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

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ISSUE16 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. -- A need to shift major attention from youth to adult religious education   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	59	30.1%	30.1%	-1.21
Serious	77	39.3%	69.4%	-.06
Not really serious	50	25.5%	94.9%	1.08
Not an issue or problem at all	10	5.1%	100%	2.23

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	45.2% 14	30.8% 16	28.6% 20	21.4% 9	30.3% 59
Serious	32.3% 10	36.5% 19	42.9% 30	42.9% 18	39.5% 77
Not really serious	19.4% 6	26.9% 14	24.3% 17	28.6% 12	25.1% 49
Not an issue or problem at all	3.2% 1	5.8% 3	4.3% 3	7.1% 3	5.1% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 31	100.0% 52	100.0% 70	100.0% 42	195

Vocation (I-STATUS)

	Priest	Brother	Sister	Layman	Laywoman	TOTAL
Very serious	14.3% 4	25.0% 1	28.2% 22	30.6% 11	42.9% 21	30.3% 59
Serious	39.3% 11	50.0% 2	35.9% 28	47.2% 17	36.7% 18	39.0% 76
Not really serious	39.3% 11	0.0% 0	30.8% 24	13.9% 5	20.4% 10	25.6% 50
Not an issue or problem at all	7.1% 2	25.0% 1	5.1% 4	8.3% 3	0.0% 0	5.1% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 4	100.0% 78	100.0% 36	100.0% 49	195

Education (I-DEGREE)

	Advanced degree	No advanced degree	TOTAL
Very serious	35.7% 50	15.4% 8	30.2% 58
Serious	39.3% 55	36.5% 19	38.5% 74
Not really serious	17.9% 25	48.1% 25	26.0% 50
Not an issue or problem at all	7.1% 10	0.0% 0	5.2% 10
TOTAL	100.0% 140	100.0% 52	192

Number of students (I-#STUDNTS)

	5K & under	5001-10K	10001-15K	15001-20K	Over 20K	TOTAL
Very serious	38.8% 19	31.3% 10	32.1% 9	18.8% 3	23.7% 9	30.7% 50
Serious	32.7% 16	37.5% 12	25.0% 7	62.5% 10	39.5% 15	36.8% 60
Not really serious	24.5% 12	31.3% 10	32.1% 9	18.8% 3	28.9% 11	27.6% 45
Not an issue or problem at all	4.1% 2	0.0% 0	10.7% 3	0.0% 0	7.9% 3	4.9% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 49	100.0% 32	100.0% 28	100.0% 16	100.0% 38	163