Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001 - Analysis
VOTE2000 (Weighted by WEIGHT)
In the 2000 Presidential election, did things come up which kept you from voting, or did you happen to vote? If you voted, did you vote for Gore, Bush, Nader or Buchanan?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Yes, Gore | 29.8% | 29.8% |
2) Yes, Bush | 31.2% | 61.0% |
3) Yes, Nader | 2.1% | 63.1% |
4) Yes, Buchanan | 0.5% | 63.5% |
5) Yes, other candidate | 0.6% | 64.2% |
6) Yes, don't remember which candidate | 0.5% | 64.7% |
7) No, didn't vote/Too young | 29.3% | 94.0% |
8) Don't remember if voted | 0.6% | 94.6% |
9) Don't know/Refused | 5.4% | 100.0% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, Gore | 27.4% | 32.0% | 0 | 29.8% |
Yes, Bush | 32.4% | 30.0% | 0 | 31.2% |
Yes, Nader | 3.0% | 1.3% | 0 | 2.1% |
Yes, Buchanan | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0 | 0.5% |
Yes, other candidate | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0 | 0.6% |
Yes, don't remember which candidate | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0 | 0.5% |
No, didn't vote/Too young | 30.0% | 28.6% | 0 | 29.3% |
Don't remember if voted | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0 | 0.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 4.4% | 6.4% | 0 | 5.4% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, Gore | 4.7% | 60.7% | 20.4% | 20 | 31.2% |
Yes, Bush | 70.9% | 7.8% | 23.7% | 26 | 32.5% |
Yes, Nader | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6.1% | 4 | 2.1% |
Yes, Buchanan | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0 | 0.5% |
Yes, other candidate | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0 | 0.7% |
Yes, don't remember which candidate | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 5 | 0.2% |
No, didn't vote/Too young | 19.0% | 25.5% | 41.5% | 63 | 28.1% |
Don't remember if voted | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.6% | 3.7% | 5.6% | 31 | 4.2% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $20,000 | $20,000 to under $40,000 | $40,000 to under $75,000 | $75,000 to under $100,000 | $100,000 or more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, Gore | 30.6% | 29.1% | 33.2% | 30.2% | 27.1% | 92 | 30.5% |
Yes, Bush | 21.9% | 27.2% | 34.9% | 41.4% | 52.1% | 96 | 32.0% |
Yes, Nader | 2.4% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 4.4% | 1.8% | 7 | 2.1% |
Yes, Buchanan | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
Yes, other candidate | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 4 | 0.5% |
Yes, don't remember which candidate | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 3 | 0.4% |
No, didn't vote/Too young | 39.5% | 35.3% | 26.0% | 19.3% | 16.6% | 83 | 30.3% |
Don't remember if voted | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 | 0.3% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.0% | 4.8% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 52 | 3.4% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Trade school degree/certification | Some college, no four-year degree | College graduate | Graduate work/degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, Gore | 27.8% | 29.3% | 16.3% | 28.3% | 32.4% | 41.2% | 3 | 29.8% |
Yes, Bush | 17.9% | 28.3% | 34.6% | 37.5% | 38.1% | 35.0% | 0 | 31.3% |
Yes, Nader | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 0 | 2.1% |
Yes, Buchanan | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0 | 0.5% |
Yes, other candidate | 1.2% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0 | 0.6% |
Yes, don't remember which candidate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.5% |
No, didn't vote/Too young | 47.7% | 34.8% | 32.7% | 23.1% | 18.7% | 13.1% | 2 | 29.3% |
Don't remember if voted | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0 | 0.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.6% | 4.9% | 11.1% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6 | 5.2% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced/Separated | Widowed | Never been married | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, Gore | 28.8% | 30.6% | 40.2% | 28.7% | 0 | 30.0% |
Yes, Bush | 40.1% | 22.9% | 33.1% | 17.4% | 1 | 31.3% |
Yes, Nader | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 0 | 2.1% |
Yes, Buchanan | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0 | 0.5% |
Yes, other candidate | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0 | 0.6% |
Yes, don't remember which candidate | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0 | 0.5% |
No, didn't vote/Too young | 21.3% | 35.9% | 17.1% | 46.1% | 1 | 29.3% |
Don't remember if voted | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1 | 0.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 5.6% | 5.7% | 6.5% | 3.3% | 7 | 5.1% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 30 | 31 to 40 | 41 to 50 | 51 to 64 | 65 or older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, Gore | 20.4% | 31.2% | 28.1% | 33.7% | 40.9% | 4 | 30.1% |
Yes, Bush | 20.5% | 27.1% | 37.2% | 39.1% | 38.0% | 3 | 31.5% |
Yes, Nader | 3.3% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 2 | 2.1% |
Yes, Buchanan | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% |
Yes, other candidate | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0 | 0.7% |
Yes, don't remember which candidate | 0.0% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
No, didn't vote/Too young | 51.5% | 31.6% | 24.9% | 19.4% | 10.6% | 8 | 29.4% |
Don't remember if voted | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1 | 0.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.0% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 12 | 5.0% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
More than once a week | Once a week | Once or twice a month | A few times a year | Seldom | Never | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, Gore | 25.6% | 34.9% | 32.2% | 26.0% | 27.4% | 27.8% | 6 | 29.7% |
Yes, Bush | 45.3% | 36.5% | 29.9% | 24.3% | 21.6% | 19.7% | 2 | 31.4% |
Yes, Nader | 0.9% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 0 | 2.1% |
Yes, Buchanan | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.5% |
Yes, other candidate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% |
Yes, don't remember which candidate | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0 | 0.5% |
No, didn't vote/Too young | 22.3% | 19.3% | 27.6% | 38.7% | 39.9% | 43.2% | 4 | 29.3% |
Don't remember if voted | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 5.2% | 4.6% | 6.8% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 3.2% | 4 | 5.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |