Parish Background Behind Priestly Vocations: Recently Ordained Priests' Survey, 1998

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VOCDEC1 How important were the following in your vocation decision -- Experience of God's call.   1) Not important   2) Somewhat important   3) Important   4) Very important

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not important	24	1.1%	1.1%	-4.17
Somewhat important	111	5.3%	6.5%	-2.6
Important	437	20.9%	27.4%	-1.02
Very important	1517	72.6%	100%	.55

Variable Comparisons

Household income Place raised Age Age entered seminary Age of ordination

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Poor	Lower-middle class	Middle class	Affluent	TOTAL
Not important	3.4% 4	1.1% 8	1.0% 11	1.3% 1	1.2% 24
Somewhat important	6.0% 7	5.9% 43	5.1% 59	2.7% 2	5.4% 111
Important	13.8% 16	20.8% 152	22.3% 256	12.0% 9	20.9% 433
Very important	76.7% 89	72.3% 529	71.7% 824	84.0% 63	72.6% 1505
TOTAL	100.0% 116	100.0% 732	100.0% 1150	100.0% 75	2073

Place raised (I-WRAISD)

	Rural	Small town/city	Suburb	Urban	TOTAL
Not important	1.2% 4	1.4% 9	0.8% 5	0.9% 4	1.1% 22
Somewhat important	5.2% 17	4.5% 29	6.2% 40	5.3% 23	5.3% 109
Important	20.0% 66	22.0% 141	20.7% 134	20.8% 90	21.0% 431
Very important	73.6% 243	72.0% 461	72.4% 469	72.9% 315	72.6% 1488
TOTAL	100.0% 330	100.0% 640	100.0% 648	100.0% 432	2050

Age (I-AGE)

	Age 26-33	Age 34-39	Age 40-47	Age 48-54	Age 55+	TOTAL
Not important	1.5% 6	0.5% 4	1.5% 9	2.5% 4	0.7% 1	1.2% 24
Somewhat important	4.4% 18	7.1% 55	4.9% 29	2.5% 4	3.4% 5	5.3% 111
Important	21.6% 88	21.9% 169	19.8% 117	19.0% 31	20.8% 31	21.0% 436
Very important	72.5% 295	70.4% 542	73.8% 436	76.1% 124	75.2% 112	72.5% 1509
TOTAL	100.0% 407	100.0% 770	100.0% 591	100.0% 163	100.0% 149	2080

Age entered seminary (I-AGESEM)

	Age 10-18	Age 18-23	Age 24-29	Age 30-36	Age 37+	TOTAL
Not important	1.7% 7	0.5% 3	1.6% 9	1.6% 4	0.5% 1	1.2% 24
Somewhat important	9.5% 39	5.2% 32	4.2% 24	3.6% 9	2.7% 6	5.3% 110
Important	22.9% 94	23.5% 145	20.3% 115	13.4% 34	20.0% 44	20.9% 432
Very important	65.9% 270	70.9% 438	73.9% 419	81.4% 206	76.8% 169	72.6% 1502
TOTAL	100.0% 410	100.0% 618	100.0% 567	100.0% 253	100.0% 220	2068

Age of ordination (I-AGEORD)

	Age 20-26	Age 27-30	Age 31-36	Age 37-49	Age 50+	TOTAL
Not important	1.0% 3	1.4% 11	1.1% 6	0.9% 3	1.1% 1	1.2% 24
Somewhat important	6.7% 20	6.7% 51	4.8% 27	2.6% 9	4.2% 4	5.4% 111
Important	25.3% 76	21.6% 164	21.2% 120	16.5% 58	17.9% 17	21.0% 435
Very important	67.0% 201	70.3% 534	73.0% 414	80.1% 281	76.8% 73	72.5% 1503
TOTAL	100.0% 300	100.0% 760	100.0% 567	100.0% 351	100.0% 95	2073