Prospect-Response Statistics for...
I am a
Response |
Number of responses |
Percentage of total |
Female |
1136 |
60.01 |
Male |
757 |
39.99 |
Total |
1893 |
100 % |
My age
Response | Men Count | Men Percent | Women Count | Women Percent | Total count | Total Percent |
17 or less |
94 |
4.97 % |
157 |
8.29 % |
251 |
13.26 % |
18 - 19 |
96 |
5.07 % |
137 |
7.24 % |
233 |
12.31 % |
20 - 24 |
156 |
8.24 % |
241 |
12.73 % |
397 |
20.97 % |
25 - 29 |
120 |
6.34 % |
139 |
7.34 % |
259 |
13.68 % |
30 - 34 |
83 |
4.38 % |
80 |
4.23 % |
163 |
8.61 % |
35 - 39 |
51 |
2.69 % |
86 |
4.54 % |
137 |
7.24 % |
40 - 44 |
40 |
2.11 % |
68 |
3.59 % |
108 |
5.71 % |
45 - 49 |
39 |
2.06 % |
61 |
3.22 % |
100 |
5.28 % |
50 - 54 |
33 |
1.74 % |
62 |
3.28 % |
95 |
5.02 % |
55 - 59 |
19 |
1.00 % |
49 |
2.59 % |
68 |
3.59 % |
60+ |
26 |
1.37 % |
56 |
2.96 % |
82 |
4.33 % |
Total |
757 |
39.99 |
1136 |
60.01 |
1893 |
100% |
My marital status is...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Single |
635 |
33.63 % |
907 |
48.04 % |
1542 |
81.67 % |
Married |
69 |
3.65 % |
71 |
3.76 % |
140 |
7.42 % |
Widowed |
5 |
0.26 % |
25 |
1.32 % |
30 |
1.59 % |
Divorced with annulment |
26 |
1.38 % |
58 |
3.07 % |
84 |
4.45 % |
Divorced without annulment |
22 |
1.17 % |
70 |
3.71 % |
92 |
4.87 % |
Total |
757 |
40.10 % |
1131 |
59.90 % |
1888 |
100 % |
I am:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Roman Catholic |
638 |
33.76 % |
912 |
48.25 % |
1550 |
82.01 % |
Eastern Catholic |
14 |
0.74 % |
17 |
0.90 % |
31 |
1.64 % |
Becoming a Catholic |
61 |
3.23 % |
94 |
4.97 % |
155 |
8.20 % |
Not a Catholic |
44 |
2.33 % |
110 |
5.82 % |
154 |
8.15 % |
Total |
757 |
40.05 % |
1133 |
59.95 % |
1890 |
100 % |
I am exploring the following vocations and/or lifestyles:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Sister |
7 |
0.20 % |
933 |
26.08 % |
940 |
26.27 % |
Brother |
426 |
11.91 % |
5 |
0.14 % |
431 |
12.05 % |
Deacon |
196 |
5.48 % |
18 |
0.50 % |
214 |
5.98 % |
Lay Ministry/Associate/Service Program |
218 |
6.09 % |
354 |
9.89 % |
572 |
15.99 % |
Priest-Order |
429 |
11.99 % |
16 |
0.45 % |
445 |
12.44 % |
Priest-Diocesan |
286 |
7.99 % |
15 |
0.42 % |
301 |
8.41 % |
Secular Institute/Consecrated Life |
242 |
6.76 % |
433 |
12.10 % |
675 |
18.87 % |
Total |
1804 |
50.42 % |
1774 |
49.58 % |
3578 |
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 |
504 |
13.27 % |
723 |
19.04 % |
1227 |
32.31 % |
Monastic |
399 |
10.51 % |
548 |
14.43 % |
947 |
24.93 % |
Cloistered/semi-cloistered |
277 |
7.29 % |
461 |
12.14 % |
738 |
19.43 % |
Missionary |
351 |
9.24 % |
535 |
14.09 % |
886 |
23.33 % |
Total |
1531 |
40.31 % |
2267 |
59.69 % |
3798 |
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 |
146 |
7.75 % |
214 |
11.36 % |
360 |
19.12 % |
I have a high school diploma/secondary certificate or other equivalency (but no further formal educa |
122 |
6.48 % |
150 |
7.97 % |
272 |
14.45 % |
I am currently in college, university, or technical school (or have completed courses toward a degre |
145 |
7.70 % |
222 |
11.79 % |
367 |
19.49 % |
I have a university, college, or associate/technical degree. |
340 |
18.06 % |
544 |
28.89 % |
884 |
46.95 % |
Total |
753 |
39.99 % |
1130 |
60.01 % |
1883 |
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) |
598 |
28.81 % |
879 |
42.34 % |
1477 |
71.15 % |
Not worn |
235 |
11.32 % |
364 |
17.53 % |
599 |
28.85 % |
Total |
833 |
40.13 % |
1243 |
59.87 % |
2076 |
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) |
123 |
9.10 % |
174 |
12.87 % |
297 |
21.97 % |
in a group of 2 or 3 |
108 |
7.99 % |
165 |
12.20 % |
273 |
20.19 % |
in a group of 4 to 7 |
135 |
9.99 % |
220 |
16.27 % |
355 |
26.26 % |
in a group of 8 or more |
146 |
10.80 % |
281 |
20.78 % |
427 |
31.58 % |
Total |
512 |
37.87 % |
840 |
62.13 % |
1352 |
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 |
133 |
12.94 % |
258 |
25.10 % |
391 |
38.03 % |
daily |
169 |
16.44 % |
275 |
26.75 % |
444 |
43.19 % |
several times a week |
69 |
6.71 % |
124 |
12.06 % |
193 |
18.77 % |
Total |
371 |
36.09 % |
657 |
63.91 % |
1028 |
100 % |
In what languages are you proficient?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
English |
262 |
24.53 % |
449 |
42.04 % |
711 |
66.57 % |
Spanish |
55 |
5.15 % |
77 |
7.21 % |
132 |
12.36 % |
French |
25 |
2.34 % |
30 |
2.81 % |
55 |
5.15 % |
Portuguese |
8 |
0.75 % |
6 |
0.56 % |
14 |
1.31 % |
Italian |
13 |
1.22 % |
10 |
0.94 % |
23 |
2.15 % |
Amer. Sign Lang. |
2 |
0.19 % |
12 |
1.12 % |
14 |
1.31 % |
Arabic |
3 |
0.28 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
5 |
0.47 % |
Bangla |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
Chinese |
3 |
0.28 % |
7 |
0.66 % |
10 |
0.94 % |
Creole |
0 |
0.00 % |
3 |
0.28 % |
3 |
0.28 % |
Filipino |
4 |
0.37 % |
6 |
0.56 % |
10 |
0.94 % |
Flemish |
1 |
0.09 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
German |
12 |
1.12 % |
17 |
1.59 % |
29 |
2.72 % |
Greek |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
Hmong |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
Hungarian |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
Japanese |
0 |
0.00 % |
6 |
0.56 % |
6 |
0.56 % |
Korean |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
Lithuanian |
1 |
0.09 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
3 |
0.28 % |
Polish |
7 |
0.66 % |
5 |
0.47 % |
12 |
1.12 % |
Russian |
3 |
0.28 % |
7 |
0.66 % |
10 |
0.94 % |
Tagalog |
4 |
0.37 % |
7 |
0.66 % |
11 |
1.03 % |
Vietnamese |
1 |
0.09 % |
9 |
0.84 % |
10 |
0.94 % |
Total |
404 |
37.83 % |
664 |
62.17 % |
1068 |
100 % |
I am drawn to the following prayer styles:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Rosary |
205 |
8.04 % |
334 |
13.09 % |
539 |
21.13 % |
Liturgy of the Hours |
173 |
6.78 % |
261 |
10.23 % |
434 |
17.01 % |
Daily Mass |
237 |
9.29 % |
377 |
14.78 % |
614 |
24.07 % |
Eucharistic Adoration |
200 |
7.84 % |
359 |
14.07 % |
559 |
21.91 % |
Faith Sharing / Lectio Divina |
150 |
5.88 % |
255 |
10.00 % |
405 |
15.88 % |
Total |
965 |
37.83 % |
1586 |
62.17 % |
2551 |
100 % |
I pray...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
occasionally |
31 |
4.31 % |
45 |
6.26 % |
76 |
10.57 % |
once or twice a day |
90 |
12.52 % |
197 |
27.40 % |
287 |
39.92 % |
more than two times a day |
144 |
20.03 % |
212 |
29.49 % |
356 |
49.51 % |
Total |
265 |
36.86 % |
454 |
63.14 % |
719 |
100 % |
Are you free of debt?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Yes |
194 |
26.80 % |
304 |
41.99 % |
498 |
68.78 % |
No |
72 |
9.94 % |
149 |
20.58 % |
221 |
30.52 % |
Other |
1 |
0.14 % |
4 |
0.55 % |
5 |
0.69 % |
Total |
267 |
36.88 % |
457 |
63.12 % |
724 |
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 |
74 |
10.35 % |
152 |
21.26 % |
226 |
31.61 % |
1 year |
32 |
4.48 % |
65 |
9.09 % |
97 |
13.57 % |
2 years |
31 |
4.34 % |
35 |
4.90 % |
66 |
9.23 % |
3 years |
21 |
2.94 % |
40 |
5.59 % |
61 |
8.53 % |
4 years |
11 |
1.54 % |
15 |
2.10 % |
26 |
3.64 % |
5+ years |
94 |
13.15 % |
145 |
20.28 % |
239 |
33.43 % |
Total |
263 |
36.78 % |
452 |
63.22 % |
715 |
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 |
200 |
27.97 % |
369 |
51.61 % |
569 |
79.58 % |
No |
61 |
8.53 % |
85 |
11.89 % |
146 |
20.42 % |
Total |
261 |
36.50 % |
454 |
63.50 % |
715 |
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 |
182 |
5.07 % |
274 |
7.63 % |
456 |
12.69 % |
Preaching |
165 |
4.59 % |
138 |
3.84 % |
303 |
8.44 % |
Retreat work |
136 |
3.79 % |
264 |
7.35 % |
400 |
11.14 % |
Parish |
155 |
4.32 % |
209 |
5.82 % |
364 |
10.13 % |
Prison ministry |
90 |
2.51 % |
106 |
2.95 % |
196 |
5.46 % |
Prayer |
173 |
4.82 % |
316 |
8.80 % |
489 |
13.61 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
109 |
3.03 % |
239 |
6.65 % |
348 |
9.69 % |
Social Service |
102 |
2.84 % |
202 |
5.62 % |
304 |
8.46 % |
Healthcare |
72 |
2.00 % |
170 |
4.73 % |
242 |
6.74 % |
Foreign missions |
97 |
2.70 % |
148 |
4.12 % |
245 |
6.82 % |
Manual labor |
110 |
3.06 % |
133 |
3.70 % |
243 |
6.77 % |
Other |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.06 % |
2 |
0.06 % |
Total |
1391 |
38.72 % |
2201 |
61.28 % |
3592 |
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. |
71 |
10.04 % |
65 |
9.19 % |
136 |
19.24 % |
No, I have not participated in a formal discernment process. |
189 |
26.73 % |
382 |
54.03 % |
571 |
80.76 % |
Total |
260 |
36.78 % |
447 |
63.22 % |
707 |
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 |
92 |
5.47 % |
160 |
9.51 % |
252 |
14.97 % |
Preaching |
40 |
2.38 % |
47 |
2.79 % |
87 |
5.17 % |
Retreat work |
48 |
2.85 % |
99 |
5.88 % |
147 |
8.73 % |
Parish |
102 |
6.06 % |
164 |
9.74 % |
266 |
15.81 % |
Prison ministry |
10 |
0.59 % |
8 |
0.48 % |
18 |
1.07 % |
Prayer |
113 |
6.71 % |
205 |
12.18 % |
318 |
18.89 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
80 |
4.75 % |
154 |
9.15 % |
234 |
13.90 % |
Social Service |
47 |
2.79 % |
78 |
4.63 % |
125 |
7.43 % |
Healthcare |
28 |
1.66 % |
65 |
3.86 % |
93 |
5.53 % |
Foreign missions |
10 |
0.59 % |
26 |
1.54 % |
36 |
2.14 % |
Manual labor |
50 |
2.97 % |
57 |
3.39 % |
107 |
6.36 % |
Total |
620 |
36.84 % |
1063 |
63.16 % |
1683 |
100 % |
I have received the following religious training:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Catholic school |
132 |
25.14 % |
208 |
39.62 % |
340 |
64.76 % |
Theological school |
36 |
6.86 % |
30 |
5.71 % |
66 |
12.57 % |
CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) |
38 |
7.24 % |
78 |
14.86 % |
116 |
22.10 % |
Other |
1 |
0.19 % |
2 |
0.38 % |
3 |
0.57 % |
Total |
207 |
39.43 % |
318 |
60.57 % |
525 |
100 % |
I have worked in the following areas:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Business |
72 |
6.25 % |
108 |
9.38 % |
180 |
15.62 % |
Education/Training |
87 |
7.55 % |
170 |
14.76 % |
257 |
22.31 % |
Healthcare |
37 |
3.21 % |
123 |
10.68 % |
160 |
13.89 % |
Nonprofit, social work |
57 |
4.95 % |
115 |
9.98 % |
172 |
14.93 % |
Technical, mechanical, electrical work |
48 |
4.17 % |
30 |
2.60 % |
78 |
6.77 % |
Law enforcement, military |
25 |
2.17 % |
17 |
1.48 % |
42 |
3.65 % |
Legal work |
14 |
1.22 % |
21 |
1.82 % |
35 |
3.04 % |
Ministry (religious) |
20 |
1.74 % |
33 |
2.86 % |
53 |
4.60 % |
Ministry (lay) |
62 |
5.38 % |
112 |
9.72 % |
174 |
15.10 % |
Other |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
Total |
422 |
36.63 % |
730 |
63.37 % |
1152 |
100 % |