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

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UPDTPRSS How much ongoing instruction and updating on the role of the permanent diaconate is happening with the parish staffs?   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	41	8.1%	8.1%	-1.64
Somewhat regular basis	123	24.2%	32.3%	-.9
Somewhat irregular	165	32.5%	64.8%	-.17
Very irregular	76	15%	79.7%	.57
Almost nonexistent	65	12.8%	92.5%	1.3
Don't know	38	7.5%	100%	2.04

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Very regular basis	5.1% 8	9.8% 17	9.2% 13	8.3% 2	8.1% 40
Somewhat regular basis	18.4% 29	25.4% 44	25.5% 36	41.7% 10	24.0% 119
Somewhat irregular	33.5% 53	35.3% 61	31.2% 44	20.8% 5	32.9% 163
Very irregular	17.1% 27	9.8% 17	17.0% 24	16.7% 4	14.5% 72
Almost nonexistent	17.7% 28	11.0% 19	11.3% 16	4.2% 1	12.9% 64
Don't know	8.2% 13	8.7% 15	5.7% 8	8.3% 2	7.7% 38
TOTAL	100.0% 158	100.0% 173	100.0% 141	100.0% 24	496

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Very regular basis	8.6% 41	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	8.1% 41
Somewhat regular basis	23.2% 110	33.3% 3	50.0% 5	0.0% 0	40.0% 4	24.2% 122
Somewhat irregular	32.7% 155	33.3% 3	20.0% 2	100.0% 1	30.0% 3	32.5% 164
Very irregular	15.0% 71	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	0.0% 0	20.0% 2	14.7% 74
Almost nonexistent	12.9% 61	33.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	12.9% 65
Don't know	7.6% 36	0.0% 0	20.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	7.5% 38
TOTAL	100.0% 474	100.0% 9	100.0% 10	100.0% 1	100.0% 10	504

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	9.1% 1	13.2% 14	7.3% 24	3.5% 2	8.2% 41
Somewhat regular basis	36.4% 4	22.6% 24	22.9% 75	35.1% 20	24.5% 123
Somewhat irregular	18.2% 2	29.2% 31	34.1% 112	29.8% 17	32.3% 162
Very irregular	18.2% 2	15.1% 16	14.3% 47	14.0% 8	14.5% 73
Almost nonexistent	9.1% 1	11.3% 12	14.0% 46	10.5% 6	12.9% 65
Don't know	9.1% 1	8.5% 9	7.3% 24	7.0% 4	7.6% 38
TOTAL	100.0% 11	100.0% 106	100.0% 328	100.0% 57	502