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

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PRSHNRD Parishioners understand the role of deacons for the most part.   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	41	7.8%	7.8%	-1.68
Agree	327	62.2%	70%	-.4
Disagree	124	23.6%	93.5%	.88
Strongly disagree	20	3.8%	97.3%	2.16
Don't know	14	2.7%	100%	3.44

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Strongly agree	5.6% 9	7.3% 13	10.2% 15	8.3% 2	7.6% 39
Agree	53.7% 87	66.5% 119	64.6% 95	83.3% 20	62.7% 321
Disagree	31.5% 51	21.8% 39	18.4% 27	8.3% 2	23.2% 119
Strongly disagree	6.8% 11	2.2% 4	2.7% 4	0.0% 0	3.7% 19
Don't know	2.5% 4	2.2% 4	4.1% 6	0.0% 0	2.7% 14
TOTAL	100.0% 162	100.0% 179	100.0% 147	100.0% 24	512

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	7.8% 38	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	16.7% 2	7.7% 40
Agree	61.8% 303	77.8% 7	80.0% 8	0.0% 0	58.3% 7	62.3% 325
Disagree	23.9% 117	22.2% 2	10.0% 1	100.0% 1	16.7% 2	23.6% 123
Strongly disagree	3.7% 18	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	0.0% 0	8.3% 1	3.8% 20
Don't know	2.9% 14	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.7% 14
TOTAL	100.0% 490	100.0% 9	100.0% 10	100.0% 1	100.0% 12	522

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	6.8% 4	7.7% 40
Agree	53.8% 7	60.6% 66	62.6% 211	64.4% 38	62.2% 322
Disagree	46.2% 6	21.1% 23	23.1% 78	25.4% 15	23.6% 122
Strongly disagree	0.0% 0	4.6% 5	3.9% 13	3.4% 2	3.9% 20
Don't know	0.0% 0	2.8% 3	3.3% 11	0.0% 0	2.7% 14
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 109	100.0% 337	100.0% 59	518