Statistics for the Day

Stats on Parade
The Gallup Poll published the following statistics which show the percentage of Catholics in a sample taken at ten-year increments in the -5 year of each decade who claimed to have attended mass in that particular week previous to the poll.  This is thought to estimate something called "regular church attendance," although it really only tracks attendance in particular weeks.  Whether those weeks are typical or not may depend on whether there was a big snowstorm or that the per...