	21.5% 64	34.2% 126	31.3% 128	38.1% 99	42.9% 3	2	31.3% 420
Providing needed services	70.8% 211	59.0% 217	62.8% 257	54.2% 141	42.9% 3	4	61.8% 829
(VOL) Both equally	6.0% 18	5.7% 21	4.2% 17	6.2% 16	14.3% 1	0	5.4% 73
DK/No opinion	1.7% 5	1.1% 4	1.7% 7	1.5% 4	0.0% 0	0	1.5% 20
TOTAL	100.0% 298	100.0% 368	100.0% 409	100.0% 260	100.0% 7	6	1342