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

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ISSUE28

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. -- Lack of a widely shared understanding among Catholics about the mission of the Church

	1) Very serious
	2) Serious
	3) Not really serious
	4) Not an issue or problem at all

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very serious	71	36.6%	36.6%	-1.11
Serious	99	51%	87.6%	.33
Not really serious	21	10.8%	98.5%	1.76
Not an issue or problem at all	3	1.5%	100%	3.19

Variable Comparisons

Tenure (I-TENURE)

	Less than two years	2-4 years	5-10 years	Over 10 years	TOTAL
Very serious	41.4% 12	34.6% 18	41.4% 29	28.6% 12	36.8% 71
Serious	51.7% 15	53.8% 28	44.3% 31	57.1% 24	50.8% 98
Not really serious	6.9% 2	11.5% 6	11.4% 8	11.9% 5	10.9% 21
Not an issue or problem at all	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.9% 2	2.4% 1	1.6% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 29	100.0% 52	100.0% 70	100.0% 42	193

Vocation (I-STATUS)

	Priest	Brother	Sister	Layman	Laywoman	TOTAL
Very serious	18.5% 5	25.0% 1	38.5% 30	28.6% 10	49.0% 24	36.3% 70
Serious	66.7% 18	75.0% 3	53.8% 42	54.3% 19	34.7% 17	51.3% 99
Not really serious	14.8% 4	0.0% 0	6.4% 5	17.1% 6	12.2% 6	10.9% 21
Not an issue or problem at all	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.3% 1	0.0% 0	4.1% 2	1.6% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 4	100.0% 78	100.0% 35	100.0% 49	193

Education (I-DEGREE)

	Advanced degree	No advanced degree	TOTAL
Very serious	38.4% 53	32.7% 17	36.8% 70
Serious	50.0% 69	53.8% 28	51.1% 97
Not really serious	9.4% 13	13.5% 7	10.5% 20
Not an issue or problem at all	2.2% 3	0.0% 0	1.6% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 138	100.0% 52	190

Number of students (I-#STUDNTS)

	5K & under	5001-10K	10001-15K	15001-20K	Over 20K	TOTAL
Very serious	46.9% 23	38.7% 12	28.6% 8	37.5% 6	27.0% 10	36.6% 59
Serious	42.9% 21	54.8% 17	57.1% 16	50.0% 8	54.1% 20	50.9% 82
Not really serious	8.2% 4	6.5% 2	10.7% 3	12.5% 2	16.2% 6	10.6% 17
Not an issue or problem at all	2.0% 1	0.0% 0	3.6% 1	0.0% 0	2.7% 1	1.9% 3
TOTAL	100.0% 49	100.0% 31	100.0% 28	100.0% 16	100.0% 37	161