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Survey of African-American Priests and Seminarians, 1992

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INVOLVED

Using the scale below, please indicate how influential was each of the following individuals, groups, and experiences in your decision to consider the priesthood. -- My own involvement in parish 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	17	11.3%	11.3%	-1.91
Not very influential	15	10%	21.3%	-1.51
	2	1.3%	22.7%	-1.12
	5	3.3%	26%	-.72
	5	3.3%	29.3%	-.32
	22	14.7%	44%	.07
	29	19.3%	63.3%	.47
Very influential	55	36.7%	100%	.86

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	21-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65&over	TOTAL
Doesn't pertain	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.4% 5	20.9% 9	21.4% 3	11.6% 17
Not very influential	7.1% 1	3.6% 1	10.4% 5	16.3% 7	7.1% 1	10.2% 15
	0.0% 0	7.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.4% 2
	0.0% 0	7.1% 2	4.2% 2	0.0% 0	7.1% 1	3.4% 5
	0.0% 0	3.6% 1	4.2% 2	2.3% 1	0.0% 0	2.7% 4
	7.1% 1	17.9% 5	10.4% 5	16.3% 7	21.4% 3	14.3% 21
	28.6% 4	25.0% 7	25.0% 12	11.6% 5	7.1% 1	19.7% 29
Very influential	57.1% 8	35.7% 10	35.4% 17	32.6% 14	35.7% 5	36.7% 54
TOTAL	100.0% 14	100.0% 28	100.0% 48	100.0% 43	100.0% 14	147

Household income (I-INCOME)

	<15K	15K-19,999	20K-29,999	30K-39,999	40K&over	TOTAL
Doesn't pertain	10.6% 5	9.1% 2	7.1% 2	8.7% 2	30.0% 6	12.1% 17
Not very influential	12.8% 6	9.1% 2	14.3% 4	4.3% 1	5.0% 1	10.0% 14
	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.6% 1	4.3% 1	0.0% 0	1.4% 2
	2.1% 1	0.0% 0	3.6% 1	13.0% 3	0.0% 0	3.6% 5
	6.4% 3	9.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.6% 5
	12.8% 6	18.2% 4	7.1% 2	21.7% 5	15.0% 3	14.3% 20
	14.9% 7	22.7% 5	7.1% 2	26.1% 6	25.0% 5	17.9% 25
Very influential	40.4% 19	31.8% 7	57.1% 16	21.7% 5	25.0% 5	37.1% 52
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	17.8% 8	10.3% 4	7.6% 5	11.3% 17
Not very influential	20.0% 9	2.6% 1	7.6% 5	10.0% 15
	0.0% 0	2.6% 1	1.5% 1	1.3% 2
	6.7% 3	0.0% 0	3.0% 2	3.3% 5
	2.2% 1	7.7% 3	1.5% 1	3.3% 5
	13.3% 6	15.4% 6	15.2% 10	14.7% 22
	13.3% 6	15.4% 6	25.8% 17	19.3% 29
Very influential	26.7% 12	46.2% 18	37.9% 25	36.7% 55
TOTAL	100.0% 45	100.0% 39	100.0% 66	150