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

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PRIESTSD Priests have grown more supportive of the diaconate than they were years ago.   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	93	17.6%	17.6%	-1.17
Agree	328	62.1%	79.7%	-.21
Disagree	51	9.7%	89.4%	.74
Strongly disagree	9	1.7%	91.1%	1.7
Don't know	47	8.9%	100%	2.66

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Strongly agree	14.8% 24	18.9% 34	18.4% 27	28.0% 7	17.9% 92
Agree	58.0% 94	61.1% 110	68.0% 100	52.0% 13	61.7% 317
Disagree	11.1% 18	11.7% 21	6.1% 9	12.0% 3	9.9% 51
Strongly disagree	2.5% 4	0.6% 1	2.0% 3	4.0% 1	1.8% 9
Don't know	13.6% 22	7.8% 14	5.4% 8	4.0% 1	8.8% 45
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	16.5% 81	11.1% 1	40.0% 4	0.0% 0	38.5% 5	17.4% 91
Agree	62.1% 305	88.9% 8	50.0% 5	100.0% 1	53.8% 7	62.2% 326
Disagree	10.4% 51	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	9.7% 51
Strongly disagree	1.6% 8	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.7% 9
Don't know	9.4% 46	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	7.7% 1	9.0% 47
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	30.8% 4	18.3% 20	15.7% 53	21.7% 13	17.3% 90
Agree	61.5% 8	66.1% 72	63.6% 215	50.0% 30	62.5% 325
Disagree	0.0% 0	10.1% 11	9.2% 31	13.3% 8	9.6% 50
Strongly disagree	0.0% 0	1.8% 2	1.8% 6	1.7% 1	1.7% 9
Don't know	7.7% 1	3.7% 4	9.8% 33	13.3% 8	8.8% 46
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 109	100.0% 338	100.0% 60	520