Survey of American Catholic Priests, 2001

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CELIBACY If celibacy for priests became optional, do you think you would ever get married?   1) Certainly yes   2) Probably yes   3) Uncertain   4) Probably no   5) Certainly no

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Certainly yes	39	3.1%	3.1%	-2.82
Probably yes	105	8.3%	11.4%	-1.91
Uncertain	155	12.3%	23.7%	-.99
Probably no	375	29.7%	53.4%	-.08
Certainly no	587	46.6%	100%	.84

Variable Comparisons

Age

Age (I-AGE)

	28-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+	TOTAL
Certainly yes	4.9% 5	3.3% 6	3.7% 11	3.0% 9	2.2% 8	3.1% 39
Probably yes	8.8% 9	12.0% 22	9.0% 27	10.6% 32	3.5% 13	8.2% 103
Uncertain	14.7% 15	15.8% 29	15.0% 45	13.5% 41	6.8% 25	12.3% 155
Probably no	34.3% 35	37.7% 69	33.2% 100	28.1% 85	23.2% 86	29.8% 375
Certainly no	37.3% 38	31.1% 57	39.2% 118	44.9% 136	64.3% 238	46.6% 587
TOTAL	100.0% 102	100.0% 183	100.0% 301	100.0% 303	100.0% 370	1259