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Prospect-Response Statistics for:


I am a

Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Female 1114 60.44
Male 729 39.56
Total 1843 100 %

My age

ResponseMen CountMen PercentWomen CountWomen PercentTotal countTotal Percent
17 or less 91 4.94 % 155 8.41 % 246 13.35 %
18 - 19 90 4.88 % 131 7.11 % 221 11.99 %
20 - 24 151 8.19 % 239 12.97 % 390 21.16 %
25 - 29 113 6.13 % 136 7.38 % 249 13.51 %
30 - 34 80 4.34 % 78 4.23 % 158 8.57 %
35 - 39 51 2.77 % 84 4.56 % 135 7.33 %
40 - 44 39 2.12 % 65 3.53 % 104 5.64 %
45 - 49 38 2.06 % 60 3.26 % 98 5.32 %
50 - 54 32 1.74 % 62 3.36 % 94 5.10 %
55 - 59 19 1.03 % 48 2.60 % 67 3.64 %
60+ 25 1.36 % 56 3.04 % 81 4.40 %
Total   729 39.56 1114 60.44 1843 100%


My marital status is...

Response Men Count Men Percent Women Count Women Percent Total count Total Percent
Single 612 33.28 % 888 48.29 % 1500 81.57 %
Married 65 3.53 % 71 3.86 % 136 7.40 %
Widowed 5 0.27 % 25 1.36 % 30 1.63 %
Divorced with annulment 27 1.47 % 57 3.10 % 84 4.57 %
Divorced without annulment 20 1.09 % 69 3.75 % 89 4.84 %
Total   729 39.64 % 1110 60.36 % 1839 100 %


I am:

Response Men Count Men Percent Women Count Women Percent Total count Total Percent
Roman Catholic 615 33.42 % 896 48.70 % 1511 82.12 %
Eastern Catholic 14 0.76 % 16 0.87 % 30 1.63 %
Becoming a Catholic 60 3.26 % 93 5.05 % 153 8.32 %
Not a Catholic 40 2.17 % 106 5.76 % 146 7.93 %
Total   729 39.62 % 1111 60.38 % 1840 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 0.20 % 916 26.31 % 923 26.52 %
Brother 410 11.78 % 5 0.14 % 415 11.92 %
Deacon 188 5.40 % 17 0.49 % 205 5.89 %
Lay Ministry/Associate/Service Program 211 6.06 % 350 10.05 % 561 16.12 %
Priest-Order 416 11.95 % 16 0.46 % 432 12.41 %
Priest-Diocesan 274 7.87 % 15 0.43 % 289 8.30 %
Secular Institute/Consecrated Life 228 6.55 % 428 12.30 % 656 18.85 %
Total   1734 49.81 % 1747 50.19 % 3481 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 489 13.18 % 713 19.22 % 1202 32.40 %
Monastic 385 10.38 % 540 14.56 % 925 24.93 %
Cloistered/semi-cloistered 264 7.12 % 453 12.21 % 717 19.33 %
Missionary 341 9.19 % 525 14.15 % 866 23.34 %
Total   1479 39.87 % 2231 60.13 % 3710 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 139 7.58 % 208 11.35 % 347 18.93 %
I have a high school diploma/secondary certificate or other equivalency (but no further formal educa 115 6.27 % 145 7.91 % 260 14.18 %
I am currently in college, university, or technical school (or have completed courses toward a degre 141 7.69 % 220 12.00 % 361 19.69 %
I have a university, college, or associate/technical degree. 330 18.00 % 535 29.19 % 865 47.19 %
Total   725 39.55 % 1108 60.45 % 1833 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) 578 28.57 % 864 42.71 % 1442 71.28 %
Not worn 223 11.02 % 358 17.70 % 581 28.72 %
Total   801 39.59 % 1222 60.41 % 2023 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) 120 9.06 % 173 13.06 % 293 22.11 %
in a group of 2 or 3 103 7.77 % 162 12.23 % 265 20.00 %
in a group of 4 to 7 130 9.81 % 218 16.45 % 348 26.26 %
in a group of 8 or more 142 10.72 % 277 20.91 % 419 31.62 %
Total   495 37.36 % 830 62.64 % 1325 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 127 12.65 % 254 25.30 % 381 37.95 %
daily 165 16.43 % 270 26.89 % 435 43.33 %
several times a week 66 6.57 % 122 12.15 % 188 18.73 %
Total   358 35.66 % 646 64.34 % 1004 100 %


In what languages are you proficient?

Response Men Count Men Percent Women Count Women Percent Total count Total Percent
English 254 24.12 % 444 42.17 % 698 66.29 %
Spanish 55 5.22 % 77 7.31 % 132 12.54 %
French 25 2.37 % 30 2.85 % 55 5.22 %
Portuguese 8 0.76 % 6 0.57 % 14 1.33 %
Italian 13 1.23 % 10 0.95 % 23 2.18 %
Amer. Sign Lang. 2 0.19 % 12 1.14 % 14 1.33 %
Arabic 3 0.28 % 2 0.19 % 5 0.47 %
Bangla 0 0.00 % 2 0.19 % 2 0.19 %
Chinese 3 0.28 % 7 0.66 % 10 0.95 %
Creole 0 0.00 % 3 0.28 % 3 0.28 %
Filipino 4 0.38 % 6 0.57 % 10 0.95 %
Flemish 1 0.09 % 1 0.09 % 2 0.19 %
German 11 1.04 % 17 1.61 % 28 2.66 %
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 0.57 % 6 0.57 %
Korean 0 0.00 % 2 0.19 % 2 0.19 %
Lithuanian 1 0.09 % 2 0.19 % 3 0.28 %
Polish 6 0.57 % 5 0.47 % 11 1.04 %
Russian 3 0.28 % 7 0.66 % 10 0.95 %
Tagalog 4 0.38 % 7 0.66 % 11 1.04 %
Vietnamese 1 0.09 % 9 0.85 % 10 0.95 %
Total   394 37.42 % 659 62.58 % 1053 100 %


I am drawn to the following prayer styles:

Response Men Count Men Percent Women Count Women Percent Total count Total Percent
Rosary 199 7.96 % 329 13.17 % 528 21.13 %
Liturgy of the Hours 167 6.68 % 258 10.32 % 425 17.01 %
Daily Mass 229 9.16 % 372 14.89 % 601 24.05 %
Eucharistic Adoration 193 7.72 % 355 14.21 % 548 21.93 %
Faith Sharing / Lectio Divina 144 5.76 % 253 10.12 % 397 15.89 %
Total   932 37.29 % 1567 62.71 % 2499 100 %


I pray...

Response Men Count Men Percent Women Count Women Percent Total count Total Percent
occasionally 29 4.11 % 45 6.37 % 74 10.48 %
once or twice a day 89 12.61 % 195 27.62 % 284 40.23 %
more than two times a day 139 19.69 % 209 29.60 % 348 49.29 %
Total   257 36.40 % 449 63.60 % 706 100 %


Are you free of debt?

Response Men Count Men Percent Women Count Women Percent Total count Total Percent
Yes 190 26.72 % 300 42.19 % 490 68.92 %
No 68 9.56 % 148 20.82 % 216 30.38 %
Other 1 0.14 % 4 0.56 % 5 0.70 %
Total   259 36.43 % 452 63.57 % 711 100 %


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 71 10.11 % 151 21.51 % 222 31.62 %
1 year 32 4.56 % 63 8.97 % 95 13.53 %
2 years 30 4.27 % 35 4.99 % 65 9.26 %
3 years 20 2.85 % 40 5.70 % 60 8.55 %
4 years 11 1.57 % 15 2.14 % 26 3.70 %
5+ years 91 12.96 % 143 20.37 % 234 33.33 %
Total   255 36.32 % 447 63.68 % 702 100 %


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 194 27.64 % 366 52.14 % 560 79.77 %
No 59 8.40 % 83 11.82 % 142 20.23 %
Total   253 36.04 % 449 63.96 % 702 100 %


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 174 4.95 % 272 7.74 % 446 12.70 %
Preaching 159 4.53 % 137 3.90 % 296 8.43 %
Retreat work 131 3.73 % 262 7.46 % 393 11.19 %
Parish 149 4.24 % 206 5.86 % 355 10.11 %
Prison ministry 86 2.45 % 105 2.99 % 191 5.44 %
Prayer 167 4.75 % 312 8.88 % 479 13.64 %
Youth/campus ministry 105 2.99 % 236 6.72 % 341 9.71 %
Social Service 98 2.79 % 200 5.69 % 298 8.48 %
Healthcare 71 2.02 % 168 4.78 % 239 6.80 %
Foreign missions 94 2.68 % 145 4.13 % 239 6.80 %
Manual labor 104 2.96 % 130 3.70 % 234 6.66 %
Other 0 0.00 % 2 0.06 % 2 0.06 %
Total   1338 38.09 % 2175 61.91 % 3513 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. 68 9.80 % 63 9.08 % 131 18.88 %
No, I have not participated in a formal discernment process. 184 26.51 % 379 54.61 % 563 81.12 %
Total   252 36.31 % 442 63.69 % 694 100 %


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 88 5.36 % 158 9.62 % 246 14.98 %
Preaching 40 2.44 % 46 2.80 % 86 5.24 %
Retreat work 46 2.80 % 98 5.97 % 144 8.77 %
Parish 98 5.97 % 162 9.87 % 260 15.83 %
Prison ministry 9 0.55 % 7 0.43 % 16 0.97 %
Prayer 108 6.58 % 202 12.30 % 310 18.88 %
Youth/campus ministry 78 4.75 % 152 9.26 % 230 14.01 %
Social Service 46 2.80 % 76 4.63 % 122 7.43 %
Healthcare 27 1.64 % 64 3.90 % 91 5.54 %
Foreign missions 9 0.55 % 26 1.58 % 35 2.13 %
Manual labor 46 2.80 % 56 3.41 % 102 6.21 %
Total   595 36.24 % 1047 63.76 % 1642 100 %


I have received the following religious training:

Response Men Count Men Percent Women Count Women Percent Total count Total Percent
Catholic school 126 24.61 % 206 40.23 % 332 64.84 %
Theological school 33 6.45 % 29 5.66 % 62 12.11 %
CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) 38 7.42 % 77 15.04 % 115 22.46 %
Other 1 0.20 % 2 0.39 % 3 0.59 %
Total   198 38.67 % 314 61.33 % 512 100 %


I have worked in the following areas:

Response Men Count Men Percent Women Count Women Percent Total count Total Percent
Business 71 6.29 % 107 9.48 % 178 15.77 %
Education/Training 86 7.62 % 168 14.88 % 254 22.50 %
Healthcare 35 3.10 % 121 10.72 % 156 13.82 %
Nonprofit, social work 56 4.96 % 114 10.10 % 170 15.06 %
Technical, mechanical, electrical work 47 4.16 % 28 2.48 % 75 6.64 %
Law enforcement, military 24 2.13 % 17 1.51 % 41 3.63 %
Legal work 14 1.24 % 21 1.86 % 35 3.10 %
Ministry (religious) 18 1.59 % 32 2.83 % 50 4.43 %
Ministry (lay) 59 5.23 % 110 9.74 % 169 14.97 %
Other 0 0.00 % 1 0.09 % 1 0.09 %
Total   410 36.32 % 719 63.68 % 1129 100 %