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
Response | Men Count | Men Percent | Women Count | Women Percent | Total count | Total 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 % |