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Survey of African-American Priests and Seminarians, 1992

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PRAYGRPS

Using the scale below, please indicate how influential was each of the following individuals, groups, and experiences in your decision to consider the priesthood. -- Prayer groups or similar activities

	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	56	37.1%	37.1%	-.92
Not very influential	28	18.5%	55.6%	-.52
	9	6%	61.6%	-.12
	9	6%	67.5%	.29
	10	6.6%	74.2%	.69
	11	7.3%	81.5%	1.1
	19	12.6%	94%	1.5
Very influential	9	6%	100%	1.91

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	21-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65&over	TOTAL
Doesn't pertain	20.0% 3	22.2% 6	33.3% 16	46.5% 20	60.0% 9	36.5% 54
Not very influential	13.3% 2	14.8% 4	25.0% 12	20.9% 9	6.7% 1	18.9% 28
	6.7% 1	14.8% 4	2.1% 1	7.0% 3	0.0% 0	6.1% 9
	13.3% 2	11.1% 3	4.2% 2	4.7% 2	0.0% 0	6.1% 9
	0.0% 0	3.7% 1	10.4% 5	4.7% 2	6.7% 1	6.1% 9
	6.7% 1	14.8% 4	6.3% 3	4.7% 2	6.7% 1	7.4% 11
	26.7% 4	11.1% 3	14.6% 7	9.3% 4	6.7% 1	12.8% 19
Very influential	13.3% 2	7.4% 2	4.2% 2	2.3% 1	13.3% 2	6.1% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 15	100.0% 27	100.0% 48	100.0% 43	100.0% 15	148

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<15K	15K-19,999	20K-29,999	30K-39,999	40K&over	TOTAL
Doesn't pertain	43.5% 20	31.8% 7	32.1% 9	34.8% 8	50.0% 10	38.8% 54
Not very influential	19.6% 9	13.6% 3	21.4% 6	21.7% 5	15.0% 3	18.7% 26
	2.2% 1	4.5% 1	7.1% 2	8.7% 2	5.0% 1	5.0% 7
	8.7% 4	9.1% 2	3.6% 1	4.3% 1	5.0% 1	6.5% 9
	4.3% 2	4.5% 1	7.1% 2	8.7% 2	10.0% 2	6.5% 9
	10.9% 5	13.6% 3	3.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.5% 9
	10.9% 5	18.2% 4	17.9% 5	8.7% 2	10.0% 2	12.9% 18
Very influential	0.0% 0	4.5% 1	7.1% 2	13.0% 3	5.0% 1	5.0% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 46	100.0% 22	100.0% 28	100.0% 23	100.0% 20	139

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Predominantly Protestant or non-Christian background	Mixed religious affiliations	Predominantly Catholic background	TOTAL
Doesn't pertain	28.9% 13	33.3% 13	43.9% 29	36.7% 55
Not very influential	31.1% 14	12.8% 5	13.6% 9	18.7% 28
	8.9% 4	5.1% 2	4.5% 3	6.0% 9
	13.3% 6	2.6% 1	3.0% 2	6.0% 9
	6.7% 3	10.3% 4	4.5% 3	6.7% 10
	2.2% 1	12.8% 5	7.6% 5	7.3% 11
	2.2% 1	17.9% 7	16.7% 11	12.7% 19
Very influential	6.7% 3	5.1% 2	6.1% 4	6.0% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 45	100.0% 39	100.0% 66	150