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

Data Archive > U.S. Surveys > Religious Groups > Members or Leaders > Catholic > Analysis

MEETINGS

How did you and the deacons you supervise decide on how often you should meet to discuss the deacons' ministry positions?

		1) Part of written role description
		2) Understood by time of ordination
		3) Suggested by bishop
		4) Suggested by pastor
		5) My suggestion
		6) Supervisee's suggestion
		7) Both decided
		8) Don't recall

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Part of written role description	54	14.2%	14.2%	-1.92
Understood by time of ordination	11	2.9%	17.2%	-1.48
Suggested by bishop	18	4.7%	21.9%	-1.05
Suggested by pastor	13	3.4%	25.3%	-.62
My suggestion	71	18.7%	44.1%	-.19
Supervisee's suggestion	6	1.6%	45.6%	.25
Both decided	163	43%	88.7%	.68
Don't recall	43	11.3%	100%	1.11

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Part of written role description	9.4% 12	14.8% 19	16.7% 17	30.8% 4	14.0% 52
Understood by time of ordination	0.0% 0	3.1% 4	3.9% 4	23.1% 3	3.0% 11
Suggested by bishop	2.3% 3	3.9% 5	7.8% 8	0.0% 0	4.3% 16
Suggested by pastor	0.8% 1	5.5% 7	2.0% 2	7.7% 1	3.0% 11
My suggestion	22.7% 29	17.2% 22	17.6% 18	7.7% 1	18.9% 70
Supervisee's suggestion	2.3% 3	1.6% 2	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	1.6% 6
Both decided	47.7% 61	42.2% 54	44.1% 45	23.1% 3	43.9% 163
Don't recall	14.8% 19	11.7% 15	6.9% 7	7.7% 1	11.3% 42
TOTAL	100.0% 128	100.0% 128	100.0% 102	100.0% 13	371

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Part of written role description	14.5% 51	50.0% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	14.3% 54
Understood by time of ordination	3.1% 11	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.9% 11
Suggested by bishop	4.8% 17	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.5% 17
Suggested by pastor	2.8% 10	0.0% 0	12.5% 1	0.0% 0	20.0% 2	3.4% 13
My suggestion	18.2% 64	33.3% 2	37.5% 3	100.0% 1	10.0% 1	18.8% 71
Supervisee's suggestion	1.7% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.6% 6
Both decided	43.5% 153	0.0% 0	37.5% 3	0.0% 0	60.0% 6	43.0% 162
Don't recall	11.4% 40	16.7% 1	12.5% 1	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	11.4% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 352	100.0% 6	100.0% 8	100.0% 1	100.0% 10	377

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
Part of written role description	28.6% 2	16.4% 12	11.3% 28	25.5% 12	14.4% 54
Understood by time of ordination	28.6% 2	4.1% 3	2.0% 5	2.1% 1	2.9% 11
Suggested by bishop	0.0% 0	5.5% 4	3.6% 9	8.5% 4	4.5% 17
Suggested by pastor	14.3% 1	5.5% 4	2.4% 6	4.3% 2	3.5% 13
My suggestion	0.0% 0	20.5% 15	16.2% 40	29.8% 14	18.4% 69
Supervisee's suggestion	0.0% 0	6.8% 5	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	1.6% 6
Both decided	28.6% 2	31.5% 23	50.2% 124	25.5% 12	43.0% 161
Don't recall	0.0% 0	9.6% 7	13.8% 34	4.3% 2	11.5% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 7	100.0% 73	100.0% 247	100.0% 47	374