American Catholic Laity Poll, 1993 - Analysis
PEACEPSL (Weighted by WT)
In recent years, the American Catholic bishops have written several pastoral letters. Have you heard about or read about any of the following letters? -- The 1983 peace pastoral.
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
1) Yes | 333 | 18.1% | 18.1% |
2) No | 1453 | 79.0% | 97.1% |
3) Not sure/Refused | 53 | 2.9% | 100.0% |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 16.5%114 | 20.0%80 | 16.3%68 | 21.4%71 | 0 | 18.1%333 |
No | 80.3%553 | 78.1%313 | 81.3%339 | 75.0%249 | 0 | 79.1%1454 |
Not sure/Refused | 3.2%22 | 2.0%8 | 2.4%10 | 3.6%12 | 0 | 2.8%52 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%689 | 100%401 | 100%417 | 100%332 | 1839 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 17.4%154 | 18.7%178 | 0 | 18.1%332 |
No | 81.2%719 | 77.0%733 | 0 | 79.0%1452 |
Not sure/Refused | 1.4%12 | 4.3%41 | 0 | 2.9%53 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%885 | 100%952 | 1837 |
Age (I-AGE)
18-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-64 | 65 & over | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 10.9%54 | 14.9%68 | 25.7%79 | 20.2%65 | 26.0%67 | 0 | 18.1%333 |
No | 88.1%438 | 82.2%374 | 70.4%216 | 75.5%243 | 70.5%182 | 0 | 79.0%1453 |
Not sure/Refused | 1.0%5 | 2.9%13 | 3.9%12 | 4.3%14 | 3.5%9 | 0 | 2.9%53 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%497 | 100%455 | 100%307 | 100%322 | 100%258 | 1839 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Some high school or less | High school graduate | Some college or vocational school | College graduate | Graduate or professional school (including 'some graduate or professional school' and 'graduate or professional degree') | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 15.6%56 | 11.8%84 | 18.9%71 | 23.3%57 | 44.5%61 | 2 | 18.0%329 |
No | 84.4%303 | 85.4%606 | 76.1%286 | 71.8%176 | 53.3%73 | 4 | 79.0%1444 |
Not sure/Refused | 0.0%0 | 2.8%20 | 5.1%19 | 4.9%12 | 2.2%3 | 0 | 3.0%54 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 100%359 | 100%710 | 100%376 | 100%245 | 100%137 | 1827 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | African-American | Hispanic | Other (including Asian) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 17.9%260 | 20.5%18 | 12.8%31 | 17.6%3 | 7 | 17.3%312 |
No | 78.9%1147 | 79.5%70 | 85.2%207 | 76.5%13 | 8 | 79.7%1437 |
Not sure/Refused | 3.2%47 | 0.0%0 | 2.1%5 | 5.9%1 | 0 | 2.9%53 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Total | 100%1454 | 100%88 | 100%243 | 100%17 | 1802 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Divorced/Separated | Widowed | Single/Never married | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 17.9%176 | 15.5%38 | 33.3%52 | 13.5%60 | 3 | 17.9%326 |
No | 78.6%772 | 82.4%202 | 64.7%101 | 84.2%373 | 2 | 79.3%1448 |
Not sure/Refused | 3.5%34 | 2.0%5 | 1.9%3 | 2.3%10 | 0 | 2.8%52 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 100%982 | 100%245 | 100%156 | 100%443 | 1826 |