From Frequency58, a survey was conducted to survey the public tendency regarding the level of confidence of the population in the Catholic Church. The question selected was: How much confidence do you have in this person or institution in its work for the welfare of Venezuela? The responses were measured in six initial categories, which are: a lot of confidence, some confidence, little confidence, no confidence, don’t know and no answer.
In general, 77% of the population has some degree of confidence in the Catholic Church for the welfare of the country:
A cross-section of the surveyed population, in terms of the generation to which they belong, their religious creed, their socioeconomic level and their employment status, yielded the following results:
Sheet:
Sampling unit: Natural persons, both genders, over 18 years of age, registered in the CNE Electoral Registry.
No. of interviews: 1,009 interviews.
Data collection: November 23 to 30, 2021.
Level of accuracy: Sampling error estimated at ±2.6%, considering maximum variance and 95% confidence.
Sampling method: Systematic random with probability proportional to the number of telephone lines in the country.
Instrument: Telephone interview, based on structured questionnaire.
Regional quotas: Central Region (Miranda, Dtto. Capital, Carabobo, Aragua and La Guaira): 34%; Western Region (Zulia, Lara, Táchira, Falcón, Mérida, Trujillo and Yaracuy): 34%; Eastern Region (Anzoátegui, Sucre, Monagas and Nva. Esparta): 14%; Los Llanos Region (Portuguesa, Guárico, Barinas, Apure and Cojedes): 12%; Guayana Region (Bolívar, Amazonas and Delta Amacuro): 6%.
Gender: Women 52%; Men 48%.
Ages: Generation Z (18-24) 11%; Generation Y (25-40) 34%: Generation X (41-55) 31%; Baby Boomers (56-75) 21%; Silent Generation (+75) 3%.
Religion: Catholic 66%; Evangelical/Christian 15%; No religion 14%; Yoruba/African/Santerian 4%; Other 2%.
