Survey of American Catholic Priests, 2001

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CHOICE If you had your choice again, would you enter the priesthood?   1) Definitely yes   2) Probably yes   3) Uncertain   4) Probably not   5) Definitely not

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Definitely yes	855	67.1%	67.1%	-.6
Probably yes	266	20.9%	88%	.61
Uncertain	103	8.1%	96.1%	1.83
Probably not	43	3.4%	99.5%	3.04
Definitely not	7	.5%	100%	4.25

Variable Comparisons

Age

Age (I-AGE)

	28-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+	TOTAL
Definitely yes	62.7% 64	57.5% 107	62.6% 189	63.9% 195	79.6% 300	67.2% 855
Probably yes	26.5% 27	24.7% 46	23.2% 70	22.3% 68	14.3% 54	20.8% 265
Uncertain	8.8% 9	11.3% 21	10.3% 31	8.5% 26	4.0% 15	8.0% 102
Probably not	1.0% 1	5.4% 10	3.6% 11	4.6% 14	1.9% 7	3.4% 43
Definitely not	1.0% 1	1.1% 2	0.3% 1	0.7% 2	0.3% 1	0.6% 7
TOTAL	100.0% 102	100.0% 186	100.0% 302	100.0% 305	100.0% 377	1272