American Catholic Laity Poll, 2005 - Analysis
CLRGYJOB (Weighted by WGT)
Please indicate whether you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement. D. On the whole, parish priests do a good job
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
1) Strongly disagree | 23 | 2.6% | 2.6% |
2) Somewhat disagree | 49 | 5.6% | 8.2% |
3) Somewhat agree | 346 | 39.5% | 47.7% |
4) Strongly agree | 452 | 51.7% | 99.5% |
5) Don't know | 5 | 0.5% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 30 years old | 31 to 45 years old | 46 to 65 years old | 66 years or older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | 2.6%4 | 1.4%4 | 4.3%13 | 1.5%2 | 0 | 2.6%23 |
Somewhat disagree | 7.9%12 | 4.2%12 | 7.0%21 | 3.0%4 | 0 | 5.6%49 |
Somewhat agree | 49.3%75 | 40.5%115 | 38.4%116 | 28.4%38 | 3 | 39.4%344 |
Strongly agree | 40.1%61 | 53.9%153 | 48.7%147 | 67.2%90 | 3 | 51.7%451 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.7%5 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.6%5 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 100%152 | 100%284 | 100%302 | 100%134 | 872 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than a high school graduate (0-11) | High school graduate (12) | Some college | Trade/technical/vocational training | College graduate | Postgraduate work or academic or professional degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | 2.7%1 | 3.7%9 | 2.0%5 | 7.4%4 | 1.9%3 | 0.8%1 | 0 | 2.6%23 |
Somewhat disagree | 2.7%1 | 10.2%25 | 3.6%9 | 0.0%0 | 1.9%3 | 9.8%12 | 0 | 5.7%50 |
Somewhat agree | 24.3%9 | 28.0%69 | 37.8%95 | 63.0%34 | 48.4%78 | 48.0%59 | 1 | 39.4%344 |
Strongly agree | 70.3%26 | 58.1%143 | 54.6%137 | 29.6%16 | 47.8%77 | 41.5%51 | 1 | 51.6%450 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2.0%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.6%5 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 100%37 | 100%246 | 100%251 | 100%54 | 100%161 | 100%123 | 872 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | 3.0%12 | 2.3%11 | 0 | 2.6%23 |
Somewhat disagree | 6.9%28 | 4.5%21 | 0 | 5.6%49 |
Somewhat agree | 38.5%156 | 40.4%190 | 0 | 39.5%346 |
Strongly agree | 50.4%204 | 52.8%248 | 0 | 51.7%452 |
Don't know | 1.2%5 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.6%5 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%405 | 100%470 | 875 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
At least once a week | Two or three times a month | About once a month | A few times a year | Seldom or never | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | 0.3%1 | 1.4%2 | 3.4%4 | 0.5%1 | 12.1%15 | 0 | 2.6%23 |
Somewhat disagree | 2.7%8 | 2.1%3 | 2.5%3 | 10.1%19 | 12.9%16 | 0 | 5.6%49 |
Somewhat agree | 25.1%75 | 38.2%55 | 50.0%59 | 49.7%94 | 50.0%62 | 0 | 39.5%345 |
Strongly agree | 71.9%215 | 58.3%84 | 44.1%52 | 39.7%75 | 21.0%26 | 1 | 51.7%452 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 4.0%5 | 0 | 0.6%5 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 100%299 | 100%144 | 100%118 | 100%189 | 100%124 | 874 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Some other party | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | 1.9%6 | 2.3%8 | 4.3%6 | 0.0%0 | 3 | 2.4%20 |
Somewhat disagree | 6.8%22 | 6.0%21 | 3.6%5 | 4.2%1 | 1 | 5.9%49 |
Somewhat agree | 37.2%120 | 40.9%143 | 40.3%56 | 66.7%16 | 10 | 40.1%335 |
Strongly agree | 54.2%175 | 50.9%178 | 49.6%69 | 29.2%7 | 20 | 51.3%429 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2.2%3 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 0.4%3 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Total | 100%323 | 100%350 | 100%139 | 100%24 | 836 |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | 2.4%7 | 0.9%2 | 3.9%6 | 4.1%8 | 0 | 2.6%23 |
Somewhat disagree | 6.8%20 | 3.0%7 | 3.2%5 | 8.8%17 | 0 | 5.6%49 |
Somewhat agree | 38.5%114 | 47.8%111 | 31.6%49 | 37.8%73 | 0 | 39.6%347 |
Strongly agree | 51.4%152 | 48.3%112 | 61.3%95 | 48.2%93 | 0 | 51.6%452 |
Don't know | 1.0%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.0%2 | 0 | 0.6%5 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%296 | 100%232 | 100%155 | 100%193 | 876 |