Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #8507
Geography Surveyed: Boston (Manchester, NH) DMA
Data Collected: 03/10/2006 - 03/13/2006
Release Date: 03/13/2006 10:50 AM ET
Sponsor: WBZ-TV Boston
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Filtering: SurveyUSA interviewed 1200 Boston-area adults; 508 identified themselves as Catholics and were asked the questions which appear below. |
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Asked of 508 Catholics |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.4 percentage points. |
| How would you rate the overall job performance of Archbishop Sean O'Malley? Excellent? Good? Fair? Or poor? |
| 18% | Excellent |
| 31% | Good |
| 34% | Fair |
| 16% | Poor |
| 2% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 508 Catholics |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.4 percentage points. |
| Based on what you know, how would you rate the job Archbishop O'Malley did at following up on the sexual abuse scandal involving priests? |
| 13% | Excellent |
| 23% | Good |
| 30% | Fair |
| 32% | Poor |
| 2% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 508 Catholics |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.3 percentage points. |
| Based on what you know, do you think Archbishop O'Malley handled church closings the right way? Or the wrong way? |
| 24% | Right Way |
| 62% | Wrong Way |
| 14% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 508 Catholics |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.2 percentage points. |
| Based on what you know, do you think Archbishop O'Malley handled school closings the right way? Or the wrong way? |
| 21% | Right Way |
| 64% | Wrong Way |
| 14% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 508 Catholics |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.4 percentage points. |
| Do you think Archbishop Sean O'Malley becoming a Cardinal will be a good thing for the Boston Archdiocese? A bad thing? Or will it not affect the Archdiocese either way? |
| 40% | Good Thing |
| 20% | Bad Thing |
| 39% | No Effect |
| 1% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 508 Catholics |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.4 percentage points. |
| Compared to five years ago, are you going to church more? Less? Or about the same as you did five years ago? |
| 12% | More |
| 49% | Less |
| 38% | About The Same |
| 0% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 508 Catholics |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.4 percentage points. |
| Compared to five years ago, are you donating more to the church? Less? Or about the same as you did five years ago? |
| 15% | More |
| 52% | Less |
| 33% | About The Same |
| 0% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 508 Catholics |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.4 percentage points. |
| In general, do you think the social positions of the Roman Catholic Church should be more conservative? More liberal? Or do you think they're just about right the way they are? |
| 16% | More Conservative |
| 60% | More Liberal |
| 23% | Are Just About Right |
| 1% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 508 Catholics |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.4 percentage points. |
| How confident are you about the future of the Boston Archdiocese? Very confident? Somewhat confident? Not very confident? Or not at all confident? |
| 15% | Very |
| 36% | Somewhat |
| 34% | Not Very |
| 14% | Not At All |
| 1% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 508 Catholics |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4 percentage points. |
| Are you familiar with the book and upcoming movie called The DaVinci Code? |
| 70% | Yes |
| 26% | No |
| 4% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 358 who are familiar with DaVinci Code |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 5.2 percentage points. |
| The movie version of The DaVinci Code is coming out in May. Based on what you know, do you think The DaVinci Code creates anti Catholic bias in the way it portrays teachings of the church? |
| 25% | Yes |
| 57% | No |
| 18% | Not Sure |
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