| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #20287 |
| SurveyUSA interviewed 1,075 Los Angeles area adults. 407 identified themselves as Catholic and were asked the questions which follow. |
| 1 | Pope Benedict XVI will resign at the end of the month. Under the next Pope, should the Catholic church change ... a lot? A little? or not at all? |
| 407 Catholics | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| A Lot | 45% | 48% | 41% | 44% | 50% | 37% | 44% | 48% | 40% | 44% | ** | 46% | 38% | 34% | 48% | 56% | 25% | 47% | 63% |
| A Little | 31% | 30% | 32% | 27% | 27% | 40% | 34% | 27% | 38% | 44% | ** | 23% | 46% | 45% | 27% | 24% | 44% | 28% | 21% |
| Not At All | 21% | 19% | 22% | 26% | 18% | 20% | 19% | 21% | 20% | 9% | ** | 28% | 13% | 19% | 21% | 15% | 25% | 23% | 14% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | ** | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Catholics | 100% | 51% | 49% | 26% | 36% | 22% | 16% | 62% | 38% | 27% | 2% | 61% | 10% | 31% | 53% | 13% | 22% | 43% | 28% |
| 2 | Are the Church's doctrines too conservative? Too liberal? Or just right? |
| 407 Catholics | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Too Conservative | 45% | 47% | 44% | 31% | 55% | 40% | 54% | 45% | 46% | 48% | ** | 45% | 39% | 33% | 55% | 45% | 32% | 42% | 65% |
| Too Liberal | 11% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 12% | 10% | 12% | ** | 7% | 27% | 18% | 8% | 1% | 11% | 12% | 10% |
| Just Right | 40% | 40% | 40% | 53% | 32% | 42% | 36% | 41% | 40% | 36% | ** | 44% | 33% | 46% | 34% | 48% | 53% | 43% | 21% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | ** | 4% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 4% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Catholics | 100% | 51% | 49% | 26% | 36% | 22% | 16% | 62% | 38% | 27% | 2% | 61% | 10% | 31% | 53% | 13% | 22% | 43% | 28% |
| 3 | Should the Church allow women to be ordained as priests? Or not? |
| 407 Catholics | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Should | 50% | 45% | 54% | 52% | 44% | 55% | 54% | 47% | 54% | 48% | ** | 52% | 39% | 37% | 57% | 55% | 34% | 51% | 68% |
| Should Not | 43% | 49% | 38% | 44% | 53% | 33% | 36% | 49% | 35% | 48% | ** | 39% | 58% | 55% | 39% | 35% | 62% | 38% | 32% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 6% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 12% | 10% | 4% | 11% | 3% | ** | 9% | 3% | 8% | 4% | 10% | 4% | 11% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Catholics | 100% | 51% | 49% | 26% | 36% | 22% | 16% | 62% | 38% | 27% | 2% | 61% | 10% | 31% | 53% | 13% | 22% | 43% | 28% |
| 4 | Should the Church allow priests to marry? Or not? |
| 407 Catholics | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.8% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Should | 62% | 65% | 59% | 66% | 50% | 71% | 70% | 57% | 70% | 78% | ** | 55% | 60% | 59% | 62% | 76% | 65% | 64% | 62% |
| Should Not | 29% | 27% | 31% | 22% | 43% | 21% | 22% | 34% | 21% | 20% | ** | 33% | 28% | 31% | 32% | 12% | 33% | 28% | 30% |
| Not Sure | 9% | 8% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 2% | ** | 11% | 13% | 10% | 5% | 12% | 2% | 8% | 8% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Catholics | 100% | 51% | 49% | 26% | 36% | 22% | 16% | 62% | 38% | 27% | 2% | 61% | 10% | 31% | 53% | 13% | 22% | 43% | 28% |
| 5 | Where should the next pope come from? From Italy? From somewhere else in Europe? From Asia? Africa? South America? Central America? Mexico? Canada? Or the United States? |
| 407 Catholics | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | ||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | |
| Italy | 22% | 24% | 20% | 33% | 23% | 14% | 15% | 27% | 14% | 30% | ** | 19% | 24% | 28% | 24% | 6% | 36% | 14% | 22% |
| Somewhere Else In Europe | 13% | 17% | 9% | 7% | 10% | 21% | 20% | 8% | 20% | 8% | ** | 15% | 17% | 15% | 12% | 15% | 13% | 19% | 4% |
| Asia | 2% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 0% | ** | 0% | 22% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| Africa | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | ** | 3% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 4% | 4% |
| South America | 6% | 8% | 5% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 11% | ** | 4% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 1% | 7% | 12% |
| Central America | 2% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% | ** | 2% | 7% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Mexico | 17% | 20% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 4% | 4% | 25% | 4% | 3% | ** | 26% | 4% | 4% | 24% | 17% | 7% | 20% | 22% |
| Canada | 3% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 4% | ** | 3% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| United States | 16% | 14% | 17% | 4% | 13% | 25% | 28% | 9% | 26% | 22% | ** | 11% | 17% | 21% | 13% | 15% | 19% | 16% | 15% |
| Not Sure | 16% | 9% | 23% | 13% | 18% | 13% | 19% | 16% | 16% | 17% | ** | 18% | 1% | 14% | 13% | 28% | 15% | 15% | 13% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Catholics | 100% | 51% | 49% | 26% | 36% | 22% | 16% | 62% | 38% | 27% | 2% | 61% | 10% | 31% | 53% | 13% | 22% | 43% | 28% |