Survey of Chicago Catholics, 2007 - Analysis
CANTIMAG (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 can't imagine not being Catholic
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
-2) Don't know/Undecided | 0 | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
1) Very strong | 223 | 56.1% | 56.3% | |
2) Pretty strong | 84 | 21.1% | 77.4% | |
3) Not too strong | 57 | 14.2% | 91.7% | |
4) Not strong at all | 33 | 8.3% | 100.0% | |
Missing | 135 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 389 |
Age (I-AGE)
1915-1945 | 1946-1964 | 1965 or later | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
Very strong | 71.4%40 | 56.2%109 | 49.6%70 | 4 | 56.0%219 |
Pretty strong | 12.5%7 | 19.6%38 | 27.0%38 | 1 | 21.2%83 |
Not too strong | 12.5%7 | 11.9%23 | 18.4%26 | 0 | 14.3%56 |
Not strong at all | 3.6%2 | 12.4%24 | 5.0%7 | 0 | 8.4%33 |
Missing | 22 | 59 | 52 | 140 | 2 |
Total | 100%56 | 100%194 | 100%141 | 391 |
Education (I-EDUC)
High school | Some college | College graduate | Postgraduate degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
Very strong | 63.6%56 | 60.3%85 | 57.5%50 | 39.0%30 | 1 | 56.2%221 |
Pretty strong | 20.5%18 | 22.7%32 | 12.6%11 | 29.9%23 | 0 | 21.4%84 |
Not too strong | 13.6%12 | 12.1%17 | 13.8%12 | 19.5%15 | 0 | 14.2%56 |
Not strong at all | 2.3%2 | 5.0%7 | 16.1%14 | 11.7%9 | 0 | 8.1%32 |
Missing | 23 | 29 | 44 | 39 | 136 | 0 |
Total | 100%88 | 100%141 | 100%87 | 100%77 | 393 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
Very strong | 58.0%69 | 55.1%152 | 1 | 55.9%221 |
Pretty strong | 18.5%22 | 22.5%62 | 0 | 21.3%84 |
Not too strong | 19.3%23 | 12.3%34 | 0 | 14.4%57 |
Not strong at all | 4.2%5 | 10.1%28 | 0 | 8.4%33 |
Missing | 64 | 71 | 136 | 0 |
Total | 100%119 | 100%276 | 395 |
Race (I-RACE)
White or Caucasian | Black or African American | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
Very strong | 54.8%154 | 84.6%11 | 57.1%56 | 1 | 56.4%221 |
Pretty strong | 20.3%57 | 0.0%0 | 26.5%26 | 2 | 21.2%83 |
Not too strong | 15.7%44 | 15.4%2 | 10.2%10 | 0 | 14.3%56 |
Not strong at all | 9.3%26 | 0.0%0 | 6.1%6 | 0 | 8.2%32 |
Missing | 93 | 17 | 25 | 138 | 0 |
Total | 100%281 | 100%13 | 100%98 | 392 |
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 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
Very strong | 53.8%7 | 38.6%27 | 18.9%7 | 47.9%34 | 71.5%148 | 0 | 56.0%223 |
Pretty strong | 7.7%1 | 41.4%29 | 32.4%12 | 26.8%19 | 11.1%23 | 0 | 21.1%84 |
Not too strong | 30.8%4 | 14.3%10 | 45.9%17 | 22.5%16 | 5.3%11 | 0 | 14.6%58 |
Not strong at all | 7.7%1 | 5.7%4 | 2.7%1 | 2.8%2 | 12.1%25 | 0 | 8.3%33 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 135 |
Total | 100%13 | 100%70 | 100%37 | 100%71 | 100%207 | 398 |