Survey of American Catholic Priests, 2001

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CHRTDYJ Do you agree, or disagree, with these statements about the priesthood and the Church today? Ordination confers on the priest a new status or a permanent character which makes him essentially different from the laity within the Church.   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	609	48.2%	48.2%	-.79
Agree somewhat	360	28.5%	76.7%	0
Uncertain	71	5.6%	82.3%	.79
Disagree somewhat	134	10.6%	92.9%	1.58
Disagree strongly	90	7.1%	100%	2.37

Variable Comparisons

Age

Age (I-AGE)

	28-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+	TOTAL
Agree strongly	61.8% 63	47.6% 88	42.4% 128	38.8% 118	57.2% 211	48.2% 608
Agree somewhat	23.5% 24	30.3% 56	31.5% 95	30.6% 93	24.7% 91	28.4% 359
Uncertain	4.9% 5	2.7% 5	6.6% 20	7.2% 22	5.1% 19	5.6% 71
Disagree somewhat	5.9% 6	10.8% 20	12.6% 38	13.8% 42	7.6% 28	10.6% 134
Disagree strongly	3.9% 4	8.6% 16	7.0% 21	9.5% 29	5.4% 20	7.1% 90
TOTAL	100.0% 102	100.0% 185	100.0% 302	100.0% 304	100.0% 369	1262