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

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DPRIESTS Diocesan priests are 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	40	7.6%	7.6%	-1.46
Agree	371	70.4%	78%	-.33
Disagree	71	13.5%	91.5%	.79
Strongly disagree	11	2.1%	93.5%	1.92
Don't know	34	6.5%	100%	3.04

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.6% 9	8.4% 15	8.2% 12	12.0% 3	7.6% 39
Agree	69.8% 113	65.4% 117	76.2% 112	68.0% 17	70.0% 359
Disagree	17.3% 28	16.8% 30	8.2% 12	4.0% 1	13.8% 71
Strongly disagree	2.5% 4	1.1% 2	2.7% 4	4.0% 1	2.1% 11
Don't know	4.9% 8	8.4% 15	4.8% 7	12.0% 3	6.4% 33
TOTAL	100.0% 162	100.0% 179	100.0% 147	100.0% 25	513

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	6.9% 34	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	0.0% 0	38.5% 5	7.6% 40
Agree	70.2% 344	100.0% 9	60.0% 6	100.0% 1	53.8% 7	70.2% 367
Disagree	14.3% 70	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	13.6% 71
Strongly disagree	1.8% 9	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	0.0% 0	7.7% 1	2.1% 11
Don't know	6.7% 33	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.5% 34
TOTAL	100.0% 490	100.0% 9	100.0% 10	100.0% 1	100.0% 13	523

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	0.0% 0	11.0% 12	7.1% 24	6.7% 4	7.7% 40
Agree	76.9% 10	69.7% 76	71.5% 241	63.3% 38	70.3% 365
Disagree	23.1% 3	9.2% 10	13.4% 45	20.0% 12	13.5% 70
Strongly disagree	0.0% 0	2.8% 3	2.1% 7	1.7% 1	2.1% 11
Don't know	0.0% 0	7.3% 8	5.9% 20	8.3% 5	6.4% 33
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 109	100.0% 337	100.0% 60	519