New Parish Ministers Survey of Lay and Religious, 1992

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FACTOR2 Rank the three best-developed factors affecting lay/religious parish ministry. - Second factor   1) Current preparation of lay/religious for parish ministry   2) Integration of lay/religious ministers into lay/religious parish ministry   3) Structures and policies for lay/religious ministers   4) Readiness of priests for lay/religious parish ministers   5) Readiness of parishioners for lay/religious parish ministers   6) Current support structures for lay/religious parish ministers

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Current preparation of lay/religious for parish ministry	39	12.6%	12.6%	-1.44
Integration of lay/religious ministers into lay/religious parish ministry	92	29.8%	42.4%	-.81
Structures and policies for lay/religious ministers	39	12.6%	55%	-.18
Readiness of priests for lay/religious parish ministers	47	15.2%	70.2%	.45
Readiness of parishioners for lay/religious parish ministers	64	20.7%	90.9%	1.08
Current support structures for lay/religious parish ministers	28	9.1%	100%	1.71

Variable Comparisons

Gender Year of birth Race Marital status Education Status Baptized?

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Current preparation of lay/religious for parish ministry	13.7% 35	7.4% 4	12.6% 39
Integration of lay/religious ministers into lay/religious parish ministry	30.2% 77	27.8% 15	29.8% 92
Structures and policies for lay/religious ministers	12.9% 33	11.1% 6	12.6% 39
Readiness of priests for lay/religious parish ministers	14.5% 37	18.5% 10	15.2% 47
Readiness of parishioners for lay/religious parish ministers	20.0% 51	24.1% 13	20.7% 64
Current support structures for lay/religious parish ministers	8.6% 22	11.1% 6	9.1% 28
TOTAL	100.0% 255	100.0% 54	309

Year of birth (I-BORN)

	1916-1930	1931-1940	1941-1950	1951-1960	1961-1975	TOTAL
Current preparation of lay/religious for parish ministry	13.0% 3	16.4% 11	11.2% 11	12.8% 10	5.3% 2	12.2% 37
Integration of lay/religious ministers into lay/religious parish ministry	21.7% 5	29.9% 20	29.6% 29	33.3% 26	28.9% 11	29.9% 91
Structures and policies for lay/religious ministers	17.4% 4	11.9% 8	11.2% 11	9.0% 7	21.1% 8	12.5% 38
Readiness of priests for lay/religious parish ministers	13.0% 3	19.4% 13	13.3% 13	15.4% 12	13.2% 5	15.1% 46
Readiness of parishioners for lay/religious parish ministers	21.7% 5	14.9% 10	24.5% 24	19.2% 15	26.3% 10	21.1% 64
Current support structures for lay/religious parish ministers	13.0% 3	7.5% 5	10.2% 10	10.3% 8	5.3% 2	9.2% 28
TOTAL	100.0% 23	100.0% 67	100.0% 98	100.0% 78	100.0% 38	304

Race (I-RACE)

	Euro-Amer	NonEuroAmr	TOTAL
Current preparation of lay/religious for parish ministry	12.3% 34	16.7% 5	12.7% 39
Integration of lay/religious ministers into lay/religious parish ministry	30.3% 84	20.0% 6	29.3% 90
Structures and policies for lay/religious ministers	13.4% 37	6.7% 2	12.7% 39
Readiness of priests for lay/religious parish ministers	14.8% 41	20.0% 6	15.3% 47
Readiness of parishioners for lay/religious parish ministers	20.9% 58	20.0% 6	20.8% 64
Current support structures for lay/religious parish ministers	8.3% 23	16.7% 5	9.1% 28
TOTAL	100.0% 277	100.0% 30	307

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never marr	Married	Div/sep	Widowed	TOTAL
Current preparation of lay/religious for parish ministry	16.5% 22	10.6% 16	5.3% 1	0.0% 0	12.7% 39
Integration of lay/religious ministers into lay/religious parish ministry	31.6% 42	29.1% 44	26.3% 5	25.0% 1	30.0% 92
Structures and policies for lay/religious ministers	12.8% 17	12.6% 19	10.5% 2	25.0% 1	12.7% 39
Readiness of priests for lay/religious parish ministers	12.0% 16	17.2% 26	10.5% 2	25.0% 1	14.7% 45
Readiness of parishioners for lay/religious parish ministers	21.8% 29	17.9% 27	36.8% 7	25.0% 1	20.8% 64
Current support structures for lay/religious parish ministers	5.3% 7	12.6% 19	10.5% 2	0.0% 0	9.1% 28
TOTAL	100.0% 133	100.0% 151	100.0% 19	100.0% 4	307

Education (I-EDUC)

		College	MA/MDiv	DMin/PhD	TOTAL
Current preparation of lay/religious for parish ministry	8.5% 5	12.2% 11	15.3% 23	0.0% 0	12.8% 39
Integration of lay/religious ministers into lay/religious parish ministry	27.1% 16	30.0% 27	30.7% 46	40.0% 2	29.9% 91
Structures and policies for lay/religious ministers	10.2% 6	12.2% 11	14.0% 21	0.0% 0	12.5% 38
Readiness of priests for lay/religious parish ministers	16.9% 10	14.4% 13	14.0% 21	20.0% 1	14.8% 45
Readiness of parishioners for lay/religious parish ministers	25.4% 15	21.1% 19	18.0% 27	40.0% 2	20.7% 63
Current support structures for lay/religious parish ministers	11.9% 7	10.0% 9	8.0% 12	0.0% 0	9.2% 28
TOTAL	100.0% 59	100.0% 90	100.0% 150	100.0% 5	304

Status (I-RELSTAT)

	Lay person	Religious sister	Religious brother	TOTAL
Current preparation of lay/religious for parish ministry	10.1% 22	19.3% 16	50.0% 1	12.9% 39
Integration of lay/religious ministers into lay/religious parish ministry	29.0% 63	30.1% 25	0.0% 0	29.1% 88
Structures and policies for lay/religious ministers	12.9% 28	13.3% 11	0.0% 0	12.9% 39
Readiness of priests for lay/religious parish ministers	16.6% 36	10.8% 9	0.0% 0	14.9% 45
Readiness of parishioners for lay/religious parish ministers	20.7% 45	20.5% 17	50.0% 1	20.9% 63
Current support structures for lay/religious parish ministers	10.6% 23	6.0% 5	0.0% 0	9.3% 28
TOTAL	100.0% 217	100.0% 83	100.0% 2	302

Baptized? (I-BAPTISM)

	RC as kid	RC adult	Other Chr	TOTAL
Current preparation of lay/religious for parish ministry	13.4% 38	4.5% 1	0.0% 0	12.6% 39
Integration of lay/religious ministers into lay/religious parish ministry	29.2% 83	36.4% 8	33.3% 1	29.8% 92
Structures and policies for lay/religious ministers	11.6% 33	27.3% 6	0.0% 0	12.6% 39
Readiness of priests for lay/religious parish ministers	15.8% 45	0.0% 0	66.7% 2	15.2% 47
Readiness of parishioners for lay/religious parish ministers	20.4% 58	27.3% 6	0.0% 0	20.7% 64
Current support structures for lay/religious parish ministers	9.5% 27	4.5% 1	0.0% 0	9.1% 28
TOTAL	100.0% 284	100.0% 22	100.0% 3	309