American National Election Studies, 2000

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ECONCND2 If R selected for experimental version: Now thinking about the economy in the country as a whole, would you say that over the past year the nation's economy has gotten worse, stayed about the same, or gotten better?   0) NA; INAP   1) Gotten worse   3) Stayed about the same   5) Gotten better   8) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
NA; INAP	908	50.2%	50.2%	-.85
Gotten worse	155	8.6%	58.8%	-.35
Stayed about the same	405	22.4%	81.2%	.64
Gotten better	331	18.3%	99.6%	1.64
Don't know	8	.4%	100%	3.13

Variable Comparisons

Worship attendance Age Marital status Sex Race

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

	NA	Yes	No	Refused	TOTAL
NA; INAP	0.0% 0	49.9% 623	51.4% 280	62.5% 5	50.2% 908
Gotten worse	20.0% 1	8.2% 103	9.4% 51	0.0% 0	8.6% 155
Stayed about the same	60.0% 3	22.7% 283	21.8% 119	0.0% 0	22.4% 405
Gotten better	20.0% 1	18.7% 234	17.1% 93	37.5% 3	18.3% 331
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.5% 6	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.4% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 5	100.0% 1249	100.0% 545	100.0% 8	1807

(I-RELAFA)

	NA/DK/RF	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	TOTAL
NA; INAP	51.2% 294	53.0% 288	45.1% 162	39.3% 11	50.5% 153	50.2% 908
Gotten worse	9.1% 52	8.8% 48	6.7% 24	7.1% 2	9.6% 29	8.6% 155
Stayed about the same	21.8% 125	23.6% 128	24.8% 89	32.1% 9	17.8% 54	22.4% 405
Gotten better	17.6% 101	14.2% 77	23.1% 83	17.9% 5	21.5% 65	18.3% 331
Don't know	0.3% 2	0.4% 2	0.3% 1	3.6% 1	0.7% 2	0.4% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 574	100.0% 543	100.0% 359	100.0% 28	100.0% 303	1807

(I-RELNA2)

	NA/DK/RF	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	TOTAL
NA; INAP	50.6% 763	51.2% 63	41.0% 41	73.3% 11	48.4% 30	50.2% 908
Gotten worse	8.0% 121	12.2% 15	16.0% 16	0.0% 0	4.8% 3	8.6% 155
Stayed about the same	22.4% 337	19.5% 24	26.0% 26	20.0% 3	24.2% 15	22.4% 405
Gotten better	18.5% 279	17.1% 21	17.0% 17	6.7% 1	21.0% 13	18.3% 331
Don't know	0.5% 7	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.6% 1	0.4% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 1507	100.0% 123	100.0% 100	100.0% 15	100.0% 62	1807

Age (I-AGE)

	18-35	36-45	46-64	65+	NA	TOTAL
NA; INAP	52.3% 258	49.4% 210	50.4% 285	48.3% 152	33.3% 3	50.2% 908
Gotten worse	8.7% 43	11.5% 49	8.3% 47	5.1% 16	0.0% 0	8.6% 155
Stayed about the same	20.5% 101	20.9% 89	23.4% 132	25.4% 80	33.3% 3	22.4% 405
Gotten better	17.8% 88	18.1% 77	17.5% 99	20.3% 64	33.3% 3	18.3% 331
Don't know	0.6% 3	0.0% 0	0.4% 2	1.0% 3	0.0% 0	0.4% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 493	100.0% 425	100.0% 565	100.0% 315	100.0% 9	1807

Marital status (I-MARIT)

	Married/Partner	Widowed	Divorced/Separated	Never married	NA/RF	TOTAL
NA; INAP	49.2% 484	51.8% 87	51.5% 151	52.3% 182	23.1% 3	50.2% 907
Gotten worse	8.4% 83	6.5% 11	9.9% 29	8.9% 31	7.7% 1	8.6% 155
Stayed about the same	23.4% 230	24.4% 41	19.8% 58	20.4% 71	38.5% 5	22.4% 405
Gotten better	18.6% 183	16.1% 27	18.8% 55	17.8% 62	30.8% 4	18.3% 331
Don't know	0.4% 4	1.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.4% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 984	100.0% 168	100.0% 293	100.0% 348	100.0% 13	1806

(I-PARTYA)

	Democrat	Republican	Independent/other	No preference	DK/RF	TOTAL
NA; INAP	51.0% 316	51.4% 232	49.5% 259	47.5% 97	44.4% 4	50.2% 908
Gotten worse	5.0% 31	9.3% 42	10.1% 53	12.7% 26	33.3% 3	8.6% 155
Stayed about the same	19.0% 118	26.4% 119	23.3% 122	22.5% 46	0.0% 0	22.4% 405
Gotten better	24.7% 153	12.4% 56	16.6% 87	16.2% 33	22.2% 2	18.3% 331
Don't know	0.3% 2	0.4% 2	0.4% 2	1.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.4% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 620	100.0% 451	100.0% 523	100.0% 204	100.0% 9	1807

(I-EDUCSU)

	Less than high school	High school	MTHS/Junior college	Bachelors degree	Advanced degree	TOTAL
NA; INAP	50.0% 90	50.5% 262	50.3% 274	51.2% 191	49.2% 90	50.4% 907
Gotten worse	11.1% 20	9.1% 47	8.6% 47	6.4% 24	8.7% 16	8.6% 154
Stayed about the same	22.2% 40	22.7% 118	21.3% 116	22.5% 84	23.5% 43	22.3% 401
Gotten better	16.1% 29	17.3% 90	19.3% 105	19.6% 73	18.0% 33	18.3% 330
Don't know	0.6% 1	0.4% 2	0.6% 3	0.3% 1	0.5% 1	0.4% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 180	100.0% 519	100.0% 545	100.0% 373	100.0% 183	1800

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
NA; INAP	50.9% 402	49.8% 506	50.2% 908
Gotten worse	8.2% 65	8.8% 90	8.6% 155
Stayed about the same	21.3% 168	23.3% 237	22.4% 405
Gotten better	19.4% 153	17.5% 178	18.3% 331
Don't know	0.3% 2	0.6% 6	0.4% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 790	100.0% 1017	1807

Race (I-RACE)

	Black	Asian	Hispanic	White	Other	TOTAL
NA; INAP	53.8% 112	50.0% 16	45.2% 42	49.8% 694	54.5% 42	50.2% 906
Gotten worse	7.7% 16	6.3% 2	7.5% 7	8.8% 123	9.1% 7	8.6% 155
Stayed about the same	16.3% 34	18.8% 6	30.1% 28	23.2% 323	18.2% 14	22.5% 405
Gotten better	21.2% 44	25.0% 8	17.2% 16	17.7% 247	18.2% 14	18.2% 329
Don't know	1.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 6	0.0% 0	0.4% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 208	100.0% 32	100.0% 93	100.0% 1393	100.0% 77	1803