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

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SOCLTCHN

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of most deacons you direct and counsel in preaching, teaching, or informing others about the social teachings of the Catholic Church?

	1) Very effective
	2) Somewhat effective
	3) Ineffective
	4) Deacon does not perform this ministry
	5) Don't know

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very effective	79	21%	21%	-1.2
Somewhat effective	175	46.5%	67.6%	-.35
Ineffective	31	8.2%	75.8%	.49
Deacon does not perform this ministry	68	18.1%	93.9%	1.34
Don't know	23	6.1%	100%	2.19

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Very effective	18.9% 25	23.4% 29	19.0% 19	41.7% 5	21.2% 78
Somewhat effective	44.7% 59	50.0% 62	46.0% 46	41.7% 5	46.7% 172
Ineffective	7.6% 10	7.3% 9	10.0% 10	0.0% 0	7.9% 29
Deacon does not perform this ministry	19.7% 26	16.1% 20	19.0% 19	8.3% 1	17.9% 66
Don't know	9.1% 12	3.2% 4	6.0% 6	8.3% 1	6.3% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 132	100.0% 124	100.0% 100	100.0% 12	368

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Very effective	20.6% 72	0.0% 0	44.4% 4	0.0% 0	30.0% 3	21.1% 79
Somewhat effective	47.0% 164	40.0% 2	44.4% 4	100.0% 1	20.0% 2	46.3% 173
Ineffective	8.3% 29	20.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	8.3% 31
Deacon does not perform this ministry	18.6% 65	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	30.0% 3	18.2% 68
Don't know	5.4% 19	40.0% 2	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	6.1% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 349	100.0% 5	100.0% 9	100.0% 1	100.0% 10	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	40.0% 2	23.7% 18	19.2% 47	24.4% 11	21.0% 78
Somewhat effective	40.0% 2	39.5% 30	47.8% 117	51.1% 23	46.4% 172
Ineffective	0.0% 0	9.2% 7	7.8% 19	8.9% 4	8.1% 30
Deacon does not perform this ministry	20.0% 1	22.4% 17	18.8% 46	8.9% 4	18.3% 68
Don't know	0.0% 0	5.3% 4	6.5% 16	6.7% 3	6.2% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 5	100.0% 76	100.0% 245	100.0% 45	371