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

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HOMILIES How would you rate the overall effectiveness of most deacons you direct and counsel in preparing and giving homilies?   1) Very effective   2) Somewhat effective   3) Ineffective   4) Deacon does not perform this ministry   5) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very effective	138	35.6%	35.6%	-1
Somewhat effective	196	50.5%	86.1%	.15
Ineffective	24	6.2%	92.3%	1.29
Deacon does not perform this ministry	26	6.7%	99%	2.44
Don't know	4	1%	100%	3.58

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Very effective	25.4% 34	39.8% 51	40.2% 41	73.3% 11	36.1% 137
Somewhat effective	54.5% 73	48.4% 62	52.9% 54	20.0% 3	50.7% 192
Ineffective	12.7% 17	2.3% 3	2.0% 2	0.0% 0	5.8% 22
Deacon does not perform this ministry	6.0% 8	9.4% 12	3.9% 4	0.0% 0	6.3% 24
Don't know	1.5% 2	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	6.7% 1	1.1% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 134	100.0% 128	100.0% 102	100.0% 15	379

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Very effective	35.1% 126	14.3% 1	55.6% 5	0.0% 0	50.0% 5	35.5% 137
Somewhat effective	50.7% 182	71.4% 5	44.4% 4	100.0% 1	30.0% 3	50.5% 195
Ineffective	6.7% 24	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	6.2% 24
Deacon does not perform this ministry	6.7% 24	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	6.7% 26
Don't know	0.8% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	1.0% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 359	100.0% 7	100.0% 9	100.0% 1	100.0% 10	386

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 effective	71.4% 5	38.4% 28	33.9% 86	36.7% 18	35.8% 137
Somewhat effective	28.6% 2	52.1% 38	50.8% 129	49.0% 24	50.4% 193
Ineffective	0.0% 0	2.7% 2	7.5% 19	4.1% 2	6.0% 23
Deacon does not perform this ministry	0.0% 0	6.8% 5	6.7% 17	8.2% 4	6.8% 26
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.2% 3	2.0% 1	1.0% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 7	100.0% 73	100.0% 254	100.0% 49	383