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I am a

Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Female 3019 61.37
Male 1900 38.63
Total 4919 100 %

My age

ResponseMen CountMen PercentWomen CountWomen PercentTotal countTotal Percent
17 or less 320 6.51 % 579 11.77 % 899 18.28 %
18 - 19 246 5.00 % 350 7.12 % 596 12.12 %
20 - 24 358 7.28 % 593 12.06 % 951 19.33 %
25 - 29 255 5.18 % 346 7.03 % 601 12.22 %
30 - 34 139 2.83 % 229 4.66 % 368 7.48 %
35 - 39 111 2.26 % 165 3.35 % 276 5.61 %
40 - 44 109 2.22 % 144 2.93 % 253 5.14 %
45 - 49 85 1.73 % 139 2.83 % 224 4.55 %
50 - 54 115 2.34 % 171 3.48 % 286 5.81 %
55 - 59 74 1.50 % 145 2.95 % 219 4.45 %
60+ 88 1.79 % 158 3.21 % 246 5.00 %
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 %