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

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CNSLING How would you rate the overall effectiveness of most deacons you direct and counsel in counseling?   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	81	21.4%	21.4%	-1.23
Somewhat effective	152	40.2%	61.6%	-.45
Ineffective	21	5.6%	67.2%	.33
Deacon does not perform this ministry	94	24.9%	92.1%	1.11
Don't know	30	7.9%	100%	1.89

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Very effective	16.4% 22	24.4% 30	23.0% 23	30.8% 4	21.4% 79
Somewhat effective	32.1% 43	48.8% 60	38.0% 38	46.2% 6	39.7% 147
Ineffective	9.0% 12	2.4% 3	6.0% 6	0.0% 0	5.7% 21
Deacon does not perform this ministry	29.9% 40	22.0% 27	23.0% 23	23.1% 3	25.1% 93
Don't know	12.7% 17	2.4% 3	10.0% 10	0.0% 0	8.1% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 134	100.0% 123	100.0% 100	100.0% 13	370

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Very effective	20.5% 72	40.0% 2	44.4% 4	0.0% 0	20.0% 2	21.3% 80
Somewhat effective	40.7% 143	20.0% 1	44.4% 4	0.0% 0	30.0% 3	40.2% 151
Ineffective	6.0% 21	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.6% 21
Deacon does not perform this ministry	25.1% 88	20.0% 1	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	40.0% 4	25.0% 94
Don't know	7.7% 27	20.0% 1	0.0% 0	100.0% 1	10.0% 1	8.0% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 351	100.0% 5	100.0% 9	100.0% 1	100.0% 10	376

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	33.3% 2	22.7% 17	19.5% 48	26.1% 12	21.2% 79
Somewhat effective	16.7% 1	42.7% 32	40.7% 100	39.1% 18	40.5% 151
Ineffective	16.7% 1	0.0% 0	6.1% 15	8.7% 4	5.4% 20
Deacon does not perform this ministry	33.3% 2	28.0% 21	24.8% 61	19.6% 9	24.9% 93
Don't know	0.0% 0	6.7% 5	8.9% 22	6.5% 3	8.0% 30
TOTAL	100.0% 6	100.0% 75	100.0% 246	100.0% 46	373