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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. -- Particular member of religious order

	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	38	25%	25%	-1.32
Not very influential	19	12.5%	37.5%	-.98
	3	2%	39.5%	-.64
	3	2%	41.4%	-.31
	3	2%	43.4%	.03
	15	9.9%	53.3%	.37
	24	15.8%	69.1%	.71
Very influential	47	30.9%	100%	1.04

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	21-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65&over	TOTAL
Doesn't pertain	40.0% 6	32.1% 9	22.9% 11	23.3% 10	13.3% 2	25.5% 38
Not very influential	0.0% 0	10.7% 3	16.7% 8	16.3% 7	0.0% 0	12.1% 18
	6.7% 1	3.6% 1	2.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.0% 3
	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.1% 1	4.7% 2	0.0% 0	2.0% 3
	0.0% 0	3.6% 1	2.1% 1	0.0% 0	6.7% 1	2.0% 3
	13.3% 2	10.7% 3	14.6% 7	7.0% 3	0.0% 0	10.1% 15
	20.0% 3	17.9% 5	12.5% 6	14.0% 6	20.0% 3	15.4% 23
Very influential	20.0% 3	21.4% 6	27.1% 13	34.9% 15	60.0% 9	30.9% 46
TOTAL	100.0% 15	100.0% 28	100.0% 48	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	27.7% 13	22.7% 5	17.9% 5	17.4% 4	35.0% 7	24.3% 34
Not very influential	10.6% 5	13.6% 3	10.7% 3	21.7% 5	10.0% 2	12.9% 18
	0.0% 0	4.5% 1	3.6% 1	0.0% 0	5.0% 1	2.1% 3
	4.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.0% 1	2.1% 3
	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	7.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.4% 2
	12.8% 6	4.5% 1	14.3% 4	8.7% 2	0.0% 0	9.3% 13
	19.1% 9	31.8% 7	0.0% 0	13.0% 3	20.0% 4	16.4% 23
Very influential	25.5% 12	22.7% 5	46.4% 13	39.1% 9	25.0% 5	31.4% 44
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	20.0% 9	25.6% 10	26.9% 18	24.5% 37
Not very influential	24.4% 11	5.1% 2	9.0% 6	12.6% 19
	2.2% 1	0.0% 0	3.0% 2	2.0% 3
	0.0% 0	2.6% 1	3.0% 2	2.0% 3
	2.2% 1	2.6% 1	1.5% 1	2.0% 3
	8.9% 4	12.8% 5	9.0% 6	9.9% 15
	6.7% 3	28.2% 11	14.9% 10	15.9% 24
Very influential	35.6% 16	23.1% 9	32.8% 22	31.1% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 45	100.0% 39	100.0% 67	151