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

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VOCDEC3 How important were the following in your vocation decision -- Desire for priesthood.   1) Not important   2) Somewhat important   3) Important   4) Very important

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not important	91	4.4%	4.4%	-2.54
Somewhat important	342	16.4%	20.8%	-1.39
Important	712	34.1%	54.9%	-.23
Very important	940	45.1%	100%	.92

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	7.0% 8	2.9% 21	5.0% 57	4.0% 3	4.3% 89
Somewhat important	17.5% 20	17.2% 126	15.7% 180	17.3% 13	16.4% 339
Important	31.6% 36	33.4% 245	34.7% 398	40.0% 30	34.3% 709
Very important	43.9% 50	46.5% 341	44.7% 513	38.7% 29	45.1% 933
TOTAL	100.0% 114	100.0% 733	100.0% 1148	100.0% 75	2070

Place raised (I-WRAISD)

	Rural	Small town/city	Suburb	Urban	TOTAL
Not important	5.4% 18	4.2% 27	3.9% 25	4.0% 17	4.3% 87
Somewhat important	18.7% 62	15.5% 99	18.1% 117	13.7% 59	16.5% 337
Important	34.6% 115	34.9% 223	34.2% 221	34.0% 146	34.4% 705
Very important	41.3% 137	45.4% 290	43.8% 283	48.4% 208	44.8% 918
TOTAL	100.0% 332	100.0% 639	100.0% 646	100.0% 430	2047

Age (I-AGE)

	Age 26-33	Age 34-39	Age 40-47	Age 48-54	Age 55+	TOTAL
Not important	2.7% 11	4.8% 37	4.6% 27	6.7% 11	2.7% 4	4.3% 90
Somewhat important	14.3% 58	17.7% 136	17.5% 103	14.6% 24	13.4% 20	16.4% 341
Important	37.3% 152	36.1% 277	34.3% 202	23.8% 39	26.8% 40	34.2% 710
Very important	45.7% 186	41.3% 317	43.6% 257	54.9% 90	57.0% 85	45.0% 935
TOTAL	100.0% 407	100.0% 767	100.0% 589	100.0% 164	100.0% 149	2076

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	3.4% 21	6.5% 37	5.2% 13	5.5% 12	4.4% 90
Somewhat important	13.0% 53	16.2% 100	18.7% 106	20.8% 52	12.7% 28	16.4% 339
Important	32.5% 133	36.8% 227	36.4% 207	30.0% 75	30.0% 66	34.3% 708
Very important	52.8% 216	43.6% 269	38.4% 218	44.0% 110	51.8% 114	44.9% 927
TOTAL	100.0% 409	100.0% 617	100.0% 568	100.0% 250	100.0% 220	2064

Age of ordination (I-AGEORD)

	Age 20-26	Age 27-30	Age 31-36	Age 37-49	Age 50+	TOTAL
Not important	2.0% 6	4.4% 33	5.4% 31	4.6% 16	4.2% 4	4.3% 90
Somewhat important	15.3% 46	15.8% 119	17.9% 102	18.1% 63	11.6% 11	16.5% 341
Important	31.3% 94	37.2% 281	36.3% 207	28.7% 100	25.3% 24	34.1% 706
Very important	51.3% 154	42.6% 322	40.4% 230	48.7% 170	58.9% 56	45.0% 932
TOTAL	100.0% 300	100.0% 755	100.0% 570	100.0% 349	100.0% 95	2069