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

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CORRESPD Paragraph 72 of the diaconal guidelines reads: "The wives and families of married candidates should be involved in the various aspects of the formation program. Relationships among deacons and their wives and children are bound to be affected by the new commitments that deacons make. These changes will be handled much more easily if the wives and at least the older children gain an understanding and appreciation of the new ministry that their husbands and fathers will be undertaking and of how it will affect them. Diaconal commitments and family relationships will thus enrich and confirm one another." Does your experience correspond to the guidelines?   1) Yes   2) No   3) I am not sure

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	936	82.7%	82.7%	-.43
No	88	7.8%	90.5%	1.17
I am not sure	108	9.5%	100%	2.78

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Yes	73.6% 134	80.2% 328	88.6% 357	84.3% 113	82.6% 932
No	14.3% 26	9.0% 37	4.5% 18	5.2% 7	7.8% 88
I am not sure	12.1% 22	10.8% 44	6.9% 28	10.4% 14	9.6% 108
TOTAL	100.0% 182	100.0% 409	100.0% 403	100.0% 134	1128

Race (I-RACE)

	European	Hispanic	African-Am	Native Am.	Other	TOTAL
Yes	81.7% 741	87.5% 42	84.6% 11	97.1% 33	100.0% 1	82.6% 828
No	7.9% 72	2.1% 1	15.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	7.5% 75
I am not sure	10.4% 94	10.4% 5	0.0% 0	2.9% 1	0.0% 0	10.0% 100
TOTAL	100.0% 907	100.0% 48	100.0% 13	100.0% 34	100.0% 1	1003

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	HS or less	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Some grad	Grad deg.	TOTAL
Yes	86.1% 372	83.5% 304	77.9% 116	77.0% 47	74.8% 86	82.5% 925
No	5.6% 24	6.9% 25	10.7% 16	13.1% 8	13.0% 15	7.9% 88
I am not sure	8.3% 36	9.6% 35	11.4% 17	9.8% 6	12.2% 14	9.6% 108
TOTAL	100.0% 432	100.0% 364	100.0% 149	100.0% 61	100.0% 115	1121