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

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DBISHOP The diocesan bishop in general is supportive of the permanent diaconate.   1) Strongly agree   2) Agree   3) Disagree   4) Strongly disagree   5) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	246	46.6%	46.6%	-.76
Agree	221	41.9%	88.4%	.21
Disagree	19	3.6%	92%	1.18
Strongly disagree	12	2.3%	94.3%	2.15
Don't know	30	5.7%	100%	3.12

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Strongly agree	46.3% 75	47.2% 85	44.9% 66	52.0% 13	46.5% 239
Agree	37.0% 60	43.3% 78	44.9% 66	40.0% 10	41.6% 214
Disagree	4.9% 8	4.4% 8	2.0% 3	0.0% 0	3.7% 19
Strongly disagree	3.1% 5	1.7% 3	2.7% 4	0.0% 0	2.3% 12
Don't know	8.6% 14	3.3% 6	5.4% 8	8.0% 2	5.8% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 162	100.0% 180	100.0% 147	100.0% 25	514

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	46.2% 227	33.3% 3	50.0% 5	0.0% 0	76.9% 10	46.8% 245
Agree	42.6% 209	33.3% 3	40.0% 4	100.0% 1	7.7% 1	41.6% 218
Disagree	3.3% 16	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	15.4% 2	3.6% 19
Strongly disagree	2.0% 10	11.1% 1	10.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.3% 12
Don't know	5.9% 29	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.7% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 491	100.0% 9	100.0% 10	100.0% 1	100.0% 13	524

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
Strongly agree	46.2% 6	46.8% 51	45.6% 154	53.3% 32	46.7% 243
Agree	53.8% 7	43.1% 47	42.0% 142	35.0% 21	41.7% 217
Disagree	0.0% 0	2.8% 3	3.8% 13	3.3% 2	3.5% 18
Strongly disagree	0.0% 0	2.8% 3	2.4% 8	1.7% 1	2.3% 12
Don't know	0.0% 0	4.6% 5	6.2% 21	6.7% 4	5.8% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 109	100.0% 338	100.0% 60	520