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

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EFTVDCN1 How would you rate the overall effectiveness of most deacons you direct and council in other areas not previously listed -- Answer One?   1) Very effective   2) Somewhat effective   3) Ineffective   4) Deacon does not perform this ministry

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very effective	74	63.2%	63.2%	-.68
Somewhat effective	40	34.2%	97.4%	.98
Ineffective	1	.9%	98.3%	2.63
Deacon does not perform this ministry	2	1.7%	100%	4.29

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Very effective	48.4% 15	73.3% 33	60.0% 21	83.3% 5	63.2% 74
Somewhat effective	48.4% 15	24.4% 11	37.1% 13	16.7% 1	34.2% 40
Ineffective	0.0% 0	2.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 1
Deacon does not perform this ministry	3.2% 1	0.0% 0	2.9% 1	0.0% 0	1.7% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 31	100.0% 45	100.0% 35	100.0% 6	117

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Very effective	65.1% 69	66.7% 2	50.0% 1	0.0% 0	40.0% 2	63.2% 74
Somewhat effective	32.1% 34	33.3% 1	50.0% 1	100.0% 1	60.0% 3	34.2% 40
Ineffective	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 1
Deacon does not perform this ministry	1.9% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.7% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 106	100.0% 3	100.0% 2	100.0% 1	100.0% 5	117

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% 2	68.0% 17	61.8% 47	58.3% 7	62.9% 73
Somewhat effective	33.3% 1	28.0% 7	36.8% 28	33.3% 4	34.5% 40
Ineffective	0.0% 0	4.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 1
Deacon does not perform this ministry	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.3% 1	8.3% 1	1.7% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 3	100.0% 25	100.0% 76	100.0% 12	116