Analysis | New Parish Ministers Survey of Lay and Religious, 1992 | Data Archive | The Association of Religion Data Archives

New Parish Ministers Survey of Lay and Religious, 1992

Data Archive > U.S. Surveys > Religious Groups > Members or Leaders > Catholic > Analysis

SALARY2

ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO RECEIVE A SALARY AND NOT A STIPEND: Based on the amount of work and expertise you provide, compared to others who work in a similar ministry capacity, are your current annual earnings...

	1) Above average
	2) About average
	3) Below average

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Above average	52	16.3%	16.3%	-1.7
About average	168	52.7%	69%	-.22
Below average	99	31%	100%	1.27

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Above average	14.0% 35	24.6% 17	16.3% 52
About average	55.2% 138	43.5% 30	52.7% 168
Below average	30.8% 77	31.9% 22	31.0% 99
TOTAL	100.0% 250	100.0% 69	319

Year of birth (I-BORN)

	1916-1930	1931-1940	1941-1950	1951-1960	1961-1975	TOTAL
Above average	5.3% 1	8.8% 5	21.6% 22	12.4% 11	25.5% 12	16.2% 51
About average	57.9% 11	54.4% 31	53.9% 55	56.2% 50	42.6% 20	53.2% 167
Below average	36.8% 7	36.8% 21	24.5% 25	31.5% 28	31.9% 15	30.6% 96
TOTAL	100.0% 19	100.0% 57	100.0% 102	100.0% 89	100.0% 47	314

Race (I-RACE)

	Euro-Amer	NonEuroAmr	TOTAL
Above average	16.7% 48	10.7% 3	16.2% 51
About average	54.4% 156	35.7% 10	52.7% 166
Below average	28.9% 83	53.6% 15	31.1% 98
TOTAL	100.0% 287	100.0% 28	315

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never marr	Married	Div/sep	Widowed	TOTAL
Above average	16.1% 19	16.4% 28	20.8% 5	0.0% 0	16.4% 52
About average	54.2% 64	52.0% 89	50.0% 12	50.0% 2	52.7% 167
Below average	29.7% 35	31.6% 54	29.2% 7	50.0% 2	30.9% 98
TOTAL	100.0% 118	100.0% 171	100.0% 24	100.0% 4	317

Education (I-EDUC)

		College	MA/MDiv	DMin/PhD	TOTAL
Above average	7.6% 5	16.7% 16	20.8% 30	14.3% 1	16.6% 52
About average	57.6% 38	51.0% 49	50.0% 72	71.4% 5	52.4% 164
Below average	34.8% 23	32.3% 31	29.2% 42	14.3% 1	31.0% 97
TOTAL	100.0% 66	100.0% 96	100.0% 144	100.0% 7	313

Status (I-RELSTAT)

	Lay person	Religious sister	Religious brother	TOTAL
Above average	17.5% 44	13.8% 8	0.0% 0	16.7% 52
About average	51.8% 130	58.6% 34	66.7% 2	53.2% 166
Below average	30.7% 77	27.6% 16	33.3% 1	30.1% 94
TOTAL	100.0% 251	100.0% 58	100.0% 3	312

Baptized? (I-BAPTISM)

	RC as kid	RC adult	Other Chr	TOTAL
Above average	16.0% 47	17.4% 4	50.0% 1	16.3% 52
About average	53.1% 156	52.2% 12	0.0% 0	52.7% 168
Below average	31.0% 91	30.4% 7	50.0% 1	31.0% 99
TOTAL	100.0% 294	100.0% 23	100.0% 2	319