ABC News Views of Islam Poll, 2003 - Analysis
INVESTIG (Weighted by WEIGHT)
As it conducts the war on terrorism, do you think the United States government is or is not doing enough to protect the rights of PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN INVESTIGATED FOR SUSPECTED INVOLVEMENT IN TERRORISM [NOTE: Question was asked for half the sample.]
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Yes, doing enough | 307 | 61.9% | 61.9% | |
| 2) No, not doing enough | 150 | 30.2% | 92.1% | |
| 3) (VOL) Doing too much | 8 | 1.6% | 93.7% | |
| 8) DK/No opinion | 31 | 6.2% | 99.9% | |
| Missing | 504 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 500 |
Region (I-REGION)
| Northeast (Census Division 1,2) | Midwest (Census Division 3,4) | South (Census Division 5,6,7) | West (Census Division 8,9) | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, doing enough | 58.8%57 | 67.9%76 | 62.0%111 | 58.3%63 | 0 | 61.9%307 |
| No, not doing enough | 33.0%32 | 25.0%28 | 29.6%53 | 33.3%36 | 0 | 30.0%149 |
| (VOL) Doing too much | 3.1%3 | 0.0%0 | 1.1%2 | 2.8%3 | 0 | 1.6%8 |
| DK/No opinion | 5.2%5 | 7.1%8 | 7.3%13 | 5.6%6 | 0 | 6.5%32 |
| Missing | 100 | 119 | 182 | 103 | 504 | 0 |
| Total | 100%97 | 100%112 | 100%179 | 100%108 | 496 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Protestant | Catholic | Christian (non-Protestant) | Other non-Christian | None | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, doing enough | 63.0%153 | 64.2%61 | 74.2%49 | 38.9%7 | 47.8%32 | 7 | 61.8%302 |
| No, not doing enough | 26.7%65 | 32.6%31 | 18.2%12 | 50.0%9 | 44.8%30 | 4 | 30.1%147 |
| (VOL) Doing too much | 1.2%3 | 2.1%2 | 3.0%2 | 0.0%0 | 1.5%1 | 0 | 1.6%8 |
| DK/No opinion | 9.1%22 | 1.1%1 | 4.5%3 | 11.1%2 | 6.0%4 | 0 | 6.5%32 |
| Missing | 233 | 115 | 46 | 29 | 64 | 515 | 17 |
| Total | 100%243 | 100%95 | 100%66 | 100%18 | 100%67 | 489 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-30 | 31-45 | 46-64 | 65+ | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, doing enough | 54.3%57 | 75.3%110 | 62.8%91 | 45.7%42 | 8 | 61.5%300 |
| No, not doing enough | 39.0%41 | 17.8%26 | 31.7%46 | 38.0%35 | 3 | 30.3%148 |
| (VOL) Doing too much | 0.0%0 | 2.7%4 | 2.1%3 | 2.2%2 | 0 | 1.8%9 |
| DK/No opinion | 6.7%7 | 4.1%6 | 3.4%5 | 14.1%13 | 1 | 6.4%31 |
| Missing | 84 | 135 | 189 | 84 | 516 | 12 |
| Total | 100%105 | 100%146 | 100%145 | 100%92 | 488 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Less that high school (includes 'eighth grade or less' and 'some high school') | Graduated high school or technical school | Some college | Graduated college | Postgraduate | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, doing enough | 56.3%45 | 66.9%107 | 62.3%71 | 60.2%53 | 57.1%28 | 5 | 61.9%304 |
| No, not doing enough | 36.3%29 | 26.3%42 | 28.9%33 | 31.8%28 | 34.7%17 | 2 | 30.3%149 |
| (VOL) Doing too much | 0.0%0 | 2.5%4 | 0.9%1 | 2.3%2 | 2.0%1 | 0 | 1.6%8 |
| DK/No opinion | 7.5%6 | 4.4%7 | 7.9%9 | 5.7%5 | 6.1%3 | 1 | 6.1%30 |
| Missing | 24 | 149 | 148 | 114 | 62 | 512 | 7 |
| Total | 100%80 | 100%160 | 100%114 | 100%88 | 100%49 | 491 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, doing enough | 63.3%152 | 60.5%155 | 0 | 61.9%307 |
| No, not doing enough | 30.4%73 | 30.1%77 | 0 | 30.2%150 |
| (VOL) Doing too much | 1.3%3 | 2.0%5 | 0 | 1.6%8 |
| DK/No opinion | 5.0%12 | 7.4%19 | 0 | 6.3%31 |
| Missing | 222 | 282 | 504 | 0 |
| Total | 100%240 | 100%256 | 496 |
