Survey of American Catholic Priests, 1985

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FAITH (Weighted by WT) Below are a number of statements which are frequently made today. Please indicate the extent of your agreement or disagreement with each of them by circling one number on each line. -- Faith is primarily an encounter with God in Christ Jesus, rather than an assent to a coherent set of defined truths.   1) Strongly agree   2) Somewhat agree   3) Uncertain   4) Somewhat disagree   5) Strongly disagree

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Strongly agree	610	41.9%	41.9%
Somewhat agree	502	34.5%	76.4%
Uncertain	72	4.9%	81.3%
Somewhat disagree	157	10.8%	92.1%
Strongly disagree	115	7.9%	100%
Missing	18	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Age

Age (I-AGE)

	26-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70 & over	Missing	TOTAL
Strongly agree	43.1% 147	50.9% 169	42.3% 154	32.7% 88	34.5% 51	1	41.9% 609
Somewhat agree	42.2% 144	38.9% 129	32.4% 118	30.9% 83	18.2% 27	1	34.5% 501
Uncertain	4.1% 14	2.7% 9	6.0% 22	7.4% 20	4.7% 7	0	5.0% 72
Somewhat disagree	7.0% 24	7.5% 25	12.6% 46	16.0% 43	13.5% 20	0	10.9% 158
Strongly disagree	3.5% 12	0.0% 0	6.6% 24	13.0% 35	29.1% 43	1	7.8% 114
Missing	0	2	4	6	6	0	18
TOTAL	100.0% 341	100.0% 332	100.0% 364	100.0% 269	100.0% 148	3	1454