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American Catholic Laity Poll, 1993 - Analysis

ORDANWM (Weighted by WT)

I will read five items and, after each, please tell me if it has strengthened your commitment to the Catholic Church, weakened your commitment to the Catholic Church, or had no effect one way or the other. If you don't know, tell me that. -- The policy of ordaining men, but not women, to the priesthood.
 FrequencyPercentCumulative Percent
1) Strengthened26914.6%14.6%
2) Weakened46525.3%39.9%
3) No Effect103256.2%96.1%
4) Don't know/Refused723.9%100.0%





Region (I-REGION)

 EastMidwestSouthWestMissingTotal
Strengthened17.4%
120
12.2%
49
18.7%
78
6.9%
23
014.7%
270
Weakened24.3%
167
22.1%
89
28.8%
120
26.7%
89
025.3%
465
No Effect53.8%
370
62.2%
250
48.9%
204
62.8%
209
056.1%
1033
Don't know/Refused4.5%
31
3.5%
14
3.6%
15
3.6%
12
03.9%
72
Missing000000
Total 100%
688
100%
402
100%
417
100%
333
   
1840

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Strengthened16.4%
145
13.0%
124
014.6%
269
Weakened23.1%
204
27.4%
261
025.3%
465
No Effect57.2%
506
55.3%
526
056.2%
1032
Don't know/Refused3.4%
30
4.3%
41
03.9%
71
Missing0000
Total 100%
885
100%
952
   
1837

Age (I-AGE)

 18-2930-3940-4950-6465 & overMissingTotal
Strengthened13.3%
66
9.5%
43
12.7%
39
20.8%
67
20.8%
54
014.6%
269
Weakened24.7%
123
33.3%
151
29.5%
91
21.7%
70
12.0%
31
025.3%
466
No Effect57.5%
286
55.7%
253
53.2%
164
53.1%
171
61.4%
159
056.1%
1033
Don't know/Refused4.4%
22
1.5%
7
4.5%
14
4.3%
14
5.8%
15
03.9%
72
Missing0000000
Total 100%
497
100%
454
100%
308
100%
322
100%
259
   
1840

Education (I-EDUC)

 Some high school or lessHigh school graduateSome college or vocational schoolCollege graduateGraduate or professional school (including 'some graduate or professional school' and 'graduate or professional degree')MissingTotal
Strengthened19.5%
70
16.6%
118
12.5%
47
10.7%
26
4.4%
6
114.6%
267
Weakened22.0%
79
21.2%
150
28.7%
108
31.6%
77
35.8%
49
125.4%
463
No Effect56.5%
203
55.7%
395
57.4%
216
54.5%
133
57.7%
79
356.2%
1026
Don't know/Refused1.9%
7
6.5%
46
1.3%
5
3.3%
8
2.2%
3
13.8%
69
Missing0000060
Total 100%
359
100%
709
100%
376
100%
244
100%
137
   
1825

Race (I-RACE)

 WhiteAfrican-AmericanHispanicOther (including Asian)MissingTotal
Strengthened14.4%
210
25.0%
22
8.6%
21
5.9%
1
414.1%
254
Weakened25.9%
376
23.9%
21
25.9%
63
17.6%
3
125.7%
463
No Effect56.4%
820
51.1%
45
57.6%
140
64.7%
11
956.4%
1016
Don't know/Refused3.3%
48
0.0%
0
7.8%
19
11.8%
2
13.8%
69
Missing0000150
Total 100%
1454
100%
88
100%
243
100%
17
   
1802

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedDivorced/SeparatedWidowedSingle/Never marriedMissingTotal
Strengthened14.9%
146
10.6%
26
26.8%
42
12.0%
53
114.6%
267
Weakened22.9%
225
34.1%
84
13.4%
21
29.6%
131
225.2%
461
No Effect57.9%
569
51.6%
127
55.4%
87
55.3%
245
256.2%
1028
Don't know/Refused4.3%
42
3.7%
9
4.5%
7
3.2%
14
03.9%
72
Missing000050
Total 100%
982
100%
246
100%
157
100%
443
   
1828

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