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

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SICKELDR How would you rate the overall effectiveness of most deacons you direct and counsel in visiting the sick and elderly?   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	206	53.6%	53.6%	-.72
Somewhat effective	134	34.9%	88.5%	.34
Ineffective	9	2.3%	90.9%	1.4
Deacon does not perform this ministry	30	7.8%	98.7%	2.46
Don't know	5	1.3%	100%	3.51

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Very effective	44.0% 59	54.8% 69	60.8% 62	73.3% 11	53.3% 201
Somewhat effective	41.0% 55	32.5% 41	31.4% 32	26.7% 4	35.0% 132
Ineffective	3.0% 4	2.4% 3	2.0% 2	0.0% 0	2.4% 9
Deacon does not perform this ministry	10.4% 14	8.7% 11	4.9% 5	0.0% 0	8.0% 30
Don't know	1.5% 2	1.6% 2	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	1.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 134	100.0% 126	100.0% 102	100.0% 15	377

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Very effective	53.8% 192	16.7% 1	55.6% 5	100.0% 1	55.6% 5	53.4% 204
Somewhat effective	34.7% 124	66.7% 4	33.3% 3	0.0% 0	33.3% 3	35.1% 134
Ineffective	2.5% 9	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.4% 9
Deacon does not perform this ministry	8.1% 29	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	7.9% 30
Don't know	0.8% 3	16.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	1.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 357	100.0% 6	100.0% 9	100.0% 1	100.0% 9	382

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	83.3% 5	57.9% 44	52.4% 131	46.8% 22	53.3% 202
Somewhat effective	16.7% 1	30.3% 23	36.4% 91	40.4% 19	35.4% 134
Ineffective	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.8% 7	2.1% 1	2.1% 8
Deacon does not perform this ministry	0.0% 0	9.2% 7	7.6% 19	8.5% 4	7.9% 30
Don't know	0.0% 0	2.6% 2	0.8% 2	2.1% 1	1.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 6	100.0% 76	100.0% 250	100.0% 47	379