Survey of American Catholic Priests, 2001

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SEXMED In your opinion, have the recent media stories of sexual misconduct by Catholic priests hindered your ministry, or have they had no effect?   1) Hindered greatly   2) Hindered slightly   3) Had no effect   4) Don't know   5) Helped

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Hindered greatly	120	9.4%	9.4%	-1.8
Hindered slightly	572	45%	54.4%	-.57
Had no effect	458	36%	90.4%	.65
Don't know	110	8.6%	99.1%	1.88
Helped	12	.9%	100%	3.1

Variable Comparisons

Age

Age (I-AGE)

	28-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+	TOTAL
Hindered greatly	14.7% 15	11.8% 22	10.3% 31	9.5% 29	5.9% 22	9.4% 119
Hindered slightly	50.0% 51	47.8% 89	53.3% 161	47.0% 143	34.0% 128	45.0% 572
Had no effect	28.4% 29	30.6% 57	31.1% 94	33.9% 103	46.3% 174	36.0% 457
Don't know	6.9% 7	7.0% 13	5.0% 15	8.6% 26	13.0% 49	8.7% 110
Helped	0.0% 0	2.7% 5	0.3% 1	1.0% 3	0.8% 3	0.9% 12
TOTAL	100.0% 102	100.0% 186	100.0% 302	100.0% 304	100.0% 376	1270