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Phase II of the National Study on the Permanent Diaconate: A Survey of Catholic Deacons' Wives, 1995

Data Archive > U.S. Surveys > Religious Groups > Members or Leaders > Catholic > Analysis

CATHOLIC

If you are a Catholic, were you:

		1) Born a Catholic
		2) A convert

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Born a Catholic	926	81%	81%	-.48
A convert	217	19%	100%	2.07

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Born a Catholic	83.2% 154	78.0% 323	84.2% 342	78.4% 105	81.1% 924
A convert	16.8% 31	22.0% 91	15.8% 64	21.6% 29	18.9% 215
TOTAL	100.0% 185	100.0% 414	100.0% 406	100.0% 134	1139

Race (I-RACE)

	European	Hispanic	African-Am	Native Am.	Other	TOTAL
Born a Catholic	82.6% 757	97.9% 47	53.8% 7	70.6% 24	100.0% 1	82.6% 836
A convert	17.4% 159	2.1% 1	46.2% 6	29.4% 10	0.0% 0	17.4% 176
TOTAL	100.0% 916	100.0% 48	100.0% 13	100.0% 34	100.0% 1	1012

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	HS or less	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Some grad	Grad deg.	TOTAL
Born a Catholic	81.9% 358	78.1% 286	81.7% 125	82.3% 51	84.2% 96	80.9% 916
A convert	18.1% 79	21.9% 80	18.3% 28	17.7% 11	15.8% 18	19.1% 216
TOTAL	100.0% 437	100.0% 366	100.0% 153	100.0% 62	100.0% 114	1132