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

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BUSHCHIN (Weighted by WEIGHT) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling U.S. relations with China?   1) Approve   2) Disapprove   8) DK/No opinion

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Approve	908	67.5%	67.5%
Disapprove	365	27.1%	94.6%
DK/No opinion	73	5.4%	100%
Missing	4	%	%

Variable Comparisons

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

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Approve	71.3% 458	64.0% 450	67.5% 908
Disapprove	24.3% 156	29.6% 208	27.1% 364
DK/No opinion	4.4% 28	6.4% 45	5.4% 73
Missing	4	0	4
TOTAL	100.0% 642	100.0% 703	1345

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	Graduated high school	Some college+	Missing	TOTAL
Approve	54.3% 120	68.2% 300	71.3% 482	6	67.5% 902
Disapprove	30.8% 68	27.0% 119	25.9% 175	2	27.1% 362
DK/No opinion	14.9% 33	4.8% 21	2.8% 19	0	5.5% 73
Missing	0	1	3	0	4
TOTAL	100.0% 221	100.0% 440	100.0% 676	8	1337

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-60	61+	Missing	TOTAL
Approve	57.9% 187	69.2% 274	70.3% 239	72.2% 192	16	67.3% 892
Disapprove	35.0% 113	26.5% 105	25.0% 85	21.4% 57	4	27.2% 360
DK/No opinion	7.1% 23	4.3% 17	4.7% 16	6.4% 17	1	5.5% 73
Missing	0	2	1	2	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 323	100.0% 396	100.0% 340	100.0% 266	21	1325

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Leaned Democrat	Leaned Republican	Independent	Other	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Approve	53.4% 359	85.3% 483	58.1% 50	81.8% 9	50.0% 3	5	67.4% 904
Disapprove	41.2% 277	10.8% 61	26.7% 23	18.2% 2	16.7% 1	0	27.1% 364
DK/No opinion	5.4% 36	3.9% 22	15.1% 13	0.0% 0	33.3% 2	0	5.4% 73
Missing	1	2	0	2	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 672	100.0% 566	100.0% 86	100.0% 11	100.0% 6	5	1341

Income categories (I-INCMEBRK)

	Under 12K	12K to 30K	30K to 50K	50K to 75K	75K More	Missing	TOTAL
Approve	55.3% 52	65.7% 184	63.1% 190	67.8% 181	75.3% 207	94	66.9% 814
Disapprove	34.0% 32	28.2% 79	30.2% 91	27.7% 74	23.6% 65	24	28.0% 341
DK/No opinion	10.6% 10	6.1% 17	6.6% 20	4.5% 12	1.1% 3	12	5.1% 62
Missing	0	0	2	1	1	0	4
TOTAL	100.0% 94	100.0% 280	100.0% 301	100.0% 267	100.0% 275	130	1217

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Othr Chrst	Other Rel	None	Missing	TOTAL
Approve	73.8% 265	68.2% 255	61.2% 230	68.2% 88	61.4% 54	16	67.3% 892
Disapprove	21.2% 76	27.0% 101	31.6% 119	27.9% 36	36.4% 32	1	27.5% 364
DK/No opinion	5.0% 18	4.8% 18	7.2% 27	3.9% 5	2.3% 2	3	5.3% 70
Missing	2	0	1	2	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 359	100.0% 374	100.0% 376	100.0% 129	100.0% 88	20	1326

Hispanic? (I-HSPBCKGD)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Approve	71.1% 727	44.5% 61	70.1% 54	56.7% 51	14	67.3% 893
Disapprove	23.6% 241	46.7% 64	29.9% 23	36.7% 33	4	27.2% 361
DK/No opinion	5.4% 55	8.8% 12	0.0% 0	6.7% 6	1	5.5% 73
Missing	1	2	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 1023	100.0% 137	100.0% 77	100.0% 90	19	1327

Urban/rural (I-AREA)

	Large city	Suburb of a large city	Small town	Or rural area	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
Approve	60.6% 180	69.9% 255	70.2% 287	67.7% 176	66.7% 4	4	67.5% 902
Disapprove	35.7% 106	24.9% 91	25.4% 104	22.7% 59	33.3% 2	2	27.1% 362
DK/No opinion	3.7% 11	5.2% 19	4.4% 18	9.6% 25	0.0% 0	0	5.5% 73
Missing	2	2	0	0	0	0	4
TOTAL	100.0% 297	100.0% 365	100.0% 409	100.0% 260	100.0% 6	6	1337