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

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YOUNGLFE How stable and secure was your family life before 16?   1) Not at all   2) A little   3) Somewhat   4) Very much

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not at all	51	2.4%	2.4%	-3.64
A little	128	6.1%	8.6%	-2.24
Somewhat	431	20.6%	29.2%	-.84
Very much	1480	70.8%	100%	.56

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 at all	11.3% 13	2.7% 20	1.4% 16	0.0% 0	2.4% 49
A little	20.0% 23	7.9% 58	3.7% 43	5.3% 4	6.2% 128
Somewhat	31.3% 36	25.2% 185	16.8% 193	17.3% 13	20.6% 427
Very much	37.4% 43	64.2% 472	78.1% 900	77.3% 58	70.9% 1473
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 735	100.0% 1152	100.0% 75	2077

Place raised (I-WRAISD)

	Rural	Small town/city	Suburb	Urban	TOTAL
Not at all	1.5% 5	2.8% 18	1.7% 11	3.5% 15	2.4% 49
A little	5.1% 17	6.5% 42	5.7% 37	6.5% 28	6.0% 124
Somewhat	19.9% 66	19.9% 128	19.4% 126	24.0% 103	20.6% 423
Very much	73.5% 244	70.8% 455	73.2% 475	66.0% 284	71.0% 1458
TOTAL	100.0% 332	100.0% 643	100.0% 649	100.0% 430	2054

Age (I-AGE)

	Age 26-33	Age 34-39	Age 40-47	Age 48-54	Age 55+	TOTAL
Not at all	3.2% 13	1.3% 10	2.9% 17	2.5% 4	4.7% 7	2.5% 51
A little	5.4% 22	6.1% 47	5.9% 35	9.2% 15	5.3% 8	6.1% 127
Somewhat	19.4% 79	19.2% 148	22.2% 131	23.3% 38	20.0% 30	20.5% 426
Very much	72.0% 293	73.4% 565	69.0% 408	65.0% 106	70.0% 105	71.0% 1477
TOTAL	100.0% 407	100.0% 770	100.0% 591	100.0% 163	100.0% 150	2081

Age entered seminary (I-AGESEM)

	Age 10-18	Age 18-23	Age 24-29	Age 30-36	Age 37+	TOTAL
Not at all	2.7% 11	1.9% 12	2.1% 12	3.2% 8	3.2% 7	2.4% 50
A little	6.1% 25	5.8% 36	6.1% 35	7.5% 19	5.0% 11	6.1% 126
Somewhat	20.3% 83	19.3% 119	22.7% 130	19.0% 48	19.6% 43	20.4% 423
Very much	70.8% 289	72.9% 450	69.1% 396	70.4% 178	72.1% 158	71.1% 1471
TOTAL	100.0% 408	100.0% 617	100.0% 573	100.0% 253	100.0% 219	2070

Age of ordination (I-AGEORD)

	Age 20-26	Age 27-30	Age 31-36	Age 37-49	Age 50+	TOTAL
Not at all	2.0% 6	2.1% 16	2.3% 13	2.6% 9	5.2% 5	2.4% 49
A little	4.0% 12	6.6% 50	6.3% 36	6.6% 23	6.3% 6	6.1% 127
Somewhat	16.3% 49	18.7% 142	23.9% 137	22.7% 79	18.8% 18	20.5% 425
Very much	77.7% 233	72.6% 550	67.5% 387	68.1% 237	69.8% 67	71.0% 1474
TOTAL	100.0% 300	100.0% 758	100.0% 573	100.0% 348	100.0% 96	2075