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1.) TRADEMPH: Agree or disagree -- I wish today's Church would put more emphasis on tradition. 2.) LAYROLE: Agree or disagree-- The laity's role in the Church is just as important as what priests do. 3.) OLDSTRNG: Agree or disagree. -- The Church is not as strong today as it was in my parents' generation. 4.) TRUCHRCH: Agree or disagree -- The Catholic Church is the one true Church. 5.) MSTSAVED: Agree or disagree-- Most everyone will be saved; very few people will go to hell. 6.) HEAVEN: Tell us how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. -- There is a heaven. 7.) JUSTICE: Agree or disagree. -- The Church's main task is to build a more just and equal world. 8.) TRINITY: Agree or disagree with each of the following statements. -- There are three persons in one God. 9.) BASCBOOK: Agree or disagree-- I wish I had a book (catechism) explaining the basic teachings of today's Church 10.) MORALFND: Agree or disagree-- Being Catholic has given me a solid moral foundation. 11.) METFRIND: Agree or disagree. -- I have met most of my best friends through the Church. 12.) COMONCUP: Agree or disagree. -- I like drinking the wine from a common cup at Mass. 13.) FUTURCHR: Agree or disagree-- I'm optimistic about the future of the Church. 14.) RELIGEDU: Young Catholics are not getting the kind of religious education they need to be good Catholics. 15.) GDHOMILY: Agree or disagree -- The homilies at my parish are very well done. 16.) SUFERTST: Agree or disagree -- Suffering is God's way of testing our faith. 17.) DIFBELIF: Agree or disagree -- It's OK for Catholics to have very different religious beliefs. 18.) POPEINFL: How much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. -- The pope is infallible. 19.) LAYRESP: The Church would be in better hands if lay people had more administrative responsibility in parishes 20.) OBEYCHR: Agree or disagree-- It's important to obey Church teachings even if I don't understand them. 21.) TRANSUB: Agree or disagree-- In Mass the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Christ. 22.) GODPUNIS: Agree or disagree with each of the following statements. -- God punishes people for their sins. 23.) MYSPIRTL: Agree or disagree. -- My spirituality is more important to me than the Church. 24.) MDRNGOOD: Agree or disagree-- The modern world contains more good than evil. 25.) HELL: Tell us how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. -- There is a hell. 26.) PARSHLIF: Agree or disagree -- My parish is an important part of my life. 27.) CHARISMC: Agree or disagree -- I consider myself a member of the charismatic renewal. 28.) GODLOVE: Agree or disagree. -- My parish helps me know God's love and care for me. 29.) SHEGOD: Agree or disagree -- I like it when people refer to God as "Her." 30.) EMOTSCAR: Agree or disagree-- I still have some emotional scars from being brought up Catholic. 31.) BADPRIST: Agree or disagree -- I worry about the type of men who are going into the priesthood these days. 32.) PARHELP: Agree or disagree. -- My parish helps me make the right decisions in my work or family. 33.) CATHONLY: Agree or disagree-- I cannot imagine myself being anything other than Catholic. 34.) PRISTWED: Agree or disagree-- It would be good if married men were allowed to be priests. 35.) MASSANCE: Agree or disagree -- The Masses at my parish reflect my racial and ethnic ancestry. 36.) FAITHPVT: Agree or disagree -- Faith is a private matter between God and the individual. 37.) FEMPRIST: Agree or disagree-- It would be good if women were allowed to be priests. 38.) NDGODHLP: You agree or disagree. -- I need God's help to live a good and decent life. 39.) HOLIER: You agree or disagree -- Priests and nuns are holier than lay people. 40.) DOHAILMR: Best indicates how often you do the activity. -- Say prayers like the Our Father or the Hail Mary 41.) DOMASS: Best indicates how often you do the activity. -- Attend Mass 42.) DORETRET: Best indicates how often you do the activity. -- Attend retreats 43.) DOCOMMUN: Best indicates how often you do the activity. -- Receive communion 44.) READBIBL: Best indicates how often you do the activity. -- Read the Bible 45.) DOCONFES: Best indicates how often you do the activity. -- Go to private confession with a priest 46.) TALKGOD: Best indicates how often you do the activity. -- Talk to God 47.) DOPRAYGP: How often you do the activity. -- Attend a Bible study, religious education class, or prayer group 48.) SAYGRACE: Best indicates how often you do the activity. -- Say grace before meals 49.) DOROSARY: Best indicates how often you do the activity. -- Pray the rosary 50.) HELPPOOR: Best indicates how often you do the activity. -- Actively work to help the poor 51.) HOLYDAYS: Best indicates how often you do the activity. -- Attend Mass on Holy Days of Obligation 52.) SEECATTV: How often you do the activity. -- Watch Catholic Masses or other Catholic programs on television 53.) SEETELVG: How often you do the activity. -- Watch televangelists like Pat Robertson or Robert Schuller 54.) DOPRAYER: Best indicates how often you do the activity. -- Start and end the day with a prayer 55.) DOPENANC: Best indicates how often you do the activity -- Go to group penance service (rite of reconciliation) 56.) RADIO: Best indicates how often you do the activity. -- Listen to contemporary Christian music on radio 57.) READBULE: Best indicates how often you do the activity. -- Read parish bulletins and newsletters 58.) READPAPR: Best indicates how often you do the activity. -- Read diocesan newspaper 59.) READOTHR: Best indicates how often you do the activity. -- Read other religious magazines or newspapers 60.) MASSIMPT: Level of importance you personally attach to each of the following. -- Attending Mass every weekend 61.) JUSTIMPT: Level of importance you personally attach. -- Building a more just and equal world 62.) OBEYIMPT: Level of importance. -- Obeying Church teachings even when I don't understand them 63.) COMUNIMP: Level of importance you personally attach. -- Receiving communion on a regular basis 64.) CONSCIMP: Level of importance you personally attach to each of the following. -- Following my own conscience 65.) POPEIMPT: Level of importance you personally attach. -- Believing in the infallibility of the pope 66.) HLPORIMP: Level of importance you personally attach. -- Actively working to help the poor 67.) ROSRYIMP: Level of importance you personally attach to each of the following. -- Saying the rosary 68.) SVSOLIMP: Level of importance you personally attach to each of the following. -- Saving my soul 69.) RDBIBIMP: Level of importance you personally attach to each of the following. -- Reading the Bible 70.) TRUCHIMP: Level of importance personally attach -- Believing the Catholic Church is the one true Church 71.) GIVEIMPT: Level of importance you personally attach. -- Contributing financially to the Church 72.) TRNTYIMP: Level of importance you personally attach -- Believing there are three persons in one God 73.) ENDIMPT: Level of importance you personally attach. -- Working to end racism, sexism and other injustices 74.) SUFERIMP: Level of importance you personally attach. -- Believing in the spiritual benefits of suffering 75.) PUNISIMP: Level of importance you personally attach -- Believing that God punishes people for their sins 76.) FEELLOVE: How many times, have you had? -- A feeling that God loves me very much 77.) FEELHELP: How many times have you had? -- A feeling that God has taken care of me when I've really needed help 78.) FEELANSR: How many times have you had? -- A feeling that God has answered my prayers 79.) FEELFORC: - A feeling that I was very close to a powerful spiritual force that seemed to lift me out of myself 80.) FEELPUNI: How many times have you had? -- A feeling that God has punished me for doing something wrong 81.) FEELUNIT: How many times have you had? -- A feeling of being united with the universe 82.) FEELHEAL: How many times have you had? -- A feeling that I have been physically healed by God 83.) FEELINST: How many times have you had? -- A feeling that God gave me instructions to take some specific action 84.) ONCOUNCL: How many times have you had? -- Parish council, administration, finance, personnel, buildings 85.) BIBLSTDY: To what extent are you active in any of the following parish activities? -- Education, Bible study 86.) WORSHIP: To what extent are you active in any of the following parish activities? -- Worship, music, liturgy 87.) EVANGEL: To what extent are you active in any parish activities? -- Parish recruitment, evangelization 88.) SOCIALIF: To what extent are you active in any of the following parish activities? -- Social life of parish 89.) OUTREACH: To what extent are you active in any parish activities? -- Social outreach, poverty, peace 90.) CHURGIVE: $ to Church 1993 -- To support Catholic parish (Sunday collections) & special fund drives 91.) SKULGIVE: $ to Church 1993-- To support Catholic grade schools, high schools, & colleges 92.) PRISTLIK: Best describes your current relationships with priests and sisters. -- Priests 93.) NUNLIKE: Best describes your current relationships with priests and sisters. -- Nuns 94.) HEARVAII: Vatican II, council of world bishops btwn 1962-1965 -- Heard a priest discuss Vatican II from pulpit 95.) TALKVAII: Vatican II, council world bishops btw 1962 -1965? -- Talked informally with people about Vatican II 96.) GOTOVAII: Vatican II, council world bishops btw 1962 -1965? -- Attended formal talks about Vatican II 97.) BOOKVAII: Vatican II, council world bishops btw 1962 -1965? -- Read any books or articles about Vatican II 98.) REALVAII: Vatican II, council world bishops btw 1962 -1965? -- Read any of the official Vatican II documents 99.) FEELVAII: Which statement best describes your feelings about Vatican Council II? 100.) HOWRELIG: How religious would you say you are? 101.) CONSERV: In terms of my overall religious beliefs and practices, I consider myself: 102.) RELGTEEN: For each stage of life listed, indicate about how religiously active you were. -- As a teenager 103.) REL18_29: For each stage of life listed, indicate about how religiously active you were. -- 18-29 years old 104.) REL30_49: For each stage of life listed, indicate about how religiously active you were. -- 30-49 years old 105.) REL50_65: For each stage of life listed, indicate about how religiously active you were. -- 50-65 years old 106.) RELOVR65: For each stage of life listed, indicate about how religiously active you were. -- Over 65 years old 107.) TRADTEEN: Rate your religious beliefs being more traditional, compared to less traditional-- As a teen-ager 108.) TRD18_29: Rate your religious beliefs being more traditional, compared to less traditional -- 18-29 years old 109.) TRD30_49: Rate your religious beliefs being more traditional, compared to less traditional. -- 30-49 years old 110.) TRD50_65: Rate your religious beliefs being more traditional, compared to less traditional -- 50-65 years old 111.) TRADGT65: Rate your religious beliefs being more traditional, compared to less traditional-- Over 65 years old 112.) RCDISCRM: How often, if ever, have you felt discriminated against because you are Catholic? 113.) RACDISCM: Anyone in Church discriminate against you personally because of your race, ethnicity, gender-- Race 114.) ETHDISCM: Anyone Church discriminate against you personally because of your race, ethnicity, gender- Ethnicity 115.) SEXDISCM: Anyone in Church discriminate against you personally because of your race, ethnicity, gender- Gender 116.) GRDCHURC: School grade system of A(excellent), B, C, D & F(fail), rate parish in meeting your spiritual needs 117.) GRDPOPE: School grade system A(excellent), B, C, D and F(fail), rate Pope John Paul II's leadership of Church 118.) GOTOPROT: No wedding & funeral, how often woship service/other activity Protestant, Jewish or non-Christian 119.) LIMTWELF: To what extent do you think it is important to do? -- Limit government's role in welfare 120.) RAISETAX: What extent do you think its important to -- Pay higher taxes to provide health care for all 121.) GUNCNTRL: To what extent do you think it is important to? -- Control the sale and use of guns 122.) LIMTBUSI: To what extent do you think it is important to? -- Limit government's influence in business 123.) HLPUNION: To what extent do you think it is important to do each of the following things? -- Support unions 124.) HOMOSXOK: Tell us whether you think these actions are morally right or wrong. -- Homosexuality 125.) ABORTOK: Tell us whether you think these actions are morally right or wrong. -- Abortion 126.) EUTHOK: Tell us whether you think these actions are morally right or wrong. -- Euthanasia 127.) PRESEXOK: Tell us whether you think these actions are morally right or wrong. -- Premarital sex 128.) PILLOK: Whether you think these actions are morally right or wrong -- Use of condoms or birth control pills 129.) RNKHOMOA: Rank which are most important to you-- Homosexuality: Whether it is natural, the way God made things 130.) RNKHOMOB: Rank which are most important to you. -- Homosexuality: What the church teaches about it 131.) RNKHOMOC: Important to you. -- Homosexuality: What the circumstances and consequences are in any given case 132.) RNKABRTA: Rank which are most important to you. -- Abortion: Whether it is natural, the way God made things 133.) RNKABRTB: Rank which are most important to you. -- Abortion: What the church teaches about it 134.) RNKABRTC: Most important to you. -- Abortion: What the circumstances and consequences are in any given case 135.) RNKEUTHA: Rank which are most important to you. -- Euthanasia: Whether it is natural, the way God made things 136.) RNKEUTHB: Rank considerations which are most important to you. -- Euthanasia: What the church teaches about it 137.) RNKEUTHC: Rank most important to you-- Euthanasia: What the circumstances & consequences are in any given case 138.) RNKPRSXA: Rank most important to you. -- Pre-marital sex: Whether it is natural, the way God made things 139.) RNKPRSXB: Rank which are most important to you. -- Pre-marital sex: What the church teaches about it 140.) RNKPRSXC: Rank important to you. -- Pre-marital sex: What circumstances & consequences are in any given case 141.) RNKPILLA: Important. -- Using condoms or birth control pills: Whether it is natural, the way God made things 142.) RNKPILLB: Rank most important to you -- Using condoms or birth control pills: What the Church teaches about it 143.) RNKPILLC: Using condoms or birth control pills: What the circumstances and consequences are in any given case 144.) FEMHOME: Children young, better if husband breadwinner & wife take care of home & children 145.) EMOPOLIT: Most men are better suited emotionally for politics than are most women. 146.) LAWUNFAR: Agree or disagree-- There are still many laws and customs that are unfair to American women. 147.) FEMOVRAD: Agree or disagree -- Most of the leaders of the women's movement are too radical for me. 148.) WIFEHELP: -- It is more important for a wife to help her husband's career than to have one herself. 149.) POORLAZY: Important explaining why there are poor people-- Lack of effort by the poor themselves 150.) POORDRUG: Important explaining why there are poor people -- Use of drugs and alcohol among the poor 151.) POORWAGE: Important explaining why there are poor people -- Low wages in some businesses and industries 152.) POORMANG: Explaining why there are poor people? -- Lack of thrift and proper money management among the poor 153.) POOREDUC: Important explaining why there are poor people -- Lack of good schools for many Americans 154.) POORTLNT: Important explaining why there are poor people -- Lack of talent and ability among the poor 155.) POORJOBS: Important explaining why there are poor people -- Not enough jobs for everyone 156.) POORPREJ: Explaining why there poor people -- Prejudice and discrimination against blacks and other minorities 157.) POLPARTY: I consider myself: 158.) GENDER: Sex of respondent: 160.) RACE: Race of respondent: 164.) BORNUSA: Which one of the following groups do you belong to? 165.) KIDTWNRC: -- As a child, what percent of the city or town's population was Catholic? 166.) ADLTWNRC: -- As an adult, what percent of the city or town's population is Catholic? 167.) KIDRCOK: -- As a child, how did non-Catholics in your community feel about Catholics 168.) ADLTRCOK: -- As an adult, how do non-Catholics in your community feel about Catholics? 169.) RAISEDBY: I was raised mostly by: 170.) ADMIRMOM: How much did you admire or want to be like your parents? -- Mother (or stepmother) 171.) ADMIRDAD: How much did you admire or want to be like your parents? -- Father (or stepfather) 172.) CLOSEMOM: How close were you to your parents? -- Mother (or stepmother) 173.) CLOSEDAD: How close were you to your parents? -- Father (or stepfather) 174.) EDUCMOM: How far did your parents go in school? -- Mother (or stepmother) 175.) EDUCDAD: How far did your parents go in school? -- Father (or stepfather) 176.) JOBMOM: Part-time or full-time work parents did outside home during your childhood-- Mother (or stepmother) 177.) JOBDAD: Part-time or full-time work parents did outside the home during childhood? -- Father (or stepfather) 178.) RELIGMOM: Religious group with which most closely identified during your childhood. -- Mother (or stepmother) 179.) RELIGDAD: Religious group with whichmost closely identified during your childhood. -- Father (or stepfather) 180.) RELMASMA: Religious group with which person most closely identified during your childhood. -- Mother's mother 181.) RELMASPA: Religious group with which person most closely identified during your childhood. -- Mother's father 182.) RELPASMA: Religious group with which person most closely identified during your childhood. -- Father's mother 183.) RELPASPA: Religious group with which person most closely identified during your childhood. -- Father's father 184.) RAISCATH: Were you raised Catholic? 185.) MYPEOPAF: Religious affiliation people closest to you & parents (e.g. their friends) --People closest to me 186.) MAPEOPAF: Religious affiliation people closest to you & parents (e.g. their friends)- People closest to parent 187.) MARELIMP: How important was religion to your parents during your childhood? -- Mother (or stepmother) 188.) PARELIMP: How important was religion to your parents during your childhood? -- Father (or stepfather) 189.) MAGOCHUR: When growing up, how often did your parents attend religious services? -- Mother (or stepmother) 190.) PAGOCHUR: When growing up, how often did your parents attend religious services? -- Father (or stepfather) 191.) MACONSRV: Describe parents' (or stepparents') religious beliefs & practices growing up -- Mother (stepmother) 192.) PACONSRV: Describe parents' (or stepparents') religious beliefs & practices growing up -- Father (stepfather) 193.) MATLKREL: How often did your parents talk to you about religion when you were child? -- Mother (or stepmother) 194.) PATLKREL: How often did your parents talk to you about religion when you were child? -- Father (or stepfather) 195.) KIDROSRY: How often you participated in religious practices when you were growing up. -- Said the rosary 196.) KIDCONFS: How often you participated in religious practices when you were growing up. -- Went to confession 197.) KIDMASS: How often you participated in religious practices when you were growing up. -- Attended Mass 198.) KIDCOMMN: How often you participated in religious practices when you were growing up. -- Went to communion 199.) KIDCATEC: How often practice when you were growing up. -- Studied catechism or other religious edu material 200.) KIDSERVC: How often religious practices when you were growing up -- Did community service project 201.) KIDCROSS: How often religious practices when you were growing up-- Attended Stations of the Cross 202.) KIDHOLYD: How often religious practices when you were growing up. -- Attended Mass on Holy Days of Obligation 203.) KIDHLMRY: How often religious practices when you were growing up-- Said prayers (Our Father or Hail Mary) 204.) KIDSTDGP: How often religious practices when you were growing up-- Participated in Bible study/prayer groups 205.) KIDPRAYR: How often religious practices when you were growing up. -- Started and ended the day with a prayer 206.) KIDNOVEN: How often you participated in religious practices when you were growing up. -- Attended novenas 207.) KIDBIBLE: Often you participated in the following religious practices when you were growing up -- Read Bible 208.) KIDMUSIC: Often religious practices when you were growing up -- Listened contemporary Christian music on radio 209.) KIDALTAR: Often religious practices when you were growing up. -- Assisted priest w/ Mass (served on the altar) 210.) KIDOUTLK: How would you describe your religious outlook when you were growing up? 211.) KIDRELVL: How religious would you say you were during your childhood? 212.) MATNKREL: Parents & friends think of your religious belief & practice when growing up-- Mother (or stepmother) 213.) PATNKREL: Parents & friends think of your religious belief & practice when growing up --Father (stepfather) 214.) FRTNKREL: Parents & friends think of your religious belief & practice when growing up-- Your friends at school 215.) PRSN1WHO: Other than parents, who has been most important during your life. Is or was this person? 216.) PRSN1CAT: Other than parents, who most important during your life. Is or was this person ever Catholic? 217.) PRSN1ACT: Other than parents, most important. In terms of religious participation, is or was this person? 218.) PRSN1TRD: Other than parents, most important in life. In terms of religious outlook, is or was this person? 219.) PRSN1CLS: Other than parents, most important life. What type of relationship do or did you have w/ this person 220.) PRSN2WHO: Other than parents, who most important during your life. Is or was this person? 221.) PRSN2CAT: Other than parents, who most important during your life. Is or was this person ever Catholic? 222.) PRSN2ACT: Other than parents, most important life. In terms of religious participation, is or was this person? 223.) PRSN2TRD: Other than parents, most important in life. In terms of religious outlook, is or was this person? 224.) PRSN2CLS: Other than parents most important life. What type of relationship do or did you have w/ this person? 225.) PRSN3WHO: Other than parents, who most important during your life. Is or was this person? 226.) PRSN3CAT: Other than parents, who most important during your life. Is or was this person ever Catholic? 227.) PRSN3ACT: Other than parents most important in life. In terms of religious participation is or was this person 228.) PRSN3TRD: Other than parents, most important in life. In terms of religious outlook, is or was this person? 229.) PRSN3CLS: Other than parents, most important life What type of relationship do or did you have w/ this person? 230.) PRSN4WHO: Other than parents, who most important during your life. Is or was this person? 231.) PRSN4CAT: Other than parents, who most important during your life.Is or was this person ever Catholic? 232.) PRSN4ACT: Other than parents, most important life. In terms of religious participation, is or was this person? 233.) PRSN4TRD: Other than parents, most important in life. In terms of religious outlook, is or was this person? 234.) PRSN4CLS: Other than parents, most important life.What type of relationship do or did you have w/ this person? 235.) PRSN5WHO: Other than parents, who most important during your life. Is or was this person? 236.) PRSN5CAT: Other than parents, who most important during your life. Is or was this person ever Catholic? 237.) PRSN5ACT: Other than parents, most important life. In terms of religious participation, is or was this person? 238.) PRSN5TRD: Other than parents, most important in life. In terms of religious outlook, is or was this person? 239.) PRSN5CLS: Other than parents, most important life What type of relationship do or did you have w/ this person? 240.) SCALHOME: Religious upbring. "1" + & reward, "7" - & painful experience, "4" +/- experiences -- At home 241.) SCALECCD: Religious upbring. "1" + & reward, "7" - & painful experience, "4" +/- experiences- CCD (Sun school) 242.) SCALCHUR: Religious upbring. "1" + & reward, "7" - & painful experience, "4" +/- experiences-- In your parish 243.) SCALSKUL: Religious upbring. "1" + & reward, "7" - & painful experience, "4" +/- experiences- Catholic schools 244.) BEPRIEST: When you were young, did people ever encourage you to become a priest, a nun, or a brother? 245.) TNKPRIST: Did you ever give serious thought to becoming a priest, nun, or brother? 246.) EDUCLEVL: Indicate the highest number of years of schooling you have completed. 247.) GRADSKUL: What kind of grade school(s) did you attend? 248.) HIGHSKUL: What kind of high school(s) did you attend? 250.) INRCSKUL: ASKED WHO ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL: How much of your education after high school was in Catholic schools 253.) SAMETOWN: Your life same or different today compared when 18 yrs old-- Do you live in the same town? 254.) SAMNEIGH: Your life same or different today compared when 18 yrs old? -- Do you live in the same neighborhood? 255.) SAMPARSH: Your life same or different today compared when 18 yrs old? -- Do you attend the same parish? 256.) SAMELESR: Your life same of diff today compared 18 yrs old -- Do you participate in same leisure activities 257.) SAMEMARY: Your life same or different today compared when 18 yrs old? -- Is your marital status the same? 258.) MOMLIVES: Your life same or different today compared when 18 yrs old? -- Is your mother still alive? 259.) DADLIVES: Your life same or different today compared when 18 yrs old? -- Is your father still alive? 260.) SAMFRIND: Your life same or different today compared when 18 yrs old- Is your closest friend the same person? 261.) PLACLIVE: Different states or countries lived in since turned l8 (including in college or military service)? 262.) MARYSTAT: I am: 263.) HOUSWORK: Who takes responsibility of the following chores the majority of the time? -- Does housework 264.) KIDCARE: Who takes responsibility the majority of the time? -- Takes care of the children 265.) GETSCASH: Who takes responsibility the majority of the time? -- Provides household income 266.) HAVEKIDS: Do you have any children? 275.) KIDSACTV: How many of your adult children (18 yrs & older) are still actively involved in the Catholic Church? 276.) MARYANUL: Have you ever had a marriage annulled by the Church?

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