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Harris 1967 Survey on Catholics' View of their Church - Analysis

Q12E1

Do you feel that a priest's word is morally binding; that it is a moral obligation to do what he says or isn't it, when he talks about abortion laws?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
1) Morally binding66167.4%67.4%-0.64
2) Not morally binding21421.8%89.2%0.83
3) Not sure10610.8%100.0%2.30
Missing17
Total Unweighted N = 981





Race (I-RACE)

 WhiteNegroPuerto RicanOther (specify)MissingTotal
Morally binding69.2%
618
53.3%
8
37.5%
9
46.4%
13
1367.5%
648
Not morally binding20.8%
186
33.3%
5
41.7%
10
32.1%
9
421.9%
210
Not sure10.0%
89
13.3%
2
20.8%
5
21.4%
6
410.6%
102
Missing13021381
Total 100%
893
100%
15
100%
24
100%
28
   
960

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 overMissingTotal
Morally binding58.1%
104
65.1%
123
70.5%
206
73.2%
145
70.5%
31
70.6%
24
2867.6%
633
Not morally binding24.6%
44
22.8%
43
20.5%
60
19.7%
39
20.5%
9
23.5%
8
1121.7%
203
Not sure17.3%
31
12.2%
23
8.9%
26
7.1%
14
9.1%
4
5.9%
2
610.7%
100
Missing354111622
Total 100%
179
100%
189
100%
292
100%
198
100%
44
100%
34
   
936

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 Occasionally on Sundays and/or holidaysRegularly on Sundays and holidaysBesides Sundays and holidays, 1 to 3 times a month when not obliged toBesides Sundays and holidays, 2 to 3 times a week when not obliged toBesides Sundays and holidays, 4 or more times a week when not obliged toMissingTotal
Morally binding49.5%
102
73.6%
391
76.6%
95
75.0%
30
78.8%
26
1769.0%
644
Not morally binding37.4%
77
16.8%
89
16.9%
21
12.5%
5
9.1%
3
1920.9%
195
Not sure13.1%
27
9.6%
51
6.5%
8
12.5%
5
12.1%
4
1110.2%
95
Missing47020644
Total 100%
206
100%
531
100%
124
100%
40
100%
33
   
934

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedSingleWidowedDivorcedMissingTotal
Morally binding68.6%
578
57.9%
44
59.5%
25
61.5%
8
667.3%
655
Not morally binding21.3%
179
30.3%
23
16.7%
7
23.1%
3
221.8%
212
Not sure10.1%
85
11.8%
9
23.8%
10
15.4%
2
010.9%
106
Missing16000251
Total 100%
842
100%
76
100%
42
100%
13
   
973

Education (I-EDUC)

 8th grade or lessSome high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege graduatePost graduateMissingTotal
Morally binding54.1%
85
66.2%
102
70.6%
272
70.4%
107
63.9%
46
79.6%
39
1067.2%
651
Not morally binding24.8%
39
22.7%
35
18.7%
72
26.3%
40
29.2%
21
12.2%
6
122.0%
213
Not sure21.0%
33
11.0%
17
10.6%
41
3.3%
5
6.9%
5
8.2%
4
110.8%
105
Missing265300291
Total 100%
157
100%
154
100%
385
100%
152
100%
72
100%
49
   
969

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