Harris 1967 Survey on Catholics' View of their Church - Analysis
QC2
When we pray our chief concern should be:
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) To grow in the love of God | 157 | 76.6% | 76.6% | -0.46 |
2) To lead a better moral life | 30 | 14.6% | 91.2% | 0.67 |
3) To keep our mind on what we are saying | 5 | 2.4% | 93.7% | 1.79 |
4) To obtain favors, if it be God's will | 9 | 4.4% | 98.0% | 2.92 |
5) To drive away the devil | 4 | 2.0% | 100.0% | 4.04 |
Missing | 793 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 205 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | Negro | Puerto Rican | Other (specify) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
To grow in the love of God | 77.5%145 | 66.7%2 | 60.0%3 | 66.7%4 | 3 | 76.6%154 |
To lead a better moral life | 15.0%28 | 0.0%0 | 20.0%1 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 14.4%29 |
To keep our mind on what we are saying | 2.7%5 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 2.5%5 |
To obtain favors, if it be God's will | 3.7%7 | 33.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 16.7%1 | 0 | 4.5%9 |
To drive away the devil | 1.1%2 | 0.0%0 | 20.0%1 | 16.7%1 | 0 | 2.0%4 |
Missing | 719 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 797 | 18 |
Total | 100%187 | 100%3 | 100%5 | 100%6 | 201 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
To grow in the love of God | 61.3%19 | 76.9%30 | 80.6%54 | 81.8%36 | 80.0%8 | 75.0%6 | 4 | 76.9%153 |
To lead a better moral life | 25.8%8 | 12.8%5 | 13.4%9 | 11.4%5 | 10.0%1 | 25.0%2 | 0 | 15.1%30 |
To keep our mind on what we are saying | 3.2%1 | 2.6%1 | 3.0%2 | 2.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 2.5%5 |
To obtain favors, if it be God's will | 6.5%2 | 2.6%1 | 3.0%2 | 4.5%2 | 10.0%1 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 4.0%8 |
To drive away the devil | 3.2%1 | 5.1%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 1.5%3 |
Missing | 151 | 155 | 229 | 155 | 35 | 27 | 799 | 41 |
Total | 100%31 | 100%39 | 100%67 | 100%44 | 100%10 | 100%8 | 199 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
To grow in the love of God | 63.0%29 | 79.3%88 | 91.3%21 | 66.7%4 | 90.0%9 | 6 | 77.0%151 |
To lead a better moral life | 23.9%11 | 10.8%12 | 8.7%2 | 16.7%1 | 10.0%1 | 3 | 13.8%27 |
To keep our mind on what we are saying | 4.3%2 | 1.8%2 | 0.0%0 | 16.7%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 2.6%5 |
To obtain favors, if it be God's will | 4.3%2 | 6.3%7 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 4.6%9 |
To drive away the devil | 4.3%2 | 1.8%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 2.0%4 |
Missing | 164 | 427 | 101 | 36 | 23 | 802 | 42 |
Total | 100%46 | 100%111 | 100%23 | 100%6 | 100%10 | 196 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Single | Widowed | Divorced | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
To grow in the love of God | 77.3%143 | 87.5%7 | 57.1%4 | 50.0%2 | 1 | 76.5%156 |
To lead a better moral life | 14.1%26 | 0.0%0 | 42.9%3 | 25.0%1 | 0 | 14.7%30 |
To keep our mind on what we are saying | 2.2%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 25.0%1 | 0 | 2.5%5 |
To obtain favors, if it be God's will | 4.3%8 | 12.5%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 4.4%9 |
To drive away the devil | 2.2%4 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 2.0%4 |
Missing | 673 | 68 | 35 | 9 | 794 | 8 |
Total | 100%185 | 100%8 | 100%7 | 100%4 | 204 |
Education (I-EDUC)
8th grade or less | Some high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Post graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
To grow in the love of God | 57.6%19 | 36.8%7 | 87.8%79 | 77.1%27 | 94.1%16 | 87.5%7 | 2 | 76.7%155 |
To lead a better moral life | 27.3%9 | 36.8%7 | 7.8%7 | 14.3%5 | 5.9%1 | 12.5%1 | 0 | 14.9%30 |
To keep our mind on what we are saying | 3.0%1 | 10.5%2 | 1.1%1 | 2.9%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 2.5%5 |
To obtain favors, if it be God's will | 6.1%2 | 10.5%2 | 3.3%3 | 5.7%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 4.5%9 |
To drive away the devil | 6.1%2 | 5.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 1.5%3 |
Missing | 126 | 141 | 300 | 120 | 55 | 41 | 796 | 10 |
Total | 100%33 | 100%19 | 100%90 | 100%35 | 100%17 | 100%8 | 202 |