American Catholic Laity Poll, 2005 - Analysis
HOWLIVE (Weighted by WGT)
I am going to read you some statements. For each, please tell me your agreement or disagreement A. How a person lives is more important than whether he or she is a Catholic
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
1) Strongly disagree | 49 | 5.6% | 5.6% |
2) Somewhat disagree | 50 | 5.7% | 11.3% |
3) Somewhat agree | 173 | 19.8% | 31.1% |
4) Strongly agree | 598 | 68.4% | 99.5% |
5) Don't know | 4 | 0.5% | 100.0% |
6) Refused | 0 | 0.0% | 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 | 7.9%12 | 3.5%10 | 6.6%20 | 5.2%7 | 0 | 5.6%49 |
Somewhat disagree | 5.9%9 | 7.7%22 | 3.3%10 | 6.7%9 | 0 | 5.7%50 |
Somewhat agree | 15.1%23 | 19.7%56 | 20.3%61 | 23.9%32 | 4 | 19.7%172 |
Strongly agree | 71.1%108 | 67.6%192 | 69.8%210 | 64.2%86 | 2 | 68.4%596 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 1.4%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%4 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 100%152 | 100%284 | 100%301 | 100%134 | 871 |
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 | 0.0%0 | 7.7%19 | 5.6%14 | 13.0%7 | 4.3%7 | 0.8%1 | 0 | 5.5%48 |
Somewhat disagree | 11.1%4 | 3.6%9 | 3.2%8 | 0.0%0 | 9.3%15 | 11.5%14 | 0 | 5.7%50 |
Somewhat agree | 33.3%12 | 19.8%49 | 21.5%54 | 24.1%13 | 15.5%25 | 15.6%19 | 1 | 19.7%172 |
Strongly agree | 55.6%20 | 67.2%166 | 69.7%175 | 63.0%34 | 70.8%114 | 72.1%88 | 1 | 68.5%597 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 1.6%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%4 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 100%36 | 100%247 | 100%251 | 100%54 | 100%161 | 100%122 | 871 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | 5.9%24 | 5.3%25 | 0 | 5.6%49 |
Somewhat disagree | 7.7%31 | 4.0%19 | 0 | 5.7%50 |
Somewhat agree | 25.2%102 | 15.3%72 | 0 | 19.9%174 |
Strongly agree | 60.2%244 | 75.4%355 | 0 | 68.4%599 |
Don't know | 1.0%4 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%4 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%405 | 100%471 | 876 |
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 | 5.7%17 | 3.5%5 | 1.7%2 | 4.2%8 | 13.8%17 | 0 | 5.6%49 |
Somewhat disagree | 7.0%21 | 7.0%10 | 1.7%2 | 5.3%10 | 5.7%7 | 0 | 5.7%50 |
Somewhat agree | 26.5%79 | 21.0%30 | 15.1%18 | 18.4%35 | 8.9%11 | 0 | 19.8%173 |
Strongly agree | 59.4%177 | 68.5%98 | 81.5%97 | 72.1%137 | 71.5%88 | 1 | 68.4%597 |
Don't know | 1.3%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%4 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 100%298 | 100%143 | 100%119 | 100%190 | 100%123 | 873 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Some other party | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | 5.2%17 | 6.6%23 | 4.3%6 | 8.7%2 | 1 | 5.7%48 |
Somewhat disagree | 4.9%16 | 5.1%18 | 4.3%6 | 13.0%3 | 4 | 5.1%43 |
Somewhat agree | 21.5%70 | 18.9%66 | 15.1%21 | 8.7%2 | 11 | 19.0%159 |
Strongly agree | 67.1%218 | 69.4%243 | 76.3%106 | 69.6%16 | 18 | 69.7%583 |
Don't know | 1.2%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%4 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 0.0%0 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Total | 100%325 | 100%350 | 100%139 | 100%23 | 837 |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | 7.1%21 | 6.5%15 | 4.5%7 | 3.1%6 | 0 | 5.6%49 |
Somewhat disagree | 6.1%18 | 4.8%11 | 7.7%12 | 4.7%9 | 0 | 5.7%50 |
Somewhat agree | 20.3%60 | 14.7%34 | 27.1%42 | 18.8%36 | 0 | 19.7%172 |
Strongly agree | 65.2%193 | 74.0%171 | 60.6%94 | 73.3%140 | 0 | 68.5%598 |
Don't know | 1.4%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%4 |
Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.0%0 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%296 | 100%231 | 100%155 | 100%191 | 873 |