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Survey of African-American Priests and Seminarians, 1992

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Using the scale below, please indicate how influential was each of the following individuals, groups, and experiences in your decision to consider the priesthood. -- Father or significant paternal-figure

	0) Doesn't pertain
	1) Not very influential
	2)
	3)
	4)
	5)
	6)
	7) Very influential

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Doesn't pertain	21	13.5%	13.5%	-1.3
Not very influential	39	25.2%	38.7%	-.89
	12	7.7%	46.5%	-.48
	13	8.4%	54.8%	-.07
	19	12.3%	67.1%	.34
	16	10.3%	77.4%	.75
	12	7.7%	85.2%	1.16
Very influential	23	14.8%	100%	1.58

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	21-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65&over	TOTAL
Doesn't pertain	20.0% 3	13.8% 4	10.4% 5	14.0% 6	17.6% 3	13.8% 21
Not very influential	20.0% 3	13.8% 4	22.9% 11	41.9% 18	11.8% 2	25.0% 38
	13.3% 2	17.2% 5	8.3% 4	0.0% 0	5.9% 1	7.9% 12
	6.7% 1	13.8% 4	6.3% 3	7.0% 3	5.9% 1	7.9% 12
	0.0% 0	10.3% 3	16.7% 8	11.6% 5	17.6% 3	12.5% 19
	0.0% 0	20.7% 6	12.5% 6	9.3% 4	0.0% 0	10.5% 16
	6.7% 1	3.4% 1	8.3% 4	9.3% 4	11.8% 2	7.9% 12
Very influential	33.3% 5	6.9% 2	14.6% 7	7.0% 3	29.4% 5	14.5% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 15	100.0% 29	100.0% 48	100.0% 43	100.0% 17	152

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<15K	15K-19,999	20K-29,999	30K-39,999	40K&over	TOTAL
Doesn't pertain	14.6% 7	4.2% 1	18.5% 5	13.0% 3	15.0% 3	13.4% 19
Not very influential	31.3% 15	20.8% 5	22.2% 6	30.4% 7	20.0% 4	26.1% 37
	8.3% 4	16.7% 4	3.7% 1	0.0% 0	15.0% 3	8.5% 12
	8.3% 4	12.5% 3	7.4% 2	8.7% 2	10.0% 2	9.2% 13
	10.4% 5	0.0% 0	11.1% 3	21.7% 5	15.0% 3	11.3% 16
	8.3% 4	12.5% 3	14.8% 4	8.7% 2	5.0% 1	9.9% 14
	6.3% 3	16.7% 4	7.4% 2	8.7% 2	5.0% 1	8.5% 12
Very influential	12.5% 6	16.7% 4	14.8% 4	8.7% 2	15.0% 3	13.4% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 48	100.0% 24	100.0% 27	100.0% 23	100.0% 20	142

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Predominantly Protestant or non-Christian background	Mixed religious affiliations	Predominantly Catholic background	TOTAL
Doesn't pertain	11.4% 5	23.1% 9	8.5% 6	13.0% 20
Not very influential	54.5% 24	15.4% 6	12.7% 9	25.3% 39
	6.8% 3	10.3% 4	7.0% 5	7.8% 12
	6.8% 3	7.7% 3	9.9% 7	8.4% 13
	13.6% 6	7.7% 3	14.1% 10	12.3% 19
	2.3% 1	17.9% 7	11.3% 8	10.4% 16
	4.5% 2	7.7% 3	9.9% 7	7.8% 12
Very influential	0.0% 0	10.3% 4	26.8% 19	14.9% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 44	100.0% 39	100.0% 71	154