Survey of Chicago Catholics, 2007 - Analysis
ALWAYS (Weighted by SMPWT)
The following are some reasons people give for remaining Catholic. How strong a reason is each for you? Is it very strong, pretty strong, not too strong, or not strong at all? How strong a reason is . . .? You've always been a Catholic
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -2) Don't know/Undecided | 4 | 1.0% | 1.0% | |
| -1) Refused | 0 | 0.0% | 1.0% | |
| 1) Very strong | 288 | 72.6% | 73.6% | |
| 2) Pretty strong | 66 | 16.6% | 90.2% | |
| 3) Not too strong | 25 | 6.4% | 96.6% | |
| 4) Not strong at all | 13 | 3.3% | 99.9% | |
| Missing | 138 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 386 |
Age (I-AGE)
| 1915-1945 | 1946-1964 | 1965 or later | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don't know/Undecided | 3.6%2 | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.8%3 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
| Very strong | 76.4%42 | 67.2%131 | 79.3%111 | 4 | 72.8%284 |
| Pretty strong | 14.5%8 | 21.0%41 | 11.4%16 | 1 | 16.7%65 |
| Not too strong | 3.6%2 | 5.6%11 | 8.6%12 | 0 | 6.4%25 |
| Not strong at all | 1.8%1 | 5.6%11 | 0.7%1 | 0 | 3.3%13 |
| Missing | 23 | 59 | 54 | 143 | 2 |
| Total | 100%55 | 100%195 | 100%140 | 390 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| High school | Some college | College graduate | Postgraduate degree | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don't know/Undecided | 0.0%0 | 0.7%1 | 0.0%0 | 2.7%2 | 0 | 0.8%3 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
| Very strong | 82.0%73 | 72.3%102 | 79.5%70 | 53.3%40 | 1 | 72.5%285 |
| Pretty strong | 14.6%13 | 18.4%26 | 10.2%9 | 25.3%19 | 0 | 17.0%67 |
| Not too strong | 2.2%2 | 6.4%9 | 1.1%1 | 17.3%13 | 0 | 6.4%25 |
| Not strong at all | 1.1%1 | 2.1%3 | 9.1%8 | 1.3%1 | 0 | 3.3%13 |
| Missing | 24 | 29 | 45 | 40 | 139 | 0 |
| Total | 100%89 | 100%141 | 100%88 | 100%75 | 393 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don't know/Undecided | 0.9%1 | 0.7%2 | 0 | 0.8%3 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
| Very strong | 67.2%78 | 75.4%208 | 1 | 73.0%286 |
| Pretty strong | 15.5%18 | 17.0%47 | 0 | 16.6%65 |
| Not too strong | 14.7%17 | 2.9%8 | 0 | 6.4%25 |
| Not strong at all | 1.7%2 | 4.0%11 | 0 | 3.3%13 |
| Missing | 66 | 72 | 139 | 0 |
| Total | 100%116 | 100%276 | 392 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White or Caucasian | Black or African American | Other | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don't know/Undecided | 1.4%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.0%4 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
| Very strong | 69.0%194 | 84.6%11 | 79.8%79 | 3 | 72.3%284 |
| Pretty strong | 18.5%52 | 7.7%1 | 13.1%13 | 0 | 16.8%66 |
| Not too strong | 6.4%18 | 7.7%1 | 7.1%7 | 0 | 6.6%26 |
| Not strong at all | 4.6%13 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 3.3%13 |
| Missing | 95 | 18 | 25 | 141 | 0 |
| Total | 100%281 | 100%13 | 100%99 | 393 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
| Once a year or less | Several times a year | About every month | A couple of times every month | Once a week or more | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don't know/Undecided | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.4%1 | 1.0%2 | 0 | 0.8%3 |
| Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
| Very strong | 38.5%5 | 66.7%46 | 57.1%20 | 71.8%51 | 80.5%165 | 0 | 73.0%287 |
| Pretty strong | 38.5%5 | 26.1%18 | 28.6%10 | 14.1%10 | 10.7%22 | 0 | 16.5%65 |
| Not too strong | 15.4%2 | 5.8%4 | 14.3%5 | 9.9%7 | 3.4%7 | 0 | 6.4%25 |
| Not strong at all | 7.7%1 | 1.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 2.8%2 | 4.4%9 | 0 | 3.3%13 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 135 |
| Total | 100%13 | 100%69 | 100%35 | 100%71 | 100%205 | 393 |
