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Survey of African-American Priests and Seminarians, 1992

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GDPARENT

Using the scale below, please indicate how influential was each of the following individuals, groups, and experiences in your decision to consider the priesthood. -- Baptismal godparents
  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 47 30.9% 30.9% -.83
Not very influential 58 38.2% 69.1% -.33
13 8.6% 77.6% .17
9 5.9% 83.6% .67
6 3.9% 87.5% 1.17
6 3.9% 91.4% 1.67
4 2.6% 94.1% 2.17
Very influential 9 5.9% 100% 2.67

Variable Comparisons


Age (I-AGE)

21-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65&over TOTAL
Doesn't pertain 26.7%
4		 27.6%
8		 29.8%
14		 32.6%
14		 40.0%
6		 30.9%
46
Not very influential 13.3%
2		 37.9%
11		 44.7%
21		 44.2%
19		 20.0%
3		 37.6%
56
20.0%
3		 13.8%
4		 8.5%
4		 2.3%
1		 6.7%
1		 8.7%
13
6.7%
1		 6.9%
2		 6.4%
3		 7.0%
3		 0.0%
0		 6.0%
9
6.7%
1		 3.4%
1		 4.3%
2		 2.3%
1		 6.7%
1		 4.0%
6
13.3%
2		 0.0%
0		 4.3%
2		 2.3%
1		 6.7%
1		 4.0%
6
0.0%
0		 6.9%
2		 0.0%
0		 4.7%
2		 0.0%
0		 2.7%
4
Very influential 13.3%
2		 3.4%
1		 2.1%
1		 4.7%
2		 20.0%
3		 6.0%
9
TOTAL 100.0%
15		 100.0%
29		 100.0%
47		 100.0%
43		 100.0%
15
149


Household income (I-INCOME)

<15K 15K-19,999 20K-29,999 30K-39,999 40K&over TOTAL
Doesn't pertain 40.4%
19		 27.3%
6		 28.6%
8		 17.4%
4		 40.0%
8		 32.1%
45
Not very influential 36.2%
17		 36.4%
8		 35.7%
10		 56.5%
13		 35.0%
7		 39.3%
55
2.1%
1		 13.6%
3		 10.7%
3		 4.3%
1		 10.0%
2		 7.1%
10
6.4%
3		 4.5%
1		 10.7%
3		 4.3%
1		 5.0%
1		 6.4%
9
2.1%
1		 4.5%
1		 0.0%
0		 13.0%
3		 0.0%
0		 3.6%
5
6.4%
3		 0.0%
0		 7.1%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 3.6%
5
2.1%
1		 4.5%
1		 0.0%
0		 4.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 2.1%
3
Very influential 4.3%
2		 9.1%
2		 7.1%
2		 0.0%
0		 10.0%
2		 5.7%
8
TOTAL 100.0%
47		 100.0%
22		 100.0%
28		 100.0%
23		 100.0%
20
140


Religion (I-RELIGION)

Predominantly Protestant or non-Christian background Mixed religious affiliations Predominantly Catholic background TOTAL
Doesn't pertain 22.2%
10		 31.6%
12		 35.3%
24		 30.5%
46
Not very influential 44.4%
20		 36.8%
14		 35.3%
24		 38.4%
58
6.7%
3		 7.9%
3		 10.3%
7		 8.6%
13
13.3%
6		 5.3%
2		 1.5%
1		 6.0%
9
4.4%
2		 5.3%
2		 2.9%
2		 4.0%
6
4.4%
2		 5.3%
2		 2.9%
2		 4.0%
6
2.2%
1		 2.6%
1		 2.9%
2		 2.6%
4
Very influential 2.2%
1		 5.3%
2		 8.8%
6		 6.0%
9
TOTAL 100.0%
45		 100.0%
38		 100.0%
68
151

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