American Catholic Laity Poll, 2005 - Analysis
PRAY (Weighted by WGT)
How regularly do you pray, apart from Mass?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
1) More than once a day | 127 | 14.6% | 14.6% |
2) Daily | 420 | 48.0% | 62.5% |
3) Occasionally or sometimes | 282 | 32.3% | 94.8% |
4) Seldom or never | 42 | 4.8% | 99.6% |
5) Don't know | 4 | 0.4% | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a day | 11.8%18 | 12.6%36 | 15.9%48 | 18.5%25 | 1 | 14.5%127 |
Daily | 45.1%69 | 46.7%133 | 50.3%152 | 48.9%66 | 2 | 48.0%420 |
Occasionally or sometimes | 38.6%59 | 35.4%101 | 28.8%87 | 25.9%35 | 2 | 32.2%282 |
Seldom or never | 3.3%5 | 5.3%15 | 4.6%14 | 5.9%8 | 1 | 4.8%42 |
Don't know | 1.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.3%1 | 0.7%1 | 0 | 0.5%4 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 100%153 | 100%285 | 100%302 | 100%135 | 875 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a day | 30.6%11 | 8.5%21 | 16.8%42 | 18.9%10 | 12.3%20 | 17.9%22 | 0 | 14.5%126 |
Daily | 47.2%17 | 50.4%124 | 47.6%119 | 43.4%23 | 52.5%85 | 41.5%51 | 1 | 48.2%419 |
Occasionally or sometimes | 22.2%8 | 36.6%90 | 29.6%74 | 35.8%19 | 29.0%47 | 34.1%42 | 1 | 32.2%280 |
Seldom or never | 0.0%0 | 3.7%9 | 5.6%14 | 1.9%1 | 6.2%10 | 5.7%7 | 0 | 4.7%41 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.8%2 | 0.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.8%1 | 0 | 0.5%4 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 100%36 | 100%246 | 100%250 | 100%53 | 100%162 | 100%123 | 870 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a day | 12.3%50 | 16.6%78 | 0 | 14.6%128 |
Daily | 39.5%160 | 55.2%260 | 0 | 47.9%420 |
Occasionally or sometimes | 40.5%164 | 25.1%118 | 0 | 32.2%282 |
Seldom or never | 6.9%28 | 3.0%14 | 0 | 4.8%42 |
Don't know | 0.7%3 | 0.2%1 | 0 | 0.5%4 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a day | 29.0%87 | 10.5%15 | 6.7%8 | 5.3%10 | 6.5%8 | 0 | 14.6%128 |
Daily | 50.3%151 | 66.4%95 | 52.1%62 | 39.5%75 | 29.3%36 | 0 | 47.9%419 |
Occasionally or sometimes | 19.3%58 | 22.4%32 | 37.8%45 | 47.9%91 | 45.5%56 | 1 | 32.2%282 |
Seldom or never | 1.3%4 | 0.7%1 | 2.5%3 | 6.8%13 | 17.1%21 | 0 | 4.8%42 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.8%1 | 0.5%1 | 1.6%2 | 0 | 0.5%4 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a day | 14.2%46 | 13.1%46 | 18.0%25 | 8.7%2 | 10 | 14.2%119 |
Daily | 46.9%152 | 49.9%175 | 46.8%65 | 47.8%11 | 14 | 48.1%403 |
Occasionally or sometimes | 34.6%112 | 31.6%111 | 30.2%42 | 30.4%7 | 9 | 32.5%272 |
Seldom or never | 4.3%14 | 4.3%15 | 5.0%7 | 13.0%3 | 2 | 4.7%39 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 1.1%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%4 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Total | 100%324 | 100%351 | 100%139 | 100%23 | 837 |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
More than once a day | 13.5%40 | 18.2%42 | 18.8%29 | 8.3%16 | 0 | 14.5%127 |
Daily | 45.3%134 | 47.6%110 | 53.2%82 | 48.4%93 | 0 | 48.0%419 |
Occasionally or sometimes | 36.1%107 | 29.9%69 | 22.7%35 | 36.5%70 | 0 | 32.2%281 |
Seldom or never | 5.1%15 | 3.5%8 | 5.2%8 | 5.7%11 | 0 | 4.8%42 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 0.9%2 | 0.0%0 | 1.0%2 | 0 | 0.5%4 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%296 | 100%231 | 100%154 | 100%192 | 873 |