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Catholic Pluralism Project, 1995

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CHUR_GOD (Weighted by WEIGHT)

ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO HAD CATHOLIC RELIGION TEACHERS WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG OR CONVERTED: Now I'm going to ask you several questions about the things your religion teacher taught you. In each case there are only two choices. Which one did your religion teachers stress most? -- Church and individual

	1) The importance of the Church
	2) The importance of a personal relationship with God
	3) An equal mixture of both
	4) Don't know

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
The importance of the Church	729	34.6%	34.6%
The importance of a personal relationship with God	1049	49.8%	84.4%
An equal mixture of both	241	11.4%	95.8%
Don't know	88	4.2%	100%
Missing	534	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	HS grad	SmCol/Tech	Coll. grad	Post-grad	Missing	TOTAL
The importance of the Church	25.2% 31	35.2% 211	39.0% 197	31.1% 107	40.1% 67	117	35.3% 613
The importance of a personal relationship with God	54.5% 67	47.6% 285	48.3% 244	51.7% 178	39.5% 66	210	48.3% 840
An equal mixture of both	9.8% 12	13.5% 81	9.1% 46	12.5% 43	18.0% 30	29	12.2% 212
Don't know	10.6% 13	3.7% 22	3.6% 18	4.7% 16	2.4% 4	15	4.2% 73
Missing	55	143	112	87	18	0	415
TOTAL	100.0% 123	100.0% 599	100.0% 505	100.0% 344	100.0% 167	371	1738

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Single	Missing	TOTAL
The importance of the Church	38.5% 468	28.0% 37	42.5% 105	23.7% 119	0	34.8% 729
The importance of a personal relationship with God	45.0% 547	51.5% 68	45.3% 112	62.4% 314	8	49.6% 1041
An equal mixture of both	12.0% 146	13.6% 18	10.5% 26	9.9% 50	0	11.4% 240
Don't know	4.4% 54	6.8% 9	1.6% 4	4.0% 20	0	4.1% 87
Missing	259	53	82	139	0	533
TOTAL	100.0% 1215	100.0% 132	100.0% 247	100.0% 503	8	2097

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
The importance of the Church	30.3% 239	37.2% 490	34.6% 729
The importance of a personal relationship with God	53.2% 420	47.7% 629	49.8% 1049
An equal mixture of both	13.4% 106	10.2% 135	11.4% 241
Don't know	3.0% 24	4.9% 64	4.2% 88
Missing	252	282	534
TOTAL	100.0% 789	100.0% 1318	2107

Year of birth (I-YRBORN)

	In or before 1940	1941-1960	After 1960	TOTAL
The importance of the Church	27.6% 141	45.0% 381	27.6% 207	34.6% 729
The importance of a personal relationship with God	51.4% 262	42.9% 363	56.6% 424	49.8% 1049
An equal mixture of both	15.5% 79	7.8% 66	12.7% 95	11.4% 240
Don't know	5.5% 28	4.4% 37	3.1% 23	4.2% 88
Missing	158	173	204	535
TOTAL	100.0% 510	100.0% 847	100.0% 749	2106

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
The importance of the Church	39.3% 360	35.4% 186	32.1% 93	29.7% 49	42	36.3% 688
The importance of a personal relationship with God	45.9% 420	48.9% 257	48.3% 140	52.1% 86	147	47.6% 903
An equal mixture of both	11.1% 102	11.2% 59	15.9% 46	7.9% 13	21	11.6% 220
Don't know	3.6% 33	4.6% 24	3.8% 11	10.3% 17	3	4.5% 85
Missing	180	107	108	62	0	457
TOTAL	100.0% 915	100.0% 526	100.0% 290	100.0% 165	213	1896

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Latino	African-Am	Other	Missing	TOTAL
The importance of the Church	38.2% 641	17.1% 44	26.5% 13	23.9% 22	8	34.7% 720
The importance of a personal relationship with God	46.2% 776	66.1% 170	67.3% 33	62.0% 57	13	49.9% 1036
An equal mixture of both	11.9% 199	10.5% 27	4.1% 2	12.0% 11	2	11.5% 239
Don't know	3.7% 62	6.2% 16	2.0% 1	2.2% 2	6	3.9% 81
Missing	376	109	19	16	0	520
TOTAL	100.0% 1678	100.0% 257	100.0% 49	100.0% 92	29	2076

Convert? (I-CONVERT)

	Raisd Cath	Cnvrt Cath	Missing	TOTAL
The importance of the Church	35.0% 703	25.5% 24	2	34.5% 727
The importance of a personal relationship with God	49.2% 990	62.8% 59	0	49.8% 1049
An equal mixture of both	11.4% 230	11.7% 11	0	11.4% 241
Don't know	4.4% 88	0.0% 0	0	4.2% 88
Missing	398	133	0	531
TOTAL	100.0% 2011	100.0% 94	2	2105

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Under 15K	15K-29,999	30K-49,999	50K-79,999	80K & over	Missing	TOTAL
The importance of the Church	19.9% 34	28.4% 104	39.2% 229	39.3% 175	46.1% 143	43	36.5% 685
The importance of a personal relationship with God	63.2% 108	52.2% 191	45.2% 264	51.5% 229	45.5% 141	115	49.7% 933
An equal mixture of both	13.5% 23	17.8% 65	13.5% 79	4.7% 21	6.1% 19	34	11.0% 207
Don't know	3.5% 6	1.6% 6	2.1% 12	4.5% 20	2.3% 7	36	2.7% 51
Missing	51	139	122	85	63	0	460
TOTAL	100.0% 171	100.0% 366	100.0% 584	100.0% 445	100.0% 310	228	1876