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

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ADEQUATE Do you feel the diaconal formation programs with which you are familiar are adequate?   1) Very satisfactory   2) Satisfactory   3) Not satisfactory   4) Very dissatisfactory   5) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very satisfactory	97	18.7%	18.7%	-1.23
Satisfactory	254	48.9%	67.6%	-.32
Not satisfactory	99	19.1%	86.7%	.59
Very dissatisfactory	26	5%	91.7%	1.5
Don't know	43	8.3%	100%	2.42

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Very satisfactory	13.0% 21	19.0% 33	22.9% 33	32.0% 8	18.8% 95
Satisfactory	45.7% 74	49.4% 86	53.5% 77	44.0% 11	49.1% 248
Not satisfactory	27.2% 44	17.8% 31	11.8% 17	8.0% 2	18.6% 94
Very dissatisfactory	8.0% 13	3.4% 6	4.2% 6	0.0% 0	5.0% 25
Don't know	6.2% 10	10.3% 18	7.6% 11	16.0% 4	8.5% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 162	100.0% 174	100.0% 144	100.0% 25	505

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Very satisfactory	18.7% 90	11.1% 1	20.0% 2	100.0% 1	23.1% 3	18.8% 97
Satisfactory	49.0% 236	33.3% 3	50.0% 5	0.0% 0	53.8% 7	48.7% 251
Not satisfactory	19.1% 92	33.3% 3	20.0% 2	0.0% 0	7.7% 1	19.0% 98
Very dissatisfactory	5.0% 24	22.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.0% 26
Don't know	8.3% 40	0.0% 0	10.0% 1	0.0% 0	15.4% 2	8.3% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 482	100.0% 9	100.0% 10	100.0% 1	100.0% 13	515

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 satisfactory	38.5% 5	18.9% 20	16.8% 56	25.0% 15	18.8% 96
Satisfactory	53.8% 7	49.1% 52	50.5% 168	40.0% 24	49.0% 251
Not satisfactory	7.7% 1	12.3% 13	20.4% 68	23.3% 14	18.8% 96
Very dissatisfactory	0.0% 0	5.7% 6	4.8% 16	6.7% 4	5.1% 26
Don't know	0.0% 0	14.2% 15	7.5% 25	5.0% 3	8.4% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 13	100.0% 106	100.0% 333	100.0% 60	512