Survey of American Catholic Priests, 1985

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SEMPREP (Weighted by WT) How well would you say your seminary training has prepared you to do the major duties of your priestly work?   1) Very well   2) Moderately well   3) So-so   4) Not very well   5) Very badly

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Very well	475	32.7%	32.7%
Moderately well	644	44.3%	77%
So-so	211	14.5%	91.5%
Not very well	98	6.7%	98.2%
Very badly	25	1.7%	99.9%
Missing	21	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Age

Age (I-AGE)

	26-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70 & over	Missing	TOTAL
Very well	25.9% 88	24.0% 79	27.3% 99	41.2% 110	64.1% 98	2	32.7% 474
Moderately well	48.5% 165	46.5% 153	47.5% 172	41.6% 111	27.5% 42	1	44.3% 643
So-so	16.5% 56	17.6% 58	15.5% 56	12.4% 33	5.2% 8	0	14.5% 211
Not very well	7.4% 25	8.2% 27	8.0% 29	4.5% 12	3.3% 5	0	6.8% 98
Very badly	1.8% 6	3.6% 12	1.7% 6	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0	1.7% 25
Missing	0	7	6	7	0	0	20
TOTAL	100.0% 340	100.0% 329	100.0% 362	100.0% 267	100.0% 153	3	1451