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American Catholic Laity Poll, 2005 - Analysis

SELPRST (Weighted by WGT)

For each of the following areas of church life, please tell me if you think the Catholic laity should have the right to participate or should not have the right to participate. C. Selecting the priests for their parish
 FrequencyPercentCumulative Percent
1) Should62371.2%71.2%
2) Should not24628.1%99.3%
3) Don't know60.7%100.0%





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 30 years old31 to 45 years old46 to 65 years old66 years or olderMissingTotal
Should80.9%
123
76.4%
217
69.9%
211
52.2%
70
671.2%
621
Should not19.1%
29
22.5%
64
29.8%
90
47.0%
63
028.2%
246
Don't know0.0%
0
1.1%
3
0.3%
1
0.7%
1
00.6%
5
Missing000060
Total 100%
152
100%
284
100%
302
100%
134
   
872

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than a high school graduate (0-11)High school graduate (12)Some collegeTrade/technical/vocational trainingCollege graduatePostgraduate work or academic or professional degreeMissingTotal
Should91.7%
33
70.0%
173
71.3%
179
64.8%
35
72.4%
118
70.2%
85
171.4%
623
Should not8.3%
3
28.3%
70
28.7%
72
35.2%
19
26.4%
43
29.8%
36
127.9%
243
Don't know0.0%
0
1.6%
4
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
1.2%
2
0.0%
0
00.7%
6
Missing00000020
Total 100%
36
100%
247
100%
251
100%
54
100%
163
100%
121
   
872

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Should70.4%
285
71.9%
338
071.2%
623
Should not28.6%
116
27.7%
130
028.1%
246
Don't know1.0%
4
0.4%
2
00.7%
6
Missing0000
Total 100%
405
100%
470
   
875

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 At least once a weekTwo or three times a monthAbout once a monthA few times a yearSeldom or neverMissingTotal
Should59.2%
177
68.5%
98
77.3%
92
78.8%
149
87.0%
107
071.4%
623
Should not40.8%
122
29.4%
42
22.7%
27
20.6%
39
12.2%
15
128.1%
245
Don't know0.0%
0
2.1%
3
0.0%
0
0.5%
1
0.8%
1
00.6%
5
Missing0000010
Total 100%
299
100%
143
100%
119
100%
189
100%
123
   
873

Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentSome other partyMissingTotal
Should73.8%
239
69.7%
244
68.6%
96
60.9%
14
2770.8%
593
Should not25.9%
84
29.7%
104
30.7%
43
30.4%
7
828.4%
238
Don't know0.3%
1
0.6%
2
0.7%
1
8.7%
2
00.7%
6
Missing0000350
Total 100%
324
100%
350
100%
140
100%
23
   
837

Region (I-REGION)

 EastMidwestSouthWestMissingTotal
Should68.9%
204
68.4%
158
75.5%
117
74.5%
143
071.2%
622
Should not30.7%
91
30.3%
70
24.5%
38
24.5%
47
028.1%
246
Don't know0.3%
1
1.3%
3
0.0%
0
1.0%
2
00.7%
6
Missing000000
Total 100%
296
100%
231
100%
155
100%
192
   
874

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