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

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RCIA How would you rate the overall effectiveness of most deacons you direct and counsel in Rite of Christian Initiation inquiry classes?   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	146	38.5%	38.5%	-.96
Somewhat effective	117	30.9%	69.4%	-.17
Ineffective	14	3.7%	73.1%	.62
Deacon does not perform this ministry	91	24%	97.1%	1.41
Don't know	11	2.9%	100%	2.2

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Very effective	28.4% 38	43.9% 54	41.2% 42	69.2% 9	38.4% 143
Somewhat effective	36.6% 49	30.1% 37	26.5% 27	15.4% 2	30.9% 115
Ineffective	3.7% 5	2.4% 3	4.9% 5	0.0% 0	3.5% 13
Deacon does not perform this ministry	27.6% 37	23.6% 29	22.5% 23	7.7% 1	24.2% 90
Don't know	3.7% 5	0.0% 0	4.9% 5	7.7% 1	3.0% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 134	100.0% 123	100.0% 102	100.0% 13	372

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Very effective	38.2% 135	33.3% 2	55.6% 5	100.0% 1	37.5% 3	38.7% 146
Somewhat effective	30.6% 108	50.0% 3	22.2% 2	0.0% 0	25.0% 2	30.5% 115
Ineffective	3.7% 13	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	12.5% 1	3.7% 14
Deacon does not perform this ministry	24.9% 88	0.0% 0	22.2% 2	0.0% 0	12.5% 1	24.1% 91
Don't know	2.5% 9	16.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	12.5% 1	2.9% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 353	100.0% 6	100.0% 9	100.0% 1	100.0% 8	377

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	66.7% 4	47.4% 36	35.9% 89	34.1% 15	38.5% 144
Somewhat effective	33.3% 2	22.4% 17	31.0% 77	40.9% 18	30.5% 114
Ineffective	0.0% 0	3.9% 3	4.0% 10	2.3% 1	3.7% 14
Deacon does not perform this ministry	0.0% 0	22.4% 17	26.2% 65	20.5% 9	24.3% 91
Don't know	0.0% 0	3.9% 3	2.8% 7	2.3% 1	2.9% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 6	100.0% 76	100.0% 248	100.0% 44	374