Survey of Chicago Catholics, 2007 - Analysis
SPECIAL (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 . . .? There is something very special about being Catholic that you can't find in other religions
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
-2) Don't know/Undecided | 11 | 2.7% | 2.7% | |
-1) Refused | 2 | 0.6% | 3.3% | |
1) Very strong | 148 | 37.7% | 41.0% | |
2) Pretty strong | 113 | 28.9% | 69.8% | |
3) Not too strong | 88 | 22.6% | 92.4% | |
4) Not strong at all | 30 | 7.6% | 100.0% | |
Missing | 136 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 388 |
Age (I-AGE)
1915-1945 | 1946-1964 | 1965 or later | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 3.6%2 | 3.6%7 | 0.7%1 | 1 | 2.6%10 |
Refused | 1.8%1 | 0.5%1 | 0.7%1 | 0 | 0.8%3 |
Very strong | 39.3%22 | 42.3%82 | 31.6%43 | 1 | 38.1%147 |
Pretty strong | 33.9%19 | 23.7%46 | 33.1%45 | 2 | 28.5%110 |
Not too strong | 14.3%8 | 19.6%38 | 30.9%42 | 0 | 22.8%88 |
Not strong at all | 7.1%4 | 10.3%20 | 2.9%4 | 1 | 7.3%28 |
Missing | 22 | 59 | 53 | 141 | 2 |
Total | 100%56 | 100%194 | 100%136 | 386 |
Education (I-EDUC)
High school | Some college | College graduate | Postgraduate degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 1.1%1 | 4.4%6 | 2.3%2 | 1.3%1 | 0 | 2.6%10 |
Refused | 1.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 1.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%2 |
Very strong | 44.9%40 | 38.2%52 | 37.5%33 | 30.3%23 | 0 | 38.0%148 |
Pretty strong | 19.1%17 | 26.5%36 | 31.8%28 | 39.5%30 | 1 | 28.5%111 |
Not too strong | 24.7%22 | 27.9%38 | 17.0%15 | 17.1%13 | 0 | 22.6%88 |
Not strong at all | 9.0%8 | 2.9%4 | 10.2%9 | 11.8%9 | 0 | 7.7%30 |
Missing | 23 | 30 | 44 | 39 | 137 | 0 |
Total | 100%89 | 100%136 | 100%88 | 100%76 | 389 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 2.5%3 | 2.9%8 | 0 | 2.8%11 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.7%2 | 0 | 0.5%2 |
Very strong | 24.6%29 | 43.8%119 | 0 | 37.9%148 |
Pretty strong | 47.5%56 | 20.2%55 | 1 | 28.5%111 |
Not too strong | 13.6%16 | 26.5%72 | 0 | 22.6%88 |
Not strong at all | 11.9%14 | 5.9%16 | 0 | 7.7%30 |
Missing | 64 | 72 | 137 | 0 |
Total | 100%118 | 100%272 | 390 |
Race (I-RACE)
White or Caucasian | Black or African American | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 2.2%6 | 0.0%0 | 5.1%5 | 0 | 2.8%11 |
Refused | 0.7%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%2 |
Very strong | 34.2%95 | 69.2%9 | 43.9%43 | 1 | 37.8%147 |
Pretty strong | 30.2%84 | 30.8%4 | 24.5%24 | 1 | 28.8%112 |
Not too strong | 23.4%65 | 0.0%0 | 23.5%23 | 1 | 22.6%88 |
Not strong at all | 9.4%26 | 0.0%0 | 3.1%3 | 0 | 7.5%29 |
Missing | 94 | 17 | 25 | 139 | 0 |
Total | 100%278 | 100%13 | 100%98 | 389 |
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 | 8.3%1 | 2.8%2 | 0.0%0 | 7.1%5 | 1.5%3 | 0 | 2.8%11 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.0%2 | 0 | 0.5%2 |
Very strong | 16.7%2 | 12.7%9 | 13.9%5 | 31.4%22 | 54.2%109 | 0 | 37.7%147 |
Pretty strong | 41.7%5 | 25.4%18 | 19.4%7 | 38.6%27 | 27.9%56 | 0 | 29.0%113 |
Not too strong | 16.7%2 | 50.7%36 | 47.2%17 | 14.3%10 | 10.9%22 | 0 | 22.3%87 |
Not strong at all | 16.7%2 | 8.5%6 | 19.4%7 | 8.6%6 | 4.5%9 | 0 | 7.7%30 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 135 |
Total | 100%12 | 100%71 | 100%36 | 100%70 | 100%201 | 390 |