Survey of Chicago Catholics, 2007 - Analysis
TOOBUSY (Weighted by SMPWT)
Please tell me how important a factor each of the following is as a reason why you don't attend church more often. Is each very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not important at all? How important is...? Too busy
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
-2) Don't know/Undecided | 2 | 2.1% | 2.1% | |
1) Very important | 50 | 41.9% | 43.9% | |
2) Somewhat important | 22 | 18.6% | 62.5% | |
3) Not too important | 21 | 17.9% | 80.4% | |
4) Not important at all | 23 | 19.4% | 99.8% | |
Missing | 383 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 141 |
Age (I-AGE)
1915-1945 | 1946-1964 | 1965 or later | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 16.7%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.7%2 |
Very important | 8.3%1 | 20.0%10 | 68.5%37 | 1 | 41.4%48 |
Somewhat important | 25.0%3 | 20.0%10 | 18.5%10 | 0 | 19.8%23 |
Not too important | 8.3%1 | 34.0%17 | 5.6%3 | 0 | 18.1%21 |
Not important at all | 41.7%5 | 26.0%13 | 7.4%4 | 1 | 19.0%22 |
Missing | 97 | 160 | 121 | 385 | 5 |
Total | 100%12 | 100%50 | 100%54 | 116 |
Education (I-EDUC)
High school | Some college | College graduate | Postgraduate degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 6.7%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.7%2 |
Very important | 50.0%15 | 45.2%19 | 36.4%8 | 27.3%6 | 1 | 41.4%48 |
Somewhat important | 10.0%3 | 16.7%7 | 18.2%4 | 36.4%8 | 0 | 19.0%22 |
Not too important | 6.7%2 | 21.4%9 | 22.7%5 | 22.7%5 | 0 | 18.1%21 |
Not important at all | 26.7%8 | 16.7%7 | 22.7%5 | 13.6%3 | 0 | 19.8%23 |
Missing | 94 | 112 | 92 | 85 | 384 | 0 |
Total | 100%30 | 100%42 | 100%22 | 100%22 | 116 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 0.0%0 | 2.8%2 | 0 | 1.7%2 |
Very important | 36.4%16 | 43.7%31 | 1 | 40.9%47 |
Somewhat important | 13.6%6 | 22.5%16 | 0 | 19.1%22 |
Not too important | 25.0%11 | 14.1%10 | 0 | 18.3%21 |
Not important at all | 25.0%11 | 16.9%12 | 0 | 20.0%23 |
Missing | 141 | 242 | 384 | 0 |
Total | 100%44 | 100%71 | 115 |
Race (I-RACE)
White or Caucasian | Black or African American | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don't know/Undecided | 2.1%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.7%2 |
Very important | 36.8%35 | 0.0%0 | 68.4%13 | 1 | 41.7%48 |
Somewhat important | 20.0%19 | 0.0%0 | 15.8%3 | 1 | 19.1%22 |
Not too important | 18.9%18 | 100.0%1 | 5.3%1 | 0 | 17.4%20 |
Not important at all | 22.1%21 | 0.0%0 | 10.5%2 | 0 | 20.0%23 |
Missing | 274 | 27 | 81 | 385 | 1 |
Total | 100%95 | 100%1 | 100%19 | 115 |
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 | 1.7%2 |
Very important | 33.3%4 | 43.5%30 | 44.4%16 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 42.7%50 |
Somewhat important | 0.0%0 | 24.6%17 | 13.9%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 18.8%22 |
Not too important | 8.3%1 | 14.5%10 | 27.8%10 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 17.9%21 |
Not important at all | 58.3%7 | 14.5%10 | 13.9%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 18.8%22 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 194 | 383 | 135 |
Total | 100%12 | 100%69 | 100%36 | 100%0 | 100%0 | 117 |