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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. -- Work of Catholic Social Services

	0) Doesn't pertain
	1) Not very influential
	2)
	3)
	4)
	5)
	6)

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Doesn't pertain	90	60.8%	60.8%	-.56
Not very influential	36	24.3%	85.1%	.11
	5	3.4%	88.5%	.77
	4	2.7%	91.2%	1.44
	4	2.7%	93.9%	2.1
	4	2.7%	96.6%	2.77
	5	3.4%	100%	3.43

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	21-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65&over	TOTAL
Doesn't pertain	53.3% 8	53.6% 15	55.3% 26	66.7% 28	84.6% 11	60.7% 88
Not very influential	33.3% 5	14.3% 4	29.8% 14	26.2% 11	7.7% 1	24.1% 35
	6.7% 1	3.6% 1	4.3% 2	0.0% 0	7.7% 1	3.4% 5
	0.0% 0	14.3% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.8% 4
	0.0% 0	7.1% 2	4.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.8% 4
	6.7% 1	0.0% 0	4.3% 2	2.4% 1	0.0% 0	2.8% 4
	0.0% 0	7.1% 2	2.1% 1	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	57.1% 12	64.3% 18	39.1% 9	75.0% 15	60.4% 84
Not very influential	25.5% 12	23.8% 5	21.4% 6	47.8% 11	5.0% 1	25.2% 35
	0.0% 0	9.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	15.0% 3	3.6% 5
	2.1% 1	4.8% 1	3.6% 1	4.3% 1	0.0% 0	2.9% 4
	4.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.3% 1	5.0% 1	2.9% 4
	2.1% 1	4.8% 1	3.6% 1	4.3% 1	0.0% 0	2.9% 4
	2.1% 1	0.0% 0	7.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.2% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 47	100.0% 21	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	46.7% 21	63.2% 24	68.8% 44	60.5% 89
Not very influential	44.4% 20	10.5% 4	18.8% 12	24.5% 36
	0.0% 0	10.5% 4	1.6% 1	3.4% 5
	2.2% 1	0.0% 0	4.7% 3	2.7% 4
	0.0% 0	7.9% 3	1.6% 1	2.7% 4
	2.2% 1	5.3% 2	1.6% 1	2.7% 4
	4.4% 2	2.6% 1	3.1% 2	3.4% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 45	100.0% 38	100.0% 64	147