Prospect-Response Statistics for...
I am a
Response |
Number of responses |
Percentage of total |
Female |
1093 |
60.45 |
Male |
715 |
39.55 |
Total |
1808 |
100 % |
My age
Response | Men Count | Men Percent | Women Count | Women Percent | Total count | Total Percent |
17 or less |
90 |
4.98 % |
153 |
8.46 % |
243 |
13.44 % |
18 - 19 |
86 |
4.76 % |
127 |
7.02 % |
213 |
11.78 % |
20 - 24 |
149 |
8.24 % |
235 |
13.00 % |
384 |
21.24 % |
25 - 29 |
110 |
6.08 % |
134 |
7.41 % |
244 |
13.50 % |
30 - 34 |
80 |
4.42 % |
77 |
4.26 % |
157 |
8.68 % |
35 - 39 |
50 |
2.77 % |
80 |
4.42 % |
130 |
7.19 % |
40 - 44 |
37 |
2.05 % |
65 |
3.60 % |
102 |
5.64 % |
45 - 49 |
37 |
2.05 % |
59 |
3.26 % |
96 |
5.31 % |
50 - 54 |
32 |
1.77 % |
60 |
3.32 % |
92 |
5.09 % |
55 - 59 |
19 |
1.05 % |
47 |
2.60 % |
66 |
3.65 % |
60+ |
25 |
1.38 % |
56 |
3.10 % |
81 |
4.48 % |
Total |
715 |
39.55 |
1093 |
60.45 |
1808 |
100% |
My marital status is...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Single |
599 |
33.19 % |
872 |
48.31 % |
1471 |
81.50 % |
Married |
64 |
3.55 % |
69 |
3.82 % |
133 |
7.37 % |
Widowed |
4 |
0.22 % |
25 |
1.39 % |
29 |
1.61 % |
Divorced with annulment |
28 |
1.55 % |
57 |
3.16 % |
85 |
4.71 % |
Divorced without annulment |
20 |
1.11 % |
67 |
3.71 % |
87 |
4.82 % |
Total |
715 |
39.61 % |
1090 |
60.39 % |
1805 |
100 % |
I am:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Roman Catholic |
601 |
33.28 % |
880 |
48.73 % |
1481 |
82.00 % |
Eastern Catholic |
14 |
0.78 % |
16 |
0.89 % |
30 |
1.66 % |
Becoming a Catholic |
60 |
3.32 % |
91 |
5.04 % |
151 |
8.36 % |
Not a Catholic |
40 |
2.21 % |
104 |
5.76 % |
144 |
7.97 % |
Total |
715 |
39.59 % |
1091 |
60.41 % |
1806 |
100 % |
I am exploring the following vocations and/or lifestyles:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Sister |
6 |
0.18 % |
902 |
26.44 % |
908 |
26.61 % |
Brother |
401 |
11.75 % |
5 |
0.15 % |
406 |
11.90 % |
Deacon |
183 |
5.36 % |
17 |
0.50 % |
200 |
5.86 % |
Lay Ministry/Associate/Service Program |
207 |
6.07 % |
343 |
10.05 % |
550 |
16.12 % |
Priest-Order |
407 |
11.93 % |
16 |
0.47 % |
423 |
12.40 % |
Priest-Diocesan |
267 |
7.83 % |
15 |
0.44 % |
282 |
8.26 % |
Secular Institute/Consecrated Life |
224 |
6.57 % |
419 |
12.28 % |
643 |
18.85 % |
Total |
1695 |
49.68 % |
1717 |
50.32 % |
3412 |
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 |
477 |
13.09 % |
702 |
19.27 % |
1179 |
32.36 % |
Monastic |
378 |
10.38 % |
531 |
14.58 % |
909 |
24.95 % |
Cloistered/semi-cloistered |
259 |
7.11 % |
444 |
12.19 % |
703 |
19.30 % |
Missionary |
330 |
9.06 % |
522 |
14.33 % |
852 |
23.39 % |
Total |
1444 |
39.64 % |
2199 |
60.36 % |
3643 |
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 |
136 |
7.56 % |
204 |
11.33 % |
340 |
18.89 % |
I have a high school diploma/secondary certificate or other equivalency (but no further formal educa |
115 |
6.39 % |
143 |
7.94 % |
258 |
14.33 % |
I am currently in college, university, or technical school (or have completed courses toward a degre |
138 |
7.67 % |
215 |
11.94 % |
353 |
19.61 % |
I have a university, college, or associate/technical degree. |
323 |
17.94 % |
526 |
29.22 % |
849 |
47.17 % |
Total |
712 |
39.56 % |
1088 |
60.44 % |
1800 |
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) |
566 |
28.51 % |
852 |
42.92 % |
1418 |
71.44 % |
Not worn |
217 |
10.93 % |
350 |
17.63 % |
567 |
28.56 % |
Total |
783 |
39.45 % |
1202 |
60.55 % |
1985 |
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 |
9.24 % |
169 |
13.01 % |
289 |
22.25 % |
in a group of 2 or 3 |
100 |
7.70 % |
160 |
12.32 % |
260 |
20.02 % |
in a group of 4 to 7 |
125 |
9.62 % |
214 |
16.47 % |
339 |
26.10 % |
in a group of 8 or more |
137 |
10.55 % |
274 |
21.09 % |
411 |
31.64 % |
Total |
482 |
37.11 % |
817 |
62.89 % |
1299 |
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 |
125 |
12.68 % |
252 |
25.56 % |
377 |
38.24 % |
daily |
161 |
16.33 % |
263 |
26.67 % |
424 |
43.00 % |
several times a week |
66 |
6.69 % |
119 |
12.07 % |
185 |
18.76 % |
Total |
352 |
35.70 % |
634 |
64.30 % |
986 |
100 % |
In what languages are you proficient?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
English |
248 |
24.01 % |
436 |
42.21 % |
684 |
66.21 % |
Spanish |
55 |
5.32 % |
76 |
7.36 % |
131 |
12.68 % |
French |
25 |
2.42 % |
30 |
2.90 % |
55 |
5.32 % |
Portuguese |
8 |
0.77 % |
6 |
0.58 % |
14 |
1.36 % |
Italian |
12 |
1.16 % |
10 |
0.97 % |
22 |
2.13 % |
Amer. Sign Lang. |
2 |
0.19 % |
11 |
1.06 % |
13 |
1.26 % |
Arabic |
3 |
0.29 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
5 |
0.48 % |
Bangla |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
Chinese |
3 |
0.29 % |
7 |
0.68 % |
10 |
0.97 % |
Creole |
0 |
0.00 % |
3 |
0.29 % |
3 |
0.29 % |
Filipino |
4 |
0.39 % |
6 |
0.58 % |
10 |
0.97 % |
Flemish |
1 |
0.10 % |
1 |
0.10 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
German |
11 |
1.06 % |
16 |
1.55 % |
27 |
2.61 % |
Greek |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.10 % |
1 |
0.10 % |
Hmong |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.10 % |
1 |
0.10 % |
Hungarian |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
Japanese |
0 |
0.00 % |
6 |
0.58 % |
6 |
0.58 % |
Korean |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
Lithuanian |
1 |
0.10 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
3 |
0.29 % |
Polish |
6 |
0.58 % |
5 |
0.48 % |
11 |
1.06 % |
Russian |
3 |
0.29 % |
6 |
0.58 % |
9 |
0.87 % |
Tagalog |
4 |
0.39 % |
7 |
0.68 % |
11 |
1.06 % |
Vietnamese |
1 |
0.10 % |
8 |
0.77 % |
9 |
0.87 % |
Total |
387 |
37.46 % |
646 |
62.54 % |
1033 |
100 % |
I am drawn to the following prayer styles:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Rosary |
195 |
7.93 % |
326 |
13.26 % |
521 |
21.19 % |
Liturgy of the Hours |
164 |
6.67 % |
254 |
10.33 % |
418 |
17.00 % |
Daily Mass |
224 |
9.11 % |
366 |
14.88 % |
590 |
23.99 % |
Eucharistic Adoration |
190 |
7.73 % |
349 |
14.19 % |
539 |
21.92 % |
Faith Sharing / Lectio Divina |
142 |
5.77 % |
249 |
10.13 % |
391 |
15.90 % |
Total |
915 |
37.21 % |
1544 |
62.79 % |
2459 |
100 % |
I pray...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
occasionally |
27 |
3.90 % |
44 |
6.36 % |
71 |
10.26 % |
once or twice a day |
88 |
12.72 % |
192 |
27.75 % |
280 |
40.46 % |
more than two times a day |
136 |
19.65 % |
205 |
29.62 % |
341 |
49.28 % |
Total |
251 |
36.27 % |
441 |
63.73 % |
692 |
100 % |
Are you free of debt?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Yes |
186 |
26.69 % |
294 |
42.18 % |
480 |
68.87 % |
No |
66 |
9.47 % |
146 |
20.95 % |
212 |
30.42 % |
Other |
1 |
0.14 % |
4 |
0.57 % |
5 |
0.72 % |
Total |
253 |
36.30 % |
444 |
63.70 % |
697 |
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 |
70 |
10.17 % |
148 |
21.51 % |
218 |
31.69 % |
1 year |
31 |
4.51 % |
62 |
9.01 % |
93 |
13.52 % |
2 years |
29 |
4.22 % |
34 |
4.94 % |
63 |
9.16 % |
3 years |
19 |
2.76 % |
39 |
5.67 % |
58 |
8.43 % |
4 years |
11 |
1.60 % |
14 |
2.03 % |
25 |
3.63 % |
5+ years |
89 |
12.94 % |
142 |
20.64 % |
231 |
33.58 % |
Total |
249 |
36.19 % |
439 |
63.81 % |
688 |
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 |
191 |
27.76 % |
360 |
52.33 % |
551 |
80.09 % |
No |
56 |
8.14 % |
81 |
11.77 % |
137 |
19.91 % |
Total |
247 |
35.90 % |
441 |
64.10 % |
688 |
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 |
171 |
4.96 % |
267 |
7.75 % |
438 |
12.71 % |
Preaching |
156 |
4.53 % |
136 |
3.95 % |
292 |
8.47 % |
Retreat work |
130 |
3.77 % |
258 |
7.48 % |
388 |
11.26 % |
Parish |
145 |
4.21 % |
202 |
5.86 % |
347 |
10.07 % |
Prison ministry |
83 |
2.41 % |
103 |
2.99 % |
186 |
5.40 % |
Prayer |
161 |
4.67 % |
306 |
8.88 % |
467 |
13.55 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
104 |
3.02 % |
232 |
6.73 % |
336 |
9.75 % |
Social Service |
96 |
2.79 % |
194 |
5.63 % |
290 |
8.41 % |
Healthcare |
69 |
2.00 % |
167 |
4.84 % |
236 |
6.85 % |
Foreign missions |
93 |
2.70 % |
142 |
4.12 % |
235 |
6.82 % |
Manual labor |
103 |
2.99 % |
127 |
3.68 % |
230 |
6.67 % |
Other |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.06 % |
2 |
0.06 % |
Total |
1311 |
38.03 % |
2136 |
61.97 % |
3447 |
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 |
10.00 % |
60 |
8.82 % |
128 |
18.82 % |
No, I have not participated in a formal discernment process. |
178 |
26.18 % |
374 |
55.00 % |
552 |
81.18 % |
Total |
246 |
36.18 % |
434 |
63.82 % |
680 |
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 |
86 |
5.32 % |
155 |
9.58 % |
241 |
14.89 % |
Preaching |
39 |
2.41 % |
46 |
2.84 % |
85 |
5.25 % |
Retreat work |
46 |
2.84 % |
97 |
6.00 % |
143 |
8.84 % |
Parish |
97 |
6.00 % |
158 |
9.77 % |
255 |
15.76 % |
Prison ministry |
9 |
0.56 % |
7 |
0.43 % |
16 |
0.99 % |
Prayer |
105 |
6.49 % |
198 |
12.24 % |
303 |
18.73 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
77 |
4.76 % |
150 |
9.27 % |
227 |
14.03 % |
Social Service |
46 |
2.84 % |
76 |
4.70 % |
122 |
7.54 % |
Healthcare |
26 |
1.61 % |
64 |
3.96 % |
90 |
5.56 % |
Foreign missions |
9 |
0.56 % |
26 |
1.61 % |
35 |
2.16 % |
Manual labor |
46 |
2.84 % |
55 |
3.40 % |
101 |
6.24 % |
Total |
586 |
36.22 % |
1032 |
63.78 % |
1618 |
100 % |
I have received the following religious training:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Catholic school |
123 |
24.45 % |
202 |
40.16 % |
325 |
64.61 % |
Theological school |
33 |
6.56 % |
29 |
5.77 % |
62 |
12.33 % |
CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) |
39 |
7.75 % |
74 |
14.71 % |
113 |
22.47 % |
Other |
1 |
0.20 % |
2 |
0.40 % |
3 |
0.60 % |
Total |
196 |
38.97 % |
307 |
61.03 % |
503 |
100 % |
I have worked in the following areas:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Business |
69 |
6.23 % |
107 |
9.66 % |
176 |
15.88 % |
Education/Training |
85 |
7.67 % |
163 |
14.71 % |
248 |
22.38 % |
Healthcare |
34 |
3.07 % |
119 |
10.74 % |
153 |
13.81 % |
Nonprofit, social work |
56 |
5.05 % |
111 |
10.02 % |
167 |
15.07 % |
Technical, mechanical, electrical work |
45 |
4.06 % |
28 |
2.53 % |
73 |
6.59 % |
Law enforcement, military |
23 |
2.08 % |
17 |
1.53 % |
40 |
3.61 % |
Legal work |
14 |
1.26 % |
21 |
1.90 % |
35 |
3.16 % |
Ministry (religious) |
17 |
1.53 % |
32 |
2.89 % |
49 |
4.42 % |
Ministry (lay) |
58 |
5.23 % |
108 |
9.75 % |
166 |
14.98 % |
Other |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
Total |
401 |
36.19 % |
707 |
63.81 % |
1108 |
100 % |