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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