Survey of Chicago Catholics, 2007 - Analysis
HOPE1 (Weighted by SMPWT)
How important is it that the church responds to . . .? Hope in times of trial and difficulty
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
-2) Don't know/Undecided | 3 | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
1) Very important | 300 | 75.6% | 76.3% | |
2) Somewhat important | 86 | 21.8% | 98.0% | |
3) Not too important | 6 | 1.5% | 99.5% | |
4) Not important at all | 2 | 0.4% | 99.9% | |
Missing | 136 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 388 |
Age (I-AGE)
1915-1945 | 1946-1964 | 1965 or later | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 5.5%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.8%3 |
Very important | 72.7%40 | 80.4%156 | 69.7%99 | 4 | 75.4%295 |
Somewhat important | 12.7%7 | 18.6%36 | 30.3%43 | 1 | 22.0%86 |
Not too important | 7.3%4 | 1.0%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.5%6 |
Not important at all | 1.8%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%1 |
Missing | 22 | 60 | 52 | 141 | 2 |
Total | 100%55 | 100%194 | 100%142 | 391 |
Education (I-EDUC)
High school | Some college | College graduate | Postgraduate degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 2.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%2 |
Very important | 68.2%60 | 84.4%119 | 79.1%68 | 64.9%50 | 1 | 75.8%297 |
Somewhat important | 26.1%23 | 15.6%22 | 20.9%18 | 29.9%23 | 0 | 21.9%86 |
Not too important | 2.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 5.2%4 | 0 | 1.5%6 |
Not important at all | 1.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%1 |
Missing | 23 | 29 | 45 | 39 | 137 | 0 |
Total | 100%88 | 100%141 | 100%86 | 100%77 | 392 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 0.0%0 | 0.7%2 | 0 | 0.5%2 |
Very important | 73.7%87 | 76.4%211 | 1 | 75.6%298 |
Somewhat important | 23.7%28 | 21.4%59 | 0 | 22.1%87 |
Not too important | 1.7%2 | 1.1%3 | 0 | 1.3%5 |
Not important at all | 0.8%1 | 0.4%1 | 0 | 0.5%2 |
Missing | 65 | 71 | 137 | 0 |
Total | 100%118 | 100%276 | 394 |
Race (I-RACE)
White or Caucasian | Black or African American | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 1.1%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.8%3 |
Very important | 78.0%220 | 42.9%6 | 72.7%72 | 3 | 75.4%298 |
Somewhat important | 18.4%52 | 57.1%8 | 26.3%26 | 0 | 21.8%86 |
Not too important | 1.8%5 | 0.0%0 | 1.0%1 | 0 | 1.5%6 |
Not important at all | 0.7%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%2 |
Missing | 94 | 17 | 25 | 139 | 0 |
Total | 100%282 | 100%14 | 100%99 | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 0.0%0 | 2.9%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%2 |
Very important | 75.0%9 | 59.4%41 | 75.0%27 | 69.0%49 | 84.5%174 | 0 | 76.1%300 |
Somewhat important | 16.7%2 | 37.7%26 | 25.0%9 | 29.6%21 | 13.6%28 | 0 | 21.8%86 |
Not too important | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.4%1 | 1.9%4 | 0 | 1.3%5 |
Not important at all | 8.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.3%1 |
Missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 135 |
Total | 100%12 | 100%69 | 100%36 | 100%71 | 100%206 | 394 |