Survey of American Catholic Priests, 2001

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CHRTDYA Do you agree, or disagree, with these statements about the priesthood and the Church today? The Catholic Church needs to move faster in empowering lay persons in the ministry.   1) Agree strongly   2) Agree somewhat   3) Uncertain   4) Disagree somewhat   5) Disagree strongly

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Agree strongly	470	37.1%	37.1%	-.95
Agree somewhat	450	35.5%	72.6%	-.1
Uncertain	144	11.4%	83.9%	.74
Disagree somewhat	129	10.2%	94.1%	1.58
Disagree strongly	75	5.9%	100%	2.42

Variable Comparisons

Age

Age (I-AGE)

	28-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+	TOTAL
Agree strongly	16.7% 17	32.3% 60	42.1% 127	46.1% 140	33.9% 126	37.1% 470
Agree somewhat	42.2% 43	38.2% 71	35.1% 106	38.5% 117	30.1% 112	35.5% 449
Uncertain	10.8% 11	8.6% 16	10.6% 32	5.9% 18	18.0% 67	11.4% 144
Disagree somewhat	16.7% 17	12.9% 24	8.9% 27	6.3% 19	11.0% 41	10.1% 128
Disagree strongly	13.7% 14	8.1% 15	3.3% 10	3.3% 10	7.0% 26	5.9% 75
TOTAL	100.0% 102	100.0% 186	100.0% 302	100.0% 304	100.0% 372	1266