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American Catholic Laity Poll, 2005 - Analysis

FEWRMASS (Weighted by WGT)

Many dioceses have been experiencing a shortage of priests that has resulted in some changes in parish life. I am going to read a list of changes that some dioceses have made to address this shortage. Would you tell me after each if you would be willing to accept it in your parish? A. Reducing the number of Masses to fewer than once a week
 FrequencyPercentCumulative Percent
1) Not at all acceptable52560.0%60.0%
2) Somewhat acceptable28132.1%92.1%
3) Very acceptable697.8%99.9%
4) Don't know00.0%99.9%
5) Refused10.1%100.0%





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 30 years old31 to 45 years old46 to 65 years old66 years or olderMissingTotal
Not at all acceptable56.6%
86
63.4%
180
58.1%
176
60.4%
81
459.9%
523
Somewhat acceptable43.4%
66
28.2%
80
31.0%
94
29.9%
40
232.1%
280
Very acceptable0.0%
0
8.5%
24
10.6%
32
9.7%
13
07.9%
69
Don't know0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.3%
1
0.0%
0
00.1%
1
Refused0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.0%
0
Missing000060
Total 100%
152
100%
284
100%
303
100%
134
   
873

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than a high school graduate (0-11)High school graduate (12)Some collegeTrade/technical/vocational trainingCollege graduatePostgraduate work or academic or professional degreeMissingTotal
Not at all acceptable51.4%
19
58.3%
144
61.8%
155
48.1%
26
64.2%
104
60.7%
74
159.8%
522
Somewhat acceptable43.2%
16
30.0%
74
31.1%
78
46.3%
25
29.6%
48
32.0%
39
132.1%
280
Very acceptable5.4%
2
11.7%
29
7.2%
18
5.6%
3
5.6%
9
7.4%
9
08.0%
70
Don't know0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.6%
1
0.0%
0
00.1%
1
Refused0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.0%
0
Missing00000020
Total 100%
37
100%
247
100%
251
100%
54
100%
162
100%
122
   
873

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Not at all acceptable58.9%
238
60.9%
287
060.0%
525
Somewhat acceptable34.2%
138
30.1%
142
032.0%
280
Very acceptable6.9%
28
8.7%
41
07.9%
69
Don't know0.0%
0
0.2%
1
00.1%
1
Refused0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.0%
0
Missing0000
Total 100%
404
100%
471
   
875

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 At least once a weekTwo or three times a monthAbout once a monthA few times a yearSeldom or neverMissingTotal
Not at all acceptable70.6%
211
67.1%
96
52.5%
62
54.0%
102
42.7%
53
160.0%
524
Somewhat acceptable25.8%
77
29.4%
42
33.1%
39
33.9%
64
46.8%
58
032.1%
280
Very acceptable3.7%
11
3.5%
5
14.4%
17
12.2%
23
9.7%
12
07.8%
68
Don't know0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.8%
1
00.1%
1
Refused0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.0%
0
Missing0000010
Total 100%
299
100%
143
100%
118
100%
189
100%
124
   
873

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentSome other partyMissingTotal
Not at all acceptable60.5%
196
60.1%
211
59.7%
83
52.2%
12
1760.0%
502
Somewhat acceptable31.8%
103
31.1%
109
33.1%
46
47.8%
11
1532.1%
269
Very acceptable7.7%
25
8.5%
30
7.2%
10
0.0%
0
37.8%
65
Don't know0.0%
0
0.3%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.1%
1
Refused0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.0%
0
Missing0000350
Total 100%
324
100%
351
100%
139
100%
23
   
837

Region (I-REGION)

 EastMidwestSouthWestMissingTotal
Not at all acceptable58.2%
173
63.4%
147
60.0%
93
58.3%
112
059.9%
525
Somewhat acceptable33.0%
98
30.6%
71
31.6%
49
32.8%
63
032.1%
281
Very acceptable8.4%
25
6.0%
14
8.4%
13
8.9%
17
07.9%
69
Don't know0.3%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.1%
1
Refused0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.0%
0
Missing000000
Total 100%
297
100%
232
100%
155
100%
192
   
876

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