Harris 1967 Survey on Catholics' View of their Church - Analysis
QD5
The best time to call a priest when someone is sick is:
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) When there is some doubt about the right to Church burial | 1 | 0.5% | 0.5% | -2.84 |
2) When the person is near death | 35 | 17.7% | 18.2% | -1.73 |
3) When the family is in need of consolation | 32 | 16.2% | 34.3% | -0.62 |
4) When the person is seriously ill | 112 | 56.6% | 90.9% | 0.49 |
5) When the doctor decides there is no hope | 18 | 9.1% | 100.0% | 1.59 |
Missing | 800 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 198 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | Negro | Puerto Rican | Other (specify) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
When there is some doubt about the right to Church burial | 0.6%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%1 |
When the person is near death | 16.7%30 | 0.0%0 | 33.3%2 | 42.9%3 | 0 | 17.8%35 |
When the family is in need of consolation | 16.1%29 | 50.0%2 | 0.0%0 | 14.3%1 | 0 | 16.2%32 |
When the person is seriously ill | 58.9%106 | 25.0%1 | 33.3%2 | 28.6%2 | 1 | 56.3%111 |
When the doctor decides there is no hope | 7.8%14 | 25.0%1 | 33.3%2 | 14.3%1 | 0 | 9.1%18 |
Missing | 726 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 801 | 21 |
Total | 100%180 | 100%4 | 100%6 | 100%7 | 197 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
When there is some doubt about the right to Church burial | 17.5%7 | 21.1%8 | 19.4%12 | 6.1%2 | 16.7%1 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 16.0%30 |
When the person is near death | 22.5%9 | 15.8%6 | 17.7%11 | 12.1%4 | 0.0%0 | 22.2%2 | 5 | 17.0%32 |
When the family is in need of consolation | 42.5%17 | 57.9%22 | 53.2%33 | 75.8%25 | 83.3%5 | 77.8%7 | 0 | 58.0%109 |
When the person is seriously ill | 17.5%7 | 5.3%2 | 9.7%6 | 6.1%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 3 | 9.0%17 |
When the doctor decides there is no hope | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 0.0%0 |
Missing | 142 | 156 | 234 | 166 | 39 | 26 | 810 | 37 |
Total | 100%40 | 100%38 | 100%62 | 100%33 | 100%6 | 100%9 | 188 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
When there is some doubt about the right to Church burial | 0.0%0 | 0.8%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%1 |
When the person is near death | 38.9%14 | 11.9%14 | 0.0%0 | 11.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 6 | 15.6%29 |
When the family is in need of consolation | 16.7%6 | 16.1%19 | 9.5%2 | 33.3%3 | 0.0%0 | 2 | 16.1%30 |
When the person is seriously ill | 25.0%9 | 63.6%75 | 85.7%18 | 55.6%5 | 100.0%2 | 3 | 58.6%109 |
When the doctor decides there is no hope | 19.4%7 | 7.6%9 | 4.8%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 9.1%17 |
Missing | 174 | 420 | 103 | 33 | 31 | 812 | 39 |
Total | 100%36 | 100%118 | 100%21 | 100%9 | 100%2 | 186 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Single | Widowed | Divorced | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
When there is some doubt about the right to Church burial | 0.6%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%1 |
When the person is near death | 17.4%31 | 20.0%2 | 16.7%1 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 17.4%34 |
When the family is in need of consolation | 15.7%28 | 20.0%2 | 0.0%0 | 100.0%1 | 1 | 15.9%31 |
When the person is seriously ill | 56.7%101 | 50.0%5 | 83.3%5 | 0.0%0 | 1 | 56.9%111 |
When the doctor decides there is no hope | 9.6%17 | 10.0%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 9.2%18 |
Missing | 680 | 66 | 36 | 12 | 803 | 6 |
Total | 100%178 | 100%10 | 100%6 | 100%1 | 195 |
Education (I-EDUC)
8th grade or less | Some high school | High school graduate | Some college | College graduate | Post graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
When there is some doubt about the right to Church burial | 0.0%0 | 3.7%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.5%1 |
When the person is near death | 32.3%10 | 18.5%5 | 16.3%14 | 20.0%5 | 6.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 17.8%35 |
When the family is in need of consolation | 16.1%5 | 25.9%7 | 11.6%10 | 24.0%6 | 12.5%2 | 16.7%2 | 0 | 16.2%32 |
When the person is seriously ill | 29.0%9 | 40.7%11 | 65.1%56 | 48.0%12 | 81.3%13 | 83.3%10 | 1 | 56.3%111 |
When the doctor decides there is no hope | 22.6%7 | 11.1%3 | 7.0%6 | 8.0%2 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 9.1%18 |
Missing | 128 | 133 | 304 | 130 | 56 | 37 | 801 | 12 |
Total | 100%31 | 100%27 | 100%86 | 100%25 | 100%16 | 100%12 | 197 |