Harris 1967 Survey on Catholics' View of their Church - Analysis
Q9A
Do you feel that what your own parish priest tells you has as much authority as what your bishop says, or do you feel the priest's word has less authority?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) As much authority | 369 | 37.5% | 37.5% | -1.05 |
2) Less authority | 567 | 57.6% | 95.0% | 0.42 |
3) More authority (vol.) | 10 | 1.0% | 96.0% | 1.89 |
4) Not sure | 39 | 4.0% | 100.0% | 3.36 |
Missing | 13 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 985 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | Negro | Puerto Rican | Other (specify) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
As much authority | 37.9%339 | 33.3%5 | 30.8%8 | 34.5%10 | 7 | 37.5%362 |
Less authority | 57.2%512 | 60.0%9 | 65.4%17 | 65.5%19 | 10 | 57.7%557 |
More authority (vol.) | 1.0%9 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 0.9%9 |
Not sure | 3.9%35 | 6.7%1 | 3.8%1 | 0.0%0 | 2 | 3.8%37 |
Missing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
Total | 100%895 | 100%15 | 100%26 | 100%29 | 965 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
As much authority | 36.9%66 | 38.5%74 | 38.1%112 | 40.4%80 | 22.2%10 | 28.6%10 | 17 | 37.3%352 |
Less authority | 57.0%102 | 58.9%113 | 55.4%163 | 56.1%111 | 73.3%33 | 65.7%23 | 22 | 57.8%545 |
More authority (vol.) | 1.1%2 | 1.0%2 | 1.4%4 | 0.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 1.0%9 |
Not sure | 5.0%9 | 1.6%3 | 5.1%15 | 3.0%6 | 4.4%2 | 5.7%2 | 2 | 3.9%37 |
Missing | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 5 |
Total | 100%179 | 100%192 | 100%294 | 100%198 | 100%45 | 100%35 | 943 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
As much authority | 35.1%73 | 38.3%205 | 40.3%50 | 31.0%13 | 39.4%13 | 15 | 37.6%354 |
Less authority | 58.7%122 | 57.0%305 | 57.3%71 | 66.7%28 | 57.6%19 | 22 | 57.9%545 |
More authority (vol.) | 1.9%4 | 1.1%6 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.1%10 |
Not sure | 4.3%9 | 3.6%19 | 2.4%3 | 2.4%1 | 3.0%1 | 6 | 3.5%33 |
Missing | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 8 |
Total | 100%208 | 100%535 | 100%124 | 100%42 | 100%33 | 942 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Single | Widowed | Divorced | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
As much authority | 37.5%318 | 40.5%30 | 28.6%12 | 58.3%7 | 2 | 37.6%367 |
Less authority | 57.7%490 | 52.7%39 | 66.7%28 | 41.7%5 | 5 | 57.5%562 |
More authority (vol.) | 0.9%8 | 1.4%1 | 2.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.0%10 |
Not sure | 3.9%33 | 5.4%4 | 2.4%1 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 3.9%38 |
Missing | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
Total | 100%849 | 100%74 | 100%42 | 100%12 | 977 |
Education (I-EDUC)
8th grade or less | Some high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Post graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
As much authority | 34.8%55 | 36.1%57 | 40.3%156 | 33.6%51 | 38.6%27 | 36.7%18 | 5 | 37.4%364 |
Less authority | 60.8%96 | 58.2%92 | 54.8%212 | 62.5%95 | 58.6%41 | 53.1%26 | 5 | 57.7%562 |
More authority (vol.) | 1.9%3 | 1.3%2 | 1.0%4 | 0.7%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 1.0%10 |
Not sure | 2.5%4 | 4.4%7 | 3.9%15 | 3.3%5 | 2.9%2 | 10.2%5 | 1 | 3.9%38 |
Missing | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
Total | 100%158 | 100%158 | 100%387 | 100%152 | 100%70 | 100%49 | 974 |