American National Election Studies, 2000

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ABORTIMP All abortion respondents: How important is this issue to you personally? Not at all important, not too important, somewhat important, very important, or extremely important?   0) NA   1) Not at all important   2) Not too important   3) Somewhat important   4) Very important   5) Extremely important   8) Don't know   9) Refused

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
NA	3	.2%	.2%	-3.22
Not at all important	76	4.2%	4.4%	-2.33
Not too important	193	10.7%	15.1%	-1.44
Somewhat important	499	27.6%	42.7%	-.54
Very important	640	35.4%	78.1%	.35
Extremely important	389	21.5%	99.6%	1.24
Don't know	3	.2%	99.8%	3.92
Refused	4	.2%	100%	4.81

Variable Comparisons

Worship attendance Age Marital status Sex Race

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

	NA	Yes	No	Refused	TOTAL
NA	60.0% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Not at all important	20.0% 1	4.6% 57	3.3% 18	0.0% 0	4.2% 76
Not too important	0.0% 0	10.0% 125	12.1% 66	25.0% 2	10.7% 193
Somewhat important	20.0% 1	26.0% 325	31.4% 171	25.0% 2	27.6% 499
Very important	0.0% 0	36.6% 457	33.4% 182	12.5% 1	35.4% 640
Extremely important	0.0% 0	22.5% 281	19.3% 105	37.5% 3	21.5% 389
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
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	0.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Not at all important	3.5% 20	4.2% 23	5.8% 21	3.6% 1	3.6% 11	4.2% 76
Not too important	12.2% 70	10.9% 59	10.9% 39	3.6% 1	7.9% 24	10.7% 193
Somewhat important	30.7% 176	26.2% 142	27.3% 98	39.3% 11	23.8% 72	27.6% 499
Very important	32.6% 187	35.9% 195	38.4% 138	28.6% 8	37.0% 112	35.4% 640
Extremely important	19.9% 114	22.7% 123	17.0% 61	25.0% 7	27.7% 84	21.5% 389
Don't know	0.3% 2	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Refused	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
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	0.2% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Not at all important	4.3% 65	4.9% 6	2.0% 2	0.0% 0	4.8% 3	4.2% 76
Not too important	10.4% 156	19.5% 24	8.0% 8	0.0% 0	8.1% 5	10.7% 193
Somewhat important	27.1% 409	28.5% 35	33.0% 33	20.0% 3	30.6% 19	27.6% 499
Very important	35.6% 536	30.9% 38	40.0% 40	26.7% 4	35.5% 22	35.4% 640
Extremely important	22.0% 332	16.3% 20	16.0% 16	53.3% 8	21.0% 13	21.5% 389
Don't know	0.2% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Refused	0.2% 3	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 2	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Not at all important	1.8% 9	3.1% 13	5.5% 31	6.7% 21	22.2% 2	4.2% 76
Not too important	8.3% 41	8.9% 38	10.8% 61	16.8% 53	0.0% 0	10.7% 193
Somewhat important	27.8% 137	30.1% 128	27.1% 153	24.1% 76	55.6% 5	27.6% 499
Very important	36.7% 181	35.5% 151	34.0% 192	36.8% 116	0.0% 0	35.4% 640
Extremely important	25.4% 125	21.9% 93	21.8% 123	14.6% 46	22.2% 2	21.5% 389
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 2	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	23.1% 3	0.2% 3
Not at all important	4.1% 40	8.9% 15	2.4% 7	3.7% 13	7.7% 1	4.2% 76
Not too important	11.2% 110	16.1% 27	7.2% 21	9.8% 34	7.7% 1	10.7% 193
Somewhat important	28.2% 277	22.6% 38	26.6% 78	29.0% 101	30.8% 4	27.6% 498
Very important	35.6% 350	35.1% 59	38.6% 113	33.6% 117	7.7% 1	35.4% 640
Extremely important	20.5% 202	16.7% 28	24.9% 73	23.9% 83	23.1% 3	21.5% 389
Don't know	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Refused	0.2% 2	0.6% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
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	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Not at all important	4.0% 25	2.9% 13	5.4% 28	4.9% 10	0.0% 0	4.2% 76
Not too important	11.1% 69	13.5% 61	8.0% 42	10.3% 21	0.0% 0	10.7% 193
Somewhat important	27.1% 168	26.2% 118	28.9% 151	29.9% 61	11.1% 1	27.6% 499
Very important	37.7% 234	33.9% 153	33.5% 175	36.8% 75	33.3% 3	35.4% 640
Extremely important	19.4% 120	23.1% 104	23.9% 125	17.6% 36	44.4% 4	21.5% 389
Don't know	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Refused	0.3% 2	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	0.2% 4
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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Not at all important	7.2% 13	3.7% 19	3.1% 17	2.7% 10	8.7% 16	4.2% 75
Not too important	13.9% 25	11.2% 58	9.0% 49	10.2% 38	12.0% 22	10.7% 192
Somewhat important	30.6% 55	25.8% 134	28.1% 153	27.9% 104	28.4% 52	27.7% 498
Very important	27.8% 50	36.6% 190	35.6% 194	37.0% 138	36.6% 67	35.5% 639
Extremely important	18.9% 34	22.5% 117	24.2% 132	22.0% 82	13.1% 24	21.6% 389
Don't know	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.5% 1	0.2% 3
Refused	1.1% 2	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.2% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 180	100.0% 519	100.0% 545	100.0% 373	100.0% 183	1800

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
NA	0.3% 2	0.1% 1	0.2% 3
Not at all important	5.6% 44	3.1% 32	4.2% 76
Not too important	13.7% 108	8.4% 85	10.7% 193
Somewhat important	32.5% 257	23.8% 242	27.6% 499
Very important	31.4% 248	38.5% 392	35.4% 640
Extremely important	16.1% 127	25.8% 262	21.5% 389
Don't know	0.3% 2	0.1% 1	0.2% 3
Refused	0.3% 2	0.2% 2	0.2% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 790	100.0% 1017	1807

Race (I-RACE)

	Black	Asian	Hispanic	White	Other	TOTAL
NA	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.9% 3	0.2% 3
Not at all important	5.3% 11	6.3% 2	4.3% 4	3.9% 55	5.2% 4	4.2% 76
Not too important	9.1% 19	18.8% 6	10.8% 10	10.9% 152	7.8% 6	10.7% 193
Somewhat important	26.0% 54	28.1% 9	24.7% 23	28.4% 395	22.1% 17	27.6% 498
Very important	37.0% 77	37.5% 12	32.3% 30	35.7% 497	29.9% 23	35.4% 639
Extremely important	22.6% 47	6.3% 2	25.8% 24	20.8% 290	31.2% 24	21.5% 387
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.1% 1	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Refused	0.0% 0	3.1% 1	1.1% 1	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 208	100.0% 32	100.0% 93	100.0% 1393	100.0% 77	1803