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

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ISSUE30 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. -- Need in some areas for small ecclesial communities as alternatives to traditional parishes   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	43	22.2%	22.2%	-1.36
Serious	94	48.5%	70.6%	-.17
Not really serious	44	22.7%	93.3%	1.03
Not an issue or problem at all	13	6.7%	100%	2.22

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	16.7% 5	27.5% 14	24.3% 17	16.7% 7	22.3% 43
Serious	53.3% 16	49.0% 25	47.1% 33	47.6% 20	48.7% 94
Not really serious	26.7% 8	13.7% 7	25.7% 18	23.8% 10	22.3% 43
Not an issue or problem at all	3.3% 1	9.8% 5	2.9% 2	11.9% 5	6.7% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 30	100.0% 51	100.0% 70	100.0% 42	193

Vocation (I-STATUS)

	Priest	Brother	Sister	Layman	Laywoman	TOTAL
Very serious	10.7% 3	25.0% 1	21.5% 17	17.6% 6	31.3% 15	21.8% 42
Serious	35.7% 10	25.0% 1	54.4% 43	47.1% 16	50.0% 24	48.7% 94
Not really serious	42.9% 12	25.0% 1	20.3% 16	26.5% 9	12.5% 6	22.8% 44
Not an issue or problem at all	10.7% 3	25.0% 1	3.8% 3	8.8% 3	6.3% 3	6.7% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 4	100.0% 79	100.0% 34	100.0% 48	193

Education (I-DEGREE)

	Advanced degree	No advanced degree	TOTAL
Very serious	24.1% 33	18.9% 10	22.6% 43
Serious	48.9% 67	50.9% 27	49.5% 94
Not really serious	19.7% 27	24.5% 13	21.1% 40
Not an issue or problem at all	7.3% 10	5.7% 3	6.8% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 137	100.0% 53	190

Number of students (I-#STUDNTS)

	5K & under	5001-10K	10001-15K	15001-20K	Over 20K	TOTAL
Very serious	30.6% 15	18.8% 6	14.8% 4	43.8% 7	13.2% 5	22.8% 37
Serious	40.8% 20	56.3% 18	48.1% 13	56.3% 9	39.5% 15	46.3% 75
Not really serious	20.4% 10	25.0% 8	29.6% 8	0.0% 0	34.2% 13	24.1% 39
Not an issue or problem at all	8.2% 4	0.0% 0	7.4% 2	0.0% 0	13.2% 5	6.8% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 49	100.0% 32	100.0% 27	100.0% 16	100.0% 38	162