Contemporary Catholic Trends Data Availability
Topical Guide for CCT Surveys
Updated October 2007
Survey 01 – Fall 2001
- Religious practices
- Changes in religious practices due to September 11, 2001
- Theological beliefs
- Religious experiences
- Catholic and American identity
- Church leadership: approval and confidence
- Shared leadership with laity in the church
- Parish life
- Agreement with Church’s moral teachings
- Commitment to being Catholic
- Politics, religion, and voting
- President Bush job approval
- Views of other religions
- Socio-demographic and religious background
Survey 02 – Spring 2002a
- Socio-demographic and religious background
- Questions from baseline survey needed to create Catholic clusters
- Religious and psycho-social responses to September 11, 2001
- Misc. political, policy and religion & politics issues
- War on terrorism and Middle East conflict issues
- President Bush job approval
- Clerical sexual abuse issue
Survey 03 – Spring 2002b
- Reduced socio-demographic and religious background
- Rapid-response module: Clerical sexual abuse and policies adopted by American bishops at June 2002 Dallas meeting
Survey 04 – Fall 2002
- Questions from baseline survey needed to create Catholic clusters
- Socio-demographic and religious background questions
- Module: Clerical sexual abuse and June 2002 American bishops meeting follow-up
- Questions on need for Church reform
- Political/voting issues, President Bush approval
- Social and political issues related to November 5 elections
- War in the cases of Iraq and Afghanistan and the bishops’ Just War Policy statement
- Pope’s and bishops’ job approval
- War on terrorism questions
Survey 05 – Spring 2003
- Questions from baseline survey needed to create Catholic clusters
- Socio-demographic and religious background questions
- Module: Pope John Paul II
- Module: Racism
- [Zogby Module: Affirmative action in re: University of Michigan Supreme Court case]
- Module: War with Iraq
- [Zogby Module: War with Iraq]
Survey 06 – Fall 2003
- Questions from baseline survey needed to create Catholic clusters
- Socio-demographic and religious background questions
- Module: Religious pluralism
- Module: Gay/lesbian marriage/civil unions
- Module: Election/politics
Survey 07 – Spring 2004
- Questions from baseline survey needed to create Catholic clusters
- Socio-demographic and religious background questions
- Module: Stem cell research
- Module: Proposed changes to law resulting from sex abuse scandal
Survey 08 – Fall 2004
- Questions from baseline survey needed to create Catholic clusters
- Socio-demographic and religious background questions
- Module: Social service policy
- Module: Israel/Palestine
- Module: (Post) 2004 Presidential election
Survey 09 – Spring 2005
- Questions from baseline survey needed to create Catholic clusters
- Socio-demographic and religious background questions
- Module: Ministry and the priesthood
- Module: Sexuality and education and Catholic colleges
- Module: “Alternative families” (homosexuality; single-parenthood)
- Module: Gay/lesbian marriage/civil union (follow-up of Survey 06, Fall 2003)
Survey 10 – (Death of ) Pope John Paul II Survey (Spring 2005)
- Reduced socio-demographic and religious background
- Rapid response module: Legacy and approval rating of Pope John Paul II
Survey 11 – Next Pope Quick Response Survey (Spring 2005)
- Reduced socio-demographic and religious background
- Rapid response module: Geographical origin and characteristics of next pope
Survey 12 – Fall 2005
- Questions from baseline survey needed to create Catholic clusters
- Socio-demographic and religious background questions
- Module: Education
- Module: Environment
Survey 13- March 2006
- Philadelphia Inquirer Survey
- Religiosity Measures and Demographics
- Church Policy and Practices
- Eucharist and Communion
- Attitudes about Authority
- Identity
Survey 14-May 2006
- Religiosity Measures and Demographics
- Immigration
- Da Vinci Code
- Module: Workplace Issues
- Module: Women in the Church/Society
- Module: Iraq War
Survey 15-October 2006
- Identification
- Attitudes on Social Issues
- Approval of Leadership
- Religious activities/participation
- Demographics
- Module: Trust, Friendships, Community Involvement
- Module: Spiritual Transcendence Scale
- Module: Intrinsic/Extrinsic single items
Survey 16-March 2007
- Identification
- Social/Religious Attitudes
- Demographics
- Church Involvement/Religiosity
- Current Issues, immigration, income distribution
- Module: Attention to news/Approval of Leadership/Local Priest accused of abuse
- Module: Causes of Terrorism
Survey 17-October 2007
- Identification
- Social/Religious Attitudes
- Demographics
- Church Involvement/Religiosity
- Current Issues, attention to campaign, local newspaper
- Module: Civil Religion and Past Presidents
- Module: Parish Restructuring