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

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MEETDISC In general, how frequently do you generally discuss the deacon's ministry with him?   1) Weekly   2) Monthly   3) Every few months   4) Yearly   5) Rarely or never

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Weekly	63	17.3%	17.3%	-1.44
Monthly	112	30.8%	48.1%	-.55
Every few months	112	30.8%	78.8%	.33
Yearly	52	14.3%	93.1%	1.21
Rarely or never	25	6.9%	100%	2.1

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Weekly	13.6% 17	17.6% 22	21.5% 20	23.1% 3	17.4% 62
Monthly	39.2% 49	25.6% 32	28.0% 26	15.4% 2	30.6% 109
Every few months	29.6% 37	34.4% 43	24.7% 23	53.8% 7	30.9% 110
Yearly	13.6% 17	12.8% 16	18.3% 17	7.7% 1	14.3% 51
Rarely or never	4.0% 5	9.6% 12	7.5% 7	0.0% 0	6.7% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 125	100.0% 125	100.0% 93	100.0% 13	356

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Weekly	16.8% 57	16.7% 1	22.2% 2	0.0% 0	28.6% 2	17.1% 62
Monthly	31.0% 105	50.0% 3	22.2% 2	0.0% 0	28.6% 2	30.9% 112
Every few months	31.6% 107	16.7% 1	22.2% 2	0.0% 0	28.6% 2	30.9% 112
Yearly	13.9% 47	16.7% 1	22.2% 2	100.0% 1	14.3% 1	14.4% 52
Rarely or never	6.8% 23	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.6% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 339	100.0% 6	100.0% 9	100.0% 1	100.0% 7	362

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
Weekly	42.9% 3	15.2% 10	17.4% 42	15.2% 7	17.2% 62
Monthly	28.6% 2	19.7% 13	34.4% 83	28.3% 13	30.8% 111
Every few months	0.0% 0	37.9% 25	29.5% 71	34.8% 16	31.1% 112
Yearly	14.3% 1	18.2% 12	12.4% 30	19.6% 9	14.4% 52
Rarely or never	14.3% 1	9.1% 6	6.2% 15	2.2% 1	6.4% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 7	100.0% 66	100.0% 241	100.0% 46	360