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

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LITRGIES How would you rate the overall effectiveness of most deacons you direct and counsel in sacramental activities, e.g. baptisms, marriages, liturgies?   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	225	58.4%	58.4%	-.69
Somewhat effective	140	36.4%	94.8%	.67
Ineffective	8	2.1%	96.9%	2.03
Deacon does not perform this ministry	8	2.1%	99%	3.38
Don't know	4	1%	100%	4.74

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Very effective	47.4% 63	64.6% 82	65.0% 67	73.3% 11	59.0% 223
Somewhat effective	47.4% 63	30.7% 39	31.1% 32	13.3% 2	36.0% 136
Ineffective	0.8% 1	3.9% 5	1.9% 2	0.0% 0	2.1% 8
Deacon does not perform this ministry	3.0% 4	0.8% 1	1.0% 1	6.7% 1	1.9% 7
Don't know	1.5% 2	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	6.7% 1	1.1% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 133	100.0% 127	100.0% 103	100.0% 15	378

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Very effective	57.8% 207	66.7% 4	77.8% 7	100.0% 1	55.6% 5	58.5% 224
Somewhat effective	37.2% 133	33.3% 2	22.2% 2	0.0% 0	22.2% 2	36.3% 139
Ineffective	2.2% 8	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.1% 8
Deacon does not perform this ministry	2.0% 7	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	2.1% 8
Don't know	0.8% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	1.0% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 358	100.0% 6	100.0% 9	100.0% 1	100.0% 9	383

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	59.2% 45	58.8% 147	51.1% 24	58.4% 222
Somewhat effective	14.3% 1	34.2% 26	36.0% 90	46.8% 22	36.6% 139
Ineffective	0.0% 0	1.3% 1	2.4% 6	0.0% 0	1.8% 7
Deacon does not perform this ministry	0.0% 0	3.9% 3	2.0% 5	0.0% 0	2.1% 8
Don't know	0.0% 0	1.3% 1	0.8% 2	2.1% 1	1.1% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 7	100.0% 76	100.0% 250	100.0% 47	380