Prospect-Response Statistics for...
I am a
Response |
Number of responses |
Percentage of total |
Female |
1161 |
59.69 |
Male |
784 |
40.31 |
Total |
1945 |
100 % |
My age
Response | Men Count | Men Percent | Women Count | Women Percent | Total count | Total Percent |
17 or less |
96 |
4.94 % |
160 |
8.23 % |
256 |
13.16 % |
18 - 19 |
99 |
5.09 % |
141 |
7.25 % |
240 |
12.34 % |
20 - 24 |
160 |
8.23 % |
243 |
12.49 % |
403 |
20.72 % |
25 - 29 |
127 |
6.53 % |
146 |
7.51 % |
273 |
14.04 % |
30 - 34 |
88 |
4.52 % |
83 |
4.27 % |
171 |
8.79 % |
35 - 39 |
53 |
2.72 % |
89 |
4.58 % |
142 |
7.30 % |
40 - 44 |
41 |
2.11 % |
68 |
3.50 % |
109 |
5.60 % |
45 - 49 |
39 |
2.01 % |
62 |
3.19 % |
101 |
5.19 % |
50 - 54 |
33 |
1.70 % |
63 |
3.24 % |
96 |
4.94 % |
55 - 59 |
21 |
1.08 % |
49 |
2.52 % |
70 |
3.60 % |
60+ |
27 |
1.39 % |
57 |
2.93 % |
84 |
4.32 % |
Total |
784 |
40.31 |
1161 |
59.69 |
1945 |
100% |
My marital status is...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Single |
657 |
33.87 % |
928 |
47.84 % |
1585 |
81.70 % |
Married |
73 |
3.76 % |
72 |
3.71 % |
145 |
7.47 % |
Widowed |
6 |
0.31 % |
25 |
1.29 % |
31 |
1.60 % |
Divorced with annulment |
26 |
1.34 % |
59 |
3.04 % |
85 |
4.38 % |
Divorced without annulment |
22 |
1.13 % |
72 |
3.71 % |
94 |
4.85 % |
Total |
784 |
40.41 % |
1156 |
59.59 % |
1940 |
100 % |
I am:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Roman Catholic |
663 |
34.14 % |
933 |
48.04 % |
1596 |
82.18 % |
Eastern Catholic |
14 |
0.72 % |
17 |
0.88 % |
31 |
1.60 % |
Becoming a Catholic |
62 |
3.19 % |
95 |
4.89 % |
157 |
8.08 % |
Not a Catholic |
45 |
2.32 % |
113 |
5.82 % |
158 |
8.14 % |
Total |
784 |
40.37 % |
1158 |
59.63 % |
1942 |
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 |
0.19 % |
956 |
26.04 % |
963 |
26.23 % |
Brother |
440 |
11.99 % |
5 |
0.14 % |
445 |
12.12 % |
Deacon |
199 |
5.42 % |
18 |
0.49 % |
217 |
5.91 % |
Lay Ministry/Associate/Service Program |
224 |
6.10 % |
364 |
9.92 % |
588 |
16.02 % |
Priest-Order |
444 |
12.09 % |
16 |
0.44 % |
460 |
12.53 % |
Priest-Diocesan |
293 |
7.98 % |
16 |
0.44 % |
309 |
8.42 % |
Secular Institute/Consecrated Life |
247 |
6.73 % |
442 |
12.04 % |
689 |
18.77 % |
Total |
1854 |
50.50 % |
1817 |
49.50 % |
3671 |
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 |
525 |
13.45 % |
739 |
18.93 % |
1264 |
32.39 % |
Monastic |
410 |
10.50 % |
559 |
14.32 % |
969 |
24.83 % |
Cloistered/semi-cloistered |
286 |
7.33 % |
472 |
12.09 % |
758 |
19.42 % |
Missionary |
367 |
9.40 % |
545 |
13.96 % |
912 |
23.37 % |
Total |
1588 |
40.69 % |
2315 |
59.31 % |
3903 |
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 |
150 |
7.76 % |
216 |
11.17 % |
366 |
18.92 % |
I have a high school diploma/secondary certificate or other equivalency (but no further formal educa |
124 |
6.41 % |
153 |
7.91 % |
277 |
14.32 % |
I am currently in college, university, or technical school (or have completed courses toward a degre |
148 |
7.65 % |
229 |
11.84 % |
377 |
19.49 % |
I have a university, college, or associate/technical degree. |
357 |
18.46 % |
557 |
28.80 % |
914 |
47.26 % |
Total |
779 |
40.28 % |
1155 |
59.72 % |
1934 |
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) |
619 |
29.06 % |
900 |
42.25 % |
1519 |
71.31 % |
Not worn |
242 |
11.36 % |
369 |
17.32 % |
611 |
28.69 % |
Total |
861 |
40.42 % |
1269 |
59.58 % |
2130 |
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) |
127 |
9.13 % |
178 |
12.80 % |
305 |
21.93 % |
in a group of 2 or 3 |
113 |
8.12 % |
169 |
12.15 % |
282 |
20.27 % |
in a group of 4 to 7 |
139 |
9.99 % |
224 |
16.10 % |
363 |
26.10 % |
in a group of 8 or more |
152 |
10.93 % |
289 |
20.78 % |
441 |
31.70 % |
Total |
531 |
38.17 % |
860 |
61.83 % |
1391 |
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 |
139 |
13.20 % |
261 |
24.79 % |
400 |
37.99 % |
daily |
173 |
16.43 % |
283 |
26.88 % |
456 |
43.30 % |
several times a week |
72 |
6.84 % |
125 |
11.87 % |
197 |
18.71 % |
Total |
384 |
36.47 % |
669 |
63.53 % |
1053 |
100 % |
In what languages are you proficient?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
English |
272 |
24.82 % |
459 |
41.88 % |
731 |
66.70 % |
Spanish |
58 |
5.29 % |
78 |
7.12 % |
136 |
12.41 % |
French |
26 |
2.37 % |
30 |
2.74 % |
56 |
5.11 % |
Portuguese |
8 |
0.73 % |
6 |
0.55 % |
14 |
1.28 % |
Italian |
14 |
1.28 % |
11 |
1.00 % |
25 |
2.28 % |
Amer. Sign Lang. |
2 |
0.18 % |
11 |
1.00 % |
13 |
1.19 % |
Arabic |
3 |
0.27 % |
2 |
0.18 % |
5 |
0.46 % |
Bangla |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.18 % |
2 |
0.18 % |
Chinese |
3 |
0.27 % |
7 |
0.64 % |
10 |
0.91 % |
Creole |
0 |
0.00 % |
3 |
0.27 % |
3 |
0.27 % |
Filipino |
4 |
0.36 % |
6 |
0.55 % |
10 |
0.91 % |
Flemish |
1 |
0.09 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
2 |
0.18 % |
German |
13 |
1.19 % |
17 |
1.55 % |
30 |
2.74 % |
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 |
0.18 % |
2 |
0.18 % |
Japanese |
0 |
0.00 % |
6 |
0.55 % |
6 |
0.55 % |
Korean |
1 |
0.09 % |
2 |
0.18 % |
3 |
0.27 % |
Lithuanian |
1 |
0.09 % |
2 |
0.18 % |
3 |
0.27 % |
Polish |
7 |
0.64 % |
5 |
0.46 % |
12 |
1.09 % |
Russian |
3 |
0.27 % |
7 |
0.64 % |
10 |
0.91 % |
Tagalog |
4 |
0.36 % |
7 |
0.64 % |
11 |
1.00 % |
Vietnamese |
1 |
0.09 % |
9 |
0.82 % |
10 |
0.91 % |
Total |
421 |
38.41 % |
675 |
61.59 % |
1096 |
100 % |
I am drawn to the following prayer styles:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Rosary |
214 |
8.18 % |
340 |
13.00 % |
554 |
21.18 % |
Liturgy of the Hours |
180 |
6.88 % |
266 |
10.17 % |
446 |
17.05 % |
Daily Mass |
246 |
9.40 % |
386 |
14.76 % |
632 |
24.16 % |
Eucharistic Adoration |
209 |
7.99 % |
367 |
14.03 % |
576 |
22.02 % |
Faith Sharing / Lectio Divina |
152 |
5.81 % |
256 |
9.79 % |
408 |
15.60 % |
Total |
1001 |
38.26 % |
1615 |
61.74 % |
2616 |
100 % |
I pray...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
occasionally |
33 |
4.46 % |
48 |
6.49 % |
81 |
10.95 % |
once or twice a day |
95 |
12.84 % |
197 |
26.62 % |
292 |
39.46 % |
more than two times a day |
148 |
20.00 % |
219 |
29.59 % |
367 |
49.59 % |
Total |
276 |
37.30 % |
464 |
62.70 % |
740 |
100 % |
Are you free of debt?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Yes |
202 |
27.11 % |
308 |
41.34 % |
510 |
68.46 % |
No |
75 |
10.07 % |
155 |
20.81 % |
230 |
30.87 % |
Other |
1 |
0.13 % |
4 |
0.54 % |
5 |
0.67 % |
Total |
278 |
37.32 % |
467 |
62.68 % |
745 |
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 |
78 |
10.61 % |
155 |
21.09 % |
233 |
31.70 % |
1 year |
34 |
4.63 % |
64 |
8.71 % |
98 |
13.33 % |
2 years |
31 |
4.22 % |
37 |
5.03 % |
68 |
9.25 % |
3 years |
21 |
2.86 % |
43 |
5.85 % |
64 |
8.71 % |
4 years |
12 |
1.63 % |
15 |
2.04 % |
27 |
3.67 % |
5+ years |
98 |
13.33 % |
147 |
20.00 % |
245 |
33.33 % |
Total |
274 |
37.28 % |
461 |
62.72 % |
735 |
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 |
208 |
28.30 % |
374 |
50.88 % |
582 |
79.18 % |
No |
64 |
8.71 % |
89 |
12.11 % |
153 |
20.82 % |
Total |
272 |
37.01 % |
463 |
62.99 % |
735 |
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 |
187 |
5.08 % |
279 |
7.57 % |
466 |
12.65 % |
Preaching |
173 |
4.70 % |
139 |
3.77 % |
312 |
8.47 % |
Retreat work |
139 |
3.77 % |
267 |
7.25 % |
406 |
11.02 % |
Parish |
162 |
4.40 % |
213 |
5.78 % |
375 |
10.18 % |
Prison ministry |
93 |
2.52 % |
108 |
2.93 % |
201 |
5.46 % |
Prayer |
178 |
4.83 % |
321 |
8.71 % |
499 |
13.55 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
115 |
3.12 % |
244 |
6.62 % |
359 |
9.74 % |
Social Service |
108 |
2.93 % |
205 |
5.56 % |
313 |
8.50 % |
Healthcare |
75 |
2.04 % |
172 |
4.67 % |
247 |
6.70 % |
Foreign missions |
104 |
2.82 % |
151 |
4.10 % |
255 |
6.92 % |
Manual labor |
116 |
3.15 % |
133 |
3.61 % |
249 |
6.76 % |
Other |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.05 % |
2 |
0.05 % |
Total |
1450 |
39.36 % |
2234 |
60.64 % |
3684 |
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. |
73 |
10.04 % |
67 |
9.22 % |
140 |
19.26 % |
No, I have not participated in a formal discernment process. |
198 |
27.24 % |
389 |
53.51 % |
587 |
80.74 % |
Total |
271 |
37.28 % |
456 |
62.72 % |
727 |
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 |
96 |
5.56 % |
162 |
9.39 % |
258 |
14.95 % |
Preaching |
41 |
2.38 % |
46 |
2.67 % |
87 |
5.04 % |
Retreat work |
51 |
2.95 % |
100 |
5.79 % |
151 |
8.75 % |
Parish |
105 |
6.08 % |
168 |
9.73 % |
273 |
15.82 % |
Prison ministry |
10 |
0.58 % |
8 |
0.46 % |
18 |
1.04 % |
Prayer |
118 |
6.84 % |
207 |
11.99 % |
325 |
18.83 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
84 |
4.87 % |
157 |
9.10 % |
241 |
13.96 % |
Social Service |
48 |
2.78 % |
78 |
4.52 % |
126 |
7.30 % |
Healthcare |
29 |
1.68 % |
66 |
3.82 % |
95 |
5.50 % |
Foreign missions |
12 |
0.70 % |
26 |
1.51 % |
38 |
2.20 % |
Manual labor |
57 |
3.30 % |
57 |
3.30 % |
114 |
6.60 % |
Total |
651 |
37.72 % |
1075 |
62.28 % |
1726 |
100 % |
I have received the following religious training:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Catholic school |
137 |
25.37 % |
213 |
39.44 % |
350 |
64.81 % |
Theological school |
36 |
6.67 % |
31 |
5.74 % |
67 |
12.41 % |
CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) |
39 |
7.22 % |
81 |
15.00 % |
120 |
22.22 % |
Other |
1 |
0.19 % |
2 |
0.37 % |
3 |
0.56 % |
Total |
213 |
39.44 % |
327 |
60.56 % |
540 |
100 % |
I have worked in the following areas:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Business |
79 |
6.69 % |
109 |
9.23 % |
188 |
15.92 % |
Education/Training |
89 |
7.54 % |
174 |
14.73 % |
263 |
22.27 % |
Healthcare |
38 |
3.22 % |
126 |
10.67 % |
164 |
13.89 % |
Nonprofit, social work |
58 |
4.91 % |
119 |
10.08 % |
177 |
14.99 % |
Technical, mechanical, electrical work |
50 |
4.23 % |
31 |
2.62 % |
81 |
6.86 % |
Law enforcement, military |
26 |
2.20 % |
17 |
1.44 % |
43 |
3.64 % |
Legal work |
14 |
1.19 % |
21 |
1.78 % |
35 |
2.96 % |
Ministry (religious) |
20 |
1.69 % |
33 |
2.79 % |
53 |
4.49 % |
Ministry (lay) |
63 |
5.33 % |
113 |
9.57 % |
176 |
14.90 % |
Other |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.08 % |
1 |
0.08 % |
Total |
437 |
37.00 % |
744 |
63.00 % |
1181 |
100 % |