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American Catholic Laity Poll, 2005 - Analysis

LAYPRST (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? E. Not having a resident priest in the parish, but only a lay parish administrator and visiting priests
 FrequencyPercentCumulative Percent
1) Not at all acceptable39345.0%45.0%
2) Somewhat acceptable38744.3%89.2%
3) Very acceptable8810.1%99.3%
4) Don't know60.7%100.0%





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 30 years old31 to 45 years old46 to 65 years old66 years or olderMissingTotal
Not at all acceptable40.8%
62
47.2%
134
43.2%
130
47.8%
64
544.8%
390
Somewhat acceptable48.7%
74
41.9%
119
45.2%
136
43.3%
58
144.4%
387
Very acceptable10.5%
16
9.2%
26
11.6%
35
8.2%
11
010.1%
88
Don't know0.0%
0
1.8%
5
0.0%
0
0.7%
1
00.7%
6
Missing000060
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 collegeTrade/technical/vocational trainingCollege graduatePostgraduate work or academic or professional degreeMissingTotal
Not at all acceptable32.4%
12
43.7%
108
51.8%
130
46.3%
25
47.5%
77
33.6%
41
045.0%
393
Somewhat acceptable48.6%
18
37.7%
93
42.6%
107
50.0%
27
46.3%
75
52.5%
64
244.0%
384
Very acceptable16.2%
6
17.0%
42
5.6%
14
3.7%
2
4.9%
8
13.9%
17
010.2%
89
Don't know2.7%
1
1.6%
4
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
1.2%
2
0.0%
0
00.8%
7
Missing00000020
Total 100%
37
100%
247
100%
251
100%
54
100%
162
100%
122
   
873

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Not at all acceptable44.8%
181
45.1%
212
045.0%
393
Somewhat acceptable46.3%
187
42.6%
200
044.3%
387
Very acceptable7.4%
30
12.3%
58
010.1%
88
Don't know1.5%
6
0.0%
0
00.7%
6
Missing0000
Total 100%
404
100%
470
   
874

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 acceptable50.3%
151
41.3%
59
46.2%
55
42.6%
81
39.0%
48
045.0%
394
Somewhat acceptable42.3%
127
49.0%
70
34.5%
41
47.4%
90
48.0%
59
144.2%
387
Very acceptable5.7%
17
9.1%
13
19.3%
23
10.0%
19
13.0%
16
010.1%
88
Don't know1.7%
5
0.7%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.7%
6
Missing0000010
Total 100%
300
100%
143
100%
119
100%
190
100%
123
   
875

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentSome other partyMissingTotal
Not at all acceptable47.1%
152
40.7%
143
46.8%
65
34.8%
8
1944.0%
368
Somewhat acceptable43.7%
141
46.4%
163
48.2%
67
30.4%
7
1245.2%
378
Very acceptable8.0%
26
12.3%
43
5.0%
7
34.8%
8
410.0%
84
Don't know1.2%
4
0.6%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.7%
6
Missing0000350
Total 100%
323
100%
351
100%
139
100%
23
   
836

Region (I-REGION)

 EastMidwestSouthWestMissingTotal
Not at all acceptable45.4%
134
42.9%
99
47.7%
74
44.8%
86
045.0%
393
Somewhat acceptable43.4%
128
44.6%
103
45.8%
71
44.3%
85
044.3%
387
Very acceptable9.8%
29
12.6%
29
6.5%
10
10.4%
20
010.1%
88
Don't know1.4%
4
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.5%
1
00.6%
5
Missing000000
Total 100%
295
100%
231
100%
155
100%
192
   
873

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