Survey of American Catholic Priests, 2001

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DISCUSS 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? The process of selecting bishops.   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	510	40.8%	40.8%	-.95
Somewhat important to me	376	30.1%	70.9%	.02
Not important to me	286	22.9%	93.8%	1
I don't want it discussed	37	3%	96.7%	1.97
Don't know	41	3.3%	100%	2.95

Variable Comparisons

Age

Age (I-AGE)

	28-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+	TOTAL
Very important to me	27.7% 28	32.1% 59	43.1% 129	49.7% 150	39.5% 143	40.8% 509
Somewhat important to me	24.8% 25	31.5% 58	32.1% 96	30.1% 91	29.0% 105	30.0% 375
Not important to me	42.6% 43	26.1% 48	21.4% 64	15.6% 47	23.2% 84	22.9% 286
I don't want it discussed	4.0% 4	7.6% 14	1.3% 4	1.3% 4	3.0% 11	3.0% 37
Don't know	1.0% 1	2.7% 5	2.0% 6	3.3% 10	5.2% 19	3.3% 41
TOTAL	100.0% 101	100.0% 184	100.0% 299	100.0% 302	100.0% 362	1248