Prospect-Response Statistics for...
I am a
Response |
Number of responses |
Percentage of total |
Female |
1149 |
59.75 |
Male |
774 |
40.25 |
Total |
1923 |
100 % |
My age
Response | Men Count | Men Percent | Women Count | Women Percent | Total count | Total Percent |
17 or less |
95 |
4.94 % |
159 |
8.27 % |
254 |
13.21 % |
18 - 19 |
99 |
5.15 % |
140 |
7.28 % |
239 |
12.43 % |
20 - 24 |
158 |
8.22 % |
242 |
12.58 % |
400 |
20.80 % |
25 - 29 |
122 |
6.34 % |
142 |
7.38 % |
264 |
13.73 % |
30 - 34 |
88 |
4.58 % |
81 |
4.21 % |
169 |
8.79 % |
35 - 39 |
52 |
2.70 % |
89 |
4.63 % |
141 |
7.33 % |
40 - 44 |
41 |
2.13 % |
68 |
3.54 % |
109 |
5.67 % |
45 - 49 |
39 |
2.03 % |
61 |
3.17 % |
100 |
5.20 % |
50 - 54 |
33 |
1.72 % |
62 |
3.22 % |
95 |
4.94 % |
55 - 59 |
20 |
1.04 % |
49 |
2.55 % |
69 |
3.59 % |
60+ |
27 |
1.40 % |
56 |
2.91 % |
83 |
4.32 % |
Total |
774 |
40.25 |
1149 |
59.75 |
1923 |
100% |
My marital status is...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Single |
647 |
33.73 % |
918 |
47.86 % |
1565 |
81.60 % |
Married |
73 |
3.81 % |
72 |
3.75 % |
145 |
7.56 % |
Widowed |
6 |
0.31 % |
25 |
1.30 % |
31 |
1.62 % |
Divorced with annulment |
26 |
1.36 % |
58 |
3.02 % |
84 |
4.38 % |
Divorced without annulment |
22 |
1.15 % |
71 |
3.70 % |
93 |
4.85 % |
Total |
774 |
40.35 % |
1144 |
59.65 % |
1918 |
100 % |
I am:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Roman Catholic |
653 |
34.01 % |
923 |
48.07 % |
1576 |
82.08 % |
Eastern Catholic |
14 |
0.73 % |
17 |
0.89 % |
31 |
1.61 % |
Becoming a Catholic |
62 |
3.23 % |
94 |
4.90 % |
156 |
8.12 % |
Not a Catholic |
45 |
2.34 % |
112 |
5.83 % |
157 |
8.18 % |
Total |
774 |
40.31 % |
1146 |
59.69 % |
1920 |
100 % |
I am exploring the following vocations and/or lifestyles:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Sister |
7 |
0.19 % |
944 |
26.05 % |
951 |
26.24 % |
Brother |
433 |
11.95 % |
5 |
0.14 % |
438 |
12.09 % |
Deacon |
196 |
5.41 % |
18 |
0.50 % |
214 |
5.91 % |
Lay Ministry/Associate/Service Program |
221 |
6.10 % |
360 |
9.93 % |
581 |
16.03 % |
Priest-Order |
437 |
12.06 % |
16 |
0.44 % |
453 |
12.50 % |
Priest-Diocesan |
289 |
7.97 % |
16 |
0.44 % |
305 |
8.42 % |
Secular Institute/Consecrated Life |
242 |
6.68 % |
440 |
12.14 % |
682 |
18.82 % |
Total |
1825 |
50.36 % |
1799 |
49.64 % |
3624 |
100 % |
I am drawn to living in the following community type(s):
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Apostolic/Evangelical |
517 |
13.43 % |
731 |
18.99 % |
1248 |
32.42 % |
Monastic |
404 |
10.49 % |
552 |
14.34 % |
956 |
24.83 % |
Cloistered/semi-cloistered |
282 |
7.32 % |
465 |
12.08 % |
747 |
19.40 % |
Missionary |
359 |
9.32 % |
540 |
14.03 % |
899 |
23.35 % |
Total |
1562 |
40.57 % |
2288 |
59.43 % |
3850 |
100 % |
Please indicate your current educational status.
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
I am currently in high school/secondary school or working on a General Equivalency Diploma or Genera |
149 |
7.79 % |
215 |
11.24 % |
364 |
19.04 % |
I have a high school diploma/secondary certificate or other equivalency (but no further formal educa |
122 |
6.38 % |
150 |
7.85 % |
272 |
14.23 % |
I am currently in college, university, or technical school (or have completed courses toward a degre |
148 |
7.74 % |
228 |
11.92 % |
376 |
19.67 % |
I have a university, college, or associate/technical degree. |
350 |
18.31 % |
550 |
28.77 % |
900 |
47.07 % |
Total |
769 |
40.22 % |
1143 |
59.78 % |
1912 |
100 % |
I would like to enter a organization in which a habit or distinctive religious garb is... (Note)
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Worn (some or all of the time) |
610 |
28.95 % |
890 |
42.24 % |
1500 |
71.19 % |
Not worn |
240 |
11.39 % |
367 |
17.42 % |
607 |
28.81 % |
Total |
850 |
40.34 % |
1257 |
59.66 % |
2107 |
100 % |
I am drawn to living...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
alone (while connected to a larger community) |
124 |
9.06 % |
176 |
12.86 % |
300 |
21.91 % |
in a group of 2 or 3 |
109 |
7.96 % |
168 |
12.27 % |
277 |
20.23 % |
in a group of 4 to 7 |
135 |
9.86 % |
223 |
16.29 % |
358 |
26.15 % |
in a group of 8 or more |
149 |
10.88 % |
285 |
20.82 % |
434 |
31.70 % |
Total |
517 |
37.76 % |
852 |
62.24 % |
1369 |
100 % |
I would like to join a community that prays together...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
two or more times a day |
135 |
12.99 % |
261 |
25.12 % |
396 |
38.11 % |
daily |
169 |
16.27 % |
279 |
26.85 % |
448 |
43.12 % |
several times a week |
70 |
6.74 % |
125 |
12.03 % |
195 |
18.77 % |
Total |
374 |
36.00 % |
665 |
64.00 % |
1039 |
100 % |
In what languages are you proficient?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
English |
265 |
24.58 % |
455 |
42.21 % |
720 |
66.79 % |
Spanish |
56 |
5.19 % |
78 |
7.24 % |
134 |
12.43 % |
French |
25 |
2.32 % |
30 |
2.78 % |
55 |
5.10 % |
Portuguese |
8 |
0.74 % |
6 |
0.56 % |
14 |
1.30 % |
Italian |
13 |
1.21 % |
10 |
0.93 % |
23 |
2.13 % |
Amer. Sign Lang. |
2 |
0.19 % |
11 |
1.02 % |
13 |
1.21 % |
Arabic |
3 |
0.28 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
5 |
0.46 % |
Bangla |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
Chinese |
3 |
0.28 % |
7 |
0.65 % |
10 |
0.93 % |
Creole |
0 |
0.00 % |
3 |
0.28 % |
3 |
0.28 % |
Filipino |
4 |
0.37 % |
6 |
0.56 % |
10 |
0.93 % |
Flemish |
1 |
0.09 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
German |
12 |
1.11 % |
17 |
1.58 % |
29 |
2.69 % |
Greek |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
Hmong |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
Hungarian |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
Japanese |
0 |
0.00 % |
6 |
0.56 % |
6 |
0.56 % |
Korean |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
Lithuanian |
1 |
0.09 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
3 |
0.28 % |
Polish |
7 |
0.65 % |
5 |
0.46 % |
12 |
1.11 % |
Russian |
3 |
0.28 % |
7 |
0.65 % |
10 |
0.93 % |
Tagalog |
4 |
0.37 % |
7 |
0.65 % |
11 |
1.02 % |
Vietnamese |
1 |
0.09 % |
9 |
0.83 % |
10 |
0.93 % |
Total |
408 |
37.85 % |
670 |
62.15 % |
1078 |
100 % |
I am drawn to the following prayer styles:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Rosary |
208 |
8.05 % |
338 |
13.08 % |
546 |
21.13 % |
Liturgy of the Hours |
176 |
6.81 % |
265 |
10.26 % |
441 |
17.07 % |
Daily Mass |
240 |
9.29 % |
383 |
14.82 % |
623 |
24.11 % |
Eucharistic Adoration |
204 |
7.89 % |
364 |
14.09 % |
568 |
21.98 % |
Faith Sharing / Lectio Divina |
150 |
5.80 % |
256 |
9.91 % |
406 |
15.71 % |
Total |
978 |
37.85 % |
1606 |
62.15 % |
2584 |
100 % |
I pray...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
occasionally |
32 |
4.39 % |
47 |
6.45 % |
79 |
10.84 % |
once or twice a day |
92 |
12.62 % |
197 |
27.02 % |
289 |
39.64 % |
more than two times a day |
145 |
19.89 % |
216 |
29.63 % |
361 |
49.52 % |
Total |
269 |
36.90 % |
460 |
63.10 % |
729 |
100 % |
Are you free of debt?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Yes |
197 |
26.84 % |
305 |
41.55 % |
502 |
68.39 % |
No |
73 |
9.95 % |
154 |
20.98 % |
227 |
30.93 % |
Other |
1 |
0.14 % |
4 |
0.54 % |
5 |
0.68 % |
Total |
271 |
36.92 % |
463 |
63.08 % |
734 |
100 % |
I have been considering religious life or the priesthood for...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Just beginning |
76 |
10.48 % |
154 |
21.24 % |
230 |
31.72 % |
1 year |
33 |
4.55 % |
64 |
8.83 % |
97 |
13.38 % |
2 years |
31 |
4.28 % |
37 |
5.10 % |
68 |
9.38 % |
3 years |
21 |
2.90 % |
42 |
5.79 % |
63 |
8.69 % |
4 years |
11 |
1.52 % |
15 |
2.07 % |
26 |
3.59 % |
5+ years |
95 |
13.10 % |
146 |
20.14 % |
241 |
33.24 % |
Total |
267 |
36.83 % |
458 |
63.17 % |
725 |
100 % |
I have done volunteer work and/or gone on retreats of a religious nature.
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Yes |
203 |
28.00 % |
372 |
51.31 % |
575 |
79.31 % |
No |
62 |
8.55 % |
88 |
12.14 % |
150 |
20.69 % |
Total |
265 |
36.55 % |
460 |
63.45 % |
725 |
100 % |
I am interested in pursuing the following ministries or volunteer activities in the future:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Education |
185 |
5.09 % |
277 |
7.62 % |
462 |
12.70 % |
Preaching |
167 |
4.59 % |
139 |
3.82 % |
306 |
8.41 % |
Retreat work |
137 |
3.77 % |
267 |
7.34 % |
404 |
11.11 % |
Parish |
158 |
4.34 % |
212 |
5.83 % |
370 |
10.17 % |
Prison ministry |
90 |
2.47 % |
107 |
2.94 % |
197 |
5.42 % |
Prayer |
174 |
4.78 % |
320 |
8.80 % |
494 |
13.58 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
110 |
3.02 % |
243 |
6.68 % |
353 |
9.71 % |
Social Service |
104 |
2.86 % |
205 |
5.64 % |
309 |
8.50 % |
Healthcare |
74 |
2.03 % |
171 |
4.70 % |
245 |
6.74 % |
Foreign missions |
98 |
2.69 % |
150 |
4.12 % |
248 |
6.82 % |
Manual labor |
114 |
3.13 % |
133 |
3.66 % |
247 |
6.79 % |
Other |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.05 % |
2 |
0.05 % |
Total |
1411 |
38.80 % |
2226 |
61.20 % |
3637 |
100 % |
Have you participated in a formal discernment process?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Yes, I have participated in a formal discernment process. |
71 |
9.90 % |
67 |
9.34 % |
138 |
19.25 % |
No, I have not participated in a formal discernment process. |
193 |
26.92 % |
386 |
53.84 % |
579 |
80.75 % |
Total |
264 |
36.82 % |
453 |
63.18 % |
717 |
100 % |
I have been involved in the following ministries or volunteer activities in the past five years:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Education |
94 |
5.53 % |
161 |
9.47 % |
255 |
15.00 % |
Preaching |
41 |
2.41 % |
47 |
2.76 % |
88 |
5.18 % |
Retreat work |
48 |
2.82 % |
100 |
5.88 % |
148 |
8.71 % |
Parish |
102 |
6.00 % |
167 |
9.82 % |
269 |
15.82 % |
Prison ministry |
10 |
0.59 % |
8 |
0.47 % |
18 |
1.06 % |
Prayer |
114 |
6.71 % |
207 |
12.18 % |
321 |
18.88 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
81 |
4.76 % |
156 |
9.18 % |
237 |
13.94 % |
Social Service |
47 |
2.76 % |
78 |
4.59 % |
125 |
7.35 % |
Healthcare |
28 |
1.65 % |
65 |
3.82 % |
93 |
5.47 % |
Foreign missions |
10 |
0.59 % |
26 |
1.53 % |
36 |
2.12 % |
Manual labor |
53 |
3.12 % |
57 |
3.35 % |
110 |
6.47 % |
Total |
628 |
36.94 % |
1072 |
63.06 % |
1700 |
100 % |
I have received the following religious training:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Catholic school |
134 |
25.19 % |
211 |
39.66 % |
345 |
64.85 % |
Theological school |
36 |
6.77 % |
31 |
5.83 % |
67 |
12.59 % |
CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) |
38 |
7.14 % |
79 |
14.85 % |
117 |
21.99 % |
Other |
1 |
0.19 % |
2 |
0.38 % |
3 |
0.56 % |
Total |
209 |
39.29 % |
323 |
60.71 % |
532 |
100 % |
I have worked in the following areas:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Business |
74 |
6.34 % |
109 |
9.34 % |
183 |
15.68 % |
Education/Training |
88 |
7.54 % |
173 |
14.82 % |
261 |
22.36 % |
Healthcare |
37 |
3.17 % |
124 |
10.63 % |
161 |
13.80 % |
Nonprofit, social work |
57 |
4.88 % |
118 |
10.11 % |
175 |
15.00 % |
Technical, mechanical, electrical work |
50 |
4.28 % |
31 |
2.66 % |
81 |
6.94 % |
Law enforcement, military |
25 |
2.14 % |
17 |
1.46 % |
42 |
3.60 % |
Legal work |
14 |
1.20 % |
21 |
1.80 % |
35 |
3.00 % |
Ministry (religious) |
20 |
1.71 % |
33 |
2.83 % |
53 |
4.54 % |
Ministry (lay) |
62 |
5.31 % |
113 |
9.68 % |
175 |
15.00 % |
Other |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
Total |
427 |
36.59 % |
740 |
63.41 % |
1167 |
100 % |