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

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EDUCTION How would you rate the overall effectiveness of most deacons you direct and counsel in religious education?   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	113	29.5%	29.5%	-1.04
Somewhat effective	193	50.4%	79.9%	-.09
Ineffective	14	3.7%	83.6%	.85
Deacon does not perform this ministry	52	13.6%	97.1%	1.79
Don't know	11	2.9%	100%	2.73

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Very effective	22.4% 30	33.9% 42	33.0% 34	50.0% 7	30.1% 113
Somewhat effective	50.7% 68	49.2% 61	53.4% 55	21.4% 3	49.9% 187
Ineffective	6.0% 8	3.2% 4	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	3.5% 13
Deacon does not perform this ministry	15.7% 21	13.7% 17	9.7% 10	21.4% 3	13.6% 51
Don't know	5.2% 7	0.0% 0	2.9% 3	7.1% 1	2.9% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 134	100.0% 124	100.0% 103	100.0% 14	375

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Very effective	29.0% 103	14.3% 1	55.6% 5	0.0% 0	44.4% 4	29.7% 113
Somewhat effective	51.3% 182	57.1% 4	11.1% 1	100.0% 1	33.3% 3	50.1% 191
Ineffective	3.9% 14	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.7% 14
Deacon does not perform this ministry	13.2% 47	14.3% 1	33.3% 3	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	13.6% 52
Don't know	2.5% 9	14.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	2.9% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 355	100.0% 7	100.0% 9	100.0% 1	100.0% 9	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
Very effective	71.4% 5	40.5% 30	26.8% 67	21.3% 10	29.6% 112
Somewhat effective	14.3% 1	43.2% 32	51.2% 128	59.6% 28	50.0% 189
Ineffective	14.3% 1	1.4% 1	4.0% 10	4.3% 2	3.7% 14
Deacon does not perform this ministry	0.0% 0	13.5% 10	14.4% 36	12.8% 6	13.8% 52
Don't know	0.0% 0	1.4% 1	3.6% 9	2.1% 1	2.9% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 7	100.0% 74	100.0% 250	100.0% 47	378