American Catholic Laity Poll, 2005 - Analysis
PARTYID (Weighted by WGT)
Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an Independent, or what?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Republican | 324 | 38.6% | 38.6% | |
2) Democrat | 350 | 41.8% | 80.3% | |
3) Independent | 139 | 16.6% | 96.9% | |
4) Some other party | 23 | 2.8% | 99.6% | |
5) No preference/Refused | 3 | 0.4% | 100.0% | |
Missing | 31 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 844 |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 30 years old | 31 to 45 years old | 46 to 65 years old | 66 years or older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | 31.0%45 | 49.5%136 | 34.4%99 | 32.8%43 | 0 | 38.5%323 |
Democrat | 49.7%72 | 30.9%85 | 44.8%129 | 49.6%65 | 0 | 41.8%351 |
Independent | 13.8%20 | 16.4%45 | 17.7%51 | 17.6%23 | 0 | 16.6%139 |
Some other party | 5.5%8 | 2.5%7 | 2.8%8 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 2.7%23 |
No preference/Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.7%2 | 0.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.4%3 |
Missing | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 6 |
Total | 100%145 | 100%275 | 100%288 | 100%131 | 839 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | 40.5%15 | 35.3%84 | 38.7%92 | 34.0%18 | 46.1%70 | 35.8%43 | 1 | 38.4%322 |
Democrat | 40.5%15 | 47.5%113 | 39.1%93 | 49.1%26 | 32.9%50 | 45.0%54 | 0 | 41.9%351 |
Independent | 10.8%4 | 15.1%36 | 18.1%43 | 15.1%8 | 20.4%31 | 14.2%17 | 0 | 16.6%139 |
Some other party | 5.4%2 | 2.1%5 | 3.4%8 | 1.9%1 | 0.7%1 | 5.0%6 | 0 | 2.7%23 |
No preference/Refused | 2.7%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.8%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.4%3 |
Missing | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
Total | 100%37 | 100%238 | 100%238 | 100%53 | 100%152 | 100%120 | 838 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | 41.3%159 | 36.3%165 | 0 | 38.6%324 |
Democrat | 39.2%151 | 43.8%199 | 0 | 41.7%350 |
Independent | 16.4%63 | 16.7%76 | 0 | 16.6%139 |
Some other party | 2.9%11 | 2.6%12 | 0 | 2.7%23 |
No preference/Refused | 0.3%1 | 0.4%2 | 0 | 0.4%3 |
Missing | 12 | 19 | 31 | 0 |
Total | 100%385 | 100%454 | 839 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | 33.8%96 | 48.5%66 | 46.4%52 | 38.1%72 | 31.9%37 | 0 | 38.6%323 |
Democrat | 43.7%124 | 36.0%49 | 40.2%45 | 42.3%80 | 44.0%51 | 1 | 41.7%349 |
Independent | 20.1%57 | 14.0%19 | 9.8%11 | 16.4%31 | 18.1%21 | 0 | 16.6%139 |
Some other party | 2.1%6 | 1.5%2 | 3.6%4 | 2.6%5 | 5.2%6 | 0 | 2.7%23 |
No preference/Refused | 0.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%1 | 0.9%1 | 0 | 0.4%3 |
Missing | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 0 |
Total | 100%284 | 100%136 | 100%112 | 100%189 | 100%116 | 837 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Some other party | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | 100.0%324 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 38.8%324 |
Democrat | 0.0%0 | 100.0%350 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 41.9%350 |
Independent | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%139 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 16.6%139 |
Some other party | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%23 | 0 | 2.8%23 |
No preference/Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 4 | 0.0%0 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 31 |
Total | 100%324 | 100%350 | 100%139 | 100%23 | 836 |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | 39.4%112 | 32.3%74 | 46.6%68 | 38.9%70 | 0 | 38.6%324 |
Democrat | 44.0%125 | 41.0%94 | 37.0%54 | 42.8%77 | 0 | 41.7%350 |
Independent | 15.1%43 | 21.4%49 | 14.4%21 | 14.4%26 | 0 | 16.6%139 |
Some other party | 1.4%4 | 4.4%10 | 1.4%2 | 3.9%7 | 0 | 2.7%23 |
No preference/Refused | 0.0%0 | 0.9%2 | 0.7%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.4%3 |
Missing | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 0 |
Total | 100%284 | 100%229 | 100%146 | 100%180 | 839 |