American Catholic Laity Poll, 2005 - Analysis
GCTHBC (Weighted by WGT)
The following statements deal with what you think it takes to be a good Catholic. Please tell me if you think a person can be a good Catholic without performing these actions or affirming these beliefs. Can a person be a good Catholic…B. Without obeying the Church hierarchy's teaching on birth control?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
1) Yes | 659 | 75.3% | 75.3% |
2) No | 211 | 24.1% | 99.4% |
3) Don't know | 5 | 0.6% | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 74.5%114 | 81.3%231 | 75.8%229 | 63.0%85 | 4 | 75.4%659 |
No | 22.9%35 | 18.7%53 | 24.2%73 | 36.3%49 | 2 | 24.0%210 |
Don't know | 2.6%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.7%1 | 0 | 0.6%5 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 100%153 | 100%284 | 100%302 | 100%135 | 874 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 56.8%21 | 72.5%179 | 79.7%200 | 46.3%25 | 80.2%130 | 85.1%103 | 1 | 75.5%658 |
No | 40.5%15 | 27.5%68 | 20.3%51 | 46.3%25 | 19.8%32 | 14.9%18 | 1 | 24.0%209 |
Don't know | 2.7%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 7.4%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.6%5 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 100%37 | 100%247 | 100%251 | 100%54 | 100%162 | 100%121 | 872 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 70.3%284 | 79.6%375 | 0 | 75.3%659 |
No | 29.7%120 | 19.3%91 | 0 | 24.1%211 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 1.1%5 | 0 | 0.6%5 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%404 | 100%471 | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 64.0%192 | 70.8%102 | 86.4%102 | 87.8%166 | 77.4%96 | 1 | 75.2%658 |
No | 36.0%108 | 26.4%38 | 13.6%16 | 12.2%23 | 21.8%27 | 0 | 24.2%212 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 2.8%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.8%1 | 0 | 0.6%5 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 100%300 | 100%144 | 100%118 | 100%189 | 100%124 | 875 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Some other party | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 78.3%253 | 75.2%264 | 79.0%109 | 47.8%11 | 21 | 76.3%637 |
No | 21.4%69 | 23.6%83 | 21.0%29 | 52.2%12 | 14 | 23.1%193 |
Don't know | 0.3%1 | 1.1%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.6%5 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Total | 100%323 | 100%351 | 100%138 | 100%23 | 835 |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 74.7%221 | 77.5%179 | 66.5%103 | 80.7%155 | 0 | 75.3%658 |
No | 23.6%70 | 22.5%52 | 33.5%52 | 19.3%37 | 0 | 24.1%211 |
Don't know | 1.7%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.6%5 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%296 | 100%231 | 100%155 | 100%192 | 874 |