Catholic mixed-marriage rates were examined among approximately 600 currently married men and women. Found that incidence of intermarriage was substantially lower if current religion was used rather than religious upbringing. Also found that Catholic effect on odds of intermarrying had declined over time, particularly for men and women born during…

The effect of Catholic religiosity as indicated by church attendance on the demand for Catholic schooling at the primary and secondary levels is estimated. It is shown that parents' religiosity has a large effect on the probability that their children attend Catholic schools. Furthermore, estimates of bivariate probit models indicate that parents'…

Catholic grade school education is associated with higher vocabulary, math, and reading scores, but not science scores. Higher scores are not due to selection of superior students. If non-Catholics attending Catholic schools are eliminated, the positive effect on scores is nearly zero. (SK)

Effects of private schools on public elementary-secondary achievement in Illinois were estimated using percentage of students in private schools as an endogenous variable. Results show private schools have no direct effect on public school achievement. (SK)

Examines parochial schooling's effect on high-school graduation rates for older adults in the United States, based on data drawn from the 1988 and 1989 General Social Survey. There was a positive correlation between parochial school attendance and high-school graduation, but no causal relationship. (Contains 26 references.) (MLH)

A study of national longitudinal data examined effects of rural Catholic high schools on mathematics achievement, high school graduation rates, and the likelihood that high school graduates attend college. Findings indicate that rural Catholic high schools had a positive effect on mathematics test scores and no effect on graduation rates or rates…