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

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ISSUE25 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 general perception of the Church as out of touch with the times   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	61	31.3%	31.3%	-1.18
Serious	97	49.7%	81%	.12
Not really serious	31	15.9%	96.9%	1.42
Not an issue or problem at all	6	3.1%	100%	2.72

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	20.7% 6	28.8% 15	39.4% 28	28.6% 12	31.4% 61
Serious	58.6% 17	50.0% 26	42.3% 30	54.8% 23	49.5% 96
Not really serious	17.2% 5	15.4% 8	16.9% 12	14.3% 6	16.0% 31
Not an issue or problem at all	3.4% 1	5.8% 3	1.4% 1	2.4% 1	3.1% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 29	100.0% 52	100.0% 71	100.0% 42	194

Vocation (I-STATUS)

	Priest	Brother	Sister	Layman	Laywoman	TOTAL
Very serious	21.4% 6	50.0% 2	31.6% 25	36.1% 13	31.9% 15	31.4% 61
Serious	50.0% 14	25.0% 1	55.7% 44	38.9% 14	48.9% 23	49.5% 96
Not really serious	25.0% 7	25.0% 1	8.9% 7	22.2% 8	17.0% 8	16.0% 31
Not an issue or problem at all	3.6% 1	0.0% 0	3.8% 3	2.8% 1	2.1% 1	3.1% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 4	100.0% 79	100.0% 36	100.0% 47	194

Education (I-DEGREE)

	Advanced degree	No advanced degree	TOTAL
Very serious	30.9% 43	34.6% 18	31.9% 61
Serious	50.4% 70	48.1% 25	49.7% 95
Not really serious	15.8% 22	13.5% 7	15.2% 29
Not an issue or problem at all	2.9% 4	3.8% 2	3.1% 6
TOTAL	100.0% 139	100.0% 52	191

Number of students (I-#STUDNTS)

	5K & under	5001-10K	10001-15K	15001-20K	Over 20K	TOTAL
Very serious	30.6% 15	21.9% 7	37.0% 10	56.3% 9	31.6% 12	32.7% 53
Serious	49.0% 24	56.3% 18	37.0% 10	43.8% 7	52.6% 20	48.8% 79
Not really serious	20.4% 10	18.8% 6	14.8% 4	0.0% 0	13.2% 5	15.4% 25
Not an issue or problem at all	0.0% 0	3.1% 1	11.1% 3	0.0% 0	2.6% 1	3.1% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 49	100.0% 32	100.0% 27	100.0% 16	100.0% 38	162