Catholics -- feeling thermometer (VCF0204)

Temperature toward Catholics 0=Cold;100=Hot Id like to get your feelings toward groups that are in the news these days. I will use something we call the feeling thermometer, and here is how it works. Ill read the name of a groups and Id like you to rate that group using the feeling thermometer. Ratings between 50 degrees and 100 degrees mean that you feel favorable and warm toward the group. Ratings between 0 degrees and 50 degrees mean that you dont feel favorable toward the group and that you dont care too much for that group. How would you rate Catholics? (998 = Dont know/999=No answer) (CATHTEMP)

Catholics really are not permitted to think for themselves. (NOTTHINK)

Feeling Thermometer: Catholics (CATHTHRM)

Feeling Thermometer: the Catholic Church (CCHRCTHR)

Thinking about specific religious groups, what is your overall opinion of: Catholics? (GRPCATH)

Is your overall opinion of Catholics very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? (OPCATHS)

Now thinking about some specific religious groups... Is your overall opinion of Catholics very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? (OPRELGR1)

Now thinking about some specific religious groups… Is your overall opinion of Catholics very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? [Asked only if FORM = 1.] (RELCATH)

How would you rate: Catholics? (V085064C)

Temperature toward Catholics 0=Cold;100=Hot (CATHTEMP)

THERMOMETER RATING: CATHOLICS [887=Dont recognize; 888=Dont know where to rate; 889=Refused; 999=NA] (CATHTHRM)

THERMOMETER RATING: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH [887=Dont recognize; 888=Dont know where to rate; 889=Refused; 999=NA] (RCC_THRM)

Overall would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? (CATHCHRC)

Now Id like your views on some specific religious groups. Is your overall opinion of Catholics very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? (FAVCATH)

Is your overall opinion of Catholics very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? (QN14_C)

Now thinking about some specific religious groups... Is your overall opinion of Catholics very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? (Q141A) [NOTE: CATH_A through BUDDH_A were read together as a block, but were read in random order within the block (except that ATHEIS_A was always read last).] (CATH_A)

On another subject, overall would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) (C_OPINCC)

On another subject...overall, would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? (CATHOPIN)

(CATHOLIC OVERSAMPLE) On another subject, overall would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? (CATOPN)

50E6. Catholics? (FTCATHS)

Here are some groups and organizations that have been in the news. Please tell me how close you feel to each of them: very close, close, neutral, far, very far, or dont know enough about the group or organization to say. -- Catholics. (CLCATH)

Overall, would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? (CATHCHUR)

ASKED OF THOSE WHOSE SAID THEIR RELIGION WAS PROTESTANT, JEWISH, OTHER, NONE, OR NOT SURE: Compared to 15 years ago, as far as you personally are concerned, do you feel more positive about Catholics, more negative, or have you not changed your views much at all? (VIEWCATH)

Now Id like your opinion of some religious groups. Would you say your overall opinion of Catholics is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? (OPCATHOL)

Overall, would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? (OPINCATH)

Overall, would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? (CATHOPIN)

For the following group or organization, please indicate which category best describes your overall opinion of that group or organization. Would you say your overall opinion of Catholics is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? (FAVCATH)

What about CATHOLICS? (Would you say they have too much influence, just about the right amount of influence, or too little influence?) (CATH INFL)

Now Im going to mention certain religious groups and organizations. Please tell me whether you would like to see them have more influence in shaping public opinion on important social issues, or less influence. -- Roman Catholics (INFCTHLC)

Do you feel that the following groups have too much influence, too little influence, or the right amount of influence in our society? -- The Catholic Church. (INFCATH)

Has the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests hurt the overall reputation of the Catholic Church in your eyes, or not? (HURTREP)

ASKED OF THOSE WHOSE SAID THEIR RELIGION WAS PROTESTANT, JEWISH, OTHER, NONE, OR NOT SURE: Do you feel the Catholic Church has too much power and wealth here in the U.S., too little, or about the right amount of power and wealth, considering the number of Catholics in the U.S.? (PWRCATH)

ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO THINK THERE ARE RELIGIOUS GROUPS IN AMERICA WHO HAVE TOO MUCH POWER AND INFLUENCE: Which religious groups have too much power and influence? First mention (RELPWR1)

ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO THINK THERE ARE RELIGIOUS GROUPS IN AMERICA WHO HAVE TOO MUCH POWER AND INFLUENCE: Which religious groups have too much power and influence? Second mention (RELPWR2)

ASKED ONLY OF THOSE WHO THINK THERE ARE RELIGIOUS GROUPS IN AMERICA WHO HAVE TOO MUCH POWER AND INFLUENCE: Which religious groups have too much power and influence? Third mention (RELPWR3)

Many people say some groups have too much power in this country and some have not enough, but they often disagree on which groups have too much or too little. For each of the following groups of people in America, please decide whether you think they have too much power, too little, or about the right amount of power in our nations affairs. -- Catholics (PWRCTHL)

Now I want to ask you about different groups in the city. For each tell me if you think there really is a lot of anti-Semitic feeling in that group, some but not a lot, or almost none. - Catholics (ANTICATH)

The statues and images in Catholic churches are idols. (IDOLS)

Catholic rosaries and holy medals are superstitious. (ROSARIES)

One of the ways to help reduce tensions between groups is to get out into the open things about one group that bother people in the other group. Here is a list of things that Protestants have said about Catholics and Catholics have said about Protestants. For each statement, would you please indicate how you feel: Do you feel it is true, tends to be true, tends to be false, or is false? -- Catholics try to impose their religious practices on others. (CTHLMPOS)

Q50 How much would you say that you trust the following people or groups ..o. Catholics (Q50O)

I am going to name various groups of people. Please tell me whether or not you would like to have these groups as neighbors, if it wouldnt make any difference to you, or if you would prefer not to have them as neighbors. -- Catholics. (NEICATH)

We would like you to imagine, for a moment, that for some reason you could no longer continue to attend a church of your present denomination. Below is a list of other denominations that it would be possible for you to attend. We would like you to consider each and decide for yourself how comfortable and at home you think you would feel in each. -- Roman Catholic Church (ROMANCAT)

Would you be more likely or less likely to support a candidate for president who is Catholic, or wouldnt this matter to you? (PRESCATH)

If your party nominated a generally well-qualified person for President would you vote for the following if that person happened to be the following -- Catholic. (PRESCATH)

If a presidential candidate belongs to a political party you like and has many views you like, would you be willing to vote for such a person if the person is Catholic? (PRESCATH)

If your party nominated someone for president who was generally well qualified and happened to be Catholic, would you vote for the candidate? (VOTECTH)