Poll: Young Hispanics less likely to be Catholic

WASHINGTON - An Associated Press-Univision poll finds that younger Latinos, as well as those who speak more English than Spanish, are much less likely to identify as Catholics than older Hispanics who mostly speak Spanish.

A name like Maria or Jose isn't a solid clue anymore that the person who answers to it will worship in a Catholic church on Sunday. Overall, 62 percent of Hispanics identify as Catholic, but that includes only 55 percent of young adults 18 to 29, compared with 80 percent of elders 65 and over.

The poll also found significant divisions on social issues such as same-sex unions and abortion, along lines of age, language and whether Latinos are Catholic or Protestant.