Toward Shaping the Agenda: A National Survey of Catholic Religious Education, Survey of Diocesan Leaders, 1993

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ISSUE7 Listed below are possible issues or problems facing religious education today. You are asked to rate each possible issue or problem in terms of its seriousness or importance. -- An emphasis on current issues more than on traditional teachings   1) Very serious   2) Serious   3) Not really serious   4) Not an issue or problem at all

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very serious	10	5.2%	5.2%	-2.28
Serious	62	32.1%	37.3%	-.93
Not really serious	99	51.3%	88.6%	.42
Not an issue or problem at all	22	11.4%	100%	1.77

Variable Comparisons

Tenure Vocation Education Number of students

Tenure (I-TENURE)

	Less than two years	2-4 years	5-10 years	Over 10 years	TOTAL
Very serious	9.7% 3	3.9% 2	2.9% 2	7.3% 3	5.2% 10
Serious	32.3% 10	31.4% 16	30.4% 21	36.6% 15	32.3% 62
Not really serious	48.4% 15	51.0% 26	53.6% 37	48.8% 20	51.0% 98
Not an issue or problem at all	9.7% 3	13.7% 7	13.0% 9	7.3% 3	11.5% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 31	100.0% 51	100.0% 69	100.0% 41	192

Vocation (I-STATUS)

	Priest	Brother	Sister	Layman	Laywoman	TOTAL
Very serious	7.1% 2	33.3% 1	0.0% 0	8.3% 3	8.3% 4	5.2% 10
Serious	25.0% 7	0.0% 0	41.6% 32	22.2% 8	31.3% 15	32.3% 62
Not really serious	60.7% 17	66.7% 2	49.4% 38	44.4% 16	52.1% 25	51.0% 98
Not an issue or problem at all	7.1% 2	0.0% 0	9.1% 7	25.0% 9	8.3% 4	11.5% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 3	100.0% 77	100.0% 36	100.0% 48	192

Education (I-DEGREE)

	Advanced degree	No advanced degree	TOTAL
Very serious	5.1% 7	5.9% 3	5.3% 10
Serious	26.8% 37	45.1% 23	31.7% 60
Not really serious	54.3% 75	43.1% 22	51.3% 97
Not an issue or problem at all	13.8% 19	5.9% 3	11.6% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 138	100.0% 51	189

Number of students (I-#STUDNTS)

	5K & under	5001-10K	10001-15K	15001-20K	Over 20K	TOTAL
Very serious	6.4% 3	6.3% 2	0.0% 0	6.3% 1	5.3% 2	5.0% 8
Serious	31.9% 15	46.9% 15	32.1% 9	12.5% 2	39.5% 15	34.8% 56
Not really serious	51.1% 24	37.5% 12	53.6% 15	68.8% 11	47.4% 18	49.7% 80
Not an issue or problem at all	10.6% 5	9.4% 3	14.3% 4	12.5% 2	7.9% 3	10.6% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 47	100.0% 32	100.0% 28	100.0% 16	100.0% 38	161