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

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QUAL16A The following is a list of the qualities of Catholic adults who embody the intended outcomes of catechesis. All of these qualities are important. You are asked to read through the entire list of qualities and then rate each one compared to the others in terms of the importance of that quality in Catholic life. -- Recognizes and values linguistic and cultural differences in the church community   1) Extremely important   2) Very important   3) Important

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Extremely important	35	17.9%	17.9%	-1.7
Very important	75	38.3%	56.1%	-.35
Important	86	43.9%	100%	1

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
Extremely important	12.9% 4	21.6% 11	16.9% 12	19.0% 8	17.9% 35
Very important	38.7% 12	37.3% 19	47.9% 34	23.8% 10	38.5% 75
Important	48.4% 15	41.2% 21	35.2% 25	57.1% 24	43.6% 85
TOTAL	100.0% 31	100.0% 51	100.0% 71	100.0% 42	195

Vocation (I-STATUS)

	Priest	Brother	Sister	Layman	Laywoman	TOTAL
Extremely important	17.9% 5	25.0% 1	15.2% 12	11.1% 4	27.1% 13	17.9% 35
Very important	35.7% 10	25.0% 1	45.6% 36	33.3% 12	31.3% 15	37.9% 74
Important	46.4% 13	50.0% 2	39.2% 31	55.6% 20	41.7% 20	44.1% 86
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 4	100.0% 79	100.0% 36	100.0% 48	195

Education (I-DEGREE)

	Advanced degree	No advanced degree	TOTAL
Extremely important	17.9% 25	19.2% 10	18.2% 35
Very important	42.9% 60	28.8% 15	39.1% 75
Important	39.3% 55	51.9% 27	42.7% 82
TOTAL	100.0% 140	100.0% 52	192

Number of students (I-#STUDNTS)

	5K & under	5001-10K	10001-15K	15001-20K	Over 20K	TOTAL
Extremely important	16.3% 8	9.4% 3	25.0% 7	37.5% 6	18.9% 7	19.1% 31
Very important	44.9% 22	34.4% 11	28.6% 8	25.0% 4	24.3% 9	33.3% 54
Important	38.8% 19	56.3% 18	46.4% 13	37.5% 6	56.8% 21	47.5% 77
TOTAL	100.0% 49	100.0% 32	100.0% 28	100.0% 16	100.0% 37	162