National Religious Attitudes Survey of Catholics, 1997

DOI

10.17605/OSF.IO/JHKYD

Summary

This study was designed to examine controversial issues facing the Catholic Church today. Four broad categories of issues were examined. First, the investigators studied attitudes towards Church teachings (e.g., abortion, women in the priesthood, etc.). Second, they analyzed religious practices. Third, the researchers were interested in respondents' reactions toward a number of assertions about the Church and its role in American society. Finally, they assessed various dimensions of Mass, including its primary purpose and the role of "inclusive language."

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Data File

Cases: 1000
Variables: 56
Weight Variable: None

Data Collection

January 25 and February 6, 1997

Funded By

Catholic World Report, by Ignatius Press of San Francisco

Collection Procedures

The data comes from a nationwide telephone survey, collected in 1997 by the Roper Center at the University of Connecticut.

Sampling Procedures

A random digit-dialing sample was used and a screening question was asked of each respondent in order to select 1,000 Roman Catholic adults. Sampling error for a survey approximately the size of the one used in this study is plus or minus three and one-half percentage points.

Principal Investigators

Roper Center

Related Publications

National Catholic Reporter, April 4, 1997, page 6.