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

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BUSHENEC (Weighted by WEIGHT) Which do you think is more important to Bush - (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	86	13.2%	13.2%
Encouraging economic growth	509	77.9%	91.1%
DK/No opinion	58	8.9%	100%
Missing	696	%	%

Variable Comparisons

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

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Protecting the environment	12.7% 39	13.5% 47	13.1% 86
Encouraging economic growth	79.7% 244	76.1% 265	77.8% 509
DK/No opinion	7.5% 23	10.3% 36	9.0% 59
Missing	341	355	696
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 348	654

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	Graduated high school	Some college+	Missing	TOTAL
Protecting the environment	18.4% 18	14.6% 29	10.4% 37	2	12.9% 84
Encouraging economic growth	64.3% 63	76.4% 152	82.8% 294	1	78.1% 509
DK/No opinion	17.3% 17	9.0% 18	6.8% 24	0	9.0% 59
Missing	123	242	326	0	691
TOTAL	100.0% 98	100.0% 199	100.0% 355	3	652

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-60	61+	Missing	TOTAL
Protecting the environment	9.6% 16	10.1% 18	18.5% 30	12.6% 17	4	12.6% 81
Encouraging economic growth	87.4% 146	80.9% 144	74.7% 121	68.1% 92	7	78.3% 503
DK/No opinion	3.0% 5	9.0% 16	6.8% 11	19.3% 26	1	9.0% 58
Missing	155	220	179	134	0	688
TOTAL	100.0% 167	100.0% 178	100.0% 162	100.0% 135	12	642

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Leaned Democrat	Leaned Republican	Independent	Other	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Protecting the environment	12.8% 40	13.9% 39	12.8% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1	13.1% 85
Encouraging economic growth	81.4% 254	75.4% 211	72.3% 34	77.8% 7	66.7% 2	1	78.0% 508
DK/No opinion	5.8% 18	10.7% 30	14.9% 7	22.2% 2	33.3% 1	1	8.9% 58
Missing	361	288	39	4	3	0	695
TOTAL	100.0% 312	100.0% 280	100.0% 47	100.0% 9	100.0% 3	3	651

Income categories (I-INCMEBRK)

	Under 12K	12K to 30K	30K to 50K	50K to 75K	75K More	Missing	TOTAL
Protecting the environment	23.4% 11	22.4% 28	11.1% 16	9.3% 13	6.2% 8	10	13.0% 76
Encouraging economic growth	68.1% 32	68.8% 86	81.9% 118	85.0% 119	90.0% 117	37	80.5% 472
DK/No opinion	8.5% 4	8.8% 11	6.9% 10	5.7% 8	3.8% 5	20	6.5% 38
Missing	48	155	157	127	146	0	633
TOTAL	100.0% 47	100.0% 125	100.0% 144	100.0% 140	100.0% 130	67	586

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Othr Chrst	Other Rel	None	Missing	TOTAL
Protecting the environment	11.9% 22	16.1% 29	13.7% 23	7.4% 5	10.5% 4	3	13.0% 83
Encouraging economic growth	75.1% 139	76.7% 138	78.6% 132	89.7% 61	78.9% 30	9	78.2% 500
DK/No opinion	13.0% 24	7.2% 13	7.7% 13	2.9% 2	10.5% 4	2	8.8% 56
Missing	176	193	209	62	50	0	690
TOTAL	100.0% 185	100.0% 180	100.0% 168	100.0% 68	100.0% 38	14	639

Hispanic? (I-HSPBCKGD)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Protecting the environment	11.8% 58	16.4% 12	25.7% 9	10.3% 4	4	13.0% 83
Encouraging economic growth	78.3% 385	82.2% 60	68.6% 24	76.9% 30	10	78.1% 499
DK/No opinion	10.0% 49	1.4% 1	5.7% 2	12.8% 5	0	8.9% 57
Missing	532	67	41	50	0	690
TOTAL	100.0% 492	100.0% 73	100.0% 35	100.0% 39	14	639

Urban/rural (I-AREA)

	Large city	Suburb of a large city	Small town	Or rural area	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Protecting the environment	14.9% 20	10.1% 18	13.8% 28	13.5% 18	0.0% 0	2	12.9% 84
Encouraging economic growth	74.6% 100	83.7% 149	77.3% 157	75.2% 100	100.0% 2	1	78.2% 508
DK/No opinion	10.4% 14	6.2% 11	8.9% 18	11.3% 15	0.0% 0	0	8.9% 58
Missing	165	189	206	127	5	0	692
TOTAL	100.0% 134	100.0% 178	100.0% 203	100.0% 133	100.0% 2	3	650