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

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CHNOLYMP (Weighted by WEIGHT) China wants to host the Olympic Games in 2008. Do you think the United States should support China's bid to host the Olympic Games, oppose it, or remain neutral?   1) U.S. should support   2) U.S. should oppose   3) U.S. should remain neutral   8) DK/No opinion

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
U.S. should support	287	21.3%	21.3%
U.S. should oppose	305	22.6%	43.9%
U.S. should remain neutral	728	54%	97.9%
DK/No opinion	28	2.1%	100%
Missing	3	%	%

Variable Comparisons

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

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
U.S. should support	28.2% 182	14.9% 105	21.3% 287
U.S. should oppose	22.2% 143	23.0% 162	22.6% 305
U.S. should remain neutral	48.1% 310	59.5% 418	54.0% 728
DK/No opinion	1.6% 10	2.6% 18	2.1% 28
Missing	2	1	3
TOTAL	100.0% 645	100.0% 703	1348

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	Graduated high school	Some college+	Missing	TOTAL
U.S. should support	29.5% 65	17.5% 77	20.9% 142	2	21.2% 284
U.S. should oppose	20.9% 46	22.7% 100	23.3% 158	1	22.7% 304
U.S. should remain neutral	43.6% 96	59.4% 262	53.9% 366	3	54.0% 724
DK/No opinion	5.9% 13	0.5% 2	1.9% 13	0	2.1% 28
Missing	0	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	100.0% 220	100.0% 441	100.0% 679	6	1340

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-60	61+	Missing	TOTAL
U.S. should support	29.7% 96	18.4% 73	22.1% 75	14.9% 40	3	21.4% 284
U.S. should oppose	13.9% 45	22.4% 89	27.9% 95	26.1% 70	7	22.5% 299
U.S. should remain neutral	55.7% 180	58.2% 231	47.9% 163	53.7% 144	10	54.1% 718
DK/No opinion	0.6% 2	1.0% 4	2.1% 7	5.2% 14	1	2.0% 27
Missing	0	0	1	1	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 323	100.0% 397	100.0% 340	100.0% 268	21	1328

Political party (I-PARTY)

	Leaned Democrat	Leaned Republican	Independent	Other	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
U.S. should support	22.7% 153	18.7% 106	26.7% 23	25.0% 3	16.7% 1	1	21.3% 286
U.S. should oppose	20.4% 137	24.8% 141	26.7% 23	25.0% 3	16.7% 1	1	22.7% 305
U.S. should remain neutral	55.4% 373	54.2% 308	43.0% 37	50.0% 6	33.3% 2	2	54.0% 726
DK/No opinion	1.5% 10	2.3% 13	3.5% 3	0.0% 0	33.3% 2	0	2.1% 28
Missing	0	1	0	1	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 673	100.0% 568	100.0% 86	100.0% 12	100.0% 6	4	1345

Income categories (I-INCMEBRK)

	Under 12K	12K to 30K	30K to 50K	50K to 75K	75K More	Missing	TOTAL
U.S. should support	28.0% 26	19.3% 54	19.9% 60	22.4% 60	22.6% 62	25	21.5% 262
U.S. should oppose	22.6% 21	19.6% 55	27.5% 83	22.8% 61	21.9% 60	25	23.0% 280
U.S. should remain neutral	47.3% 44	58.2% 163	52.0% 157	53.7% 144	54.0% 148	72	53.9% 656
DK/No opinion	2.2% 2	2.9% 8	0.7% 2	1.1% 3	1.5% 4	8	1.6% 19
Missing	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 93	100.0% 280	100.0% 302	100.0% 268	100.0% 274	130	1217

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Othr Chrst	Other Rel	None	Missing	TOTAL
U.S. should support	14.7% 53	23.9% 89	23.6% 89	23.8% 31	23.6% 21	4	21.3% 283
U.S. should oppose	24.7% 89	20.4% 76	23.1% 87	23.1% 30	23.6% 21	2	22.8% 303
U.S. should remain neutral	58.3% 210	54.3% 202	50.7% 191	50.0% 65	51.7% 46	12	53.8% 714
DK/No opinion	2.2% 8	1.3% 5	2.7% 10	3.1% 4	1.1% 1	0	2.1% 28
Missing	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 360	100.0% 372	100.0% 377	100.0% 130	100.0% 89	18	1328

Hispanic? (I-HSPBCKGD)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Missing	TOTAL
U.S. should support	20.5% 210	17.9% 25	23.7% 18	34.4% 31	3	21.4% 284
U.S. should oppose	21.8% 223	26.4% 37	27.6% 21	21.1% 19	5	22.6% 300
U.S. should remain neutral	55.3% 566	53.6% 75	47.4% 36	44.4% 40	11	54.0% 717
DK/No opinion	2.3% 24	2.1% 3	1.3% 1	0.0% 0	0	2.1% 28
Missing	1	0	1	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 1023	100.0% 140	100.0% 76	100.0% 90	19	1329

Urban/rural (I-AREA)

	Large city	Suburb of a large city	Small town	Or rural area	DK/No opinion	Missing	TOTAL
U.S. should support	24.7% 74	18.5% 68	20.5% 84	22.7% 59	14.3% 1	2	21.3% 286
U.S. should oppose	23.7% 71	21.0% 77	21.3% 87	25.4% 66	42.9% 3	1	22.6% 304
U.S. should remain neutral	50.3% 151	58.0% 213	55.0% 225	51.2% 133	42.9% 3	3	54.0% 725
DK/No opinion	1.3% 4	2.5% 9	3.2% 13	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	0	2.1% 28
Missing	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 300	100.0% 367	100.0% 409	100.0% 260	100.0% 7	6	1343