Survey of American Catholic Priests, 1985

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SMSHLTRD (Weighted by WT)

A number of criticisms have been made about seminary training. Please indicate whether you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. -- The seminary was too sheltered from the mainstream of life, intellectual and social.
  1) Agree
  2) Disagree

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage
Agree 792 55.1% 55.1%
Disagree 645 44.9% 100%
Missing 38 % %

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

26-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70 & over Missing TOTAL
Agree 42.9%
146
62.4%
206
65.6%
236
53.4%
142
43.6%
61

2
55.1%
791
Disagree 57.1%
194
37.6%
124
34.4%
124
46.6%
124
56.4%
79

1
44.9%
645
Missing 1 5 9 9 14 0 38
TOTAL 100.0%
340
100.0%
330
100.0%
360
100.0%
266
100.0%
140

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