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

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POSITIVE

Using the scale below, how strongly do you agree or disagree with the following? -- The diaconate has had a positive effect on the way my husband and I relate to each other.

	1) Strongly agree
	2) Agree
	3) Disagree
	4) Strongly disagree
	5) I really can't say
	6) Doesn't apply

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	363	31.6%	31.6%	-.87
Agree	546	47.5%	79%	-.17
Disagree	68	5.9%	85%	.54
Strongly disagree	14	1.2%	86.2%	1.24
I really can't say	93	8.1%	94.3%	1.95
Doesn't apply	66	5.7%	100%	2.65

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Strongly agree	31.1% 57	30.2% 127	32.1% 131	34.8% 47	31.6% 362
Agree	41.5% 76	49.3% 207	47.3% 193	51.1% 69	47.6% 545
Disagree	8.2% 15	6.2% 26	5.6% 23	3.0% 4	5.9% 68
Strongly disagree	0.5% 1	1.7% 7	1.2% 5	0.7% 1	1.2% 14
I really can't say	13.1% 24	6.9% 29	7.1% 29	7.4% 10	8.0% 92
Doesn't apply	5.5% 10	5.7% 24	6.6% 27	3.0% 4	5.7% 65
TOTAL	100.0% 183	100.0% 420	100.0% 408	100.0% 135	1146

Race (I-RACE)

	European	Hispanic	African-Am	Native Am.	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	30.8% 285	40.4% 19	28.6% 4	47.1% 16	100.0% 1	31.9% 325
Agree	48.4% 447	44.7% 21	57.1% 8	32.4% 11	0.0% 0	47.7% 487
Disagree	5.5% 51	6.4% 3	0.0% 0	5.9% 2	0.0% 0	5.5% 56
Strongly disagree	1.0% 9	6.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.2% 12
I really can't say	8.1% 75	2.1% 1	0.0% 0	11.8% 4	0.0% 0	7.8% 80
Doesn't apply	6.2% 57	0.0% 0	14.3% 2	2.9% 1	0.0% 0	5.9% 60
TOTAL	100.0% 924	100.0% 47	100.0% 14	100.0% 34	100.0% 1	1020

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	HS or less	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Some grad	Grad deg.	TOTAL
Strongly agree	32.3% 142	32.3% 120	24.3% 37	40.3% 25	31.3% 36	31.6% 360
Agree	49.9% 219	45.7% 170	46.7% 71	43.5% 27	47.0% 54	47.5% 541
Disagree	5.5% 24	6.7% 25	4.6% 7	6.5% 4	6.1% 7	5.9% 67
Strongly disagree	0.9% 4	0.8% 3	2.6% 4	0.0% 0	2.6% 3	1.2% 14
I really can't say	5.9% 26	8.6% 32	12.5% 19	6.5% 4	9.6% 11	8.1% 92
Doesn't apply	5.5% 24	5.9% 22	9.2% 14	3.2% 2	3.5% 4	5.8% 66
TOTAL	100.0% 439	100.0% 372	100.0% 152	100.0% 62	100.0% 115	1140