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Catholic Pluralism Project, 1995

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CHUR_YOU (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? -- Obedience and thinking for self

	1) The need to obey Church teachings
	2) The need to think for yourself
	3) An equal mixture of both
	4) Don't know

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
The need to obey Church teachings	1498	71.1%	71.1%
The need to think for yourself	343	16.3%	87.4%
An equal mixture of both	187	8.9%	96.3%
Don't know	79	3.7%	100%
Missing	534	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	HS grad	SmCol/Tech	Coll. grad	Post-grad	Missing	TOTAL
The need to obey Church teachings	55.7% 68	74.2% 443	75.0% 378	75.0% 258	79.8% 134	216	73.8% 1281
The need to think for yourself	38.5% 47	12.7% 76	16.3% 82	11.6% 40	8.3% 14	83	14.9% 259
An equal mixture of both	4.1% 5	7.4% 44	4.8% 24	12.2% 42	10.1% 17	55	7.6% 132
Don't know	1.6% 2	5.7% 34	4.0% 20	1.2% 4	1.8% 3	16	3.6% 63
Missing	55	143	112	87	18	0	415
TOTAL	100.0% 122	100.0% 597	100.0% 504	100.0% 344	100.0% 168	370	1735

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Single	Missing	TOTAL
The need to obey Church teachings	76.1% 925	74.2% 98	80.5% 198	54.9% 276	0	71.4% 1497
The need to think for yourself	12.3% 150	16.7% 22	9.8% 24	27.6% 139	8	16.0% 335
An equal mixture of both	7.3% 89	3.0% 4	8.9% 22	14.3% 72	0	8.9% 187
Don't know	4.3% 52	6.1% 8	0.8% 2	3.2% 16	0	3.7% 78
Missing	259	53	82	139	0	533
TOTAL	100.0% 1216	100.0% 132	100.0% 246	100.0% 503	8	2097

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
The need to obey Church teachings	69.3% 547	72.2% 951	71.1% 1498
The need to think for yourself	18.5% 146	15.0% 197	16.3% 343
An equal mixture of both	8.9% 70	8.8% 116	8.8% 186
Don't know	3.3% 26	4.0% 53	3.8% 79
Missing	252	282	534
TOTAL	100.0% 789	100.0% 1317	2106

Year of birth (I-YRBORN)

	In or before 1940	1941-1960	After 1960	TOTAL
The need to obey Church teachings	71.6% 366	77.4% 655	63.8% 477	71.2% 1498
The need to think for yourself	11.7% 60	13.2% 112	22.9% 171	16.3% 343
An equal mixture of both	11.4% 58	5.9% 50	10.4% 78	8.8% 186
Don't know	5.3% 27	3.4% 29	2.9% 22	3.7% 78
Missing	158	173	204	535
TOTAL	100.0% 511	100.0% 846	100.0% 748	2105

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
The need to obey Church teachings	75.7% 693	74.0% 390	67.8% 196	70.9% 117	101	73.6% 1396
The need to think for yourself	14.2% 130	13.5% 71	13.8% 40	12.7% 21	81	13.8% 262
An equal mixture of both	6.1% 56	9.3% 49	14.2% 41	12.1% 20	21	8.8% 166
Don't know	3.9% 36	3.2% 17	4.2% 12	4.2% 7	8	3.8% 72
Missing	180	107	108	62	0	457
TOTAL	100.0% 915	100.0% 527	100.0% 289	100.0% 165	211	1896

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Latino	African-Am	Other	Missing	TOTAL
The need to obey Church teachings	75.1% 1261	54.3% 140	83.7% 41	50.0% 46	11	71.6% 1488
The need to think for yourself	13.1% 219	32.9% 85	8.2% 4	26.1% 24	11	16.0% 332
An equal mixture of both	8.7% 146	11.2% 29	2.0% 1	8.7% 8	2	8.9% 184
Don't know	3.1% 52	1.6% 4	6.1% 3	15.2% 14	6	3.5% 73
Missing	376	109	19	16	0	520
TOTAL	100.0% 1678	100.0% 258	100.0% 49	100.0% 92	30	2077

Convert? (I-CONVERT)

	Raisd Cath	Cnvrt Cath	Missing	TOTAL
The need to obey Church teachings	71.6% 1440	59.1% 55	2	71.1% 1495
The need to think for yourself	16.0% 322	22.6% 21	0	16.3% 343
An equal mixture of both	9.1% 183	3.2% 3	0	8.8% 186
Don't know	3.2% 65	15.1% 14	0	3.8% 79
Missing	398	133	0	531
TOTAL	100.0% 2010	100.0% 93	2	2103

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Under 15K	15K-29,999	30K-49,999	50K-79,999	80K & over	Missing	TOTAL
The need to obey Church teachings	57.6% 99	66.6% 243	84.2% 492	73.0% 325	69.4% 215	122	73.2% 1374
The need to think for yourself	24.4% 42	19.2% 70	10.8% 63	12.4% 55	20.0% 62	51	15.6% 292
An equal mixture of both	14.5% 25	10.7% 39	3.3% 19	8.1% 36	10.6% 33	35	8.1% 152
Don't know	3.5% 6	3.6% 13	1.7% 10	6.5% 29	0.0% 0	21	3.1% 58
Missing	51	139	122	85	63	0	460
TOTAL	100.0% 172	100.0% 365	100.0% 584	100.0% 445	100.0% 310	229	1876