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

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DCNDEVOT Do you believe that the deacons you direct and counsel would devote the same time to their present ministry if not ordained?   1) Definitely not   2) Probably not   3) Maybe   4) Probably yes   5) Definitely yes

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Definitely not	103	26.9%	26.9%	-1.16
Probably not	147	38.4%	65.3%	-.26
Maybe	61	15.9%	81.2%	.63
Probably yes	61	15.9%	97.1%	1.53
Definitely yes	11	2.9%	100%	2.43

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Definitely not	17.4% 23	28.3% 36	35.3% 36	38.5% 5	26.7% 100
Probably not	40.2% 53	32.3% 41	46.1% 47	23.1% 3	38.5% 144
Maybe	18.2% 24	18.9% 24	9.8% 10	15.4% 2	16.0% 60
Probably yes	20.5% 27	16.5% 21	7.8% 8	23.1% 3	15.8% 59
Definitely yes	3.8% 5	3.9% 5	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	2.9% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 132	100.0% 127	100.0% 102	100.0% 13	374

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Definitely not	27.5% 97	28.6% 2	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	9.1% 1	26.5% 101
Probably not	37.7% 133	57.1% 4	44.4% 4	100.0% 1	45.5% 5	38.6% 147
Maybe	15.6% 55	14.3% 1	33.3% 3	0.0% 0	18.2% 2	16.0% 61
Probably yes	16.4% 58	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	27.3% 3	16.0% 61
Definitely yes	2.8% 10	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.9% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 353	100.0% 7	100.0% 9	100.0% 1	100.0% 11	381

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
Definitely not	50.0% 3	26.0% 19	25.1% 63	31.3% 15	26.5% 100
Probably not	33.3% 2	42.5% 31	38.6% 97	33.3% 16	38.6% 146
Maybe	0.0% 0	15.1% 11	18.7% 47	6.3% 3	16.1% 61
Probably yes	16.7% 1	11.0% 8	15.5% 39	25.0% 12	15.9% 60
Definitely yes	0.0% 0	5.5% 4	2.0% 5	4.2% 2	2.9% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 6	100.0% 73	100.0% 251	100.0% 48	378