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

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VOCDEC2 How important were the following in your vocation decision -- Desire to help others.   1) Not important   2) Somewhat important   3) Important   4) Very important

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not important	9	.4%	.4%	-3.83
Somewhat important	156	7.4%	7.9%	-2.3
Important	708	33.8%	41.7%	-.77
Very important	1221	58.3%	100%	.77

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	0.0% 0	0.5% 4	0.4% 5	0.0% 0	0.4% 9
Somewhat important	6.9% 8	7.1% 52	7.5% 86	10.7% 8	7.4% 154
Important	27.6% 32	32.6% 239	35.3% 407	32.0% 24	33.8% 702
Very important	65.5% 76	59.8% 439	56.8% 655	57.3% 43	58.4% 1213
TOTAL	100.0% 116	100.0% 734	100.0% 1153	100.0% 75	2078

Place raised (I-WRAISD)

	Rural	Small town/city	Suburb	Urban	TOTAL
Not important	0.9% 3	0.5% 3	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.4% 8
Somewhat important	8.4% 28	6.6% 42	9.5% 62	5.1% 22	7.5% 154
Important	30.6% 102	33.8% 216	34.2% 222	35.6% 154	33.8% 694
Very important	60.1% 200	59.2% 378	56.0% 364	59.4% 257	58.3% 1199
TOTAL	100.0% 333	100.0% 639	100.0% 650	100.0% 433	2055

Age (I-AGE)

	Age 26-33	Age 34-39	Age 40-47	Age 48-54	Age 55+	TOTAL
Not important	0.2% 1	0.1% 1	0.8% 5	1.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.4% 9
Somewhat important	8.1% 33	7.8% 60	6.3% 37	10.4% 17	6.0% 9	7.5% 156
Important	32.6% 133	34.8% 269	33.8% 200	30.7% 50	34.4% 52	33.8% 704
Very important	59.1% 241	57.3% 442	59.1% 349	57.7% 94	59.6% 90	58.3% 1216
TOTAL	100.0% 408	100.0% 772	100.0% 591	100.0% 163	100.0% 151	2085

Age entered seminary (I-AGESEM)

	Age 10-18	Age 18-23	Age 24-29	Age 30-36	Age 37+	TOTAL
Not important	0.2% 1	0.3% 2	0.9% 5	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 9
Somewhat important	8.3% 34	6.5% 40	7.7% 44	8.4% 21	7.2% 16	7.5% 155
Important	33.7% 138	33.1% 205	35.0% 200	34.8% 87	31.5% 70	33.8% 700
Very important	57.7% 236	60.2% 373	56.5% 323	56.4% 141	61.3% 136	58.3% 1209
TOTAL	100.0% 409	100.0% 620	100.0% 572	100.0% 250	100.0% 222	2073

Age of ordination (I-AGEORD)

	Age 20-26	Age 27-30	Age 31-36	Age 37-49	Age 50+	TOTAL
Not important	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.7% 4	0.9% 3	0.0% 0	0.4% 9
Somewhat important	8.0% 24	7.5% 57	6.8% 39	8.6% 30	5.2% 5	7.5% 155
Important	34.1% 102	34.3% 261	34.8% 199	30.0% 105	35.4% 34	33.7% 701
Very important	57.9% 173	58.0% 441	57.7% 330	60.6% 212	59.4% 57	58.4% 1213
TOTAL	100.0% 299	100.0% 761	100.0% 572	100.0% 350	100.0% 96	2078