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

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EVNGLZTN How would you rate the overall effectiveness of most deacons you direct and counsel in evangelization?   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	81	21.5%	21.5%	-1.2
Somewhat effective	170	45.2%	66.8%	-.37
Ineffective	20	5.3%	72.1%	.45
Deacon does not perform this ministry	83	22.1%	94.1%	1.27
Don't know	22	5.9%	100%	2.09

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Very effective	22.6% 30	22.6% 28	17.8% 18	36.4% 4	21.7% 80
Somewhat effective	39.1% 52	46.8% 58	52.5% 53	36.4% 4	45.3% 167
Ineffective	5.3% 7	4.8% 6	5.0% 5	9.1% 1	5.1% 19
Deacon does not perform this ministry	24.8% 33	23.4% 29	18.8% 19	9.1% 1	22.2% 82
Don't know	8.3% 11	2.4% 3	5.9% 6	9.1% 1	5.7% 21
TOTAL	100.0% 133	100.0% 124	100.0% 101	100.0% 11	369

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Very effective	20.6% 72	16.7% 1	55.6% 5	0.0% 0	33.3% 3	21.7% 81
Somewhat effective	45.6% 159	50.0% 3	22.2% 2	100.0% 1	44.4% 4	45.2% 169
Ineffective	5.4% 19	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	5.3% 20
Deacon does not perform this ministry	23.2% 81	16.7% 1	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	22.2% 83
Don't know	5.2% 18	16.7% 1	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	5.6% 21
TOTAL	100.0% 349	100.0% 6	100.0% 9	100.0% 1	100.0% 9	374

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	25.3% 19	17.5% 43	31.8% 14	21.6% 80
Somewhat effective	0.0% 0	41.3% 31	48.4% 119	38.6% 17	45.0% 167
Ineffective	16.7% 1	4.0% 3	5.7% 14	4.5% 2	5.4% 20
Deacon does not perform this ministry	16.7% 1	21.3% 16	22.8% 56	22.7% 10	22.4% 83
Don't know	0.0% 0	8.0% 6	5.7% 14	2.3% 1	5.7% 21
TOTAL	100.0% 6	100.0% 75	100.0% 246	100.0% 44	371