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

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ISSUE8 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. -- The quantity and quality of assistance and materials provided to catechists   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	26	13.4%	13.4%	-1.72
Serious	76	39.2%	52.6%	-.51
Not really serious	76	39.2%	91.8%	.7
Not an issue or problem at all	16	8.2%	100%	1.91

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	11.8% 6	14.3% 10	17.1% 7	13.5% 26
Serious	48.4% 15	41.2% 21	34.3% 24	36.6% 15	38.9% 75
Not really serious	35.5% 11	37.3% 19	44.3% 31	36.6% 15	39.4% 76
Not an issue or problem at all	6.5% 2	9.8% 5	7.1% 5	9.8% 4	8.3% 16
TOTAL	100.0% 31	100.0% 51	100.0% 70	100.0% 41	193

Vocation (I-STATUS)

	Priest	Brother	Sister	Layman	Laywoman	TOTAL
Very serious	21.4% 6	0.0% 0	12.8% 10	17.1% 6	8.2% 4	13.5% 26
Serious	21.4% 6	66.7% 2	41.0% 32	37.1% 13	46.9% 23	39.4% 76
Not really serious	46.4% 13	33.3% 1	39.7% 31	37.1% 13	36.7% 18	39.4% 76
Not an issue or problem at all	10.7% 3	0.0% 0	6.4% 5	8.6% 3	8.2% 4	7.8% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 3	100.0% 78	100.0% 35	100.0% 49	193

Education (I-DEGREE)

	Advanced degree	No advanced degree	TOTAL
Very serious	13.7% 19	11.8% 6	13.2% 25
Serious	35.3% 49	51.0% 26	39.5% 75
Not really serious	41.7% 58	33.3% 17	39.5% 75
Not an issue or problem at all	9.4% 13	3.9% 2	7.9% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 139	100.0% 51	190

Number of students (I-#STUDNTS)

	5K & under	5001-10K	10001-15K	15001-20K	Over 20K	TOTAL
Very serious	19.1% 9	15.6% 5	7.1% 2	18.8% 3	10.5% 4	14.3% 23
Serious	27.7% 13	50.0% 16	42.9% 12	43.8% 7	36.8% 14	38.5% 62
Not really serious	48.9% 23	34.4% 11	39.3% 11	31.3% 5	42.1% 16	41.0% 66
Not an issue or problem at all	4.3% 2	0.0% 0	10.7% 3	6.3% 1	10.5% 4	6.2% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 47	100.0% 32	100.0% 28	100.0% 16	100.0% 38	161