Survey of American Catholic Priests, 2001

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CHRTDYN Do you agree, or disagree, with these statements about the priesthood and the Church today? Celibacy should be a matter of personal choice for diocesan priests.   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	431	34%	34%	-1.06
Agree somewhat	263	20.8%	54.8%	-.44
Uncertain	133	10.5%	65.3%	.18
Disagree somewhat	125	9.9%	75.1%	.8
Disagree strongly	315	24.9%	100%	1.43

Variable Comparisons

Age

Age (I-AGE)

	28-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+	TOTAL
Agree strongly	23.8% 24	30.6% 57	42.9% 129	41.9% 127	24.9% 93	34.0% 430
Agree somewhat	15.8% 16	21.5% 40	25.2% 76	23.4% 71	15.8% 59	20.7% 262
Uncertain	9.9% 10	9.1% 17	9.0% 27	12.2% 37	11.2% 42	10.5% 133
Disagree somewhat	11.9% 12	16.1% 30	8.3% 25	7.9% 24	9.1% 34	9.9% 125
Disagree strongly	38.6% 39	22.6% 42	14.6% 44	14.5% 44	39.0% 146	24.9% 315
TOTAL	100.0% 101	100.0% 186	100.0% 301	100.0% 303	100.0% 374	1265