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
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
1) Should | 623 | 71.2% | 71.2% |
2) Should not | 246 | 28.1% | 99.3% |
3) Don't know | 6 | 0.7% | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Should | 80.9%123 | 76.4%217 | 69.9%211 | 52.2%70 | 6 | 71.2%621 |
Should not | 19.1%29 | 22.5%64 | 29.8%90 | 47.0%63 | 0 | 28.2%246 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 1.1%3 | 0.3%1 | 0.7%1 | 0 | 0.6%5 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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 college | Trade/technical/vocational training | College graduate | Postgraduate work or academic or professional degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Should | 91.7%33 | 70.0%173 | 71.3%179 | 64.8%35 | 72.4%118 | 70.2%85 | 1 | 71.4%623 |
Should not | 8.3%3 | 28.3%70 | 28.7%72 | 35.2%19 | 26.4%43 | 29.8%36 | 1 | 27.9%243 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 1.6%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1.2%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.7%6 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 100%36 | 100%247 | 100%251 | 100%54 | 100%163 | 100%121 | 872 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Should | 70.4%285 | 71.9%338 | 0 | 71.2%623 |
Should not | 28.6%116 | 27.7%130 | 0 | 28.1%246 |
Don't know | 1.0%4 | 0.4%2 | 0 | 0.7%6 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%405 | 100%470 | 875 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Should | 59.2%177 | 68.5%98 | 77.3%92 | 78.8%149 | 87.0%107 | 0 | 71.4%623 |
Should not | 40.8%122 | 29.4%42 | 22.7%27 | 20.6%39 | 12.2%15 | 1 | 28.1%245 |
Don't know | 0.0%0 | 2.1%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.5%1 | 0.8%1 | 0 | 0.6%5 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 100%299 | 100%143 | 100%119 | 100%189 | 100%123 | 873 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Some other party | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Should | 73.8%239 | 69.7%244 | 68.6%96 | 60.9%14 | 27 | 70.8%593 |
Should not | 25.9%84 | 29.7%104 | 30.7%43 | 30.4%7 | 8 | 28.4%238 |
Don't know | 0.3%1 | 0.6%2 | 0.7%1 | 8.7%2 | 0 | 0.7%6 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Total | 100%324 | 100%350 | 100%140 | 100%23 | 837 |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Should | 68.9%204 | 68.4%158 | 75.5%117 | 74.5%143 | 0 | 71.2%622 |
Should not | 30.7%91 | 30.3%70 | 24.5%38 | 24.5%47 | 0 | 28.1%246 |
Don't know | 0.3%1 | 1.3%3 | 0.0%0 | 1.0%2 | 0 | 0.7%6 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%296 | 100%231 | 100%155 | 100%192 | 874 |