Survey of Chicago Catholics, 2007 - Analysis
CEREMONY (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 . . .? Catholic ceremonies mean a lot to you
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Very strong | 229 | 57.8% | 57.8% | |
2) Pretty strong | 115 | 29.0% | 86.8% | |
3) Not too strong | 42 | 10.6% | 97.4% | |
4) Not strong at all | 10 | 2.6% | 100.0% | |
Missing | 135 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 389 |
Age (I-AGE)
1915-1945 | 1946-1964 | 1965 or later | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very strong | 63.6%35 | 62.6%122 | 51.1%72 | 2 | 58.6%229 |
Pretty strong | 20.0%11 | 24.1%47 | 39.0%55 | 2 | 28.9%113 |
Not too strong | 10.9%6 | 11.8%23 | 8.5%12 | 0 | 10.5%41 |
Not strong at all | 5.5%3 | 1.5%3 | 1.4%2 | 1 | 2.0%8 |
Missing | 22 | 59 | 52 | 140 | 2 |
Total | 100%55 | 100%195 | 100%141 | 391 |
Education (I-EDUC)
High school | Some college | College graduate | Postgraduate degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very strong | 72.7%64 | 60.3%85 | 42.5%37 | 54.5%42 | 0 | 58.0%228 |
Pretty strong | 11.4%10 | 36.9%52 | 44.8%39 | 15.6%12 | 1 | 28.8%113 |
Not too strong | 12.5%11 | 2.1%3 | 11.5%10 | 23.4%18 | 0 | 10.7%42 |
Not strong at all | 3.4%3 | 0.7%1 | 1.1%1 | 6.5%5 | 0 | 2.5%10 |
Missing | 23 | 29 | 44 | 39 | 136 | 0 |
Total | 100%88 | 100%141 | 100%87 | 100%77 | 393 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Very strong | 39.8%47 | 65.7%182 | 0 | 58.0%229 |
Pretty strong | 39.0%46 | 24.5%68 | 1 | 28.9%114 |
Not too strong | 19.5%23 | 6.9%19 | 0 | 10.6%42 |
Not strong at all | 1.7%2 | 2.9%8 | 0 | 2.5%10 |
Missing | 64 | 71 | 136 | 0 |
Total | 100%118 | 100%277 | 395 |
Race (I-RACE)
White or Caucasian | Black or African American | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very strong | 49.6%140 | 92.3%12 | 77.0%77 | 1 | 58.0%229 |
Pretty strong | 33.3%94 | 7.7%1 | 18.0%18 | 2 | 28.6%113 |
Not too strong | 14.2%40 | 0.0%0 | 2.0%2 | 0 | 10.6%42 |
Not strong at all | 2.8%8 | 0.0%0 | 3.0%3 | 0 | 2.8%11 |
Missing | 93 | 17 | 25 | 138 | 0 |
Total | 100%282 | 100%13 | 100%100 | 395 |
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 strong | 25.0%3 | 42.0%29 | 16.7%6 | 63.4%45 | 70.7%147 | 0 | 58.1%230 |
Pretty strong | 25.0%3 | 37.7%26 | 58.3%21 | 29.6%21 | 21.2%44 | 0 | 29.0%115 |
Not too strong | 41.7%5 | 18.8%13 | 16.7%6 | 4.2%3 | 6.7%14 | 0 | 10.4%41 |
Not strong at all | 8.3%1 | 1.4%1 | 8.3%3 | 2.8%2 | 1.4%3 | 0 | 2.5%10 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 135 |
Total | 100%12 | 100%69 | 100%36 | 100%71 | 100%208 | 396 |