Prospect-Response Statistics for...
I am a
Response |
Number of responses |
Percentage of total |
Female |
3019 |
61.37 |
Male |
1900 |
38.63 |
Total |
4919 |
100 % |
My age
Response | Men Count | Men Percent | Women Count | Women Percent | Total count | Total Percent |
17 or less |
320 |
6.51 % |
580 |
11.79 % |
900 |
18.30 % |
18 - 19 |
248 |
5.04 % |
350 |
7.12 % |
598 |
12.16 % |
20 - 24 |
358 |
7.28 % |
593 |
12.06 % |
951 |
19.33 % |
25 - 29 |
253 |
5.14 % |
346 |
7.03 % |
599 |
12.18 % |
30 - 34 |
139 |
2.83 % |
230 |
4.68 % |
369 |
7.50 % |
35 - 39 |
110 |
2.24 % |
164 |
3.33 % |
274 |
5.57 % |
40 - 44 |
110 |
2.24 % |
143 |
2.91 % |
253 |
5.14 % |
45 - 49 |
86 |
1.75 % |
139 |
2.83 % |
225 |
4.57 % |
50 - 54 |
115 |
2.34 % |
171 |
3.48 % |
286 |
5.81 % |
55 - 59 |
73 |
1.48 % |
146 |
2.97 % |
219 |
4.45 % |
60+ |
88 |
1.79 % |
157 |
3.19 % |
245 |
4.98 % |
Total |
1900 |
38.63 |
3019 |
61.37 |
4919 |
100% |
My marital status is...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Single |
1616 |
33.14 % |
2450 |
50.25 % |
4066 |
83.39 % |
Married |
142 |
2.91 % |
142 |
2.91 % |
284 |
5.82 % |
Widowed |
22 |
0.45 % |
98 |
2.01 % |
120 |
2.46 % |
Divorced with annulment |
56 |
1.15 % |
157 |
3.22 % |
213 |
4.37 % |
Divorced without annulment |
45 |
0.92 % |
148 |
3.04 % |
193 |
3.96 % |
Total |
1881 |
38.58 % |
2995 |
61.42 % |
4876 |
100 % |
I am:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Roman Catholic |
1679 |
34.48 % |
2567 |
52.72 % |
4246 |
87.20 % |
Eastern Catholic |
31 |
0.64 % |
30 |
0.62 % |
61 |
1.25 % |
Becoming a Catholic |
74 |
1.52 % |
126 |
2.59 % |
200 |
4.11 % |
Not a Catholic |
96 |
1.97 % |
266 |
5.46 % |
362 |
7.43 % |
Total |
1880 |
38.61 % |
2989 |
61.39 % |
4869 |
100 % |
I am exploring the following vocations and/or lifestyles:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Sister |
21 |
0.25 % |
2357 |
27.81 % |
2378 |
28.06 % |
Brother |
905 |
10.68 % |
8 |
0.09 % |
913 |
10.77 % |
Deacon |
433 |
5.11 % |
38 |
0.45 % |
471 |
5.56 % |
Lay Ministry/Associate/Service Program |
447 |
5.27 % |
1010 |
11.92 % |
1457 |
17.19 % |
Priest-Order |
994 |
11.73 % |
28 |
0.33 % |
1022 |
12.06 % |
Priest-Diocesan |
705 |
8.32 % |
20 |
0.24 % |
725 |
8.55 % |
Secular Institute/Consecrated Life |
432 |
5.10 % |
952 |
11.23 % |
1384 |
16.33 % |
Other |
48 |
0.57 % |
78 |
0.92 % |
126 |
1.49 % |
Total |
3985 |
47.02 % |
4491 |
52.98 % |
8476 |
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 |
1140 |
13.83 % |
1655 |
20.08 % |
2795 |
33.92 % |
Monastic |
694 |
8.42 % |
961 |
11.66 % |
1655 |
20.08 % |
Cloistered/semi-cloistered |
468 |
5.68 % |
958 |
11.62 % |
1426 |
17.30 % |
Missionary |
807 |
9.79 % |
1558 |
18.91 % |
2365 |
28.70 % |
Total |
3109 |
37.73 % |
5132 |
62.27 % |
8241 |
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 |
472 |
9.73 % |
702 |
14.47 % |
1174 |
24.20 % |
I have a high school diploma/secondary certificate or other equivalency (but no further formal educa |
215 |
4.43 % |
257 |
5.30 % |
472 |
9.73 % |
I am currently in college, university, or technical school (or have completed courses toward a degre |
406 |
8.37 % |
637 |
13.13 % |
1043 |
21.50 % |
I have a university, college, or associate/technical degree. |
780 |
16.08 % |
1382 |
28.49 % |
2162 |
44.57 % |
Total |
1873 |
38.61 % |
2978 |
61.39 % |
4851 |
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) |
1264 |
26.64 % |
1869 |
39.39 % |
3133 |
66.03 % |
Not worn |
515 |
10.85 % |
1097 |
23.12 % |
1612 |
33.97 % |
Total |
1779 |
37.49 % |
2966 |
62.51 % |
4745 |
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) |
740 |
10.37 % |
943 |
13.22 % |
1683 |
23.59 % |
in a group of 2 or 3 |
669 |
9.38 % |
886 |
12.42 % |
1555 |
21.79 % |
in a group of 4 to 7 |
630 |
8.83 % |
1065 |
14.93 % |
1695 |
23.76 % |
in a group of 8 or more |
783 |
10.97 % |
1419 |
19.89 % |
2202 |
30.86 % |
Total |
2822 |
39.55 % |
4313 |
60.45 % |
7135 |
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 |
746 |
12.87 % |
1265 |
21.83 % |
2011 |
34.70 % |
daily |
955 |
16.48 % |
1611 |
27.80 % |
2566 |
44.28 % |
several times a week |
514 |
8.87 % |
704 |
12.15 % |
1218 |
21.02 % |
Total |
2215 |
38.22 % |
3580 |
61.78 % |
5795 |
100 % |
In what languages are you proficient?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
English |
1602 |
23.95 % |
2655 |
39.69 % |
4257 |
63.64 % |
Spanish |
400 |
5.98 % |
596 |
8.91 % |
996 |
14.89 % |
French |
109 |
1.63 % |
187 |
2.80 % |
296 |
4.43 % |
Portuguese |
34 |
0.51 % |
33 |
0.49 % |
67 |
1.00 % |
Italian |
74 |
1.11 % |
81 |
1.21 % |
155 |
2.32 % |
Amer. Sign Lang. |
19 |
0.28 % |
45 |
0.67 % |
64 |
0.96 % |
Arabic |
15 |
0.22 % |
21 |
0.31 % |
36 |
0.54 % |
Bangla |
5 |
0.07 % |
6 |
0.09 % |
11 |
0.16 % |
Chinese |
27 |
0.40 % |
58 |
0.87 % |
85 |
1.27 % |
Creole |
6 |
0.09 % |
9 |
0.13 % |
15 |
0.22 % |
Filipino |
31 |
0.46 % |
54 |
0.81 % |
85 |
1.27 % |
Flemish |
14 |
0.21 % |
9 |
0.13 % |
23 |
0.34 % |
German |
59 |
0.88 % |
98 |
1.47 % |
157 |
2.35 % |
Greek |
15 |
0.22 % |
10 |
0.15 % |
25 |
0.37 % |
Hmong |
5 |
0.07 % |
7 |
0.10 % |
12 |
0.18 % |
Hungarian |
8 |
0.12 % |
6 |
0.09 % |
14 |
0.21 % |
Japanese |
11 |
0.16 % |
19 |
0.28 % |
30 |
0.45 % |
Korean |
6 |
0.09 % |
20 |
0.30 % |
26 |
0.39 % |
Lithuanian |
6 |
0.09 % |
8 |
0.12 % |
14 |
0.21 % |
Polish |
21 |
0.31 % |
25 |
0.37 % |
46 |
0.69 % |
Russian |
27 |
0.40 % |
20 |
0.30 % |
47 |
0.70 % |
Tagalog |
19 |
0.28 % |
50 |
0.75 % |
69 |
1.03 % |
Vietnamese |
15 |
0.22 % |
25 |
0.37 % |
40 |
0.60 % |
Other |
42 |
0.63 % |
77 |
1.15 % |
119 |
1.78 % |
Total |
2570 |
38.42 % |
4119 |
61.58 % |
6689 |
100 % |
I am drawn to the following prayer styles:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Rosary |
1003 |
7.29 % |
1754 |
12.76 % |
2757 |
20.05 % |
Liturgy of the Hours |
905 |
6.58 % |
1311 |
9.53 % |
2216 |
16.12 % |
Daily Mass |
1359 |
9.88 % |
2100 |
15.27 % |
3459 |
25.15 % |
Eucharistic Adoration |
1047 |
7.61 % |
1844 |
13.41 % |
2891 |
21.02 % |
Faith Sharing / Lectio Divina |
866 |
6.30 % |
1562 |
11.36 % |
2428 |
17.66 % |
Total |
5180 |
37.67 % |
8571 |
62.33 % |
13751 |
100 % |
I pray...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
occasionally |
371 |
8.02 % |
441 |
9.53 % |
812 |
17.55 % |
once or twice a day |
669 |
14.46 % |
1262 |
27.28 % |
1931 |
41.74 % |
more than two times a day |
731 |
15.80 % |
1152 |
24.90 % |
1883 |
40.70 % |
Total |
1771 |
38.28 % |
2855 |
61.72 % |
4626 |
100 % |
Are you free of debt?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Yes |
1248 |
27.49 % |
1911 |
42.09 % |
3159 |
69.58 % |
No |
441 |
9.71 % |
813 |
17.91 % |
1254 |
27.62 % |
Other |
54 |
1.19 % |
73 |
1.61 % |
127 |
2.80 % |
Total |
1743 |
38.39 % |
2797 |
61.61 % |
4540 |
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 |
530 |
11.60 % |
1085 |
23.75 % |
1615 |
35.35 % |
1 year |
189 |
4.14 % |
348 |
7.62 % |
537 |
11.75 % |
2 years |
175 |
3.83 % |
274 |
6.00 % |
449 |
9.83 % |
3 years |
148 |
3.24 % |
195 |
4.27 % |
343 |
7.51 % |
4 years |
88 |
1.93 % |
122 |
2.67 % |
210 |
4.60 % |
5+ years |
622 |
13.61 % |
793 |
17.36 % |
1415 |
30.97 % |
Total |
1752 |
38.35 % |
2817 |
61.65 % |
4569 |
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 |
1506 |
32.81 % |
2497 |
54.40 % |
4003 |
87.21 % |
No |
253 |
5.51 % |
334 |
7.28 % |
587 |
12.79 % |
Total |
1759 |
38.32 % |
2831 |
61.68 % |
4590 |
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 |
882 |
4.84 % |
1496 |
8.21 % |
2378 |
13.05 % |
Preaching |
781 |
4.29 % |
494 |
2.71 % |
1275 |
7.00 % |
Retreat work |
732 |
4.02 % |
1398 |
7.67 % |
2130 |
11.69 % |
Parish |
778 |
4.27 % |
895 |
4.91 % |
1673 |
9.18 % |
Prison ministry |
400 |
2.19 % |
592 |
3.25 % |
992 |
5.44 % |
Prayer |
859 |
4.71 % |
1455 |
7.98 % |
2314 |
12.70 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
617 |
3.39 % |
1232 |
6.76 % |
1849 |
10.14 % |
Social Service |
569 |
3.12 % |
1159 |
6.36 % |
1728 |
9.48 % |
Healthcare |
336 |
1.84 % |
773 |
4.24 % |
1109 |
6.08 % |
Foreign missions |
534 |
2.93 % |
1023 |
5.61 % |
1557 |
8.54 % |
Manual labor |
466 |
2.56 % |
652 |
3.58 % |
1118 |
6.13 % |
Other |
41 |
0.22 % |
62 |
0.34 % |
103 |
0.57 % |
Total |
6995 |
38.38 % |
11231 |
61.62 % |
18226 |
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. |
520 |
11.44 % |
446 |
9.81 % |
966 |
21.24 % |
No, I have not participated in a formal discernment process. |
1222 |
26.87 % |
2359 |
51.88 % |
3581 |
78.76 % |
Total |
1742 |
38.31 % |
2805 |
61.69 % |
4547 |
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 |
510 |
5.11 % |
941 |
9.43 % |
1451 |
14.54 % |
Preaching |
216 |
2.16 % |
190 |
1.90 % |
406 |
4.07 % |
Retreat work |
378 |
3.79 % |
734 |
7.36 % |
1112 |
11.14 % |
Parish |
532 |
5.33 % |
888 |
8.90 % |
1420 |
14.23 % |
Prison ministry |
76 |
0.76 % |
67 |
0.67 % |
143 |
1.43 % |
Prayer |
601 |
6.02 % |
1045 |
10.47 % |
1646 |
16.49 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
454 |
4.55 % |
885 |
8.87 % |
1339 |
13.42 % |
Social Service |
315 |
3.16 % |
541 |
5.42 % |
856 |
8.58 % |
Healthcare |
128 |
1.28 % |
337 |
3.38 % |
465 |
4.66 % |
Foreign missions |
109 |
1.09 % |
192 |
1.92 % |
301 |
3.02 % |
Manual labor |
335 |
3.36 % |
381 |
3.82 % |
716 |
7.18 % |
Other |
46 |
0.46 % |
78 |
0.78 % |
124 |
1.24 % |
Total |
3700 |
37.08 % |
6279 |
62.92 % |
9979 |
100 % |
I have received the following religious training:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Catholic school |
735 |
22.20 % |
1303 |
39.35 % |
2038 |
61.55 % |
Theological school |
160 |
4.83 % |
163 |
4.92 % |
323 |
9.76 % |
CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) |
238 |
7.19 % |
468 |
14.13 % |
706 |
21.32 % |
Other |
100 |
3.02 % |
144 |
4.35 % |
244 |
7.37 % |
Total |
1233 |
37.24 % |
2078 |
62.76 % |
3311 |
100 % |
I have worked in the following areas:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Business |
428 |
6.45 % |
674 |
10.15 % |
1102 |
16.60 % |
Education/Training |
440 |
6.63 % |
938 |
14.13 % |
1378 |
20.75 % |
Healthcare |
189 |
2.85 % |
501 |
7.55 % |
690 |
10.39 % |
Nonprofit, social work |
385 |
5.80 % |
769 |
11.58 % |
1154 |
17.38 % |
Technical, mechanical, electrical work |
243 |
3.66 % |
143 |
2.15 % |
386 |
5.81 % |
Law enforcement, military |
127 |
1.91 % |
71 |
1.07 % |
198 |
2.98 % |
Legal work |
73 |
1.10 % |
126 |
1.90 % |
199 |
3.00 % |
Ministry (religious) |
144 |
2.17 % |
182 |
2.74 % |
326 |
4.91 % |
Ministry (lay) |
368 |
5.54 % |
633 |
9.53 % |
1001 |
15.08 % |
Other |
79 |
1.19 % |
127 |
1.91 % |
206 |
3.10 % |
Total |
2476 |
37.29 % |
4164 |
62.71 % |
6640 |
100 % |