ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002 - Analysis
HURTREP (Weighted by FNLWGT)
Has the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests hurt the overall reputation of the Catholic Church in your eyes, or not?
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Has hurt reputation | 750 | 69.1% | 69.1% | |
| 2) Has NOT hurt reputation | 311 | 28.7% | 97.8% | |
| 8) DK/No opinion | 23 | 2.1% | 100.0% | |
| Missing | 1 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 1085 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Less than high school (includes 'eighth grade or less' and 'some high school') | Graduated high school/Technical School | Some college | Graduated college | Postgraduate | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Has hurt reputation | 58.6%95 | 69.5%253 | 71.6%194 | 72.1%145 | 73.4%58 | 4 | 69.2%745 |
| Has NOT hurt reputation | 38.9%63 | 28.0%102 | 26.9%73 | 27.4%55 | 22.8%18 | 0 | 28.9%311 |
| DK/No opinion | 2.5%4 | 2.5%9 | 1.5%4 | 0.5%1 | 3.8%3 | 2 | 1.9%21 |
| Missing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 100%162 | 100%364 | 100%271 | 100%201 | 100%79 | 1077 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18-30 | 31-45 | 46-64 | 65+ | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Has hurt reputation | 54.7%140 | 73.0%249 | 78.0%231 | 69.2%119 | 12 | 69.4%739 |
| Has NOT hurt reputation | 42.6%109 | 25.2%86 | 22.0%65 | 26.2%45 | 8 | 28.6%305 |
| DK/No opinion | 2.7%7 | 1.8%6 | 0.0%0 | 4.7%8 | 2 | 2.0%21 |
| Missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Total | 100%256 | 100%341 | 100%296 | 100%172 | 1065 |
Region (I-REGION)
| East (Census Division 1,2) | Midwest (Census Division 3,4) | South (Census Division 5,6,7) | West (Census Division 8,9) | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Has hurt reputation | 77.9%166 | 70.3%168 | 65.2%266 | 67.0%150 | 0 | 69.2%750 |
| Has NOT hurt reputation | 19.7%42 | 28.5%68 | 31.9%130 | 31.7%71 | 0 | 28.7%311 |
| DK/No opinion | 2.3%5 | 1.3%3 | 2.9%12 | 1.3%3 | 0 | 2.1%23 |
| Missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 100%213 | 100%239 | 100%408 | 100%224 | 1084 |
Sex (I-SEX)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Has hurt reputation | 67.5%349 | 70.6%401 | 0 | 69.1%750 |
| Has NOT hurt reputation | 30.0%155 | 27.5%156 | 0 | 28.7%311 |
| DK/No opinion | 2.5%13 | 1.9%11 | 0 | 2.2%24 |
| Missing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 100%517 | 100%568 | 1085 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Protestant | Catholic | Christian (non-Protestant) | Other Non-Christian | None | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Has hurt reputation | 72.8%380 | 63.9%159 | 63.9%78 | 60.7%17 | 70.7%94 | 16 | 69.1%728 |
| Has NOT hurt reputation | 25.1%131 | 35.3%88 | 35.2%43 | 35.7%10 | 24.1%32 | 6 | 28.8%304 |
| DK/No opinion | 2.1%11 | 0.8%2 | 0.8%1 | 3.6%1 | 5.3%7 | 0 | 2.1%22 |
| Missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Total | 100%522 | 100%249 | 100%122 | 100%28 | 100%133 | 1054 |
