Survey of Chicago Catholics, 2007 - Analysis
ANGELS (Weighted by SMPWT)
Please tell me how important each aspect of Catholicism is to your Catholic identity? Is it very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not important at all? How important is . . .? Angels and saints
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Very important | 208 | 53.2% | 53.2% | |
2) Somewhat important | 131 | 33.4% | 86.6% | |
3) Not too important | 32 | 8.1% | 94.8% | |
4) Not important at all | 20 | 5.2% | 100.0% | |
Missing | 140 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 384 |
Age (I-AGE)
1915-1945 | 1946-1964 | 1965 or later | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 45.5%25 | 52.6%102 | 58.1%79 | 2 | 53.5%206 |
Somewhat important | 36.4%20 | 32.5%63 | 34.6%47 | 1 | 33.8%130 |
Not too important | 10.9%6 | 8.2%16 | 7.4%10 | 0 | 8.3%32 |
Not important at all | 7.3%4 | 6.7%13 | 0.0%0 | 2 | 4.4%17 |
Missing | 22 | 62 | 54 | 145 | 2 |
Total | 100%55 | 100%194 | 100%136 | 385 |
Education (I-EDUC)
High school | Some college | College graduate | Postgraduate degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 64.8%57 | 55.5%76 | 59.1%52 | 28.6%22 | 1 | 53.1%207 |
Somewhat important | 29.5%26 | 37.2%51 | 33.0%29 | 32.5%25 | 0 | 33.6%131 |
Not too important | 3.4%3 | 6.6%9 | 6.8%6 | 18.2%14 | 0 | 8.2%32 |
Not important at all | 2.3%2 | 0.7%1 | 1.1%1 | 20.8%16 | 0 | 5.1%20 |
Missing | 26 | 30 | 45 | 39 | 141 | 0 |
Total | 100%88 | 100%137 | 100%88 | 100%77 | 390 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 29.7%35 | 63.5%172 | 1 | 53.2%207 |
Somewhat important | 44.9%53 | 28.4%77 | 0 | 33.4%130 |
Not too important | 11.0%13 | 6.6%18 | 0 | 8.0%31 |
Not important at all | 14.4%17 | 1.5%4 | 0 | 5.4%21 |
Missing | 65 | 75 | 141 | 0 |
Total | 100%118 | 100%271 | 389 |
Race (I-RACE)
White or Caucasian | Black or African American | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 49.8%140 | 92.9%13 | 57.6%53 | 1 | 53.2%206 |
Somewhat important | 35.2%99 | 7.1%1 | 32.6%30 | 2 | 33.6%130 |
Not too important | 10.3%29 | 0.0%0 | 2.2%2 | 0 | 8.0%31 |
Not important at all | 4.6%13 | 0.0%0 | 7.6%7 | 0 | 5.2%20 |
Missing | 93 | 17 | 30 | 143 | 0 |
Total | 100%281 | 100%14 | 100%92 | 387 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very important | 36.4%4 | 65.2%45 | 13.9%5 | 39.4%28 | 62.4%126 | 0 | 53.5%208 |
Somewhat important | 54.5%6 | 21.7%15 | 27.8%10 | 49.3%35 | 31.7%64 | 0 | 33.4%130 |
Not too important | 9.1%1 | 11.6%8 | 38.9%14 | 0.0%0 | 4.0%8 | 0 | 8.0%31 |
Not important at all | 0.0%0 | 1.4%1 | 19.4%7 | 11.3%8 | 2.0%4 | 0 | 5.1%20 |
Missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 140 | 135 |
Total | 100%11 | 100%69 | 100%36 | 100%71 | 100%202 | 389 |