American Catholic Laity Poll, 2005 - Analysis
REGION (Weighted by WGT)
Region
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
1) East | 296 | 33.9% | 33.9% |
2) Midwest | 232 | 26.5% | 60.3% |
3) South | 155 | 17.7% | 78.1% |
4) West | 192 | 21.9% | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
East | 15.1%23 | 33.2%94 | 42.1%127 | 38.8%52 | 0 | 34.0%296 |
Midwest | 33.6%51 | 30.7%87 | 20.9%63 | 21.6%29 | 2 | 26.4%230 |
South | 23.7%36 | 19.8%56 | 14.2%43 | 14.9%20 | 1 | 17.8%155 |
West | 27.6%42 | 16.3%46 | 22.8%69 | 24.6%33 | 3 | 21.8%190 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 100%152 | 100%283 | 100%302 | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
East | 54.1%20 | 40.1%99 | 23.9%60 | 63.0%34 | 30.9%50 | 27.3%33 | 0 | 33.9%296 |
Midwest | 5.4%2 | 32.4%80 | 29.1%73 | 24.1%13 | 21.0%34 | 24.0%29 | 1 | 26.5%231 |
South | 37.8%14 | 13.4%33 | 21.9%55 | 3.7%2 | 21.0%34 | 14.9%18 | 0 | 17.9%156 |
West | 2.7%1 | 14.2%35 | 25.1%63 | 9.3%5 | 27.2%44 | 33.9%41 | 1 | 21.7%189 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 100%37 | 100%247 | 100%251 | 100%54 | 100%162 | 100%121 | 872 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
East | 37.6%152 | 30.6%144 | 0 | 33.9%296 |
Midwest | 22.0%89 | 30.4%143 | 0 | 26.5%232 |
South | 19.1%77 | 16.6%78 | 0 | 17.7%155 |
West | 21.3%86 | 22.3%105 | 0 | 21.9%191 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
East | 39.0%117 | 31.3%45 | 32.2%38 | 25.8%49 | 38.2%47 | 1 | 33.8%296 |
Midwest | 27.0%81 | 34.7%50 | 36.4%43 | 19.5%37 | 17.1%21 | 0 | 26.5%232 |
South | 18.0%54 | 17.4%25 | 11.9%14 | 21.1%40 | 17.9%22 | 0 | 17.7%155 |
West | 16.0%48 | 16.7%24 | 19.5%23 | 33.7%64 | 26.8%33 | 0 | 21.9%192 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 100%300 | 100%144 | 100%118 | 100%190 | 100%123 | 875 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Some other party | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
East | 34.6%112 | 35.7%125 | 30.9%43 | 17.4%4 | 7 | 34.0%284 |
Midwest | 22.8%74 | 26.9%94 | 35.3%49 | 43.5%10 | 10 | 27.2%227 |
South | 21.0%68 | 15.4%54 | 15.1%21 | 8.7%2 | 9 | 17.3%145 |
West | 21.6%70 | 22.0%77 | 18.7%26 | 30.4%7 | 9 | 21.5%180 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Total | 100%324 | 100%350 | 100%139 | 100%23 | 836 |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
East | 100.0%296 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 33.8%296 |
Midwest | 0.0%0 | 100.0%232 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 26.5%232 |
South | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%155 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 17.7%155 |
West | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%192 | 0 | 21.9%192 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%296 | 100%232 | 100%155 | 100%192 | 875 |