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New Parish Ministers Survey of Lay and Religious, 1992

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AUTHRTY1

ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ANSWERED THEY ARE NOT GIVEN SUFFICIENT AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT THEIR MINISTRY: Indicate the main reason why you are not given sufficient authority to carry out your responsibilities.

	2) Lack of understanding by others of my role
	3) Restrictions in church law
	4) Restrictions by the pastor
	5) Other

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Lack of understanding by others of my role	11	39.3%	39.3%	-1.14
Restrictions in church law	1	3.6%	42.9%	-.28
Restrictions by the pastor	12	42.9%	85.7%	.59
Other	4	14.3%	100%	1.45

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Lack of understanding by others of my role	39.1% 9	40.0% 2	39.3% 11
Restrictions in church law	4.3% 1	0.0% 0	3.6% 1
Restrictions by the pastor	39.1% 9	60.0% 3	42.9% 12
Other	17.4% 4	0.0% 0	14.3% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 23	100.0% 5	28

Year of birth (I-BORN)

	1916-1930	1931-1940	1941-1950	1951-1960	1961-1975	TOTAL
Lack of understanding by others of my role	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	33.3% 3	44.4% 4	57.1% 4	42.3% 11
Restrictions in church law	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.8% 1
Restrictions by the pastor	100.0% 1	0.00% 0	33.3% 3	44.4% 4	28.6% 2	38.5% 10
Other	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	22.2% 2	11.1% 1	14.3% 1	15.4% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 1	100.0% 0	100.0% 9	100.0% 9	100.0% 7	26

Race (I-RACE)

	Euro-Amer	NonEuroAmr	TOTAL
Lack of understanding by others of my role	43.5% 10	20.0% 1	39.3% 11
Restrictions in church law	4.3% 1	0.0% 0	3.6% 1
Restrictions by the pastor	39.1% 9	60.0% 3	42.9% 12
Other	13.0% 3	20.0% 1	14.3% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 23	100.0% 5	28

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never marr	Married	Div/sep	Widowed	TOTAL
Lack of understanding by others of my role	18.2% 2	50.0% 7	66.7% 2	0.00% 0	39.3% 11
Restrictions in church law	0.0% 0	7.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	3.6% 1
Restrictions by the pastor	81.8% 9	21.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	42.9% 12
Other	0.0% 0	21.4% 3	33.3% 1	0.00% 0	14.3% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 11	100.0% 14	100.0% 3	100.0% 0	28

Education (I-EDUC)

		College	MA/MDiv	DMin/PhD	TOTAL
Lack of understanding by others of my role	66.7% 4	41.7% 5	22.2% 2	0.0% 0	39.3% 11
Restrictions in church law	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	11.1% 1	0.0% 0	3.6% 1
Restrictions by the pastor	33.3% 2	41.7% 5	44.4% 4	100.0% 1	42.9% 12
Other	0.0% 0	16.7% 2	22.2% 2	0.0% 0	14.3% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 6	100.0% 12	100.0% 9	100.0% 1	28

Status (I-RELSTAT)

	Lay person	Religious sister	Religious brother	TOTAL
Lack of understanding by others of my role	47.8% 11	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	39.3% 11
Restrictions in church law	4.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	3.6% 1
Restrictions by the pastor	30.4% 7	100.0% 5	0.00% 0	42.9% 12
Other	17.4% 4	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	14.3% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 23	100.0% 5	100.0% 0	28

Baptized? (I-BAPTISM)

	RC as kid	RC adult	Other Chr	TOTAL
Lack of understanding by others of my role	37.0% 10	100.0% 1	0.00% 0	39.3% 11
Restrictions in church law	3.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	3.6% 1
Restrictions by the pastor	44.4% 12	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	42.9% 12
Other	14.8% 4	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	14.3% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 1	100.0% 0	28