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ABC News Beliefnet Poll, 2001

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All frequencies are raw numbers (no weights used).
1) Response Id (RESPONSE)
NMeanStd.Deviation
TOTAL10226876.6183841
2) Sometimes fertility clinics produce extra fertilized eggs, also called embryos, that are not implanted in a woman's womb. These extra embryos either are discarded, or couples can donate them for use in medical research called stem-cell research. Some people (support stem-cell research, saying it's an important way to find treatments for many diseases). Other people (oppose stem-cell research, saying it's wrong to use any human embryos for research purposes). What about you - do you support or oppose stem-cell research? (STEMCELL)
TOTAL%
1) Support58858.9
2) Oppose29229.3
8) DK/No opinion11811.8
Missing24 
TOTAL998100.0
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3) The federal government provides funding to support a variety of medical research. Do you think federal funding for medical research should or should not include funding for stem-cell research? (FUNDSTEM)
TOTAL%
1) SHOULD include funding for stem-cell research60159.7
2) SHOULD NOT include funding for stem-cell research31231.0
8) DK/No opinion949.3
Missing15 
TOTAL1007100.0
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4) What's had the most influence on your opinion on the issue of stem-cell research - (the opinions of your family and friends), (things you've seen or read in the news), (your education), (your personal experience), (your religious beliefs), your personal non-religious beliefs, or something else? (OPINSTEM)
TOTAL%
1) Opinions of family/friends373.7
2) Things you've seen/read in news22121.9
3) Education16316.1
4) Personal experience696.8
5) Religious beliefs17116.9
6) Personal non-religious beliefs16216.0
7) Something else12812.7
8) DK/No opinion595.8
Missing12 
TOTAL1010100.0
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5) On another subject, do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases? (ABORTION)
TOTAL%
1) Legal, All Cases24025.0
2) Legal, Most Cases30631.8
3) ILLEGAL, Most Cases23424.3
4) ILLEGAL, All Cases18118.8
Missing61 
TOTAL961100.0
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6) What's had the most influence on your opinion on the issue of abortion - (the opinions of your family and friends), (things you've seen or read in the news), (your education), (your personal experience), (your religious beliefs), your personal non-religious beliefs, or something else? (OPINABOR)
TOTAL%
1) Opinions of family/friends313.1
2) Things you've seen/read in news626.2
3) Education17016.9
4) Personal experience10210.2
5) Religious beliefs26025.9
6) Personal non-religious beliefs27427.3
7) Something else10510.5
Missing18 
TOTAL1004100.0
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7) Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as: (POLPARTY)
TOTAL%
1) A Democrat35535.4
2) A Republican27627.5
3) An Independent30130.0
4) Or what?707.0
Missing20 
TOTAL1002100.0
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8) Would you say your views on most political matters are liberal, moderate, or conservative? (IDEOLOGY)
TOTAL%
1) Liberal23923.4
2) Moderate39939.0
3) Conservative31230.5
4) (VOL) Don't think in those terms191.9
8) DK/No opinion535.2
TOTAL1022100.0
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9) What, if anything, is your religion? (IF NECESSARY: Whatever you consider yourself.) (RELIGION)
TOTAL%
1) Agnostic181.8
2) Assembly of God50.5
3) Atheist101.0
4) Baptist/Southern Baptist14614.8
5) Catholic/Roman Catholic21521.8
6) Christian (Protestant denomination)11711.9
7) Christian (Non-Protestant denomination)535.4
8) Christian Scientist20.2
9) Charismatic10.1
10) Church of Christ40.4
12) Congregational20.2
13) Episcopalian101.0
14) Jehovah's Witness50.5
15) Jewish121.2
16) Lutheran414.2
17) Methodist/African Methodist/United Methodist646.5
18) Mormon80.8
19) Muslim20.2
20) Orthodox/Greek Orthodox/Russian Orthodox30.3
21) Other (Specify Protestant or Non-Protestant)292.9
22) Pentecostal171.7
23) Presbyterian252.5
24) Protestant767.7
25) Reformed10.1
26) Seventh-day Adventist70.7
27) Unitarian30.3
28) United Church of Christ30.3
29) None10510.7
Missing38 
TOTAL984100.0
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10) IF YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN, Would you consider yourself a born-again or evangelical Christian, or not? (EVANGEL)
TOTAL%
1) Yes27538.2
2) No44461.8
Missing303 
TOTAL719100.0
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11) Gender (GENDER)
TOTAL%
1) Male50749.6
2) Female51550.4
TOTAL1022100.0
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12) Region (REGION)
TOTAL%
1) Northeast19419.0
2) Midwest23923.4
3) South36335.5
4) West22622.1
TOTAL1022100.0
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13) Age (AGE)
NMeanStd.Deviation
TOTAL100147.5717
14) Work Status (WORK)
TOTAL%
1) Employed part time12412.2
2) Employed full time53953.2
3) Unemployed232.3
4) Laid off30.3
5) Retired24924.6
6) Full-time homemaker252.5
7) Student141.4
8) Unemployed due to disability363.6
Missing9 
TOTAL1013100.0
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15) Marital Status (MARITAL)
TOTAL%
1) Married47746.9
2) Separated272.7
3) Divorced16316.0
4) Widowed12111.9
5) Never married22922.5
Missing5 
TOTAL1017100.0
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16) Education (EDUC)
TOTAL%
1) Eighth grade or less161.6
2) Some high school686.7
3) Graduated high school29428.8
4) Trade or technical school313.0
5) Some college25224.7
6) Graduated college24924.4
7) Postgraduate11010.8
Missing2 
TOTAL1020100.0
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17) Race (RACE)
TOTAL%
1) White79980.1
2) Black or African-American919.1
3) White Hispanic343.4
4) Black Hispanic50.5
5) Hispanic (no race)80.8
6) Other race505.0
7) Asian111.1
Missing24 
TOTAL998100.0
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18) Income 1 (INCOME1)
TOTAL%
1) Under $25,00020921.8
2) $25,000 or more73777.0
3) Don't know111.1
Missing65 
TOTAL957100.0
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19) Income2 (INCOME2)
TOTAL%
1) Less than $12,0005426.3
2) $12,000 but less than $15,0004220.5
3) $15,000 but less than $20,0004120.0
4) $20,000 but less than $25,0005928.8
8) Less than $25,000, unspecified94.4
Missing817 
TOTAL205100.0
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20) Income3 (INCOME3)
TOTAL%
1) $25,000 but less than $30,0007310.4
2) $30,000 but less than $35,0007811.1
3) $35,000 but less than $50,00016223.0
4) $50,000 but less than $75,00016423.3
5) $75,000 but less than $100,00014620.7
6) $100,000 but less than $250,000618.7
8) More than $25,000, unspecified202.8
Missing318 
TOTAL704100.0
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21) State (STATE)
TOTAL%
1) AL111.1
3) AR181.8
4) AZ141.4
5) CA11010.8
6) CO171.7
7) CT151.5
9) DC20.2
10) FL474.6
11) GA151.5
13) ID70.7
14) IL272.6
15) IN272.6
16) IA141.4
17) KS101.0
18) KY202.0
19) LA151.5
20) ME101.0
21) MD191.9
22) MA151.5
23) MI373.6
24) MN131.3
25) MS90.9
26) MO202.0
27) MT50.5
28) NE90.9
29) NV50.5
30) NH40.4
31) NJ161.6
32) NM70.7
33) NY686.7
34) NC403.9
35) ND40.4
36) OH504.9
37) OK252.4
38) OR242.3
39) PA595.8
40) RI50.5
41) SC212.1
42) SD20.2
43) TN222.2
44) TX565.5
45) UT60.6
46) VT20.2
47) VA292.8
48) WA272.6
49) WV141.4
50) WI262.5
51) WY40.4
TOTAL1022100.0
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22) Weight (WEIGHT)
NMeanStd.Deviation
TOTAL102211
23) Age Breakdown (AGEBREAK)
TOTAL%
1) 18-3020920.9
2) 31-4424924.9
3) 45-6029329.3
4) 61+25025.0
Missing21 
TOTAL1001100.0
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24) Education Breakdown (EDUBREAK)
TOTAL%
1) Less than high school848.2
2) Graduated high school29428.8
3) Some college +64262.9
Missing2 
TOTAL1020100.0
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25) Religious Group (RELGROUP)
TOTAL%
1) Protestant51952.7
2) Catholic21521.8
3) Other Christian717.2
4) Non-Christian464.7
5) None13313.5
Missing38 
TOTAL984100.0
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26) I-RACE: Race (recoded for on-line analysis). (I-RACE)
TOTAL%
0) White79980.1
1) Black919.1
2) Hispanic474.7
3) Asian111.1
4) Other505.0
Missing24 
TOTAL998100.0
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27) I-EDUC: Education (recoded for use with on-line analysis). (I-EDUC)
TOTAL%
0) Less HS848.2
1) Grad HS29428.8
2) Some coll28327.7
3) Grad coll24924.4
4) Postgrad11010.8
Missing2 
TOTAL1020100.0
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28) I-INCOME1: Income 1 (for use with on-line analysis). (I-INCOME1)
TOTAL%
1) Under $25,00020921.8
2) $25,000 or more73777.0
3) Don't know111.1
Missing65 
TOTAL957100.0
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29) I-MARITAL: Marital Status (for use with on-line analysis). (I-MARITAL)
TOTAL%
1) Married47746.9
2) Separated272.7
3) Divorced16316.0
4) Widowed12111.9
5) Never married22922.5
Missing5 
TOTAL1017100.0
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30) I-REGION: Region (for use with on-line analysis). (I-REGION)
TOTAL%
1) Northeast19419.0
2) Midwest23923.4
3) South36335.5
4) West22622.1
TOTAL1022100.0
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31) I-AGE: Age (recoded for use with on-line analysis). (I-AGE)
TOTAL%
0) 18-3020920.9
1) 31-4526126.1
2) 46-6433833.8
3) 65+19319.3
Missing21 
TOTAL1001100.0
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32) I-GENDER: Gender (for use with on-line analysis). (I-GENDER)
TOTAL%
1) Male50749.6
2) Female51550.4
TOTAL1022100.0
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33) I-POLPARTY: Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as: (for use with on-line analysis). (I-POLPARTY)
TOTAL%
1) A Democrat35535.4
2) A Republican27627.5
3) An Independent30130.0
4) Or what?707.0
Missing20 
TOTAL1002100.0
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34) I-RELGROUP: Religious Group (for use with on-line analysis). (I-RELGROUP)
TOTAL%
1) Protestant51952.7
2) Catholic21521.8
3) Other Christian717.2
4) Non-Christian464.7
5) None13313.5
Missing38 
TOTAL984100.0
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