Catholics, View of - Measurement Concept

Does the respondent have a negative\positive, warm\cold, favorable\unfavorable view of Catholics? Do they favor\oppose allowing Catholics to take part in social institutions?
48 Questions match selected parameters.

Survey Questions

VCF0204 from American National Election Studies, Cumulative Data File, 1948-2004
Catholics -- feeling thermometer CATHTEMP from General Social Survey, 2004
Temperature toward Catholics 0=Cold;100=Hot I'd 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. I'll read the name of a groups and I'd 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 don't feel favorable toward the group and that you don't care too much for that group. How would you rate Catholics? (998 = Don't know/999=No answer) IDOLS from General Social Survey, 2004
The statues and images in Catholic churches are idols. NOTTHINK from General Social Survey, 2004
Catholics really are not permitted to think for themselves. ROSARIES from General Social Survey, 2004
Catholic rosaries and holy medals are superstitious. INFCTHLC from Religion and Politics Survey, 2000
Now I'm 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 GRPCATH from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2002
Thinking about specific religious groups, what is your overall opinion of: Catholics? PRESCATH from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2007
Would you be more likely or less likely to support a candidate for president who is Catholic, or wouldn't this matter to you? OPCATHS from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2007
Is your overall opinion of Catholics very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? RELCATH from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2005
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.] OPRELGR1 from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2003
Now thinking about some specific religious groups... Is your overall opinion of Catholics very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? V085064C from American National Election Studies, Time Series Study, 2008
How would you rate: Catholics? Q50O from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)
Q50 How much would you say that you trust the following people or groups ..o. Catholics CATHCHRC from ABC News Church Abuse, 2004
Overall would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? BUSH_MOR from American National Election Studies, 2002
What about 'he is MORAL'? (Does this phrase describe George W. Bush extremely well, quite well, not too well, or not well at all?) GEORGE W. BUSH TRAIT: MORAL CATHTEMP from General Social Survey, 1988
Temperature toward Catholics 0=Cold;100=Hot PROTTHRM from American National Election Studies, 2002
THERMOMETER RATING: PROTESTANTS [887=Don't recognize; 888=Don't know where to rate; 889=Refused; 999=NA] FAVCATH from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2001
Now I'd like your views on some specific religious groups. Is your overall opinion of Catholics very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? CCHRCTHR from American National Election Studies, 2004
Feeling Thermometer: the Catholic Church CATHTHRM from American National Election Studies, 2004
Feeling Thermometer: Catholics QN14_C from Changing Faiths, Latinos and the Transformation of American Religion
Is your overall opinion of Catholics very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable? CATH_A from Religion and Public Life Survey, 2009
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).] C_OPINCC from ABC News-Washington Post Poll, The New Pope, 2005
On another subject, overall would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? (Note: asked of Catholics only.) CATHOPIN from ABC News Church Scandal Poll, 2002
On another subject...overall, would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? MENINFL from American National Election Studies, 2000
What about men? (Would you say they have too much influence, just about the right amount of influence, or too little influence?) CATOPN from ABC News the Pope and the Church, 2003
(CATHOLIC OVERSAMPLE) On another subject, overall would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? FTCATHS from Social Capital Community Survey, 2006
50E6. Catholics? PRESCATH from American Jewish Committee Religious Right Survey, 1996
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. NEICATH from American Jewish Committee Religious Right Survey, 1996
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 wouldn't make any difference to you, or if you would prefer not to have them as neighbors. -- Catholics. INFCATH from American Jewish Committee Religious Right Survey, 1996
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. CLCATH from American Jewish Committee Religious Right Survey, 1996
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 don't know enough about the group or organization to say. -- Catholics. 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? CATHCHUR from ABC News Church in Crisis Poll, 2002
Overall, would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? VIEWCATH from Harris 1979 ABC News Survey No.792113
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? PWRCATH from Harris 1979 ABC News Survey No.792113
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.? OPCATHOL from Campaign 2000 Typology Survey
Now I'd 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? OPINCATH from ABC News Priests and Pedophilia Poll, 2002
Overall, would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? CATHOPIN from ABC News Bishops Meeting Expectations Poll, June 2002
Overall, would you say you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Catholic Church? FAVCATH from Mid-November Survey, 2001
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? PRESCATH from Williamsburg Charter Survey On Religion and Public Life, 1987
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? RELPWR1 from Williamsburg Charter Survey On Religion and Public Life, 1987
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 RELPWR2 from Williamsburg Charter Survey On Religion and Public Life, 1987
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 RELPWR3 from Williamsburg Charter Survey On Religion and Public Life, 1987
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 CTHLMPOS from Survey of Northern California Church Bodies, 1963
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. PWRCTHL from Survey of Northern California Church Bodies, 1963
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 nation's affairs. -- Catholics ROMANCAT from Survey of Northern California Church Bodies, 1963
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 VOTECTH from Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1999
If your party nominated someone for president who was generally well qualified and happened to be Catholic, would you vote for the candidate? ANTICATH from Harris 1969 New York City Racial and Religious Survey, No. 1925, Jewish
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