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New Parish Ministers Survey of Lay and Religious, 1992

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CORSSPN

ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN ANY FORMAL, NON-DEGREE EDUCATIONAL COURSES OR TRAINING PROGRAMS (MORE EXTENSIVE THAN ISOLATED WORKSHOPS) RELATED TO THEIR CURRENT MINISTRY: Who sponsored these programs?

	1) Diocese
	2) Seminary
	3) University
	4) Professional organization
	5) Parish
	6) Other

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Diocese	100	48.5%	48.5%	-.89
Seminary	8	3.9%	52.4%	-.35
University	30	14.6%	67%	.18
Professional organization	27	13.1%	80.1%	.72
Parish	13	6.3%	86.4%	1.26
Other	28	13.6%	100%	1.79

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Diocese	48.2% 81	50.0% 19	48.5% 100
Seminary	4.2% 7	2.6% 1	3.9% 8
University	15.5% 26	10.5% 4	14.6% 30
Professional organization	11.3% 19	21.1% 8	13.1% 27
Parish	5.4% 9	10.5% 4	6.3% 13
Other	15.5% 26	5.3% 2	13.6% 28
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 38	206

Year of birth (I-BORN)

	1916-1930	1931-1940	1941-1950	1951-1960	1961-1975	TOTAL
Diocese	19.0% 4	38.3% 18	54.7% 35	66.0% 35	38.9% 7	48.8% 99
Seminary	4.8% 1	4.3% 2	4.7% 3	3.8% 2	0.0% 0	3.9% 8
University	23.8% 5	21.3% 10	10.9% 7	9.4% 5	11.1% 2	14.3% 29
Professional organization	14.3% 3	17.0% 8	10.9% 7	5.7% 3	33.3% 6	13.3% 27
Parish	19.0% 4	4.3% 2	3.1% 2	5.7% 3	11.1% 2	6.4% 13
Other	19.0% 4	14.9% 7	15.6% 10	9.4% 5	5.6% 1	13.3% 27
TOTAL	100.0% 21	100.0% 47	100.0% 64	100.0% 53	100.0% 18	203

Race (I-RACE)

	Euro-Amer	NonEuroAmr	TOTAL
Diocese	50.3% 89	39.3% 11	48.8% 100
Seminary	4.0% 7	3.6% 1	3.9% 8
University	15.8% 28	7.1% 2	14.6% 30
Professional organization	13.0% 23	14.3% 4	13.2% 27
Parish	4.5% 8	17.9% 5	6.3% 13
Other	12.4% 22	17.9% 5	13.2% 27
TOTAL	100.0% 177	100.0% 28	205

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never marr	Married	Div/sep	Widowed	TOTAL
Diocese	38.3% 36	56.4% 53	58.3% 7	60.0% 3	48.3% 99
Seminary	5.3% 5	3.2% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.9% 8
University	18.1% 17	13.8% 13	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	14.6% 30
Professional organization	14.9% 14	9.6% 9	25.0% 3	20.0% 1	13.2% 27
Parish	6.4% 6	5.3% 5	8.3% 1	20.0% 1	6.3% 13
Other	17.0% 16	11.7% 11	8.3% 1	0.0% 0	13.7% 28
TOTAL	100.0% 94	100.0% 94	100.0% 12	100.0% 5	205

Education (I-EDUC)

		College	MA/MDiv	DMin/PhD	TOTAL
Diocese	71.8% 28	40.7% 24	46.5% 46	16.7% 1	48.8% 99
Seminary	0.0% 0	6.8% 4	3.0% 3	16.7% 1	3.9% 8
University	5.1% 2	16.9% 10	16.2% 16	33.3% 2	14.8% 30
Professional organization	7.7% 3	11.9% 7	16.2% 16	16.7% 1	13.3% 27
Parish	7.7% 3	10.2% 6	3.0% 3	0.0% 0	5.9% 12
Other	7.7% 3	13.6% 8	15.2% 15	16.7% 1	13.3% 27
TOTAL	100.0% 39	100.0% 59	100.0% 99	100.0% 6	203

Status (I-RELSTAT)

	Lay person	Religious sister	Religious brother	TOTAL
Diocese	57.3% 82	27.6% 16	100.0% 1	49.0% 99
Seminary	3.5% 5	5.2% 3	0.0% 0	4.0% 8
University	11.9% 17	22.4% 13	0.0% 0	14.9% 30
Professional organization	10.5% 15	17.2% 10	0.0% 0	12.4% 25
Parish	6.3% 9	5.2% 3	0.0% 0	5.9% 12
Other	10.5% 15	22.4% 13	0.0% 0	13.9% 28
TOTAL	100.0% 143	100.0% 58	100.0% 1	202

Baptized? (I-BAPTISM)

	RC as kid	RC adult	Other Chr	TOTAL
Diocese	48.7% 97	50.0% 3	0.0% 0	48.5% 100
Seminary	3.5% 7	16.7% 1	0.0% 0	3.9% 8
University	15.1% 30	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	14.6% 30
Professional organization	13.1% 26	0.0% 0	100.0% 1	13.1% 27
Parish	6.0% 12	16.7% 1	0.0% 0	6.3% 13
Other	13.6% 27	16.7% 1	0.0% 0	13.6% 28
TOTAL	100.0% 199	100.0% 6	100.0% 1	206