ABC News Beliefnet Poll, 2001

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IDEOLOGY Would you say your views on most political matters are liberal, moderate, or conservative?   1) Liberal   2) Moderate   3) Conservative   4) (VOL) Don't think in those terms   8) DK/No opinion

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Liberal	239	23.4%	23.4%	-.93
Moderate	399	39%	62.4%	-.28
Conservative	312	30.5%	93%	.38
(VOL) Don't think in those terms	19	1.9%	94.8%	1.04
DK/No opinion	53	5.2%	100%	3.67

Variable Comparisons

Race Education Household income Marital status Region Age Gender Political party Religious preference

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Other	TOTAL
Liberal	22.7% 181	29.7% 27	23.4% 11	63.6% 7	20.0% 10	23.6% 236
Moderate	39.7% 317	40.7% 37	36.2% 17	27.3% 3	30.0% 15	39.0% 389
Conservative	32.9% 263	22.0% 20	19.1% 9	0.0% 0	28.0% 14	30.7% 306
(VOL) Don't think in those terms	0.8% 6	1.1% 1	10.6% 5	0.0% 0	12.0% 6	1.8% 18
DK/No opinion	4.0% 32	6.6% 6	10.6% 5	9.1% 1	10.0% 5	4.9% 49
TOTAL	100.0% 799	100.0% 91	100.0% 47	100.0% 11	100.0% 50	998

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less HS	Grad HS	Some coll	Grad coll	Postgrad	TOTAL
Liberal	17.9% 15	20.4% 60	23.3% 66	26.9% 67	28.2% 31	23.4% 239
Moderate	38.1% 32	40.1% 118	35.0% 99	41.8% 104	40.9% 45	39.0% 398
Conservative	27.4% 23	31.0% 91	35.0% 99	27.7% 69	27.3% 30	30.6% 312
(VOL) Don't think in those terms	3.6% 3	2.0% 6	2.5% 7	0.8% 2	0.9% 1	1.9% 19
DK/No opinion	13.1% 11	6.5% 19	4.2% 12	2.8% 7	2.7% 3	5.1% 52
TOTAL	100.0% 84	100.0% 294	100.0% 283	100.0% 249	100.0% 110	1020

Household income (I-INCOME1)

	Under $25,000	$25,000 or more	Don't know	TOTAL
Liberal	19.6% 41	25.4% 187	18.2% 2	24.0% 230
Moderate	38.3% 80	40.6% 299	9.1% 1	39.7% 380
Conservative	31.6% 66	29.9% 220	36.4% 4	30.3% 290
(VOL) Don't think in those terms	2.9% 6	1.5% 11	0.0% 0	1.8% 17
DK/No opinion	7.7% 16	2.7% 20	36.4% 4	4.2% 40
TOTAL	100.0% 209	100.0% 737	100.0% 11	957

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Separated	Divorced	Widowed	Never married	TOTAL
Liberal	18.0% 86	25.9% 7	28.8% 47	16.5% 20	34.5% 79	23.5% 239
Moderate	40.9% 195	40.7% 11	38.7% 63	39.7% 48	35.8% 82	39.2% 399
Conservative	35.2% 168	22.2% 6	25.8% 42	36.4% 44	22.3% 51	30.6% 311
(VOL) Don't think in those terms	1.9% 9	7.4% 2	1.2% 2	1.7% 2	1.3% 3	1.8% 18
DK/No opinion	4.0% 19	3.7% 1	5.5% 9	5.8% 7	6.1% 14	4.9% 50
TOTAL	100.0% 477	100.0% 27	100.0% 163	100.0% 121	100.0% 229	1017

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Liberal	29.9% 58	23.0% 55	19.0% 69	25.2% 57	23.4% 239
Moderate	38.7% 75	36.8% 88	38.8% 141	42.0% 95	39.0% 399
Conservative	24.7% 48	31.4% 75	36.1% 131	25.7% 58	30.5% 312
(VOL) Don't think in those terms	2.1% 4	2.5% 6	1.7% 6	1.3% 3	1.9% 19
DK/No opinion	4.6% 9	6.3% 15	4.4% 16	5.8% 13	5.2% 53
TOTAL	100.0% 194	100.0% 239	100.0% 363	100.0% 226	1022

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-45	46-64	65+	TOTAL
Liberal	31.1% 65	24.1% 63	21.3% 72	19.2% 37	23.7% 237
Moderate	33.5% 70	45.2% 118	42.0% 142	32.1% 62	39.2% 392
Conservative	25.4% 53	26.4% 69	31.7% 107	38.9% 75	30.4% 304
(VOL) Don't think in those terms	3.8% 8	1.1% 3	1.2% 4	2.1% 4	1.9% 19
DK/No opinion	6.2% 13	3.1% 8	3.8% 13	7.8% 15	4.9% 49
TOTAL	100.0% 209	100.0% 261	100.0% 338	100.0% 193	1001

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Liberal	21.9% 111	24.9% 128	23.4% 239
Moderate	38.7% 196	39.4% 203	39.0% 399
Conservative	32.3% 164	28.7% 148	30.5% 312
(VOL) Don't think in those terms	1.6% 8	2.1% 11	1.9% 19
DK/No opinion	5.5% 28	4.9% 25	5.2% 53
TOTAL	100.0% 507	100.0% 515	1022

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	A Democrat	A Republican	An Independent	Or what?	TOTAL
Liberal	35.5% 126	8.0% 22	25.6% 77	18.6% 13	23.8% 238
Moderate	42.0% 149	33.0% 91	45.2% 136	27.1% 19	39.4% 395
Conservative	17.2% 61	57.6% 159	23.6% 71	25.7% 18	30.8% 309
(VOL) Don't think in those terms	1.1% 4	0.0% 0	1.3% 4	12.9% 9	1.7% 17
DK/No opinion	4.2% 15	1.4% 4	4.3% 13	15.7% 11	4.3% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 355	100.0% 276	100.0% 301	100.0% 70	1002

Religious preference (I-RELGROUP)

	Protestant	Catholic	Other Christian	Non-Christian	None	TOTAL
Liberal	17.9% 93	27.4% 59	26.8% 19	43.5% 20	30.8% 41	23.6% 232
Moderate	38.5% 200	35.3% 76	36.6% 26	43.5% 20	45.1% 60	38.8% 382
Conservative	37.4% 194	29.3% 63	23.9% 17	6.5% 3	18.0% 24	30.6% 301
(VOL) Don't think in those terms	1.2% 6	2.8% 6	2.8% 2	2.2% 1	2.3% 3	1.8% 18
DK/No opinion	5.0% 26	5.1% 11	9.9% 7	4.3% 2	3.8% 5	5.2% 51
TOTAL	100.0% 519	100.0% 215	100.0% 71	100.0% 46	100.0% 133	984