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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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PROLIFE

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of most deacons you direct and counsel in the pro-life movement?
  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 20.2% 20.2% -1.29
Somewhat effective 141 37.5% 57.7% -.52
Ineffective 16 4.3% 62% .24
Deacon does not perform this ministry 113 30.1% 92% 1.01
Don't know 30 8% 100% 1.78

Variable Comparisons


Age (I-AGE)

<50 50-59 60-69 70&over TOTAL
Very effective 15.2%
20		 19.4%
24		 24.8%
25		 33.3%
4		 19.8%
73
Somewhat effective 37.9%
50		 38.7%
48		 39.6%
40		 25.0%
3		 38.2%
141
Ineffective 2.3%
3		 4.8%
6		 5.0%
5		 0.0%
0		 3.8%
14
Deacon does not perform this ministry 33.3%
44		 32.3%
40		 22.8%
23		 33.3%
4		 30.1%
111
Don't know 11.4%
15		 4.8%
6		 7.9%
8		 8.3%
1		 8.1%
30
TOTAL 100.0%
132		 100.0%
124		 100.0%
101		 100.0%
12
369


Race (I-RACE)

Caucasian Hispanic Native Am. African-Am Other TOTAL
Very effective 20.5%
72		 0.0%
0		 25.0%
2		 0.0%
0		 11.1%
1		 20.1%
75
Somewhat effective 38.2%
134		 40.0%
2		 25.0%
2		 0.0%
0		 22.2%
2		 37.4%
140
Ineffective 4.6%
16		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 4.3%
16
Deacon does not perform this ministry 29.6%
104		 40.0%
2		 25.0%
2		 100.0%
1		 44.4%
4		 30.2%
113
Don't know 7.1%
25		 20.0%
1		 25.0%
2		 0.0%
0		 22.2%
2		 8.0%
30
TOTAL 100.0%
351		 100.0%
5		 100.0%
8		 100.0%
1		 100.0%
9
374


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 85.7%
6		 17.8%
13		 18.3%
45		 20.0%
9		 19.7%
73
Somewhat effective 0.0%
0		 34.2%
25		 38.6%
95		 44.4%
20		 37.7%
140
Ineffective 0.0%
0		 4.1%
3		 3.7%
9		 6.7%
3		 4.0%
15
Deacon does not perform this ministry 14.3%
1		 34.2%
25		 30.9%
76		 24.4%
11		 30.5%
113
Don't know 0.0%
0		 9.6%
7		 8.5%
21		 4.4%
2		 8.1%
30
TOTAL 100.0%
7		 100.0%
73		 100.0%
246		 100.0%
45
371

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