American Catholic Laity Poll, 2005 - Analysis
EDUC (Weighted by WGT)
Education: What is the highest level of education you have completed?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
1) Less than a high school graduate (0-11) | 37 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
2) High school graduate (12) | 247 | 28.2% | 32.4% |
3) Some college | 251 | 28.7% | 61.0% |
4) Trade/technical/vocational training | 54 | 6.2% | 67.2% |
5) College graduate | 162 | 18.5% | 85.7% |
6) Postgraduate work or academic or professional degree | 122 | 13.9% | 99.6% |
7) Don't know | 2 | 0.3% | 99.9% |
8) Refused | 1 | 0.1% | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than a high school graduate (0-11) | 9.2%14 | 2.8%8 | 2.6%8 | 4.4%6 | 1 | 4.1%36 |
High school graduate (12) | 19.0%29 | 20.4%58 | 34.4%104 | 41.5%56 | 0 | 28.2%247 |
Some college | 32.7%50 | 29.5%84 | 26.5%80 | 26.7%36 | 1 | 28.6%250 |
Trade/technical/vocational training | 7.2%11 | 4.6%13 | 7.0%21 | 6.7%9 | 0 | 6.2%54 |
College graduate | 21.6%33 | 23.2%66 | 15.6%47 | 11.9%16 | 3 | 18.5%162 |
Postgraduate work or academic or professional degree | 10.5%16 | 19.6%56 | 12.9%39 | 8.9%12 | 1 | 14.1%123 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.7%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 100%153 | 100%285 | 100%302 | 100%135 | 875 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than a high school graduate (0-11) | 100.0%37 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 4.2%37 |
High school graduate (12) | 0.0%0 | 100.0%247 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 28.3%247 |
Some college | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%251 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 28.8%251 |
Trade/technical/vocational training | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%54 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 6.2%54 |
College graduate | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%162 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 18.6%162 |
Postgraduate work or academic or professional degree | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%122 | 0 | 14.0%122 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 0.0%0 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 0.0%0 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 100%37 | 100%247 | 100%251 | 100%54 | 100%162 | 100%122 | 873 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Less than a high school graduate (0-11) | 4.5%18 | 3.8%18 | 0 | 4.1%36 |
High school graduate (12) | 29.0%117 | 27.7%130 | 0 | 28.3%247 |
Some college | 26.5%107 | 30.4%143 | 0 | 28.6%250 |
Trade/technical/vocational training | 5.9%24 | 6.4%30 | 0 | 6.2%54 |
College graduate | 19.3%78 | 17.9%84 | 0 | 18.5%162 |
Postgraduate work or academic or professional degree | 14.4%58 | 13.6%64 | 0 | 14.0%122 |
Don't know | 0.5%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%404 | 100%470 | 874 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than a high school graduate (0-11) | 6.4%19 | 3.5%5 | 0.0%0 | 5.3%10 | 2.4%3 | 0 | 4.2%37 |
High school graduate (12) | 31.5%94 | 25.0%36 | 22.0%26 | 24.3%46 | 36.3%45 | 0 | 28.3%247 |
Some college | 25.8%77 | 25.7%37 | 39.0%46 | 28.6%54 | 29.0%36 | 1 | 28.6%250 |
Trade/technical/vocational training | 5.0%15 | 6.3%9 | 5.1%6 | 5.8%11 | 9.7%12 | 0 | 6.1%53 |
College graduate | 17.4%52 | 25.0%36 | 15.3%18 | 21.2%40 | 11.3%14 | 0 | 18.3%160 |
Postgraduate work or academic or professional degree | 13.8%41 | 14.6%21 | 16.9%20 | 14.3%27 | 11.3%14 | 0 | 14.1%123 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.7%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 100%298 | 100%144 | 100%118 | 100%189 | 100%124 | 873 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Some other party | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than a high school graduate (0-11) | 4.6%15 | 4.3%15 | 2.9%4 | 8.7%2 | 3 | 4.3%36 |
High school graduate (12) | 26.0%84 | 32.2%113 | 25.9%36 | 21.7%5 | 5 | 28.5%238 |
Some college | 28.5%92 | 26.5%93 | 30.9%43 | 34.8%8 | 12 | 28.2%236 |
Trade/technical/vocational training | 5.6%18 | 7.4%26 | 5.8%8 | 4.3%1 | 1 | 6.3%53 |
College graduate | 21.7%70 | 14.2%50 | 22.3%31 | 4.3%1 | 11 | 18.2%152 |
Postgraduate work or academic or professional degree | 13.3%43 | 15.4%54 | 12.2%17 | 26.1%6 | 2 | 14.4%120 |
Don't know | 0.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 0.1%1 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Total | 100%323 | 100%351 | 100%139 | 100%23 | 836 |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than a high school graduate (0-11) | 6.8%20 | 0.9%2 | 9.0%14 | 0.5%1 | 0 | 4.2%37 |
High school graduate (12) | 33.4%99 | 34.5%80 | 21.2%33 | 18.3%35 | 0 | 28.2%247 |
Some college | 20.3%60 | 31.5%73 | 35.3%55 | 33.0%63 | 0 | 28.7%251 |
Trade/technical/vocational training | 11.5%34 | 5.6%13 | 1.3%2 | 2.6%5 | 0 | 6.2%54 |
College graduate | 16.9%50 | 14.7%34 | 21.8%34 | 23.0%44 | 0 | 18.5%162 |
Postgraduate work or academic or professional degree | 11.1%33 | 12.5%29 | 11.5%18 | 21.5%41 | 0 | 13.8%121 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.0%2 | 0 | 0.2%2 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%1 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%296 | 100%232 | 100%156 | 100%191 | 875 |