Survey of Chicago Catholics, 2007 - Analysis
GOODPRST (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 known many good priests
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
-2) Don't know/Undecided | 5 | 1.4% | 1.4% | |
1) Very strong | 164 | 41.3% | 42.7% | |
2) Pretty strong | 135 | 34.0% | 76.7% | |
3) Not too strong | 47 | 11.7% | 88.4% | |
4) Not strong at all | 46 | 11.5% | 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 | 3.5%5 | 0 | 1.3%5 |
Very strong | 54.5%30 | 44.8%87 | 31.5%45 | 2 | 41.3%162 |
Pretty strong | 25.5%14 | 32.5%63 | 40.6%58 | 1 | 34.4%135 |
Not too strong | 5.5%3 | 12.4%24 | 13.3%19 | 1 | 11.7%46 |
Not strong at all | 14.5%8 | 10.3%20 | 11.2%16 | 1 | 11.2%44 |
Missing | 22 | 59 | 52 | 140 | 2 |
Total | 100%55 | 100%194 | 100%143 | 392 |
Education (I-EDUC)
High school | Some college | College graduate | Postgraduate degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 0.0%0 | 3.5%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.3%5 |
Very strong | 47.2%42 | 41.5%59 | 46.6%41 | 25.0%19 | 1 | 40.8%161 |
Pretty strong | 36.0%32 | 27.5%39 | 28.4%25 | 51.3%39 | 0 | 34.2%135 |
Not too strong | 7.9%7 | 18.3%26 | 10.2%9 | 6.6%5 | 0 | 11.9%47 |
Not strong at all | 9.0%8 | 9.2%13 | 14.8%13 | 17.1%13 | 0 | 11.9%47 |
Missing | 23 | 29 | 44 | 39 | 136 | 0 |
Total | 100%89 | 100%142 | 100%88 | 100%76 | 395 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 0.0%0 | 1.8%5 | 0 | 1.3%5 |
Very strong | 41.5%49 | 41.2%114 | 1 | 41.3%163 |
Pretty strong | 39.0%46 | 32.1%89 | 0 | 34.2%135 |
Not too strong | 8.5%10 | 13.0%36 | 0 | 11.6%46 |
Not strong at all | 11.0%13 | 11.9%33 | 0 | 11.6%46 |
Missing | 64 | 71 | 136 | 0 |
Total | 100%118 | 100%277 | 395 |
Race (I-RACE)
White or Caucasian | Black or African American | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 1.8%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.3%5 |
Very strong | 39.7%112 | 21.4%3 | 48.0%47 | 2 | 41.1%162 |
Pretty strong | 36.2%102 | 42.9%6 | 27.6%27 | 1 | 34.3%135 |
Not too strong | 9.6%27 | 0.0%0 | 19.4%19 | 0 | 11.7%46 |
Not strong at all | 12.8%36 | 35.7%5 | 5.1%5 | 0 | 11.7%46 |
Missing | 93 | 17 | 25 | 138 | 0 |
Total | 100%282 | 100%14 | 100%98 | 394 |
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 | 7.1%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.3%5 |
Very strong | 15.4%2 | 14.3%10 | 13.9%5 | 23.9%17 | 62.8%130 | 0 | 41.3%164 |
Pretty strong | 46.2%6 | 50.0%35 | 50.0%18 | 47.9%34 | 20.8%43 | 0 | 34.3%136 |
Not too strong | 15.4%2 | 18.6%13 | 11.1%4 | 15.5%11 | 7.7%16 | 0 | 11.6%46 |
Not strong at all | 23.1%3 | 10.0%7 | 25.0%9 | 12.7%9 | 8.7%18 | 0 | 11.6%46 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 135 |
Total | 100%13 | 100%70 | 100%36 | 100%71 | 100%207 | 397 |