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

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ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN A CATHOLIC PARISH AS A CHILD OR YOUTH [Responded "Yes" to CPYOUTH (VAR 15)]: Which one quality best describes the priest from your childhood parish(es) who was most important in your parish experience as a young person?

	1) Approachable
	2) Enthusiastic
	3) Prayerful
	4) Well-informed
	5) Compassionate
	6) Dedicated

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Approachable	450	25.4%	25.4%	-1.24
Enthusiastic	284	16.1%	41.5%	-.76
Prayerful	199	11.2%	52.7%	-.28
Well-informed	66	3.7%	56.5%	.2
Compassionate	154	8.7%	65.2%	.68
Dedicated	616	34.8%	100%	1.16

Variable Comparisons

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Poor	Lower-middle class	Middle class	Affluent	TOTAL
Approachable	29.5% 28	26.5% 161	24.5% 244	27.9% 17	25.6% 450
Enthusiastic	9.5% 9	13.3% 81	18.0% 179	24.6% 15	16.1% 284
Prayerful	13.7% 13	10.9% 66	11.0% 110	13.1% 8	11.2% 197
Well-informed	6.3% 6	3.0% 18	4.0% 40	1.6% 1	3.7% 65
Compassionate	12.6% 12	9.6% 58	7.8% 78	6.6% 4	8.6% 152
Dedicated	28.4% 27	36.7% 223	34.6% 345	26.2% 16	34.7% 611
TOTAL	100.0% 95	100.0% 607	100.0% 996	100.0% 61	1759

Place raised (I-WRAISD)

	Rural	Small town/city	Suburb	Urban	TOTAL
Approachable	25.1% 68	22.6% 125	26.0% 145	28.7% 104	25.4% 442
Enthusiastic	14.0% 38	15.2% 84	18.5% 103	15.5% 56	16.1% 281
Prayerful	12.5% 34	13.2% 73	8.3% 46	12.2% 44	11.3% 197
Well-informed	4.1% 11	2.7% 15	4.7% 26	3.9% 14	3.8% 66
Compassionate	8.1% 22	10.1% 56	8.1% 45	7.7% 28	8.7% 151
Dedicated	36.2% 98	36.2% 200	34.5% 192	32.0% 116	34.8% 606
TOTAL	100.0% 271	100.0% 553	100.0% 557	100.0% 362	1743

Age (I-AGE)

	Age 26-33	Age 34-39	Age 40-47	Age 48-54	Age 55+	TOTAL
Approachable	26.4% 94	25.1% 170	25.2% 125	25.6% 31	25.4% 29	25.4% 449
Enthusiastic	15.4% 55	19.8% 134	14.1% 70	5.8% 7	14.0% 16	16.0% 282
Prayerful	14.3% 51	10.2% 69	11.3% 56	8.3% 10	11.4% 13	11.3% 199
Well-informed	3.9% 14	3.8% 26	3.4% 17	6.6% 8	0.9% 1	3.7% 66
Compassionate	6.5% 23	8.0% 54	10.1% 50	14.0% 17	8.8% 10	8.7% 154
Dedicated	33.4% 119	33.2% 225	35.9% 178	39.7% 48	39.5% 45	34.8% 615
TOTAL	100.0% 356	100.0% 678	100.0% 496	100.0% 121	100.0% 114	1765

Age entered seminary (I-AGESEM)

	Age 10-18	Age 18-23	Age 24-29	Age 30-36	Age 37+	TOTAL
Approachable	19.8% 73	28.0% 156	26.9% 123	28.1% 57	21.3% 36	25.4% 445
Enthusiastic	16.6% 61	17.6% 98	17.5% 80	9.4% 19	13.0% 22	16.0% 280
Prayerful	12.2% 45	11.5% 64	12.3% 56	6.9% 14	10.7% 18	11.2% 197
Well-informed	3.3% 12	3.9% 22	3.1% 14	4.9% 10	4.7% 8	3.8% 66
Compassionate	9.5% 35	7.9% 44	7.4% 34	10.3% 21	11.8% 20	8.8% 154
Dedicated	38.6% 142	31.2% 174	32.8% 150	40.4% 82	38.5% 65	34.9% 613
TOTAL	100.0% 368	100.0% 558	100.0% 457	100.0% 203	100.0% 169	1755

Age of ordination (I-AGEORD)

	Age 20-26	Age 27-30	Age 31-36	Age 37-49	Age 50+	TOTAL
Approachable	27.0% 75	26.4% 179	22.6% 104	26.8% 73	24.0% 18	25.5% 449
Enthusiastic	15.5% 43	18.6% 126	16.3% 75	10.3% 28	12.0% 9	15.9% 281
Prayerful	13.3% 37	11.0% 75	11.5% 53	8.1% 22	16.0% 12	11.3% 199
Well-informed	4.0% 11	3.7% 25	3.5% 16	4.8% 13	1.3% 1	3.7% 66
Compassionate	9.0% 25	7.2% 49	8.5% 39	11.8% 32	12.0% 9	8.7% 154
Dedicated	31.3% 87	33.1% 225	37.6% 173	38.2% 104	34.7% 26	34.9% 615
TOTAL	100.0% 278	100.0% 679	100.0% 460	100.0% 272	100.0% 75	1764