Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, View of - Measurement Concept

What is respondent's view of the Catholic sexual abuse scandals?
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Survey Questions

SEXHANDL from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2002
(ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED THAT THEY HAD HEARD 'A LOT' OR 'A LITTLE' ABOUT RECENT TRIALS INVOLVING CATHOLIC PRIESTS WHO HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE) Based on what you have heard, how would you evaluate the Catholic Church's handling of these cases of alleged sexual abuse by priests? SEXABUSE from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2002
How much, if anything, have you heard about recent criminal trials involving Catholic priests who have been accused of child sexual abuse - a lot, a little, or nothing at all? COVERUP from ABC News Church Abuse, 2004
Do you think church officials are mainly trying to prevent sexual abuse of children by priests, or mainly trying to cover up the problem? PRIESTS from ABC News Church Abuse, 2004
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Catholic Church is handling the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests? [INTERVIEWER: Get answer and then ask: Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?] Q4H from Faith in Flux - Changes in Religious Affiliation in the U.S.
IF CONVERT RAISED CATHOLIC: The clergy sexual-abuse scandal. Is this an important reason you are no longer (FRMREL), or not? C_PBSEXA from ABC News-Washington Post Poll, The New Pope, 2005
For each item I name, please tell me how high a priority it should be for Pope Benedict the highest priority, a high priority but not the highest, or a lower priority than that. How about addressing the issue of sexual abuse?--How high a priority should addressing the issue of sexual abuse by priests be for Pope Benedict? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) HNDLSA from ABC News Church Scandal Poll, 2002
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Catholic Church is handling the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: Get answer and then ask: Do you approve/disapprove STRONGLY or SOMEWHAT?] CHTLLPA from ABC News Vatican Meeting - Expectations Poll, 2002
Do you think the church should or should not tell parishioners of any accusation of sexual abuse of children by a priest in their parish? CHSTPROC from ABC News Vatican Meeting - Expectations Poll, 2002
Do you think the church should or should not establish a single, standard procedure on handling sex-abuse charges at every diocese in the country. CHRMPRST from ABC News Vatican Meeting - Expectations Poll, 2002
Do you think the church should or should not remove from the priesthood any priest found to have sexually abused a child? CHREPPOL from ABC News Vatican Meeting - Expectations Poll, 2002
Do you think the church should or should not report to the police any accusation of sexual abuse of children by a priest? CARDLAW from ABC News Vatican Meeting - Expectations Poll, 2002
As you may know, Cardinal Bernard Law in Boston has been accused of mishandling this issue by transferring priests accused of sexual abuse of children from parish to parish. Do you think Law should or should not resign as cardinal? CHSSPPR from ABC News Vatican Meeting - Expectations Poll, 2002
Do you think the church should or should not suspend any priest accused of sexual abuse of children while the charge is investigated? HNDLSA from ABC News Vatican Meeting - Expectations Poll, 2002
On another subject, do you approve or disapprove of the way the Catholic Church has handled the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests? Do you approve/disapprove STRONGLY or SOMEWHAT? LAWCHREP from ABC News Vatican Meeting - Expectations Poll, 2002
[If CHREPPOL is 'should do'], Should the church be required by law to [report to the police any accusation of sexual abuse of children by a priest], or should it be up to the church to decide? LAWCHRMP from ABC News Vatican Meeting - Expectations Poll, 2002
[If CHRMPRST is 'should do'], Should the church be required by law to [remove from the priesthood any priest found to have sexually abused a child], or should it be up to the church to decide? LAWCHSSP from ABC News Vatican Meeting - Expectations Poll, 2002
[If CHSSPPR is 'should do'], Should the church be required by law to [suspend any priest accused of sexual abuse of children while the charge is investigated], or should it be up to the church to decide? VATICAN from ABC News Vatican Meeting - Expectations Poll, 2002
American cardinals will be meeting with church officials at the Vatican to discuss how the church handles the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests. Do you think this meeting will or will not produce meaningful improvements in the way the church handles the issue? LAWCHTLL from ABC News Vatican Meeting - Expectations Poll, 2002
[If CHTLLPA is 'should do'], Should the church be required by law to [tell parishioners of any accusation of sexual abuse of children by a priest in their parish], or should it be up to the church to decide? PRABUS3 from ABC News the Pope and the Church, 2003
Do you think the pope has done enough to address the problem of sexual abuse of children and teenagers by priests, or should he have done more? PRABUS from ABC News the Pope and the Church, 2003
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Catholic Church is handling the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests? [INTERVIEWER NOTE: Get answer and then ask: Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?] INFABUS1 from Survey of Chicago Catholics, 2007
How much of an influence were the following factors in your decision to leave the Catholic Church? The sex abuse scandal INFABUS2 from Survey of Chicago Catholics, 2007
If you should leave the Catholic Church whatever might the reasons be-which of the following might influence such a decision-a lot, some, not much, or none? The sex abuse scandal PERFAITH from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
[Asked of Catholics only], Has this issue of sexual abuse by priests caused you to rethink or re-examine your own personal faith, or not? PRIESTSA from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
Do you think Catholic priests are more likely than other men to sexually abuse children, less likely, or about the same? PRNOMAR from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
Please tell me if you think the church's policy of not allowing priests to marry contributes to the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests, or not. PRNOPOL from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
Please tell me if you think the practice of not calling the police when a priest is accused of sexual abuse contributes to the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests, or not. PRNOWOM from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
Please tell me if you think the church's policy of not allowing women to be priests contributes to the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests, or not. PRSHORT from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
Please tell me if you think a reluctance in the Church to dismiss priests because of a shortage of priests contributes to the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests, or not. PRTRANS from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
Please tell me if you think the practice of transferring priests accused of sexual abuse to another parish contributes to the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests, or not. PRVATIC from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
Please tell me if you think a lack of Vatican oversight of the Catholic Church in the United States contributes to the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests, or not. ABUSEPR from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
In your opinion, how much of a problem is the issue of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests - would you say it's a major problem that demands immediate attention, a less immediate problem or not much of a problem at all? ABUSECR from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
Would you call this issue [of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests] a crisis for the church, or not a crisis? CONFID from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
How confident are you that the Catholic Church can solve the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests - very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident or not confident at all? COVERNOW from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
And how about now, do you think church officials now are mainly trying to prevent sexual abuse of children by priests, or mainly trying to cover up the problem? COVERUP from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
In the past, do you think church officials have mainly tried to prevent sexual abuse of children by priests, or mainly tried to cover up the problem? FEELINGS from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
Overall, when you think of the way the church has handled the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests, how would you say you feel about it - angry; dissatisfied but not angry; satisfied, but not pleased; or are you pleased with the way the church has handled it? FREQABUS from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
[Asked of Catholics only], Do you think that sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests is something that happens very often, somewhat often, infrequently, or very rarely? HANDLECH from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Catholic Church has handled the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests? HELPABUS from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
Do you feel that the Catholic Church is or is not doing enough to deal with this issue [of sexual abuse of children by priests]? HURTREP from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
Has the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests hurt the overall reputation of the Catholic Church in your eyes, or not? ABUSFREQ from ABC News Priests and Pedophilia Poll, 2002
Do you think that sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests is something that happens very often, somewhat often, infrequently, or very rarely? ABUSPRST from ABC News Priests and Pedophilia Poll, 2002
In your opinion, how much of a problem is the issue of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests - would you say it's a major problem that demands immediate attention, a less -immediate problem or not much of a problem at all? HURTREP from ABC News Priests and Pedophilia Poll, 2002
Has the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests hurt the overall reputation of the Catholic Church in your eyes, or not? PRSTMORE from ABC News Priests and Pedophilia Poll, 2002
Do you think Catholic priests are more likely than other men to sexually abuse children, less likely, or about the same? PRTMARRY from ABC News Priests and Pedophilia Poll, 2002
As you may know, the Catholic Church does not allow priests to marry. Do you think this policy contributes to the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests, or not? OR3PRPRH from ABC News Bishops Meeting Expectations Poll, June 2002
For each of the following items I mention, please tell me if you think it has or has not contributed to the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests. The third is ... . [Note: Interviewers were asked to scramble these items. For this question each item was asked third.] OR2PRNOP from ABC News Bishops Meeting Expectations Poll, June 2002
For each of the following items I mention, please tell me if you think it has or has not contributed to the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests. The second is ... . [Note: Interviewers were asked to scramble these items. For this question each item was asked second.] OR1PRNOM from ABC News Bishops Meeting Expectations Poll, June 2002
For each of the following items I mention, please tell me if you think it has or has not contributed to the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests. The first is ... . [Note: Interviewers were asked to scramble these items. For this question each item was asked first.] HNDLSA from ABC News Bishops Meeting Expectations Poll, June 2002
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Catholic Church is handling the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests? INTERVIEWER NOTE: Get answer and then ask: Do you approve/disapprove STRONGLY or SOMEWHAT? BISHMEET from ABC News Bishops Meeting Expectations Poll, June 2002
American bishops will be meeting in the next week to set new policies on how the Church handles the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests. Do you think this meeting will or will not produce meaningful improvements in the way the Church handles the issue? PRNOMAR from ABC News Bishops Meeting Expectations Poll, June 2002
For each of the following items I mention, please tell me if you think it has or has not contributed to the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests. - The Church's policy of not allowing priests to marry. Do you think it's been a major part of the problem, or a minor part? PRSCREEN from ABC News Bishops Meeting Expectations Poll, June 2002
For each of the following items I mention, please tell me if you think it has or has not contributed to the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests. - Inadequate screening and preparation of priest candidates in the seminaries. Do you think it's been a major part of the problem, or a minor part? PRPRHOMO from ABC News Bishops Meeting Expectations Poll, June 2002
For each of the following items I mention, please tell me if you think it has or has not contributed to the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests. - The number of priests who are homosexuals. Do you think it's been a major part of the problem, or a minor part? ABUSEONE from ABC News Bishops Meeting Expectations Poll, June 2002
What do you think should be done in the case of a priest who has sexually abused one adolescent child once in the past, with no further accusations? Should all such priests be automatically removed from the priesthood, or should some be allowed to remain as priests after receiving psychological treatment, review and monitoring? PRSTABUS from American Catholic Laity Poll, 1993
I will read five items and, after each, please tell me if it has strengthened your commitment to the Catholic Church, weakened your commitment to the Catholic Church, or had no effect one way or the other. If you don't know, tell me that. -- Reports indicating that a number of priests have abused children sexually. PRNOPOL from ABC News Bishops Meeting Expectations Poll, June 2002
For each of the following items I mention, please tell me if you think it has or has not contributed to the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests. - The practice of not calling the police when a priest has been accused of sexual abuse. Do you think it's been a major part of the problem, or a minor part? OR4PRSCR from ABC News Bishops Meeting Expectations Poll, June 2002
For each of the following items I mention, please tell me if you think it has or has not contributed to the problem of sexual abuse of children by priests. The fourth is ... . [Note: Interviewers were asked to scramble these items. For this question each item was asked fourth].