Harris 1967 Survey on Catholics' View of their Church - Analysis
Q12A
How often have you gone to confession this past month?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Haven't gone | 567 | 57.9% | 57.9% | -0.67 |
2) 1 time | 314 | 32.0% | 89.9% | 0.50 |
3) 2 times | 74 | 7.6% | 97.4% | 1.66 |
4) 3 times | 7 | 0.7% | 98.2% | 2.83 |
5) 4 times or more | 9 | 0.9% | 99.1% | 4.00 |
6) Not sure | 9 | 0.9% | 100.0% | 5.17 |
Missing | 18 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 980 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | Negro | Puerto Rican | Other (specify) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Haven't gone | 56.8%506 | 93.3%14 | 76.9%20 | 55.2%16 | 11 | 57.9%556 |
1 time | 32.9%293 | 0.0%0 | 15.4%4 | 37.9%11 | 6 | 32.0%308 |
2 times | 7.6%68 | 6.7%1 | 3.8%1 | 6.9%2 | 2 | 7.5%72 |
3 times | 0.8%7 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.7%7 |
4 times or more | 0.9%8 | 0.0%0 | 3.8%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.9%9 |
Not sure | 1.0%9 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.9%9 |
Missing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
Total | 100%891 | 100%15 | 100%26 | 100%29 | 961 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Under $5,000 | $5,000 to $6,999 | $7,000 to $9,999 | $10,000 to $14,999 | $15,000 to $19,999 | $20,000 and over | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Haven't gone | 62.1%110 | 55.2%107 | 61.6%178 | 51.5%101 | 53.3%24 | 51.4%18 | 29 | 57.5%538 |
1 time | 24.9%44 | 31.4%61 | 32.2%93 | 39.3%77 | 31.1%14 | 37.1%13 | 12 | 32.3%302 |
2 times | 9.6%17 | 8.2%16 | 4.8%14 | 8.7%17 | 15.6%7 | 5.7%2 | 1 | 7.8%73 |
3 times | 1.1%2 | 2.1%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 0.6%6 |
4 times or more | 1.1%2 | 2.1%4 | 0.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2.9%1 | 1 | 0.9%8 |
Not sure | 1.1%2 | 1.0%2 | 1.0%3 | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 2.9%1 | 0 | 1.0%9 |
Missing | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 |
Total | 100%177 | 100%194 | 100%289 | 100%196 | 100%45 | 100%35 | 936 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
Occasionally on Sundays and/or holidays | Regularly on Sundays and holidays | Besides Sundays and holidays, 1 to 3 times a month when not obliged to | Besides Sundays and holidays, 2 to 3 times a week when not obliged to | Besides Sundays and holidays, 4 or more times a week when not obliged to | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Haven't gone | 86.5%179 | 54.2%289 | 39.5%49 | 31.0%13 | 12.1%4 | 33 | 56.9%534 |
1 time | 10.6%22 | 37.0%197 | 48.4%60 | 45.2%19 | 33.3%11 | 5 | 32.9%309 |
2 times | 1.9%4 | 6.6%35 | 10.5%13 | 19.0%8 | 39.4%13 | 1 | 7.8%73 |
3 times | 0.5%1 | 0.4%2 | 0.8%1 | 2.4%1 | 6.1%2 | 0 | 0.7%7 |
4 times or more | 0.0%0 | 0.8%4 | 0.8%1 | 2.4%1 | 9.1%3 | 0 | 1.0%9 |
Not sure | 0.5%1 | 1.1%6 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 2 | 0.7%7 |
Missing | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 10 |
Total | 100%207 | 100%533 | 100%124 | 100%42 | 100%33 | 939 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Single | Widowed | Divorced | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Haven't gone | 57.3%485 | 60.3%44 | 56.1%23 | 75.0%9 | 6 | 57.7%561 |
1 time | 33.3%282 | 23.3%17 | 26.8%11 | 25.0%3 | 1 | 32.2%313 |
2 times | 7.1%60 | 12.3%9 | 9.8%4 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 7.5%73 |
3 times | 0.6%5 | 1.4%1 | 2.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.7%7 |
4 times or more | 0.6%5 | 2.7%2 | 4.9%2 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.9%9 |
Not sure | 1.1%9 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.9%9 |
Missing | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
Total | 100%846 | 100%73 | 100%41 | 100%12 | 972 |
Education (I-EDUC)
8th grade or less | Some high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Post graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Haven't gone | 58.9%93 | 62.7%99 | 60.1%230 | 52.3%79 | 42.3%30 | 59.2%29 | 7 | 57.7%560 |
1 time | 31.0%49 | 25.9%41 | 29.8%114 | 35.8%54 | 52.1%37 | 32.7%16 | 3 | 32.1%311 |
2 times | 5.7%9 | 7.6%12 | 8.1%31 | 9.9%15 | 5.6%4 | 6.1%3 | 0 | 7.6%74 |
3 times | 1.3%2 | 0.6%1 | 0.8%3 | 0.7%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.7%7 |
4 times or more | 2.5%4 | 1.9%3 | 0.5%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.9%9 |
Not sure | 0.6%1 | 1.3%2 | 0.8%3 | 1.3%2 | 0.0%0 | 2.0%1 | 0 | 0.9%9 |
Missing | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
Total | 100%158 | 100%158 | 100%383 | 100%151 | 100%71 | 100%49 | 970 |