Harris 1967 Survey on Catholics' View of their Church - Analysis
Q16A
All in all, with the changes taking place in the Catholic Church today, do you find yourself feeling good and comfortable about them or do you find they are watering down the distinctiveness of the Catholic Church, that always set it apart from other religions?
| Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Good about them | 545 | 55.0% | 55.0% | -0.72 |
| 2) Watering down the distinctiveness | 307 | 31.0% | 86.0% | 0.29 |
| 3) Not going far enough | 17 | 1.7% | 87.7% | 1.30 |
| 4) Not sure | 122 | 12.3% | 100.0% | 2.31 |
| Missing | 7 | |||
| Total Unweighted N = 991 |
Race (I-RACE)
| White | Negro | Puerto Rican | Other (specify) | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good about them | 54.3%489 | 60.0%9 | 73.1%19 | 58.6%17 | 11 | 55.0%534 |
| Watering down the distinctiveness | 32.2%290 | 20.0%3 | 3.8%1 | 20.7%6 | 7 | 30.9%300 |
| Not going far enough | 1.2%11 | 20.0%3 | 11.5%3 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.8%17 |
| Not sure | 12.3%111 | 0.0%0 | 11.5%3 | 20.7%6 | 2 | 12.4%120 |
| Missing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Total | 100%901 | 100%15 | 100%26 | 100%29 | 971 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good about them | 55.6%99 | 58.2%113 | 49.8%147 | 55.8%111 | 64.4%29 | 57.1%20 | 26 | 54.9%519 |
| Watering down the distinctiveness | 23.6%42 | 27.8%54 | 36.6%108 | 32.7%65 | 31.1%14 | 37.1%13 | 11 | 31.3%296 |
| Not going far enough | 1.1%2 | 3.1%6 | 1.7%5 | 1.5%3 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 1.7%16 |
| Not sure | 19.7%35 | 10.8%21 | 11.9%35 | 10.1%20 | 4.4%2 | 5.7%2 | 7 | 12.2%115 |
| Missing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
| Total | 100%178 | 100%194 | 100%295 | 100%199 | 100%45 | 100%35 | 946 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good about them | 53.3%112 | 56.9%304 | 55.3%68 | 69.0%29 | 57.6%19 | 13 | 56.5%532 |
| Watering down the distinctiveness | 24.3%51 | 32.8%175 | 35.0%43 | 28.6%12 | 21.2%7 | 19 | 30.6%288 |
| Not going far enough | 4.3%9 | 1.1%6 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 3.0%1 | 1 | 1.7%16 |
| Not sure | 18.1%38 | 9.2%49 | 9.8%12 | 2.4%1 | 18.2%6 | 16 | 11.3%106 |
| Missing | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 |
| Total | 100%210 | 100%534 | 100%123 | 100%42 | 100%33 | 942 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
| Married | Single | Widowed | Divorced | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good about them | 54.8%468 | 55.3%42 | 48.8%20 | 69.2%9 | 6 | 54.8%539 |
| Watering down the distinctiveness | 31.0%265 | 30.3%23 | 36.6%15 | 23.1%3 | 1 | 31.1%306 |
| Not going far enough | 1.6%14 | 2.6%2 | 2.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.7%17 |
| Not sure | 12.5%107 | 11.8%9 | 12.2%5 | 7.7%1 | 0 | 12.4%122 |
| Missing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Total | 100%854 | 100%76 | 100%41 | 100%13 | 984 |
Education (I-EDUC)
| 8th grade or less | Some high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Post graduate | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good about them | 57.3%90 | 45.6%72 | 51.5%201 | 62.6%97 | 73.6%53 | 54.2%26 | 6 | 55.0%539 |
| Watering down the distinctiveness | 19.7%31 | 36.7%58 | 35.9%140 | 29.7%46 | 16.7%12 | 35.4%17 | 3 | 31.0%304 |
| Not going far enough | 1.9%3 | 1.9%3 | 1.3%5 | 1.9%3 | 1.4%1 | 4.2%2 | 0 | 1.7%17 |
| Not sure | 21.0%33 | 15.8%25 | 11.3%44 | 5.8%9 | 8.3%6 | 6.3%3 | 2 | 12.2%120 |
| Missing | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| Total | 100%157 | 100%158 | 100%390 | 100%155 | 100%72 | 100%48 | 980 |
