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

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RSPNSBLT Which of the following statements characterizes how you understand your responsibilities?   1) Follow written role description   2) Do not follow written description   3) Mutual understanding that works well   4) Mutual understanding that does not work well   5) Other

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Follow written role description	203	40.5%	40.5%	-1.13
Do not follow written description	14	2.8%	43.3%	-.23
Mutual understanding that works well	244	48.7%	92%	.66
Mutual understanding that does not work well	29	5.8%	97.8%	1.55
Other	11	2.2%	100%	2.44

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Follow written role description	36.9% 58	43.0% 74	43.3% 58	33.3% 8	40.7% 198
Do not follow written description	3.2% 5	2.9% 5	3.0% 4	0.0% 0	2.9% 14
Mutual understanding that works well	49.0% 77	47.7% 82	48.5% 65	50.0% 12	48.5% 236
Mutual understanding that does not work well	10.2% 16	2.3% 4	3.0% 4	16.7% 4	5.7% 28
Other	0.6% 1	4.1% 7	2.2% 3	0.0% 0	2.3% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 157	100.0% 172	100.0% 134	100.0% 24	487

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Follow written role description	40.5% 189	28.6% 2	55.6% 5	0.0% 0	46.2% 6	40.6% 202
Do not follow written description	2.6% 12	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	100.0% 1	7.7% 1	2.8% 14
Mutual understanding that works well	49.0% 229	57.1% 4	44.4% 4	0.0% 0	38.5% 5	48.7% 242
Mutual understanding that does not work well	5.6% 26	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	7.7% 1	5.6% 28
Other	2.4% 11	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.2% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 467	100.0% 7	100.0% 9	100.0% 1	100.0% 13	497

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Less than college degree	B.A., STB, or other bachelor's	M.A. STL, M. DIV., M.S., or other master's	Doctorate	TOTAL
Follow written role description	50.0% 6	38.5% 40	39.5% 126	52.5% 31	41.1% 203
Do not follow written description	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	3.8% 12	0.0% 0	2.6% 13
Mutual understanding that works well	50.0% 6	51.9% 54	48.3% 154	44.1% 26	48.6% 240
Mutual understanding that does not work well	0.0% 0	4.8% 5	6.3% 20	3.4% 2	5.5% 27
Other	0.0% 0	3.8% 4	2.2% 7	0.0% 0	2.2% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 12	100.0% 104	100.0% 319	100.0% 59	494