ABC News Priests and Pedophilia Poll, 2002 - Codebook

All frequencies are raw numbers (no weights used).

1) Response Number (RESPNO)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1008	1,677.34	1,009.99

2) Date of Survey (DATE)

	TOTAL	%
19) February 19, 2002	595	59.0
20) February 20, 2002	413	41.0
Total	1008	100.0

3) Full Fips Code (FIPS)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1008	29,615.48	15,928.04

4) Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1008	3,512.18	2,984.05

5) Census Division (CENSDIV)

	TOTAL	%
1) New England	50	5.0
2) Middle Atlantic	143	14.2
3) East North Central	157	15.6
4) West North Central	75	7.4
5) South Atlantic	187	18.6
6) East South Central	62	6.2
7) West South Central	113	11.2
8) Mountain	70	6.9
9) Pacific	151	15.0
Total	1008	100.0

6) Region (REG4)

	TOTAL	%
1) East (Census Division 1,2)	193	19.1
2) Midwest (Census Division 3,4)	232	23.0
3) South (Census Division 5,6,7)	362	35.9
4) West (Census Division 8,9)	221	21.9
Total	1008	100.0

7) Designated Market Area - 3-digit code (DMA)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1008	621.79	112.27

8) ABC State (ABCNUM)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1008	26.62	14.94

9) Time zone (TZONE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Eastern	493	48.9
2) Central	288	28.6
3) Mountain	70	6.9
4) Pacific	157	15.6
Total	1008	100.0

10) Metro Status Code - related to MSA, Metropolitan Statistical Area, used by the Census (METSTAT)

	TOTAL	%
1) In the center city of an MSA	316	31.3
2) Outside the center city of an MSA, but inside the county containing the center city	197	19.5
3) Inside a suburban county of the MSA	213	21.1
4) In an MSA that has no center city	46	4.6
5) Not in an MSA	236	23.4
Total	1008	100.0

11) Number of times Interviewer tried to call (TIMES)

	TOTAL	%
1) One time	618	61.3
2) Two times	238	23.6
3) Three times	92	9.1
4) Four times	42	4.2
5) Five times	16	1.6
6) Six times	2	0.2
Total	1008	100.0

12) Overall, would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? (OPINCATH)

	TOTAL	%
1) Favorable	632	63.7
2) Unfavorable	259	26.1
8) DK/No opinion	101	10.2
Missing	16
Total	992	100.0

13) There have been news reports lately about a Catholic priest in Boston who's been accused of sexually abusing children. Do you happen to have heard or read about that, or not? (BOSTPRST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Have heard or read about case	687	68.4
2) Have NOT heard or read about case	318	31.6
Missing	3
Total	1005	100.0

14) [If BOSTPRST is 'Have heard or read about Boston Priest case'], then has that case made you more concerned about the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests, or not? (BOSTCONC)

	TOTAL	%
1) More concerned	435	63.3
2) NOT More concerned	240	34.9
8) DK/No opinion	12	1.7
Missing	321
Total	687	100.0

15) In your opinion, how much of a problem is the issue of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests - would you say it's a major problem that demands immediate attention, a less -immediate problem or not much of a problem at all? (ABUSPRST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Major problem	589	58.6
2) Less-immediate problem	265	26.4
3) Not much of a problem at all	120	11.9
8) DK/No opinion	31	3.1
Missing	3
Total	1005	100.0

16) Do you think that sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests is something that happens very often, somewhat often, infrequently, or very rarely? (ABUSFREQ)

	TOTAL	%
1) Very often	106	10.5
2) Somewhat often	281	27.9
3) Infrequently	302	30.0
4) Very rarely	253	25.1
5) Never	4	0.4
8) DK/No opinion	60	6.0
Missing	2
Total	1006	100.0

17) Do you feel that the Catholic Church is or is not doing enough to deal with this issue? (CATHDEAL)

	TOTAL	%
1) Is doing enough	229	22.9
2) Is NOT doing enough	633	63.3
8) DK/No opinion	138	13.8
Missing	8
Total	1000	100.0

18) Has the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests hurt the overall reputation of the Catholic Church in your eyes, or not? (HURTREP)

	TOTAL	%
1) Has hurt reputation	590	58.5
2) Has NOT hurt reputation	397	39.4
8) DK/No opinion	21	2.1
Total	1008	100.0

19) [If HURTREP is 'has hurt reputation'], then has it hurt the Church's reputation in your eyes a great deal, or only somewhat? (HURTHOW)

	TOTAL	%
1) Great deal	262	44.5
2) Only somewhat	316	53.7
8) DK/No opinion	11	1.9
Missing	419
Total	589	100.0

20) Do you think Catholic priests are more likely than other men to sexually abuse children, less likely, or about the same? (PRSTMORE)

	TOTAL	%
1) More likely	114	11.3
2) Less likely	198	19.7
3) About the same	665	66.2
8) DK/No opinion	28	2.8
Missing	3
Total	1005	100.0

21) As you may know, the Catholic Church does not allow priests to marry. Do you think this policy contributes to the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests, or not? (PRTMARRY)

	TOTAL	%
1) Contributes to problem	535	53.1
2) Does NOT contribute to problem	434	43.1
8) DK/No opinion	39	3.9
Total	1008	100.0

22) [If PRTMARRY is 'Contributes to the problem'], Do you think it's a major part of the problem or a minor part? (PRTMAPRT)

	TOTAL	%
1) Major part of problem	349	65.4
2) Minor part of problem	175	32.8
8) DK/No opinion	10	1.9
Missing	474
Total	534	100.0

23) Sometimes when a priest has been accused of sexually abusing a child, the Church has responded by transferring that priest to another parish, without telling parishioners about the accusation. Do you approve or disapprove of that practice? INTERVIEWER, GET ANSWER THEN ASK: Do you approve/disapprove strongly, or somewhat? (CHTRANSF)

	TOTAL	%
1) Approve strongly	21	2.1
2) Approve somewhat	26	2.6
3) Disapprove strongly	852	85.0
4) Disapprove somewhat	85	8.5
8) DK/No opinion	18	1.8
Missing	6
Total	1002	100.0

24) If a parish priest is accused of sexually abusing a child, do you think Church officials should or should not inform his parishioners of the charge? (INFORM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Should inform parishioners	878	87.5
2) Should NOT inform parishioners	96	9.6
8) DK/No opinion	30	3.0
Missing	4
Total	1004	100.0

25) [If INFORM is 'Should inform parishioners'], should the Church be required by law to do that, or should it be up to the Church to decide? (INFORMLW)

	TOTAL	%
1) Should be required by law	606	69.2
2) Should be up to the Church	259	29.6
8) DK/No opinion	11	1.3
Missing	132
Total	876	100.0

26) If a priest is accused of sexually abusing a child, do you think Church officials should or should not report that information to the police? (POLICE)

	TOTAL	%
1) Should report to police	961	95.7
2) Should NOT report to police	32	3.2
8) DK/No opinion	11	1.1
Missing	4
Total	1004	100.0

27) [If INFORMPL is 'Should report to police'], should the Church be required by law to do that, or should it be up to the Church to decide? (POLICELW)

	TOTAL	%
1) Should be required by law	791	82.4
2) Should be up to the Church	148	15.4
8) DK/No opinion	21	2.2
Missing	48
Total	960	100.0

28) Weight (WEIGHT)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	1008	1.00	0.53

29) Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Democrat, a Republican, an Independent, or what? (PARTYID)

	TOTAL	%
1) A Democrat	321	32.2
2) A Republican	335	33.6
3) An Independent	287	28.8
4) Or what?	44	4.4
8) DK/No opinion	9	0.9
Missing	12
Total	996	100.0

30) What was the last grade of school you completed? (EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Eighth grade or less	15	1.5
2) Some high school	68	6.8
3) Graduated high school or technical school	283	28.2
4) Some college	286	28.5
5) Graduated college	244	24.3
6) Postgraduate	108	10.8
Missing	4
Total	1004	100.0

31) What is your age? (AGE)

	N	Mean	Std. Deviation
Total	993	45.33	16.19

32) Are you of Hispanic origin or background? (IF 'YES,' ASK:) Are you white Hispanic or black Hispanic? (IF 'NO,' ASK:) Are you white, black, or some other race? (RACE)

	TOTAL	%
1) White	785	78.7
2) Black	89	8.9
3) White Hispanic	40	4.0
4) Black Hispanic	1	0.1
5) Hispanic (no race given)	10	1.0
6) Other race	72	7.2
Missing	11
Total	997	100.0

33) May a reporter from ABC News call you to talk about some of the things we've been discussing? (CALLBACK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	282	68.4
2) No	130	31.6
Missing	596
Total	412	100.0

34) Gender (SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	456	45.2
2) Female	552	54.8
Total	1008	100.0

35) [If EDUC is 'Graduated College'], was that a bachelor's degree, or what? (DEGREE)

	TOTAL	%
2) Bachelor's degree	190	77.9
3) Other	54	22.1
Missing	764
Total	244	100.0

36) Net Religion (RELNET)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	494	50.1
2) Catholic	235	23.8
3) Christian (non-Protestant)	87	8.8
4) Other non-Christian	52	5.3
5) None	119	12.1
Missing	21
Total	987	100.0

37) What, if anything, is your religion? (RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Agnostic	15	1.5
2) Atheist	4	0.4
3) Baptist	125	12.7
4) Catholic/Roman Catholic	235	23.8
6) Episcopalian	19	1.9
7) Jewish	27	2.7
8) Lutheran	52	5.3
9) Methodist	68	6.9
10) Pentecostal	12	1.2
11) Presbyterian	26	2.6
13) Southern Baptist	5	0.5
14) NONE	100	10.1
22) Christian (non-Protestant)	87	8.8
23) Other non-Christian	19	1.9
24) Islam/Muslim	6	0.6
25) Protestant non-denominational	187	18.9
Missing	21
Total	987	100.0

38) [IF RELIGION is 'Christian'], is that a Protestant denomination, or not? (PROTDEM)

	TOTAL	%
1) Yes	56	49.6
2) No	53	46.9
8) DK/No opinion	4	3.5
Missing	895
Total	113	100.0

39) Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services - at least once a week, a few times a month, or less often than that? (ATTEND)

	TOTAL	%
1) At least once a week	373	37.2
2) A few times a month	164	16.4
3) Less often than that	425	42.4
4) Never	40	4.0
Missing	6
Total	1002	100.0

40) [If RELIGION is 'Catholic/Roman Catholic'], how much do you trust your own parish priest around children - do you trust him completely, a good amount, somewhat, or not much? (TRSTPRST)

	TOTAL	%
1) Completely	143	61.4
2) Good amount	34	14.6
3) Somewhat	21	9.0
4) Not much	8	3.4
5) Don't know priest/Don't go to church/Don't have parish	18	7.7
8) DK/No opinion	9	3.9
Missing	775
Total	233	100.0

41) Region by Census Division (REGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) East (Census Division = 1,2)	193	19.1
2) Midwest (Census Division = 3,4)	232	23.0
3) South (Census Division = 5,6,7)	362	35.9
4) West (Census Division = 8,9)	221	21.9
Total	1008	100.0

42) Age Breaks (AGEBREAK)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18-30 years	210	21.1
2) 31-44 years	287	28.9
3) 45-60 years	309	31.1
4) 61+ years	187	18.8
Missing	15
Total	993	100.0

43) Education Breaks (EDUBREAK)

	TOTAL	%
1) Less than high school	83	8.3
2) Graduated high school	283	28.2
3) Some college+	638	63.5
Missing	4
Total	1004	100.0

44) Region by Census Division (for use with online analysis) (I-REGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) East (Census Division = 1,2)	193	19.1
2) Midwest (Census Division = 3,4)	232	23.0
3) South (Census Division = 5,6,7)	362	35.9
4) West (Census Division = 8,9)	221	21.9
Total	1008	100.0

45) Net Religion (for use with online analysis) (I-RELIGION)

	TOTAL	%
1) Protestant	494	50.1
2) Catholic	235	23.8
3) Christian (non-Protestant)	87	8.8
4) Other non-Christian	52	5.3
5) None	119	12.1
Missing	21
Total	987	100.0

46) What was the last grade of school you completed? (recoded for use with online analysis) (I-EDUC)

	TOTAL	%
1) Some high school or less than high school	83	8.3
2) Graduated high school or technical school	283	28.2
3) Some college	286	28.5
4) Graduated college	244	24.3
5) Postgraduate	108	10.8
Missing	4
Total	1004	100.0

47) Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Democrat, a Republican, an Independent, or what? (Recoded for use with online analysis) (I-PARTYID)

	TOTAL	%
1) A Democrat	321	32.5
2) A Republican	335	33.9
3) An Independent	287	29.1
4) Or what?	44	4.5
Missing	21
Total	987	100.0

48) Gender (for use with online analysis) (I-SEX)

	TOTAL	%
1) Male	456	45.2
2) Female	552	54.8
Total	1008	100.0

49) What is your age? (recoded for use with online analysis) (I-AGE)

	TOTAL	%
1) 18-30	210	21.1
2) 31-45	315	31.7
3) 46-64	322	32.4
4) 65+	146	14.7
Missing	15
Total	993	100.0