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

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ENCOUNTR How would you rate the overall effectiveness of most deacons you direct and counsel in leadership of prayer groups, charismatics, marriage encounter?   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	128	33.9%	33.9%	-1.1
Somewhat effective	93	24.6%	58.5%	-.36
Ineffective	17	4.5%	63%	.39
Deacon does not perform this ministry	127	33.6%	96.6%	1.13
Don't know	13	3.4%	100%	1.87

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Very effective	29.9% 40	37.4% 46	29.0% 29	71.4% 10	33.7% 125
Somewhat effective	27.6% 37	23.6% 29	25.0% 25	7.1% 1	24.8% 92
Ineffective	3.7% 5	4.1% 5	6.0% 6	0.0% 0	4.3% 16
Deacon does not perform this ministry	34.3% 46	34.1% 42	35.0% 35	14.3% 2	33.7% 125
Don't know	4.5% 6	0.8% 1	5.0% 5	7.1% 1	3.5% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 134	100.0% 123	100.0% 100	100.0% 14	371

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Very effective	33.0% 116	20.0% 1	55.6% 5	100.0% 1	33.3% 3	33.5% 126
Somewhat effective	24.7% 87	40.0% 2	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	33.3% 3	24.7% 93
Ineffective	4.8% 17	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.5% 17
Deacon does not perform this ministry	34.7% 122	20.0% 1	22.2% 2	0.0% 0	22.2% 2	33.8% 127
Don't know	2.8% 10	20.0% 1	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	3.5% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 352	100.0% 5	100.0% 9	100.0% 1	100.0% 9	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	71.4% 5	36.0% 27	30.8% 76	38.6% 17	33.5% 125
Somewhat effective	14.3% 1	20.0% 15	25.9% 64	25.0% 11	24.4% 91
Ineffective	0.0% 0	8.0% 6	4.5% 11	0.0% 0	4.6% 17
Deacon does not perform this ministry	14.3% 1	30.7% 23	35.6% 88	34.1% 15	34.0% 127
Don't know	0.0% 0	5.3% 4	3.2% 8	2.3% 1	3.5% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 7	100.0% 75	100.0% 247	100.0% 44	373