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Survey of African-American Priests and Seminarians, 1992

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MINISTER

Using the scale below, please indicate how influential was each of the following individuals, groups, and experiences in your decision to consider the priesthood. -- Protestant minister
  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 88 59.5% 59.5% -.57
Not very influential 34 23% 82.4% -.04
2 1.4% 83.8% .5
4 2.7% 86.5% 1.03
4 2.7% 89.2% 1.57
9 6.1% 95.3% 2.1
2 1.4% 96.6% 2.63
Very influential 5 3.4% 100% 3.17

Variable Comparisons


Age (I-AGE)

21-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65&over TOTAL
Doesn't pertain 46.7%
7		 53.6%
15		 63.8%
30		 54.8%
23		 84.6%
11		 59.3%
86
Not very influential 40.0%
6		 14.3%
4		 17.0%
8		 33.3%
14		 7.7%
1		 22.8%
33
6.7%
1		 3.6%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.4%
2
0.0%
0		 3.6%
1		 4.3%
2		 0.0%
0		 7.7%
1		 2.8%
4
0.0%
0		 10.7%
3		 2.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 2.8%
4
0.0%
0		 10.7%
3		 6.4%
3		 7.1%
3		 0.0%
0		 6.2%
9
6.7%
1		 0.0%
0		 2.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.4%
2
Very influential 0.0%
0		 3.6%
1		 4.3%
2		 4.8%
2		 0.0%
0		 3.4%
5
TOTAL 100.0%
15		 100.0%
28		 100.0%
47		 100.0%
42		 100.0%
13
145


Household income (I-INCOME)

<15K 15K-19,999 20K-29,999 30K-39,999 40K&over TOTAL
Doesn't pertain 63.8%
30		 61.9%
13		 57.1%
16		 52.2%
12		 57.9%
11		 59.4%
82
Not very influential 25.5%
12		 14.3%
3		 28.6%
8		 17.4%
4		 31.6%
6		 23.9%
33
0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 4.3%
1		 5.3%
1		 1.4%
2
2.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 4.3%
1		 5.3%
1		 2.2%
3
0.0%
0		 4.8%
1		 0.0%
0		 13.0%
3		 0.0%
0		 2.9%
4
4.3%
2		 4.8%
1		 14.3%
4		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 5.1%
7
0.0%
0		 4.8%
1		 0.0%
0		 4.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 1.4%
2
Very influential 4.3%
2		 9.5%
2		 0.0%
0		 4.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 3.6%
5
TOTAL 100.0%
47		 100.0%
21		 100.0%
28		 100.0%
23		 100.0%
19
138


Religion (I-RELIGION)

Predominantly Protestant or non-Christian background Mixed religious affiliations Predominantly Catholic background TOTAL
Doesn't pertain 42.2%
19		 57.9%
22		 71.9%
46		 59.2%
87
Not very influential 42.2%
19		 13.2%
5		 15.6%
10		 23.1%
34
0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 3.1%
2		 1.4%
2
2.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 4.7%
3		 2.7%
4
2.2%
1		 7.9%
3		 0.0%
0		 2.7%
4
2.2%
1		 15.8%
6		 3.1%
2		 6.1%
9
2.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 1.6%
1		 1.4%
2
Very influential 6.7%
3		 5.3%
2		 0.0%
0		 3.4%
5
TOTAL 100.0%
45		 100.0%
38		 100.0%
64
147

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