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

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ENECIMP (Weighted by WEIGHT) On another subject, which is more important to you personally - (protecting the environment) or (encouraging economic growth)? [QUESTIONS ENECIMP AND BUSHENEC ASKED OF HALF THE SAMPLE---QUESTIONS ENVRESRC AND BSHENRSC ASKED OF OTHER HALF]   1) Protecting the environment   2) Encouraging economic growth   8) DK/No opinion

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Protecting the environment	344	52.5%	52.5%
Encouraging economic growth	289	44.1%	96.6%
DK/No opinion	22	3.4%	100%
Missing	695	%	%

Variable Comparisons

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

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Protecting the environment	47.9% 147	56.4% 197	52.4% 344
Encouraging economic growth	47.2% 145	41.5% 145	44.2% 290
DK/No opinion	4.9% 15	2.0% 7	3.4% 22
Missing	340	355	695
TOTAL	100.0% 307	100.0% 349	656

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	Graduated high school	Some college+	Missing	TOTAL
Protecting the environment	59.8% 58	51.5% 102	51.3% 182	1	52.6% 342
Encouraging economic growth	36.1% 35	47.5% 94	44.2% 157	3	44.0% 286
DK/No opinion	4.1% 4	1.0% 2	4.5% 16	0	3.4% 22
Missing	123	242	325	0	690
TOTAL	100.0% 97	100.0% 198	100.0% 355	4	650

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-60	61+	Missing	TOTAL
Protecting the environment	58.3% 98	50.6% 90	50.6% 82	50.7% 69	5	52.6% 339
Encouraging economic growth	41.1% 69	45.5% 81	44.4% 72	44.9% 61	6	43.9% 283
DK/No opinion	0.6% 1	3.9% 7	4.9% 8	4.4% 6	1	3.4% 22
Missing	155	220	178	132	0	685
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 178	100.0% 162	100.0% 136	12	644

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Leaned Democrat	Leaned Republican	Independent	Other	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Protecting the environment	59.7% 187	44.6% 125	48.9% 23	70.0% 7	33.3% 1	1	52.5% 343
Encouraging economic growth	37.7% 118	51.1% 143	48.9% 23	30.0% 3	33.3% 1	1	44.1% 288
DK/No opinion	2.6% 8	4.3% 12	2.1% 1	0.0% 0	33.3% 1	1	3.4% 22
Missing	361	287	39	3	3	0	693
TOTAL	100.0% 313	100.0% 280	100.0% 47	100.0% 10	100.0% 3	3	653

Income categories (I-INCMEBRK)

	Under 12K	12K to 30K	30K to 50K	50K to 75K	75K More	Missing	TOTAL
Protecting the environment	53.2% 25	63.2% 79	51.4% 74	51.8% 73	48.5% 63	30	53.5% 314
Encouraging economic growth	42.6% 20	34.4% 43	47.9% 69	46.1% 65	47.7% 62	30	44.1% 259
DK/No opinion	4.3% 2	2.4% 3	0.7% 1	2.1% 3	3.8% 5	8	2.4% 14
Missing	47	155	157	127	146	0	632
TOTAL	100.0% 47	100.0% 125	100.0% 144	100.0% 141	100.0% 130	68	587

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Othr Chrst	Other Rel	None	Missing	TOTAL
Protecting the environment	50.8% 94	54.4% 99	50.6% 85	61.8% 42	47.4% 18	6	52.7% 338
Encouraging economic growth	44.9% 83	43.4% 79	45.2% 76	36.8% 25	52.6% 20	6	44.1% 283
DK/No opinion	4.3% 8	2.2% 4	4.2% 7	1.5% 1	0.0% 0	2	3.1% 20
Missing	176	192	209	62	50	0	689
TOTAL	100.0% 185	100.0% 182	100.0% 168	100.0% 68	100.0% 38	14	641

Hispanic? (I-HSPBCKGD)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Protecting the environment	51.7% 255	61.6% 45	50.0% 18	55.0% 22	3	53.0% 340
Encouraging economic growth	44.6% 220	34.2% 25	47.2% 17	45.0% 18	10	43.6% 280
DK/No opinion	3.7% 18	4.1% 3	2.8% 1	0.0% 0	0	3.4% 22
Missing	531	67	40	50	0	688
TOTAL	100.0% 493	100.0% 73	100.0% 36	100.0% 40	13	642

Urban/rural (I-AREA)

	Large city	Suburb of a large city	Small town	Or rural area	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Protecting the environment	61.2% 82	49.7% 89	53.9% 110	46.6% 62	0.0% 0	1	52.6% 343
Encouraging economic growth	35.8% 48	45.8% 82	43.1% 88	50.4% 67	100.0% 2	2	44.0% 287
DK/No opinion	3.0% 4	4.5% 8	2.9% 6	3.0% 4	0.0% 0	0	3.4% 22
Missing	165	189	205	127	5	0	691
TOTAL	100.0% 134	100.0% 179	100.0% 204	100.0% 133	100.0% 2	3	652