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

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How would you rate the overall effectiveness of most deacons you direct and counsel in participation in parish/diocesan administration?
  1) Very effective
  2) Somewhat effective
  3) Ineffective
  4) Deacon does not perform this ministry
  5) Don't know

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Very effective 76 19.9% 19.9% -1.31
Somewhat effective 153 40.1% 59.9% -.48
Ineffective 23 6% 66% .36
Deacon does not perform this ministry 119 31.2% 97.1% 1.19
Don't know 11 2.9% 100% 2.02

Variable Comparisons


Age (I-AGE)

<50 50-59 60-69 70&over TOTAL
Very effective 17.3%
23		 19.8%
25		 20.8%
21		 35.7%
5		 19.8%
74
Somewhat effective 39.1%
52		 38.1%
48		 45.5%
46		 21.4%
3		 39.8%
149
Ineffective 6.0%
8		 7.1%
9		 5.9%
6		 0.0%
0		 6.1%
23
Deacon does not perform this ministry 33.8%
45		 34.9%
44		 21.8%
22		 42.9%
6		 31.3%
117
Don't know 3.8%
5		 0.0%
0		 5.9%
6		 0.0%
0		 2.9%
11
TOTAL 100.0%
133		 100.0%
126		 100.0%
101		 100.0%
14
374


Race (I-RACE)

Caucasian Hispanic Native Am. African-Am Other TOTAL
Very effective 18.9%
67		 16.7%
1		 44.4%
4		 0.0%
0		 30.0%
3		 19.7%
75
Somewhat effective 40.1%
142		 66.7%
4		 11.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 50.0%
5		 40.0%
152
Ineffective 6.5%
23		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 6.1%
23
Deacon does not perform this ministry 31.9%
113		 16.7%
1		 44.4%
4		 0.0%
0		 10.0%
1		 31.3%
119
Don't know 2.5%
9		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 100.0%
1		 10.0%
1		 2.9%
11
TOTAL 100.0%
354		 100.0%
6		 100.0%
9		 100.0%
1		 100.0%
10
380


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 28.6%
2		 20.0%
15		 19.6%
49		 19.6%
9		 19.8%
75
Somewhat effective 42.9%
3		 41.3%
31		 39.2%
98		 41.3%
19		 39.9%
151
Ineffective 0.0%
0		 4.0%
3		 5.2%
13		 13.0%
6		 5.8%
22
Deacon does not perform this ministry 28.6%
2		 32.0%
24		 32.8%
82		 23.9%
11		 31.5%
119
Don't know 0.0%
0		 2.7%
2		 3.2%
8		 2.2%
1		 2.9%
11
TOTAL 100.0%
7		 100.0%
75		 100.0%
250		 100.0%
46
378

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