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2019 USA Catholic Poll
2019 USA Catholic Poll
Sample: N=2,055 U.S. Registered Voters (Including an Oversample of n=1,223 Catholic Voters)
Interviewing Period: 15 – 21 November 2019
Mode: Online (English & Spanish)
Credibility Interval: U.S. Registered Voters, +/- 2.38 percentage points: Catholic Voters, +/- 2.66
percentage points at the 95% confidence level
2. To make sure we have a representative sample, can you please indicate your age?
4. With regard to school, are you currently enrolled at any of the following? Please select all that
apply: (Registered Voters n=156; Catholics n=83)
6. Was your undergraduate degree from a secular college or university, or did your college or
university have a religious affiliation? (Registered Voters n=1,109; Catholics n=707)
7. Which one of these best describes your religious preference or spiritual outlook?
8. We understand that plenty of people are not registered to vote, but we are wondering if you are
registered to vote?
9. When it comes to politics, with which party do you consider yourself to be affiliated?
10. When it comes to most political issues, do you think of yourself as:
11. Did you vote in the 2016 general election for president? (Registered Voters n=1,995; Catholics
n=1,191)
12. For whom did you vote? (Registered Voters n=1,744; Catholics n=1,061)
13. How likely is it that you will vote in the general election for president in 2020?
14. How likely is it that you will vote in your state’s primary or caucus for president in 2020?
15. Are you more likely to select a Democratic ballot for the primary or caucus, or a Republican
ballot? (Registered Voters n=361; Catholics n=207)
17. Overall, how closely do you follow news about national politics?
18. All in all, do you think that things in the nation are …
23. If the Democratic primary for President were held today, for whom would you vote? (Registered
Voters n=987; Catholics n=609)
24. If the Republican primary for President were held today, for whom would you vote? (Registered
Voters n=780; Catholics n=465)
25. Which of the following comes closest to your view regarding re-electing President Trump in 2020?
26. If the general election for president were held today, and the candidates were Donald Trump and
Joe Biden, for whom would you vote?
27. If the general election for president were held today, and the candidates were Donald Trump and
Elizabeth Warren, for whom would you vote?
28. If the general election for president were held today, and the candidates were Donald Trump and
Bernie Sanders, for whom would you vote?
29. If the general election for president were held today, and the candidates were Donald Trump and
Pete Buttigieg, for whom would you vote?
30. If the general election for president were held today, and the candidates were Donald Trump and
Kamala Harris, for whom would you vote?
31. If the general election for Congress in your district were held today, would you vote for the
Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate?
When you think about voting in the 2020 general election for president, please indicate how important a
concern the following issues are to you.
[Note: Displayed in rank order based on level of major concern; each item was randomized during
data collection]
35. Immigration
36. Taxes
37. Environment
If a candidate for president holds a view different than your own on the following issues – what impact, if
any, would it have on your vote?
[Note: Displayed in rank order based on level of deal breaker; each item was randomized during
data collection]
52. Abortion
53. Immigration
62. Medicare for All, which is a system where all Americans, not just older ones, get health insurance
through the government’s Medicare system? (Registered Voters n=1,001; Catholics n=595)
63. Medicare for All, which is a system that will eliminate all private health insurance companies, and
where all Americans, not just older ones, get health insurance through the government’s
Medicare system? (Registered Voters n=1,054; Catholics n=628)
[Note: Q65-Q67 are displayed in rank order based on net agree; each item was randomized during
data collection]
68. Religious values should play a more important role in our society. (Registered Voters n=1,024;
Catholics n=591)
69. Christian values should play a more important role in our society. (Registered Voters n=1,031;
Catholics n=632)
70. Do you believe the influence that Christianity has on American culture today is mostly positive or
mostly negative?
71. Do you see the influence that Christianity has on American culture today as on the rise, or on the
decline?
72. Which statement comes closest to your own view regarding the U.S. Catholic Church’s position
on immigration?
Statement 1: I know that the Catholic Church has a policy that is committed to immigration
reform that includes three principles:
(1) People have the right to migrate to sustain their lives and the lives of their families.
(2) A country has the right to regulate its borders and to control immigration.
(3) A country must regulate its borders with justice and mercy.
73. Pope Francis has handled the sex abuse scandal in the U.S. Catholic church?
74. The U.S. Bishops have handled the sex abuse scandal in the U.S. Catholic church?
75. Do you believe the Catholic Church should allow all priests to get married?
76. Do you believe the Catholic Church should allow women to be ordained as deacons?
77. Has your trust in the leadership of the Catholic Church (Pope Francis, the Bishops) been
damaged by the clergy sex abuse crisis?
78. Which of the following comes closest to your view regarding abortion?
79. Does your faith influence how you vote in national elections?
Moving on…
80. If you were limited to only one social media platform for the next year, which of the following
would you choose?
86. What is the make of the car you drive most often?
87. Which of the following shows, networks and platforms, if any, do you regularly access for news
and current events related content? Please select all that apply.
88. Which of the following best describes the area in which you live?
89. How important is religion in your own life? (Registered Voters n=1,754; Catholics n=1,223)
90. Which of the following comes closest to your own view? (Catholics n=1,223)
91. Do you consider yourself a born-again Christian? (Registered Voters n=1,769; Catholics n=1,223)
92. Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend religious services? (Registered
Voters n=531)
93. Aside from weddings and funerals, how often do you attend Mass? (Catholics n=1,223)
Daily .................................................................................. 1%
More than once a week .................................................... 6%
Once a week ..................................................................... 32%
Once or twice a month ...................................................... 14%
A few times a year ............................................................ 25%
Once a year ...................................................................... 3%
Less than once a year ...................................................... 13%
Never................................................................................. 7%
95. How often, if at all, do you pray the Rosary? (Catholics n=1,223)
97. Do you believe in the Real Presence of the Eucharist? (Catholics n=1,223)
98. Are you now married, widowed, divorced, separated, never married, or living with a partner?
100. Which of the following best describes your current employment status?
Student ......................................................................... 5% 6%
Employed full-time ..................................................... 36% 42%
Employed part-time .................................................... 11% 8%
Self-employed .............................................................. 6% 4%
Not employed/Homemaker ........................................ 12% 11%
Not employed ............................................................. 31% 28%
EWTN || U.S. Registered Voters with Catholic Oversample || N=2,055 20
101. What kind of work do you do? (Registered Voters n=1,145; Catholics n=720)
102. Region
103. Please select the language you would like to take this survey in. / Seleccione el idioma en el que
desea completar esta encuesta.