CARA Catholic Poll:
The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University is committed to acquiring the most up-to-date and accurate information and understanding of the opinions, attitudes, and behaviors of Catholics in the United States today. CARA is the national leader in surveying Catholics with its annual CARA Catholic Poll (CCP), an omnibus survey of U.S. adult Catholics.
Recent publications from CCP data include:
- U.S. Catholic Online Giving
- Consideration of Priesthood and Religious Life Among Never-Married U.S. Catholics
- Catholic New Media Use in the United States
- Catholic Media Use in the United States
- Sacraments Today: Belief and Practice among U.S. Catholics
- Marriage in the Catholic Church: A Survey of U.S. Catholics
- Catholics Reactions to the News of Sexual Abuse Cases Involving Catholic Clergy
- The Impact of Religious Switching and Secularization on the Estimated Size of the U.S. Adult Catholic Population
CARA research is frequently cited in news stories. We hope our research and the CCP can be of assistance to you. If you have any questions or inquiries please contact Mark Gray by phone at 202-687-0885 or by email.
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