Prospect-Response Statistics for...
I am a
Response |
Number of responses |
Percentage of total |
Female |
311 |
59.01 |
Male |
216 |
40.99 |
Total |
527 |
100 % |
My age
Response | Men Count | Men Percent | Women Count | Women Percent | Total count | Total Percent |
17 or less |
12 |
2.28 % |
30 |
5.69 % |
42 |
7.97 % |
18 - 19 |
27 |
5.12 % |
21 |
3.98 % |
48 |
9.11 % |
20 - 24 |
49 |
9.30 % |
76 |
14.42 % |
125 |
23.72 % |
25 - 29 |
28 |
5.31 % |
42 |
7.97 % |
70 |
13.28 % |
30 - 34 |
33 |
6.26 % |
20 |
3.80 % |
53 |
10.06 % |
35 - 39 |
19 |
3.61 % |
28 |
5.31 % |
47 |
8.92 % |
40 - 44 |
9 |
1.71 % |
23 |
4.36 % |
32 |
6.07 % |
45 - 49 |
9 |
1.71 % |
23 |
4.36 % |
32 |
6.07 % |
50 - 54 |
9 |
1.71 % |
20 |
3.80 % |
29 |
5.50 % |
55 - 59 |
9 |
1.71 % |
12 |
2.28 % |
21 |
3.98 % |
60+ |
12 |
2.28 % |
16 |
3.04 % |
28 |
5.31 % |
Total |
216 |
40.99 |
311 |
59.01 |
527 |
100% |
My marital status is...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Single |
173 |
32.89 % |
235 |
44.68 % |
408 |
77.57 % |
Married |
25 |
4.75 % |
31 |
5.89 % |
56 |
10.65 % |
Widowed |
3 |
0.57 % |
6 |
1.14 % |
9 |
1.71 % |
Divorced with annulment |
10 |
1.90 % |
23 |
4.37 % |
33 |
6.27 % |
Divorced without annulment |
5 |
0.95 % |
15 |
2.85 % |
20 |
3.80 % |
Total |
216 |
41.06 % |
310 |
58.94 % |
526 |
100 % |
I am:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Roman Catholic |
182 |
34.60 % |
270 |
51.33 % |
452 |
85.93 % |
Eastern Catholic |
5 |
0.95 % |
5 |
0.95 % |
10 |
1.90 % |
Becoming a Catholic |
17 |
3.23 % |
19 |
3.61 % |
36 |
6.84 % |
Not a Catholic |
12 |
2.28 % |
16 |
3.04 % |
28 |
5.32 % |
Total |
216 |
41.06 % |
310 |
58.94 % |
526 |
100 % |
I am exploring the following vocations and/or lifestyles:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Sister |
2 |
0.19 % |
262 |
25.10 % |
264 |
25.29 % |
Brother |
131 |
12.55 % |
0 |
0.00 % |
131 |
12.55 % |
Deacon |
62 |
5.94 % |
3 |
0.29 % |
65 |
6.23 % |
Lay Ministry/Associate/Service Program |
59 |
5.65 % |
105 |
10.06 % |
164 |
15.71 % |
Priest-Order |
128 |
12.26 % |
4 |
0.38 % |
132 |
12.64 % |
Priest-Diocesan |
87 |
8.33 % |
4 |
0.38 % |
91 |
8.72 % |
Secular Institute/Consecrated Life |
70 |
6.70 % |
127 |
12.16 % |
197 |
18.87 % |
Total |
539 |
51.63 % |
505 |
48.37 % |
1044 |
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 |
149 |
13.40 % |
210 |
18.88 % |
359 |
32.28 % |
Monastic |
124 |
11.15 % |
153 |
13.76 % |
277 |
24.91 % |
Cloistered/semi-cloistered |
98 |
8.81 % |
133 |
11.96 % |
231 |
20.77 % |
Missionary |
101 |
9.08 % |
144 |
12.95 % |
245 |
22.03 % |
Total |
472 |
42.45 % |
640 |
57.55 % |
1112 |
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 |
22 |
4.20 % |
32 |
6.11 % |
54 |
10.31 % |
I have a high school diploma/secondary certificate or other equivalency (but no further formal educa |
39 |
7.44 % |
43 |
8.21 % |
82 |
15.65 % |
I am currently in college, university, or technical school (or have completed courses toward a degre |
42 |
8.02 % |
72 |
13.74 % |
114 |
21.76 % |
I have a university, college, or associate/technical degree. |
112 |
21.37 % |
162 |
30.92 % |
274 |
52.29 % |
Total |
215 |
41.03 % |
309 |
58.97 % |
524 |
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) |
184 |
31.19 % |
258 |
43.73 % |
442 |
74.92 % |
Not worn |
55 |
9.32 % |
93 |
15.76 % |
148 |
25.08 % |
Total |
239 |
40.51 % |
351 |
59.49 % |
590 |
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) |
40 |
10.93 % |
49 |
13.39 % |
89 |
24.32 % |
in a group of 2 or 3 |
30 |
8.20 % |
36 |
9.84 % |
66 |
18.03 % |
in a group of 4 to 7 |
35 |
9.56 % |
61 |
16.67 % |
96 |
26.23 % |
in a group of 8 or more |
40 |
10.93 % |
75 |
20.49 % |
115 |
31.42 % |
Total |
145 |
39.62 % |
221 |
60.38 % |
366 |
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 |
40 |
13.75 % |
72 |
24.74 % |
112 |
38.49 % |
daily |
47 |
16.15 % |
76 |
26.12 % |
123 |
42.27 % |
several times a week |
21 |
7.22 % |
35 |
12.03 % |
56 |
19.24 % |
Total |
108 |
37.11 % |
183 |
62.89 % |
291 |
100 % |
In what languages are you proficient?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
English |
73 |
22.88 % |
132 |
41.38 % |
205 |
64.26 % |
Spanish |
18 |
5.64 % |
26 |
8.15 % |
44 |
13.79 % |
French |
13 |
4.08 % |
12 |
3.76 % |
25 |
7.84 % |
Portuguese |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.31 % |
1 |
0.31 % |
Italian |
4 |
1.25 % |
5 |
1.57 % |
9 |
2.82 % |
Amer. Sign Lang. |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.31 % |
1 |
0.31 % |
Arabic |
2 |
0.63 % |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.63 % |
Bangla |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.31 % |
1 |
0.31 % |
Chinese |
1 |
0.31 % |
2 |
0.63 % |
3 |
0.94 % |
Creole |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.31 % |
1 |
0.31 % |
Filipino |
2 |
0.63 % |
2 |
0.63 % |
4 |
1.25 % |
German |
8 |
2.51 % |
3 |
0.94 % |
11 |
3.45 % |
Hungarian |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.31 % |
1 |
0.31 % |
Polish |
1 |
0.31 % |
1 |
0.31 % |
2 |
0.63 % |
Russian |
1 |
0.31 % |
1 |
0.31 % |
2 |
0.63 % |
Tagalog |
3 |
0.94 % |
2 |
0.63 % |
5 |
1.57 % |
Vietnamese |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.63 % |
2 |
0.63 % |
Total |
126 |
39.50 % |
193 |
60.50 % |
319 |
100 % |
I am drawn to the following prayer styles:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Rosary |
60 |
8.04 % |
102 |
13.67 % |
162 |
21.72 % |
Liturgy of the Hours |
49 |
6.57 % |
76 |
10.19 % |
125 |
16.76 % |
Daily Mass |
68 |
9.12 % |
110 |
14.75 % |
178 |
23.86 % |
Eucharistic Adoration |
55 |
7.37 % |
107 |
14.34 % |
162 |
21.72 % |
Faith Sharing / Lectio Divina |
41 |
5.50 % |
78 |
10.46 % |
119 |
15.95 % |
Total |
273 |
36.60 % |
473 |
63.40 % |
746 |
100 % |
I pray...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
occasionally |
5 |
2.38 % |
12 |
5.71 % |
17 |
8.10 % |
once or twice a day |
31 |
14.76 % |
64 |
30.48 % |
95 |
45.24 % |
more than two times a day |
39 |
18.57 % |
59 |
28.10 % |
98 |
46.67 % |
Total |
75 |
35.71 % |
135 |
64.29 % |
210 |
100 % |
Are you free of debt?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Yes |
57 |
26.76 % |
92 |
43.19 % |
149 |
69.95 % |
No |
18 |
8.45 % |
43 |
20.19 % |
61 |
28.64 % |
Other |
0 |
0.00 % |
3 |
1.41 % |
3 |
1.41 % |
Total |
75 |
35.21 % |
138 |
64.79 % |
213 |
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 |
19 |
9.05 % |
41 |
19.52 % |
60 |
28.57 % |
1 year |
11 |
5.24 % |
20 |
9.52 % |
31 |
14.76 % |
2 years |
5 |
2.38 % |
11 |
5.24 % |
16 |
7.62 % |
3 years |
4 |
1.90 % |
12 |
5.71 % |
16 |
7.62 % |
4 years |
2 |
0.95 % |
3 |
1.43 % |
5 |
2.38 % |
5+ years |
33 |
15.71 % |
49 |
23.33 % |
82 |
39.05 % |
Total |
74 |
35.24 % |
136 |
64.76 % |
210 |
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 |
55 |
26.19 % |
108 |
51.43 % |
163 |
77.62 % |
No |
19 |
9.05 % |
28 |
13.33 % |
47 |
22.38 % |
Total |
74 |
35.24 % |
136 |
64.76 % |
210 |
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 |
49 |
4.57 % |
78 |
7.28 % |
127 |
11.85 % |
Preaching |
51 |
4.76 % |
36 |
3.36 % |
87 |
8.12 % |
Retreat work |
45 |
4.20 % |
77 |
7.18 % |
122 |
11.38 % |
Parish |
51 |
4.76 % |
64 |
5.97 % |
115 |
10.73 % |
Prison ministry |
32 |
2.99 % |
32 |
2.99 % |
64 |
5.97 % |
Prayer |
52 |
4.85 % |
95 |
8.86 % |
147 |
13.71 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
29 |
2.71 % |
63 |
5.88 % |
92 |
8.58 % |
Social Service |
31 |
2.89 % |
52 |
4.85 % |
83 |
7.74 % |
Healthcare |
21 |
1.96 % |
57 |
5.32 % |
78 |
7.28 % |
Foreign missions |
41 |
3.82 % |
40 |
3.73 % |
81 |
7.56 % |
Manual labor |
33 |
3.08 % |
41 |
3.82 % |
74 |
6.90 % |
Other |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
Total |
435 |
40.58 % |
637 |
59.42 % |
1072 |
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. |
25 |
12.02 % |
20 |
9.62 % |
45 |
21.63 % |
No, I have not participated in a formal discernment process. |
49 |
23.56 % |
114 |
54.81 % |
163 |
78.37 % |
Total |
74 |
35.58 % |
134 |
64.42 % |
208 |
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 |
27 |
5.23 % |
45 |
8.72 % |
72 |
13.95 % |
Preaching |
14 |
2.71 % |
12 |
2.33 % |
26 |
5.04 % |
Retreat work |
16 |
3.10 % |
23 |
4.46 % |
39 |
7.56 % |
Parish |
31 |
6.01 % |
54 |
10.47 % |
85 |
16.47 % |
Prison ministry |
5 |
0.97 % |
5 |
0.97 % |
10 |
1.94 % |
Prayer |
30 |
5.81 % |
65 |
12.60 % |
95 |
18.41 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
20 |
3.88 % |
48 |
9.30 % |
68 |
13.18 % |
Social Service |
14 |
2.71 % |
26 |
5.04 % |
40 |
7.75 % |
Healthcare |
12 |
2.33 % |
22 |
4.26 % |
34 |
6.59 % |
Foreign missions |
4 |
0.78 % |
5 |
0.97 % |
9 |
1.74 % |
Manual labor |
18 |
3.49 % |
20 |
3.88 % |
38 |
7.36 % |
Total |
191 |
37.02 % |
325 |
62.98 % |
516 |
100 % |
I have received the following religious training:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Catholic school |
32 |
19.75 % |
71 |
43.83 % |
103 |
63.58 % |
Theological school |
11 |
6.79 % |
10 |
6.17 % |
21 |
12.96 % |
CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) |
11 |
6.79 % |
25 |
15.43 % |
36 |
22.22 % |
Other |
1 |
0.62 % |
1 |
0.62 % |
2 |
1.23 % |
Total |
55 |
33.95 % |
107 |
66.05 % |
162 |
100 % |
I have worked in the following areas:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Business |
20 |
5.70 % |
33 |
9.40 % |
53 |
15.10 % |
Education/Training |
26 |
7.41 % |
42 |
11.97 % |
68 |
19.37 % |
Healthcare |
14 |
3.99 % |
47 |
13.39 % |
61 |
17.38 % |
Nonprofit, social work |
20 |
5.70 % |
29 |
8.26 % |
49 |
13.96 % |
Technical, mechanical, electrical work |
17 |
4.84 % |
12 |
3.42 % |
29 |
8.26 % |
Law enforcement, military |
10 |
2.85 % |
3 |
0.85 % |
13 |
3.70 % |
Legal work |
3 |
0.85 % |
8 |
2.28 % |
11 |
3.13 % |
Ministry (religious) |
7 |
1.99 % |
11 |
3.13 % |
18 |
5.13 % |
Ministry (lay) |
19 |
5.41 % |
29 |
8.26 % |
48 |
13.68 % |
Other |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.28 % |
1 |
0.28 % |
Total |
136 |
38.75 % |
215 |
61.25 % |
351 |
100 % |