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

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UPDTRLGS How much ongoing instruction and updating on the role of the permanent diaconate is happening with the religious?   1) Very regular basis   2) Somewhat regular basis   3) Somewhat irregular   4) Very irregular   5) Almost nonexistent   6) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very regular basis	17	3.6%	3.6%	-1.97
Somewhat regular basis	75	15.7%	19.3%	-1.36
Somewhat irregular	98	20.5%	39.8%	-.74
Very irregular	54	11.3%	51.2%	-.13
Almost nonexistent	70	14.7%	65.8%	.49
Don't know	163	34.2%	100%	1.11

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Very regular basis	1.3% 2	6.7% 11	3.1% 4	0.0% 0	3.6% 17
Somewhat regular basis	12.5% 19	15.9% 26	14.7% 19	31.8% 7	15.2% 71
Somewhat irregular	17.1% 26	25.0% 41	17.8% 23	27.3% 6	20.6% 96
Very irregular	11.2% 17	11.6% 19	10.1% 13	13.6% 3	11.1% 52
Almost nonexistent	15.8% 24	14.6% 24	16.3% 21	4.5% 1	15.0% 70
Don't know	42.1% 64	26.2% 43	38.0% 49	22.7% 5	34.5% 161
TOTAL	100.0% 152	100.0% 164	100.0% 129	100.0% 22	467

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Very regular basis	3.4% 15	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	3.6% 17
Somewhat regular basis	15.7% 70	12.5% 1	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	22.2% 2	15.6% 74
Somewhat irregular	20.4% 91	37.5% 3	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	22.2% 2	20.5% 97
Very irregular	11.0% 49	12.5% 1	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	22.2% 2	11.2% 53
Almost nonexistent	14.8% 66	12.5% 1	22.2% 2	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	14.8% 70
Don't know	34.8% 155	25.0% 2	33.3% 3	100.0% 1	11.1% 1	34.2% 162
TOTAL	100.0% 446	100.0% 8	100.0% 9	100.0% 1	100.0% 9	473

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
Very regular basis	0.0% 0	9.2% 9	2.6% 8	0.0% 0	3.6% 17
Somewhat regular basis	10.0% 1	12.2% 12	16.7% 52	19.2% 10	15.9% 75
Somewhat irregular	40.0% 4	14.3% 14	23.2% 72	11.5% 6	20.4% 96
Very irregular	40.0% 4	12.2% 12	10.0% 31	11.5% 6	11.3% 53
Almost nonexistent	10.0% 1	11.2% 11	14.8% 46	23.1% 12	14.9% 70
Don't know	0.0% 0	40.8% 40	32.8% 102	34.6% 18	34.0% 160
TOTAL	100.0% 10	100.0% 98	100.0% 311	100.0% 52	471