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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. -- My own prayer and reading
  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 3 2% 2% -3.3
Not very influential 6 3.9% 5.9% -2.72
4 2.6% 8.5% -2.13
1 .7% 9.2% -1.55
10 6.5% 15.7% -.96
30 19.6% 35.3% -.38
37 24.2% 59.5% .21
Very influential 62 40.5% 100% .8

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		 0.0%
0		 4.8%
2		 5.9%
1		 2.0%
3
Not very influential 0.0%
0		 7.1%
2		 2.1%
1		 4.8%
2		 5.9%
1		 4.0%
6
0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 7.1%
3		 0.0%
0		 2.0%
3
0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 2.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
1
13.3%
2		 3.6%
1		 6.3%
3		 4.8%
2		 0.0%
0		 5.3%
8
13.3%
2		 21.4%
6		 25.0%
12		 14.3%
6		 23.5%
4		 20.0%
30
33.3%
5		 21.4%
6		 25.0%
12		 28.6%
12		 11.8%
2		 24.7%
37
Very influential 40.0%
6		 46.4%
13		 41.7%
20		 33.3%
14		 52.9%
9		 41.3%
62
TOTAL 100.0%
15		 100.0%
28		 100.0%
48		 100.0%
42		 100.0%
17
150


Household income (I-INCOME)

<15K 15K-19,999 20K-29,999 30K-39,999 40K&over TOTAL
Doesn't pertain 2.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 3.6%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.4%
2
Not very influential 4.3%
2		 4.2%
1		 7.1%
2		 0.0%
0		 5.0%
1		 4.3%
6
2.2%
1		 4.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 10.0%
2		 2.8%
4
0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 4.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
1
6.5%
3		 4.2%
1		 7.1%
2		 4.3%
1		 5.0%
1		 5.7%
8
10.9%
5		 25.0%
6		 17.9%
5		 34.8%
8		 20.0%
4		 19.9%
28
32.6%
15		 41.7%
10		 7.1%
2		 13.0%
3		 20.0%
4		 24.1%
34
Very influential 41.3%
19		 20.8%
5		 57.1%
16		 43.5%
10		 40.0%
8		 41.1%
58
TOTAL 100.0%
46		 100.0%
24		 100.0%
28		 100.0%
23		 100.0%
20
141


Religion (I-RELIGION)

Predominantly Protestant or non-Christian background Mixed religious affiliations Predominantly Catholic background TOTAL
Doesn't pertain 2.2%
1		 2.6%
1		 1.5%
1		 2.0%
3
Not very influential 4.4%
2		 5.1%
2		 2.9%
2		 3.9%
6
6.7%
3		 0.0%
0		 1.5%
1		 2.6%
4
0.0%
0		 2.6%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
1
4.4%
2		 5.1%
2		 7.4%
5		 5.9%
9
20.0%
9		 15.4%
6		 22.1%
15		 19.7%
30
6.7%
3		 41.0%
16		 26.5%
18		 24.3%
37
Very influential 55.6%
25		 28.2%
11		 38.2%
26		 40.8%
62
TOTAL 100.0%
45		 100.0%
39		 100.0%
68
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