Prospect-Response Statistics for...

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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

ResponseMen CountMen PercentWomen CountWomen PercentTotal countTotal 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 %