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

Q12E3

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 birth control laws?
 FrequencyPercentCumulative PercentZ-Score
1) Morally binding62363.5%63.5%-0.69
2) Not morally binding26627.1%90.6%0.82
3) Not sure929.4%100.0%2.33
Missing17
Total Unweighted N = 981





Race (I-RACE)

 WhiteNegroPuerto RicanOther (specify)MissingTotal
Morally binding65.0%
581
57.1%
8
41.7%
10
46.4%
13
1163.8%
612
Not morally binding26.3%
235
35.7%
5
41.7%
10
32.1%
9
727.0%
259
Not sure8.7%
78
7.1%
1
16.7%
4
21.4%
6
39.3%
89
Missing12121381
Total 100%
894
100%
14
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 binding57.0%
102
59.0%
111
67.3%
198
71.6%
141
60.5%
26
64.7%
22
2364.2%
600
Not morally binding26.8%
48
28.7%
54
26.9%
79
23.9%
47
27.9%
12
32.4%
11
1526.8%
251
Not sure16.2%
29
12.2%
23
5.8%
17
4.6%
9
11.6%
5
2.9%
1
89.0%
84
Missing362221631
Total 100%
179
100%
188
100%
294
100%
197
100%
43
100%
34
   
935

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 binding43.2%
89
69.4%
369
79.7%
98
70.0%
28
78.8%
26
1365.3%
610
Not morally binding45.6%
94
21.8%
116
15.4%
19
17.5%
7
15.2%
5
2525.8%
241
Not sure11.2%
23
8.8%
47
4.9%
6
12.5%
5
6.1%
2
98.9%
83
Missing46120644
Total 100%
206
100%
532
100%
123
100%
40
100%
33
   
934

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedSingleWidowedDivorcedMissingTotal
Morally binding65.0%
548
52.6%
40
53.7%
22
53.8%
7
663.4%
617
Not morally binding26.1%
220
40.8%
31
22.0%
9
38.5%
5
127.2%
265
Not sure8.9%
75
6.6%
5
24.4%
10
7.7%
1
19.4%
91
Missing15010251
Total 100%
843
100%
76
100%
41
100%
13
   
973

Education (I-EDUC)

 8th grade or lessSome high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege graduatePost graduateMissingTotal
Morally binding55.4%
87
60.4%
93
65.8%
254
62.5%
95
69.4%
50
72.9%
35
963.4%
614
Not morally binding29.3%
46
28.6%
44
25.6%
99
32.2%
49
25.0%
18
20.8%
10
027.5%
266
Not sure15.3%
24
11.0%
17
8.5%
33
5.3%
8
5.6%
4
6.3%
3
39.2%
89
Missing264301291
Total 100%
157
100%
154
100%
386
100%
152
100%
72
100%
48
   
969

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