American Catholic Laity Poll, 2005 - Analysis
LGPARISH (Weighted by WGT)
Please indicate whether you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement. B. Catholic parishes are too big and impersonal
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Strongly disagree | 270 | 30.8% | 30.8% |
| 2) Somewhat disagree | 251 | 28.7% | 59.6% |
| 3) Somewhat agree | 248 | 28.3% | 87.9% |
| 4) Strongly agree | 97 | 11.1% | 99.0% |
| 5) Don't know | 9 | 1.0% | 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 | 21.9%33 | 33.5%95 | 33.2%100 | 29.3%39 | 3 | 30.7%267 |
| Somewhat disagree | 38.4%58 | 33.1%94 | 21.6%65 | 24.8%33 | 1 | 28.8%250 |
| Somewhat agree | 34.4%52 | 25.7%73 | 27.2%82 | 29.3%39 | 2 | 28.3%246 |
| Strongly agree | 5.3%8 | 7.7%22 | 16.3%49 | 13.5%18 | 0 | 11.2%97 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.7%5 | 3.0%4 | 0 | 1.0%9 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 100%151 | 100%284 | 100%301 | 100%133 | 869 |
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 | 38.9%14 | 34.8%86 | 32.3%81 | 22.6%12 | 30.9%50 | 22.3%27 | 0 | 31.0%270 |
| Somewhat disagree | 11.1%4 | 24.3%60 | 25.5%64 | 34.0%18 | 34.0%55 | 41.3%50 | 0 | 28.9%251 |
| Somewhat agree | 41.7%15 | 23.9%59 | 31.9%80 | 34.0%18 | 25.9%42 | 25.6%31 | 1 | 28.2%245 |
| Strongly agree | 5.6%2 | 16.2%40 | 8.4%21 | 9.4%5 | 9.3%15 | 10.7%13 | 1 | 11.0%96 |
| Don't know | 2.8%1 | 0.8%2 | 2.0%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.9%8 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 100%36 | 100%247 | 100%251 | 100%53 | 100%162 | 100%121 | 870 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 30.9%125 | 30.7%145 | 0 | 30.8%270 |
| Somewhat disagree | 27.7%112 | 29.7%140 | 0 | 28.7%252 |
| Somewhat agree | 27.7%112 | 28.8%136 | 0 | 28.3%248 |
| Strongly agree | 12.3%50 | 10.2%48 | 0 | 11.2%98 |
| Don't know | 1.5%6 | 0.6%3 | 0 | 1.0%9 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%405 | 100%472 | 877 |
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 | 42.9%129 | 34.0%49 | 29.7%35 | 20.5%39 | 14.6%18 | 0 | 30.8%270 |
| Somewhat disagree | 23.3%70 | 34.7%50 | 22.0%26 | 38.4%73 | 26.8%33 | 0 | 28.8%252 |
| Somewhat agree | 25.6%77 | 25.0%36 | 34.7%41 | 30.0%57 | 30.1%37 | 1 | 28.3%248 |
| Strongly agree | 7.6%23 | 5.6%8 | 13.6%16 | 10.5%20 | 24.4%30 | 0 | 11.1%97 |
| Don't know | 0.7%2 | 0.7%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%1 | 4.1%5 | 0 | 1.0%9 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 100%301 | 100%144 | 100%118 | 100%190 | 100%123 | 876 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
| Republican | Democrat | Independent | Some other party | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 33.6%109 | 28.3%99 | 35.3%49 | 20.8%5 | 12 | 31.3%262 |
| Somewhat disagree | 28.1%91 | 29.4%103 | 25.9%36 | 25.0%6 | 10 | 28.2%236 |
| Somewhat agree | 28.1%91 | 28.3%99 | 28.1%39 | 33.3%8 | 8 | 28.3%237 |
| Strongly agree | 10.2%33 | 12.6%44 | 8.6%12 | 16.7%4 | 5 | 11.1%93 |
| Don't know | 0.0%0 | 1.4%5 | 2.2%3 | 4.2%1 | 0 | 1.1%9 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Total | 100%324 | 100%350 | 100%139 | 100%24 | 837 |
Region (I-REGION)
| East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | 33.8%100 | 28.0%65 | 26.0%40 | 34.0%65 | 0 | 30.9%270 |
| Somewhat disagree | 24.7%73 | 28.4%66 | 35.7%55 | 30.4%58 | 0 | 28.9%252 |
| Somewhat agree | 28.7%85 | 31.0%72 | 27.9%43 | 24.6%47 | 0 | 28.3%247 |
| Strongly agree | 11.1%33 | 12.5%29 | 9.1%14 | 10.5%20 | 0 | 11.0%96 |
| Don't know | 1.7%5 | 0.0%0 | 1.3%2 | 0.5%1 | 0 | 0.9%8 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100%296 | 100%232 | 100%154 | 100%191 | 873 |
