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

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ROLEPREP In light or your experience, how was the time you spent preparing for your role?   1) Very adequate   2) Somewhat adequate   3) Somewhat inadequate   4) Very inadequate   5) I had no preparation

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very adequate	127	30.1%	30.1%	-1.15
Somewhat adequate	93	22%	52.1%	-.57
Somewhat inadequate	22	5.2%	57.3%	0
Very inadequate	11	2.6%	60%	.57
I had no preparation	169	40%	100%	1.14

Variable Comparisons

Age Race Education

Age (I-AGE)

	<50	50-59	60-69	70&over	TOTAL
Very adequate	30.7% 42	28.8% 42	32.1% 36	26.3% 5	30.2% 125
Somewhat adequate	16.8% 23	24.7% 36	25.9% 29	21.1% 4	22.2% 92
Somewhat inadequate	5.1% 7	4.8% 7	5.4% 6	0.0% 0	4.8% 20
Very inadequate	2.9% 4	1.4% 2	4.5% 5	0.0% 0	2.7% 11
I had no preparation	44.5% 61	40.4% 59	32.1% 36	52.6% 10	40.1% 166
TOTAL	100.0% 137	100.0% 146	100.0% 112	100.0% 19	414

Race (I-RACE)

	Caucasian	Hispanic	Native Am.	African-Am	Other	TOTAL
Very adequate	30.3% 120	28.6% 2	25.0% 2	0.0% 0	25.0% 2	30.0% 126
Somewhat adequate	22.0% 87	14.3% 1	12.5% 1	100.0% 1	25.0% 2	21.9% 92
Somewhat inadequate	5.3% 21	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	12.5% 1	5.2% 22
Very inadequate	2.5% 10	0.0% 0	12.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.6% 11
I had no preparation	39.9% 158	57.1% 4	50.0% 4	0.0% 0	37.5% 3	40.2% 169
TOTAL	100.0% 396	100.0% 7	100.0% 8	100.0% 1	100.0% 8	420

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 adequate	37.5% 3	15.7% 13	30.1% 83	54.9% 28	30.4% 127
Somewhat adequate	37.5% 3	21.7% 18	22.5% 62	17.6% 9	22.0% 92
Somewhat inadequate	0.0% 0	7.2% 6	4.3% 12	3.9% 2	4.8% 20
Very inadequate	12.5% 1	2.4% 2	2.9% 8	0.0% 0	2.6% 11
I had no preparation	12.5% 1	53.0% 44	40.2% 111	23.5% 12	40.2% 168
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 83	100.0% 276	100.0% 51	418