Gallup Poll of Catholics, 2005

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GCTHROSE (Weighted by WGT) The following statements deal with what you think it takes to be a good Catholic. Please tell me if you think a person can be a good Catholic without performing these actions or affirming these beliefs. Can a person be a good Catholic…I. Without believing that Jesus physically rose from the dead?   1) Yes   2) No   3) Don't know   4) Refused

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Yes	197	22.5%	22.5%
No	670	76.6%	99.1%
Don't know	5	.6%	99.7%
Refused	3	.3%	100%

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Gender Worship attendance Political party Region

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 30 years old	31 to 45 years old	46 to 65 years old	66 years or older	TOTAL
Yes	24.3% 37	19.7% 56	23.5% 71	23.9% 32	22.5% 196
No	73.0% 111	80.3% 228	76.2% 230	73.9% 99	76.6% 668
Don't know	2.6% 4	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 5
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.2% 3	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 152	100.0% 284	100.0% 302	100.0% 134	872

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than a high school graduate (0-11)	High school graduate (12)	Some college	Trade/technical/vocational training	College graduate	Postgraduate work or academic or professional degree	TOTAL
Yes	38.9% 14	30.0% 74	16.7% 42	13.0% 7	17.4% 28	25.4% 31	22.5% 196
No	61.1% 22	69.6% 172	82.1% 206	79.6% 43	82.6% 133	74.6% 91	76.6% 667
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	7.4% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 5
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.2% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 36	100.0% 247	100.0% 251	100.0% 54	100.0% 161	100.0% 122	871

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	23.7% 96	21.4% 101	22.5% 197
No	75.1% 304	77.7% 366	76.5% 670
Don't know	0.5% 2	0.8% 4	0.7% 6
Refused	0.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 405	100.0% 471	876

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

	At least once a week	Two or three times a month	About once a month	A few times a year	Seldom or never	TOTAL
Yes	13.4% 40	15.3% 22	28.8% 34	24.9% 47	43.5% 54	22.5% 197
No	85.6% 256	81.9% 118	71.2% 84	74.6% 141	56.5% 70	76.5% 669
Don't know	0.0% 0	2.8% 4	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 5
Refused	1.0% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 299	100.0% 144	100.0% 118	100.0% 189	100.0% 124	874

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Republican	Democrat	Independent	Some other party	TOTAL
Yes	21.7% 70	23.4% 82	24.5% 34	8.7% 2	22.5% 188
No	78.3% 253	74.3% 260	75.5% 105	91.3% 21	76.5% 639
Don't know	0.0% 0	1.4% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 5
Refused	0.0% 0	0.9% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 323	100.0% 350	100.0% 139	100.0% 23	835

Region (I-REGION)

	East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	23.0% 68	22.0% 51	16.7% 26	27.1% 52	22.5% 197
No	75.3% 223	78.0% 181	83.3% 130	71.4% 137	76.6% 671
Don't know	1.7% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 5
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.6% 3	0.3% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 296	100.0% 232	100.0% 156	100.0% 192	876