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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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MFRIENDS

Using the scale below, how strongly do you agree or disagree with the following? -- As a result of my husband's ordination, my friends are not as open in our relationship.

	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	18	1.6%	1.6%	-2.9
Agree	80	6.9%	8.5%	-1.64
Disagree	678	58.9%	67.4%	-.38
Strongly disagree	310	26.9%	94.3%	.88
I really can't say	45	3.9%	98.2%	2.14
Doesn't apply	21	1.8%	100%	3.4

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Strongly agree	1.6% 3	1.0% 4	2.2% 9	1.5% 2	1.6% 18
Agree	8.2% 15	6.0% 25	7.6% 31	5.9% 8	6.9% 79
Disagree	50.5% 93	61.1% 256	59.5% 244	61.5% 83	58.9% 676
Strongly disagree	35.3% 65	27.0% 113	24.6% 101	22.2% 30	26.9% 309
I really can't say	4.3% 8	2.9% 12	4.1% 17	5.9% 8	3.9% 45
Doesn't apply	0.0% 0	2.1% 9	2.0% 8	3.0% 4	1.8% 21
TOTAL	100.0% 184	100.0% 419	100.0% 410	100.0% 135	1148

Race (I-RACE)

	European	Hispanic	African-Am	Native Am.	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	1.3% 12	4.2% 2	7.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.5% 15
Agree	7.3% 67	2.1% 1	7.1% 1	11.8% 4	0.0% 0	7.1% 73
Disagree	60.0% 554	54.2% 26	64.3% 9	47.1% 16	100.0% 1	59.4% 606
Strongly disagree	25.9% 239	29.2% 14	21.4% 3	41.2% 14	0.0% 0	26.4% 270
I really can't say	4.3% 40	2.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.0% 41
Doesn't apply	1.3% 12	8.3% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.6% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 924	100.0% 48	100.0% 14	100.0% 34	100.0% 1	1021

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	HS or less	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Some grad	Grad deg.	TOTAL
Strongly agree	2.3% 10	1.4% 5	0.6% 1	1.6% 1	0.9% 1	1.6% 18
Agree	6.8% 30	8.7% 32	5.8% 9	7.9% 5	3.4% 4	7.0% 80
Disagree	61.4% 270	56.6% 209	58.4% 90	46.0% 29	62.9% 73	58.8% 671
Strongly disagree	24.5% 108	27.4% 101	27.3% 42	38.1% 24	28.4% 33	27.0% 308
I really can't say	3.2% 14	3.8% 14	7.1% 11	4.8% 3	2.6% 3	3.9% 45
Doesn't apply	1.8% 8	2.2% 8	0.6% 1	1.6% 1	1.7% 2	1.8% 20
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 369	100.0% 154	100.0% 63	100.0% 116	1142