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

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PDCNATE The permanent diaconate is needed more now than when it was first restored.   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	218	41.5%	41.5%	-.84
Agree	199	37.9%	79.4%	0
Disagree	46	8.8%	88.2%	.84
Strongly disagree	15	2.9%	91%	1.68
Don't know	47	9%	100%	2.51

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Strongly agree	35.4% 57	42.5% 76	48.6% 71	36.0% 9	41.7% 213
Agree	37.9% 61	36.9% 66	37.7% 55	48.0% 12	38.0% 194
Disagree	11.2% 18	7.8% 14	5.5% 8	12.0% 3	8.4% 43
Strongly disagree	3.7% 6	3.4% 6	1.4% 2	0.0% 0	2.7% 14
Don't know	11.8% 19	9.5% 17	6.8% 10	4.0% 1	9.2% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 161	100.0% 179	100.0% 146	100.0% 25	511

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	40.4% 197	66.7% 6	50.0% 5	100.0% 1	53.8% 7	41.5% 216
Agree	38.5% 188	22.2% 2	30.0% 3	0.0% 0	30.8% 4	37.8% 197
Disagree	8.8% 43	11.1% 1	10.0% 1	0.0% 0	7.7% 1	8.8% 46
Strongly disagree	3.1% 15	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.9% 15
Don't know	9.2% 45	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	0.0% 0	7.7% 1	9.0% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 488	100.0% 9	100.0% 10	100.0% 1	100.0% 13	521

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	50.0% 6	43.1% 47	40.8% 137	41.7% 25	41.6% 215
Agree	33.3% 4	41.3% 45	37.8% 127	33.3% 20	37.9% 196
Disagree	16.7% 2	9.2% 10	7.4% 25	13.3% 8	8.7% 45
Strongly disagree	0.0% 0	1.8% 2	2.7% 9	6.7% 4	2.9% 15
Don't know	0.0% 0	4.6% 5	11.3% 38	5.0% 3	8.9% 46
TOTAL	100.0% 12	100.0% 109	100.0% 336	100.0% 60	517