Prospect-Response Statistics for...
I am a
Response |
Number of responses |
Percentage of total |
Female |
2391 |
60.65 |
Male |
1551 |
39.35 |
Total |
3942 |
100 % |
My age
Response | Men Count | Men Percent | Women Count | Women Percent | Total count | Total Percent |
17 or less |
335 |
8.50 % |
533 |
13.52 % |
868 |
22.02 % |
18 - 19 |
191 |
4.85 % |
309 |
7.84 % |
500 |
12.68 % |
20 - 24 |
284 |
7.20 % |
489 |
12.40 % |
773 |
19.61 % |
25 - 29 |
187 |
4.74 % |
261 |
6.62 % |
448 |
11.36 % |
30 - 34 |
126 |
3.20 % |
173 |
4.39 % |
299 |
7.58 % |
35 - 39 |
103 |
2.61 % |
123 |
3.12 % |
226 |
5.73 % |
40 - 44 |
68 |
1.73 % |
104 |
2.64 % |
172 |
4.36 % |
45 - 49 |
79 |
2.00 % |
91 |
2.31 % |
170 |
4.31 % |
50 - 54 |
68 |
1.73 % |
115 |
2.92 % |
183 |
4.64 % |
55 - 59 |
65 |
1.65 % |
91 |
2.31 % |
156 |
3.96 % |
60+ |
45 |
1.14 % |
102 |
2.59 % |
147 |
3.73 % |
Total |
1551 |
39.35 |
2391 |
60.65 |
3942 |
100% |
My marital status is...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Single |
1328 |
34.02 % |
2000 |
51.23 % |
3328 |
85.25 % |
Married |
107 |
2.74 % |
117 |
3.00 % |
224 |
5.74 % |
Widowed |
17 |
0.44 % |
47 |
1.20 % |
64 |
1.64 % |
Divorced with annulment |
51 |
1.31 % |
120 |
3.07 % |
171 |
4.38 % |
Divorced without annulment |
33 |
0.85 % |
84 |
2.15 % |
117 |
3.00 % |
Total |
1536 |
39.34 % |
2368 |
60.66 % |
3904 |
100 % |
I am:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Roman Catholic |
1374 |
35.23 % |
2040 |
52.31 % |
3414 |
87.54 % |
Eastern Catholic |
25 |
0.64 % |
21 |
0.54 % |
46 |
1.18 % |
Becoming a Catholic |
56 |
1.44 % |
100 |
2.56 % |
156 |
4.00 % |
Not a Catholic |
79 |
2.03 % |
205 |
5.26 % |
284 |
7.28 % |
Total |
1534 |
39.33 % |
2366 |
60.67 % |
3900 |
100 % |
I am exploring the following vocations and/or lifestyles:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Sister |
9 |
0.13 % |
1893 |
26.71 % |
1902 |
26.83 % |
Brother |
795 |
11.22 % |
14 |
0.20 % |
809 |
11.41 % |
Deacon |
368 |
5.19 % |
40 |
0.56 % |
408 |
5.76 % |
Lay Ministry/Associate/Service Program |
373 |
5.26 % |
838 |
11.82 % |
1211 |
17.09 % |
Priest-Order |
829 |
11.70 % |
24 |
0.34 % |
853 |
12.03 % |
Priest-Diocesan |
592 |
8.35 % |
22 |
0.31 % |
614 |
8.66 % |
Secular Institute/Consecrated Life |
378 |
5.33 % |
777 |
10.96 % |
1155 |
16.30 % |
Other |
50 |
0.71 % |
86 |
1.21 % |
136 |
1.92 % |
Total |
3394 |
47.88 % |
3694 |
52.12 % |
7088 |
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 |
968 |
14.07 % |
1304 |
18.95 % |
2272 |
33.01 % |
Monastic |
626 |
9.10 % |
800 |
11.62 % |
1426 |
20.72 % |
Cloistered/semi-cloistered |
404 |
5.87 % |
753 |
10.94 % |
1157 |
16.81 % |
Missionary |
727 |
10.56 % |
1300 |
18.89 % |
2027 |
29.45 % |
Total |
2725 |
39.60 % |
4157 |
60.40 % |
6882 |
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 |
431 |
11.11 % |
621 |
16.01 % |
1052 |
27.12 % |
I have a high school diploma/secondary certificate or other equivalency (but no further formal educa |
169 |
4.36 % |
199 |
5.13 % |
368 |
9.49 % |
I am currently in college, university, or technical school (or have completed courses toward a degre |
308 |
7.94 % |
543 |
14.00 % |
851 |
21.94 % |
I have a university, college, or associate/technical degree. |
616 |
15.88 % |
992 |
25.57 % |
1608 |
41.45 % |
Total |
1524 |
39.29 % |
2355 |
60.71 % |
3879 |
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) |
1057 |
26.18 % |
1530 |
37.89 % |
2587 |
64.07 % |
Not worn |
508 |
12.58 % |
943 |
23.35 % |
1451 |
35.93 % |
Total |
1565 |
38.76 % |
2473 |
61.24 % |
4038 |
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) |
607 |
9.80 % |
804 |
12.98 % |
1411 |
22.77 % |
in a group of 2 or 3 |
597 |
9.64 % |
805 |
12.99 % |
1402 |
22.63 % |
in a group of 4 to 7 |
581 |
9.38 % |
925 |
14.93 % |
1506 |
24.31 % |
in a group of 8 or more |
674 |
10.88 % |
1203 |
19.42 % |
1877 |
30.29 % |
Total |
2459 |
39.69 % |
3737 |
60.31 % |
6196 |
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 |
619 |
12.73 % |
970 |
19.94 % |
1589 |
32.67 % |
daily |
836 |
17.19 % |
1353 |
27.82 % |
2189 |
45.00 % |
several times a week |
446 |
9.17 % |
640 |
13.16 % |
1086 |
22.33 % |
Total |
1901 |
39.08 % |
2963 |
60.92 % |
4864 |
100 % |
In what languages are you proficient?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
English |
1323 |
24.68 % |
2107 |
39.30 % |
3430 |
63.98 % |
Spanish |
312 |
5.82 % |
488 |
9.10 % |
800 |
14.92 % |
French |
89 |
1.66 % |
171 |
3.19 % |
260 |
4.85 % |
Portuguese |
16 |
0.30 % |
34 |
0.63 % |
50 |
0.93 % |
Italian |
51 |
0.95 % |
55 |
1.03 % |
106 |
1.98 % |
Amer. Sign Lang. |
14 |
0.26 % |
33 |
0.62 % |
47 |
0.88 % |
Arabic |
19 |
0.35 % |
16 |
0.30 % |
35 |
0.65 % |
Bangla |
3 |
0.06 % |
3 |
0.06 % |
6 |
0.11 % |
Chinese |
18 |
0.34 % |
36 |
0.67 % |
54 |
1.01 % |
Creole |
6 |
0.11 % |
14 |
0.26 % |
20 |
0.37 % |
Filipino |
23 |
0.43 % |
40 |
0.75 % |
63 |
1.18 % |
Flemish |
9 |
0.17 % |
10 |
0.19 % |
19 |
0.35 % |
German |
49 |
0.91 % |
69 |
1.29 % |
118 |
2.20 % |
Greek |
12 |
0.22 % |
8 |
0.15 % |
20 |
0.37 % |
Hmong |
3 |
0.06 % |
4 |
0.07 % |
7 |
0.13 % |
Hungarian |
2 |
0.04 % |
5 |
0.09 % |
7 |
0.13 % |
Japanese |
15 |
0.28 % |
15 |
0.28 % |
30 |
0.56 % |
Korean |
6 |
0.11 % |
17 |
0.32 % |
23 |
0.43 % |
Lithuanian |
3 |
0.06 % |
5 |
0.09 % |
8 |
0.15 % |
Polish |
22 |
0.41 % |
25 |
0.47 % |
47 |
0.88 % |
Russian |
16 |
0.30 % |
14 |
0.26 % |
30 |
0.56 % |
Tagalog |
20 |
0.37 % |
24 |
0.45 % |
44 |
0.82 % |
Vietnamese |
10 |
0.19 % |
19 |
0.35 % |
29 |
0.54 % |
Other |
47 |
0.88 % |
61 |
1.14 % |
108 |
2.01 % |
Total |
2088 |
38.95 % |
3273 |
61.05 % |
5361 |
100 % |
I am drawn to the following prayer styles:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Rosary |
874 |
7.79 % |
1420 |
12.66 % |
2294 |
20.45 % |
Liturgy of the Hours |
771 |
6.87 % |
989 |
8.81 % |
1760 |
15.69 % |
Daily Mass |
1124 |
10.02 % |
1681 |
14.98 % |
2805 |
25.00 % |
Eucharistic Adoration |
893 |
7.96 % |
1472 |
13.12 % |
2365 |
21.08 % |
Faith Sharing / Lectio Divina |
725 |
6.46 % |
1271 |
11.33 % |
1996 |
17.79 % |
Total |
4387 |
39.10 % |
6833 |
60.90 % |
11220 |
100 % |
I pray...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
occasionally |
272 |
7.29 % |
380 |
10.18 % |
652 |
17.48 % |
once or twice a day |
550 |
14.74 % |
1044 |
27.98 % |
1594 |
42.72 % |
more than two times a day |
625 |
16.75 % |
860 |
23.05 % |
1485 |
39.80 % |
Total |
1447 |
38.78 % |
2284 |
61.22 % |
3731 |
100 % |
Are you free of debt?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Yes |
989 |
26.93 % |
1559 |
42.46 % |
2548 |
69.39 % |
No |
390 |
10.62 % |
618 |
16.83 % |
1008 |
27.45 % |
Other |
40 |
1.09 % |
76 |
2.07 % |
116 |
3.16 % |
Total |
1419 |
38.64 % |
2253 |
61.36 % |
3672 |
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 |
445 |
12.11 % |
923 |
25.12 % |
1368 |
37.22 % |
1 year |
148 |
4.03 % |
288 |
7.84 % |
436 |
11.86 % |
2 years |
162 |
4.41 % |
208 |
5.66 % |
370 |
10.07 % |
3 years |
127 |
3.46 % |
158 |
4.30 % |
285 |
7.76 % |
4 years |
70 |
1.90 % |
83 |
2.26 % |
153 |
4.16 % |
5+ years |
478 |
13.01 % |
585 |
15.92 % |
1063 |
28.93 % |
Total |
1430 |
38.91 % |
2245 |
61.09 % |
3675 |
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 |
1226 |
33.05 % |
1983 |
53.45 % |
3209 |
86.50 % |
No |
210 |
5.66 % |
291 |
7.84 % |
501 |
13.50 % |
Total |
1436 |
38.71 % |
2274 |
61.29 % |
3710 |
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 |
759 |
5.02 % |
1210 |
8.01 % |
1969 |
13.03 % |
Preaching |
621 |
4.11 % |
435 |
2.88 % |
1056 |
6.99 % |
Retreat work |
592 |
3.92 % |
1074 |
7.11 % |
1666 |
11.03 % |
Parish |
626 |
4.14 % |
737 |
4.88 % |
1363 |
9.02 % |
Prison ministry |
342 |
2.26 % |
484 |
3.20 % |
826 |
5.47 % |
Prayer |
736 |
4.87 % |
1133 |
7.50 % |
1869 |
12.37 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
521 |
3.45 % |
956 |
6.33 % |
1477 |
9.78 % |
Social Service |
497 |
3.29 % |
935 |
6.19 % |
1432 |
9.48 % |
Healthcare |
313 |
2.07 % |
716 |
4.74 % |
1029 |
6.81 % |
Foreign missions |
472 |
3.12 % |
887 |
5.87 % |
1359 |
9.00 % |
Manual labor |
424 |
2.81 % |
529 |
3.50 % |
953 |
6.31 % |
Other |
33 |
0.22 % |
76 |
0.50 % |
109 |
0.72 % |
Total |
5936 |
39.29 % |
9172 |
60.71 % |
15108 |
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. |
412 |
11.20 % |
328 |
8.92 % |
740 |
20.13 % |
No, I have not participated in a formal discernment process. |
1014 |
27.58 % |
1923 |
52.30 % |
2937 |
79.87 % |
Total |
1426 |
38.78 % |
2251 |
61.22 % |
3677 |
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 |
426 |
5.22 % |
736 |
9.02 % |
1162 |
14.24 % |
Preaching |
187 |
2.29 % |
165 |
2.02 % |
352 |
4.31 % |
Retreat work |
339 |
4.15 % |
597 |
7.32 % |
936 |
11.47 % |
Parish |
457 |
5.60 % |
665 |
8.15 % |
1122 |
13.75 % |
Prison ministry |
56 |
0.69 % |
60 |
0.74 % |
116 |
1.42 % |
Prayer |
514 |
6.30 % |
837 |
10.26 % |
1351 |
16.56 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
406 |
4.98 % |
741 |
9.08 % |
1147 |
14.06 % |
Social Service |
254 |
3.11 % |
405 |
4.96 % |
659 |
8.08 % |
Healthcare |
115 |
1.41 % |
257 |
3.15 % |
372 |
4.56 % |
Foreign missions |
72 |
0.88 % |
163 |
2.00 % |
235 |
2.88 % |
Manual labor |
292 |
3.58 % |
287 |
3.52 % |
579 |
7.10 % |
Other |
52 |
0.64 % |
77 |
0.94 % |
129 |
1.58 % |
Total |
3170 |
38.85 % |
4990 |
61.15 % |
8160 |
100 % |
I have received the following religious training:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Catholic school |
679 |
24.74 % |
1023 |
37.28 % |
1702 |
62.03 % |
Theological school |
138 |
5.03 % |
102 |
3.72 % |
240 |
8.75 % |
CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) |
212 |
7.73 % |
328 |
11.95 % |
540 |
19.68 % |
Other |
107 |
3.90 % |
155 |
5.65 % |
262 |
9.55 % |
Total |
1136 |
41.40 % |
1608 |
58.60 % |
2744 |
100 % |
I have worked in the following areas:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Business |
362 |
7.18 % |
463 |
9.19 % |
825 |
16.37 % |
Education/Training |
360 |
7.14 % |
664 |
13.18 % |
1024 |
20.32 % |
Healthcare |
157 |
3.12 % |
383 |
7.60 % |
540 |
10.72 % |
Nonprofit, social work |
299 |
5.93 % |
551 |
10.93 % |
850 |
16.87 % |
Technical, mechanical, electrical work |
184 |
3.65 % |
96 |
1.91 % |
280 |
5.56 % |
Law enforcement, military |
83 |
1.65 % |
56 |
1.11 % |
139 |
2.76 % |
Legal work |
60 |
1.19 % |
96 |
1.91 % |
156 |
3.10 % |
Ministry (religious) |
113 |
2.24 % |
125 |
2.48 % |
238 |
4.72 % |
Ministry (lay) |
334 |
6.63 % |
486 |
9.64 % |
820 |
16.27 % |
Other |
73 |
1.45 % |
94 |
1.87 % |
167 |
3.31 % |
Total |
2025 |
40.19 % |
3014 |
59.81 % |
5039 |
100 % |