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
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
1) Not at all acceptable | 393 | 45.0% | 45.0% |
2) Somewhat acceptable | 387 | 44.3% | 89.2% |
3) Very acceptable | 88 | 10.1% | 99.3% |
4) Don't know | 6 | 0.7% | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not at all acceptable | 40.8%62 | 47.2%134 | 43.2%130 | 47.8%64 | 5 | 44.8%390 |
Somewhat acceptable | 48.7%74 | 41.9%119 | 45.2%136 | 43.3%58 | 1 | 44.4%387 |
Very acceptable | 10.5%16 | 9.2%26 | 11.6%35 | 8.2%11 | 0 | 10.1%88 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 1.8%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.7%1 | 0 | 0.7%6 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not at all acceptable | 32.4%12 | 43.7%108 | 51.8%130 | 46.3%25 | 47.5%77 | 33.6%41 | 0 | 45.0%393 |
Somewhat acceptable | 48.6%18 | 37.7%93 | 42.6%107 | 50.0%27 | 46.3%75 | 52.5%64 | 2 | 44.0%384 |
Very acceptable | 16.2%6 | 17.0%42 | 5.6%14 | 3.7%2 | 4.9%8 | 13.9%17 | 0 | 10.2%89 |
Don't know | 2.7%1 | 1.6%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.2%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.8%7 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Not at all acceptable | 44.8%181 | 45.1%212 | 0 | 45.0%393 |
Somewhat acceptable | 46.3%187 | 42.6%200 | 0 | 44.3%387 |
Very acceptable | 7.4%30 | 12.3%58 | 0 | 10.1%88 |
Don't know | 1.5%6 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.7%6 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not at all acceptable | 50.3%151 | 41.3%59 | 46.2%55 | 42.6%81 | 39.0%48 | 0 | 45.0%394 |
Somewhat acceptable | 42.3%127 | 49.0%70 | 34.5%41 | 47.4%90 | 48.0%59 | 1 | 44.2%387 |
Very acceptable | 5.7%17 | 9.1%13 | 19.3%23 | 10.0%19 | 13.0%16 | 0 | 10.1%88 |
Don't know | 1.7%5 | 0.7%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.7%6 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 100%300 | 100%143 | 100%119 | 100%190 | 100%123 | 875 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Some other party | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not at all acceptable | 47.1%152 | 40.7%143 | 46.8%65 | 34.8%8 | 19 | 44.0%368 |
Somewhat acceptable | 43.7%141 | 46.4%163 | 48.2%67 | 30.4%7 | 12 | 45.2%378 |
Very acceptable | 8.0%26 | 12.3%43 | 5.0%7 | 34.8%8 | 4 | 10.0%84 |
Don't know | 1.2%4 | 0.6%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.7%6 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not at all acceptable | 45.4%134 | 42.9%99 | 47.7%74 | 44.8%86 | 0 | 45.0%393 |
Somewhat acceptable | 43.4%128 | 44.6%103 | 45.8%71 | 44.3%85 | 0 | 44.3%387 |
Very acceptable | 9.8%29 | 12.6%29 | 6.5%10 | 10.4%20 | 0 | 10.1%88 |
Don't know | 1.4%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%1 | 0 | 0.6%5 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%295 | 100%231 | 100%155 | 100%192 | 873 |