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

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PARSHNRD Parishioners have come to understand the role of deacons better than 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	95	18%	18%	-1.34
Agree	356	67.6%	85.6%	-.05
Disagree	54	10.2%	95.8%	1.24
Strongly disagree	6	1.1%	97%	2.53
Don't know	16	3%	100%	3.82

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Strongly agree	12.4% 20	20.0% 36	19.0% 28	40.0% 10	18.3% 94
Agree	65.2% 105	70.0% 126	68.7% 101	56.0% 14	67.4% 346
Disagree	16.1% 26	6.7% 12	8.8% 13	0.0% 0	9.9% 51
Strongly disagree	1.9% 3	1.1% 2	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	1.2% 6
Don't know	4.3% 7	2.2% 4	2.7% 4	4.0% 1	3.1% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 161	100.0% 180	100.0% 147	100.0% 25	513

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	16.9% 83	11.1% 1	40.0% 4	0.0% 0	38.5% 5	17.8% 93
Agree	68.2% 334	88.9% 8	50.0% 5	100.0% 1	46.2% 6	67.7% 354
Disagree	10.6% 52	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	15.4% 2	10.3% 54
Strongly disagree	1.0% 5	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.1% 6
Don't know	3.3% 16	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.1% 16
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	23.1% 3	19.3% 21	16.9% 57	20.0% 12	17.9% 93
Agree	69.2% 9	63.3% 69	68.5% 231	70.0% 42	67.6% 351
Disagree	7.7% 1	9.2% 10	11.0% 37	10.0% 6	10.4% 54
Strongly disagree	0.0% 0	1.8% 2	0.9% 3	0.0% 0	1.0% 5
Don't know	0.0% 0	6.4% 7	2.7% 9	0.0% 0	3.1% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 109	100.0% 337	100.0% 60	519