American National Election Studies, 2004

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GWB_ECON Do you APPROVE or DISAPPROVE of the way George W. Bush is HANDLING THE ECONOMY?   1) Approve   5) Disapprove   8) Don't know   9) Refused

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Approve	490	40.4%	40.4%	-1.17
Disapprove	684	56.4%	96.9%	.72
Don't know	36	3%	99.8%	2.14
Refused	2	.2%	100%	2.62

Variable Comparisons

Gender Age Religion Region

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Approve	43.1% 244	38.1% 246	40.4% 490
Disapprove	53.2% 301	59.3% 383	56.4% 684
Don't know	3.4% 19	2.6% 17	3.0% 36
Refused	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 566	100.0% 646	1212

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30 years	31-45	46-60	61+	TOTAL
Approve	31.5% 80	39.3% 125	44.7% 153	44.3% 132	40.4% 490
Disapprove	64.2% 163	56.9% 181	53.8% 184	52.3% 156	56.4% 684
Don't know	4.3% 11	3.1% 10	1.5% 5	3.4% 10	3.0% 36
Refused	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 254	100.0% 318	100.0% 342	100.0% 298	1212

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	TOTAL
Approve	53.3% 176	41.4% 89	20.0% 6	30.0% 68	42.3% 339
Disapprove	44.5% 147	55.3% 119	76.7% 23	67.0% 152	55.0% 441
Don't know	1.8% 6	2.8% 6	3.3% 1	3.1% 7	2.5% 20
Refused	0.3% 1	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 330	100.0% 215	100.0% 30	100.0% 227	802

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	North Central	South	West	TOTAL
Approve	32.6% 71	40.1% 126	45.8% 191	38.8% 102	40.4% 490
Disapprove	63.3% 138	55.1% 173	51.6% 215	60.1% 158	56.4% 684
Don't know	3.7% 8	4.8% 15	2.6% 11	0.8% 2	3.0% 36
Refused	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 218	100.0% 314	100.0% 417	100.0% 263	1212