Harris 1967 Survey on Catholics' View of their Church - Analysis
Q22U
It is argued that birth control pills are based on the same principle as the rhythm method - of allowing natural processes to work, while artificial methods are destroying life. Does this argument make sense to you or not?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Make sense | 217 | 24.8% | 24.8% | -1.42 |
2) Doesn't make sense | 429 | 49.0% | 73.7% | -0.02 |
3) Not sure | 230 | 26.3% | 100.0% | 1.38 |
Missing | 122 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 876 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | Negro | Puerto Rican | Other (specify) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Make sense | 26.0%207 | 23.1%3 | 9.1%2 | 10.7%3 | 2 | 25.0%215 |
Doesn't make sense | 49.4%393 | 61.5%8 | 31.8%7 | 39.3%11 | 10 | 48.8%419 |
Not sure | 24.6%196 | 15.4%2 | 59.1%13 | 50.0%14 | 5 | 26.2%225 |
Missing | 110 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 139 | 5 |
Total | 100%796 | 100%13 | 100%22 | 100%28 | 859 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Make sense | 16.7%24 | 22.0%37 | 30.1%82 | 26.2%49 | 22.9%8 | 28.1%9 | 8 | 24.9%209 |
Doesn't make sense | 35.4%51 | 44.0%74 | 50.4%137 | 55.6%104 | 68.6%24 | 62.5%20 | 19 | 48.9%410 |
Not sure | 47.9%69 | 33.9%57 | 19.5%53 | 18.2%34 | 8.6%3 | 9.4%3 | 11 | 26.1%219 |
Missing | 38 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 160 | 9 |
Total | 100%144 | 100%168 | 100%272 | 100%187 | 100%35 | 100%32 | 838 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Make sense | 22.5%41 | 24.8%118 | 29.5%33 | 22.0%9 | 36.7%11 | 5 | 25.2%212 |
Doesn't make sense | 48.4%88 | 49.3%234 | 50.0%56 | 51.2%21 | 40.0%12 | 18 | 48.9%411 |
Not sure | 29.1%53 | 25.9%123 | 20.5%23 | 26.8%11 | 23.3%7 | 13 | 25.8%217 |
Missing | 28 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 158 | 15 |
Total | 100%182 | 100%475 | 100%112 | 100%41 | 100%30 | 840 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Single | Widowed | Divorced | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Make sense | 25.2%207 | 5.9%1 | 20.8%5 | 25.0%2 | 2 | 24.7%215 |
Doesn't make sense | 49.5%406 | 58.8%10 | 37.5%9 | 37.5%3 | 1 | 49.2%428 |
Not sure | 25.3%208 | 35.3%6 | 41.7%10 | 37.5%3 | 3 | 26.1%227 |
Missing | 37 | 59 | 18 | 5 | 128 | 3 |
Total | 100%821 | 100%17 | 100%24 | 100%8 | 870 |
Education (I-EDUC)
8th grade or less | Some high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Post graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Make sense | 13.7%18 | 20.1%28 | 27.4%99 | 28.2%37 | 35.5%22 | 24.4%11 | 2 | 24.7%215 |
Doesn't make sense | 33.6%44 | 47.5%66 | 50.1%181 | 58.0%76 | 51.6%32 | 60.0%27 | 3 | 49.0%426 |
Not sure | 52.7%69 | 32.4%45 | 22.4%81 | 13.7%18 | 12.9%8 | 15.6%7 | 2 | 26.2%228 |
Missing | 28 | 21 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 129 | 6 |
Total | 100%131 | 100%139 | 100%361 | 100%131 | 100%62 | 100%45 | 869 |