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

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

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very effective	67	18.3%	18.3%	-1.67
Somewhat effective	53	14.4%	32.7%	-.92
Ineffective	16	4.4%	37.1%	-.16
Deacon does not perform this ministry	195	53.1%	90.2%	.59
Don't know	36	9.8%	100%	1.34

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Very effective	12.2% 16	25.2% 31	17.2% 16	23.1% 3	18.3% 66
Somewhat effective	18.3% 24	10.6% 13	14.0% 13	7.7% 1	14.2% 51
Ineffective	4.6% 6	4.1% 5	5.4% 5	0.0% 0	4.4% 16
Deacon does not perform this ministry	53.4% 70	54.5% 67	50.5% 47	61.5% 8	53.3% 192
Don't know	11.5% 15	5.7% 7	12.9% 12	7.7% 1	9.7% 35
TOTAL	100.0% 131	100.0% 123	100.0% 93	100.0% 13	360

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Very effective	17.9% 61	16.7% 1	25.0% 2	0.0% 0	33.3% 3	18.4% 67
Somewhat effective	14.7% 50	16.7% 1	0.0% 0	100.0% 1	11.1% 1	14.5% 53
Ineffective	4.4% 15	16.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.4% 16
Deacon does not perform this ministry	54.3% 185	33.3% 2	62.5% 5	0.0% 0	22.2% 2	53.2% 194
Don't know	8.8% 30	16.7% 1	12.5% 1	0.0% 0	33.3% 3	9.6% 35
TOTAL	100.0% 341	100.0% 6	100.0% 8	100.0% 1	100.0% 9	365

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	23.3% 17	18.7% 45	7.1% 3	18.5% 67
Somewhat effective	28.6% 2	4.1% 3	15.4% 37	26.2% 11	14.6% 53
Ineffective	0.0% 0	5.5% 4	3.3% 8	7.1% 3	4.1% 15
Deacon does not perform this ministry	42.9% 3	56.2% 41	53.1% 128	52.4% 22	53.4% 194
Don't know	0.0% 0	11.0% 8	9.5% 23	7.1% 3	9.4% 34
TOTAL	100.0% 7	100.0% 73	100.0% 241	100.0% 42	363