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

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ISSUE13 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. -- Dwindling pool from which to recruit parish directors of religious education with appropriate theological and ministerial preparation   1) Very serious   2) Serious   3) Not really serious   4) Not an issue or problem at all

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very serious	86	44.3%	44.3%	-.98
Serious	91	46.9%	91.2%	.52
Not really serious	15	7.7%	99%	2.02
Not an issue or problem at all	2	1%	100%	3.52

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	32.3% 10	56.0% 28	40.8% 29	46.3% 19	44.6% 86
Serious	51.6% 16	40.0% 20	47.9% 34	48.8% 20	46.6% 90
Not really serious	12.9% 4	2.0% 1	11.3% 8	4.9% 2	7.8% 15
Not an issue or problem at all	3.2% 1	2.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 31	100.0% 50	100.0% 71	100.0% 41	193

Vocation (I-STATUS)

	Priest	Brother	Sister	Layman	Laywoman	TOTAL
Very serious	35.7% 10	66.7% 2	45.6% 36	45.7% 16	45.8% 22	44.6% 86
Serious	50.0% 14	33.3% 1	49.4% 39	51.4% 18	39.6% 19	47.2% 91
Not really serious	14.3% 4	0.0% 0	5.1% 4	2.9% 1	10.4% 5	7.3% 14
Not an issue or problem at all	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.2% 2	1.0% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 3	100.0% 79	100.0% 35	100.0% 48	193

Education (I-DEGREE)

	Advanced degree	No advanced degree	TOTAL
Very serious	48.9% 68	33.3% 17	44.7% 85
Serious	42.4% 59	56.9% 29	46.3% 88
Not really serious	8.6% 12	5.9% 3	7.9% 15
Not an issue or problem at all	0.0% 0	3.9% 2	1.1% 2
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	41.7% 20	59.4% 19	39.3% 11	56.3% 9	37.8% 14	45.3% 73
Serious	47.9% 23	40.6% 13	50.0% 14	37.5% 6	45.9% 17	45.3% 73
Not really serious	10.4% 5	0.0% 0	7.1% 2	6.3% 1	13.5% 5	8.1% 13
Not an issue or problem at all	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.6% 1	0.0% 0	2.7% 1	1.2% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 48	100.0% 32	100.0% 28	100.0% 16	100.0% 37	161