Survey of American Catholic Priests, 2001

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DISCUSF Numerous issues relating to the priesthood are being discussed today and may have impact on your effectiveness as a priest. How important to you would open discussion be in the following areas? Support for living a celibate life.   1) Very important to me   2) Somewhat important to me   3) Not important to me   4) I don't want it discussed   5) Don't know

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very important to me	629	50.3%	50.3%	-.8
Somewhat important to me	462	36.9%	87.2%	.39
Not important to me	122	9.8%	97%	1.59
I don't want it discussed	17	1.4%	98.3%	2.78
Don't know	21	1.7%	100%	3.98

Variable Comparisons

Age

Age (I-AGE)

	28-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+	TOTAL
Very important to me	49.5% 50	48.9% 90	50.0% 149	47.2% 142	54.0% 197	50.3% 628
Somewhat important to me	41.6% 42	41.3% 76	37.6% 112	40.9% 123	29.6% 108	36.9% 461
Not important to me	7.9% 8	7.1% 13	11.1% 33	9.6% 29	10.7% 39	9.8% 122
I don't want it discussed	1.0% 1	2.2% 4	0.7% 2	0.7% 2	2.2% 8	1.4% 17
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.7% 2	1.7% 5	3.6% 13	1.7% 21
TOTAL	100.0% 101	100.0% 184	100.0% 298	100.0% 301	100.0% 365	1249