Prospect-Response Statistics for...
I am a
Response |
Number of responses |
Percentage of total |
Female |
1081 |
60.36 |
Male |
710 |
39.64 |
Total |
1791 |
100 % |
My age
Response | Men Count | Men Percent | Women Count | Women Percent | Total count | Total Percent |
17 or less |
88 |
4.91 % |
152 |
8.49 % |
240 |
13.40 % |
18 - 19 |
84 |
4.69 % |
121 |
6.76 % |
205 |
11.45 % |
20 - 24 |
149 |
8.32 % |
234 |
13.07 % |
383 |
21.38 % |
25 - 29 |
110 |
6.14 % |
134 |
7.48 % |
244 |
13.62 % |
30 - 34 |
80 |
4.47 % |
75 |
4.19 % |
155 |
8.65 % |
35 - 39 |
50 |
2.79 % |
79 |
4.41 % |
129 |
7.20 % |
40 - 44 |
37 |
2.07 % |
65 |
3.63 % |
102 |
5.70 % |
45 - 49 |
37 |
2.07 % |
58 |
3.24 % |
95 |
5.30 % |
50 - 54 |
31 |
1.73 % |
60 |
3.35 % |
91 |
5.08 % |
55 - 59 |
19 |
1.06 % |
47 |
2.62 % |
66 |
3.69 % |
60+ |
25 |
1.40 % |
56 |
3.13 % |
81 |
4.52 % |
Total |
710 |
39.64 |
1081 |
60.36 |
1791 |
100% |
My marital status is...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Single |
595 |
33.28 % |
861 |
48.15 % |
1456 |
81.43 % |
Married |
63 |
3.52 % |
69 |
3.86 % |
132 |
7.38 % |
Widowed |
4 |
0.22 % |
24 |
1.34 % |
28 |
1.57 % |
Divorced with annulment |
28 |
1.57 % |
57 |
3.19 % |
85 |
4.75 % |
Divorced without annulment |
20 |
1.12 % |
67 |
3.75 % |
87 |
4.87 % |
Total |
710 |
39.71 % |
1078 |
60.29 % |
1788 |
100 % |
I am:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Roman Catholic |
596 |
33.31 % |
870 |
48.63 % |
1466 |
81.95 % |
Eastern Catholic |
14 |
0.78 % |
16 |
0.89 % |
30 |
1.68 % |
Becoming a Catholic |
60 |
3.35 % |
91 |
5.09 % |
151 |
8.44 % |
Not a Catholic |
40 |
2.24 % |
102 |
5.70 % |
142 |
7.94 % |
Total |
710 |
39.69 % |
1079 |
60.31 % |
1789 |
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 % |
896 |
26.46 % |
902 |
26.64 % |
Brother |
398 |
11.75 % |
5 |
0.15 % |
403 |
11.90 % |
Deacon |
182 |
5.38 % |
17 |
0.50 % |
199 |
5.88 % |
Lay Ministry/Associate/Service Program |
207 |
6.11 % |
337 |
9.95 % |
544 |
16.07 % |
Priest-Order |
406 |
11.99 % |
16 |
0.47 % |
422 |
12.46 % |
Priest-Diocesan |
266 |
7.86 % |
15 |
0.44 % |
281 |
8.30 % |
Secular Institute/Consecrated Life |
223 |
6.59 % |
412 |
12.17 % |
635 |
18.75 % |
Total |
1688 |
49.85 % |
1698 |
50.15 % |
3386 |
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 |
474 |
13.09 % |
693 |
19.14 % |
1167 |
32.23 % |
Monastic |
378 |
10.44 % |
529 |
14.61 % |
907 |
25.05 % |
Cloistered/semi-cloistered |
258 |
7.13 % |
443 |
12.23 % |
701 |
19.36 % |
Missionary |
329 |
9.09 % |
517 |
14.28 % |
846 |
23.36 % |
Total |
1439 |
39.74 % |
2182 |
60.26 % |
3621 |
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 |
132 |
7.40 % |
198 |
11.10 % |
330 |
18.51 % |
I have a high school diploma/secondary certificate or other equivalency (but no further formal educa |
115 |
6.45 % |
140 |
7.85 % |
255 |
14.30 % |
I am currently in college, university, or technical school (or have completed courses toward a degre |
138 |
7.74 % |
215 |
12.06 % |
353 |
19.80 % |
I have a university, college, or associate/technical degree. |
322 |
18.06 % |
523 |
29.33 % |
845 |
47.39 % |
Total |
707 |
39.65 % |
1076 |
60.35 % |
1783 |
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) |
564 |
28.64 % |
847 |
43.02 % |
1411 |
71.66 % |
Not worn |
215 |
10.92 % |
343 |
17.42 % |
558 |
28.34 % |
Total |
779 |
39.56 % |
1190 |
60.44 % |
1969 |
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 |
9.29 % |
168 |
13.00 % |
288 |
22.29 % |
in a group of 2 or 3 |
100 |
7.74 % |
159 |
12.31 % |
259 |
20.05 % |
in a group of 4 to 7 |
124 |
9.60 % |
212 |
16.41 % |
336 |
26.01 % |
in a group of 8 or more |
137 |
10.60 % |
272 |
21.05 % |
409 |
31.66 % |
Total |
481 |
37.23 % |
811 |
62.77 % |
1292 |
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 |
124 |
12.65 % |
250 |
25.51 % |
374 |
38.16 % |
daily |
160 |
16.33 % |
261 |
26.63 % |
421 |
42.96 % |
several times a week |
66 |
6.73 % |
119 |
12.14 % |
185 |
18.88 % |
Total |
350 |
35.71 % |
630 |
64.29 % |
980 |
100 % |
In what languages are you proficient?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
English |
247 |
24.00 % |
434 |
42.18 % |
681 |
66.18 % |
Spanish |
55 |
5.34 % |
76 |
7.39 % |
131 |
12.73 % |
French |
25 |
2.43 % |
30 |
2.92 % |
55 |
5.34 % |
Portuguese |
8 |
0.78 % |
5 |
0.49 % |
13 |
1.26 % |
Italian |
12 |
1.17 % |
10 |
0.97 % |
22 |
2.14 % |
Amer. Sign Lang. |
2 |
0.19 % |
11 |
1.07 % |
13 |
1.26 % |
Arabic |
3 |
0.29 % |
2 |
0.19 % |
5 |
0.49 % |
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 |
1.07 % |
16 |
1.55 % |
27 |
2.62 % |
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 |
0.49 % |
11 |
1.07 % |
Russian |
3 |
0.29 % |
6 |
0.58 % |
9 |
0.87 % |
Tagalog |
4 |
0.39 % |
7 |
0.68 % |
11 |
1.07 % |
Vietnamese |
1 |
0.10 % |
8 |
0.78 % |
9 |
0.87 % |
Total |
386 |
37.51 % |
643 |
62.49 % |
1029 |
100 % |
I am drawn to the following prayer styles:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Rosary |
195 |
7.97 % |
324 |
13.24 % |
519 |
21.20 % |
Liturgy of the Hours |
164 |
6.70 % |
252 |
10.29 % |
416 |
16.99 % |
Daily Mass |
224 |
9.15 % |
364 |
14.87 % |
588 |
24.02 % |
Eucharistic Adoration |
190 |
7.76 % |
347 |
14.17 % |
537 |
21.94 % |
Faith Sharing / Lectio Divina |
141 |
5.76 % |
247 |
10.09 % |
388 |
15.85 % |
Total |
914 |
37.34 % |
1534 |
62.66 % |
2448 |
100 % |
I pray...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
occasionally |
27 |
3.92 % |
44 |
6.39 % |
71 |
10.30 % |
once or twice a day |
88 |
12.77 % |
191 |
27.72 % |
279 |
40.49 % |
more than two times a day |
135 |
19.59 % |
204 |
29.61 % |
339 |
49.20 % |
Total |
250 |
36.28 % |
439 |
63.72 % |
689 |
100 % |
Are you free of debt?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Yes |
185 |
26.66 % |
293 |
42.22 % |
478 |
68.88 % |
No |
66 |
9.51 % |
145 |
20.89 % |
211 |
30.40 % |
Other |
1 |
0.14 % |
4 |
0.58 % |
5 |
0.72 % |
Total |
252 |
36.31 % |
442 |
63.69 % |
694 |
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 |
10.20 % |
147 |
21.43 % |
217 |
31.63 % |
1 year |
31 |
4.52 % |
62 |
9.04 % |
93 |
13.56 % |
2 years |
29 |
4.23 % |
34 |
4.96 % |
63 |
9.18 % |
3 years |
19 |
2.77 % |
39 |
5.69 % |
58 |
8.45 % |
4 years |
11 |
1.60 % |
14 |
2.04 % |
25 |
3.64 % |
5+ years |
89 |
12.97 % |
141 |
20.55 % |
230 |
33.53 % |
Total |
249 |
36.30 % |
437 |
63.70 % |
686 |
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 |
27.84 % |
359 |
52.33 % |
550 |
80.17 % |
No |
56 |
8.16 % |
80 |
11.66 % |
136 |
19.83 % |
Total |
247 |
36.01 % |
439 |
63.99 % |
686 |
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 |
4.98 % |
265 |
7.71 % |
436 |
12.69 % |
Preaching |
156 |
4.54 % |
135 |
3.93 % |
291 |
8.47 % |
Retreat work |
130 |
3.78 % |
257 |
7.48 % |
387 |
11.26 % |
Parish |
145 |
4.22 % |
201 |
5.85 % |
346 |
10.07 % |
Prison ministry |
83 |
2.41 % |
103 |
3.00 % |
186 |
5.41 % |
Prayer |
161 |
4.68 % |
305 |
8.87 % |
466 |
13.56 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
104 |
3.03 % |
230 |
6.69 % |
334 |
9.72 % |
Social Service |
96 |
2.79 % |
193 |
5.62 % |
289 |
8.41 % |
Healthcare |
69 |
2.01 % |
166 |
4.83 % |
235 |
6.84 % |
Foreign missions |
93 |
2.71 % |
142 |
4.13 % |
235 |
6.84 % |
Manual labor |
103 |
3.00 % |
127 |
3.70 % |
230 |
6.69 % |
Other |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.06 % |
2 |
0.06 % |
Total |
1311 |
38.14 % |
2126 |
61.86 % |
3437 |
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 |
10.03 % |
59 |
8.70 % |
127 |
18.73 % |
No, I have not participated in a formal discernment process. |
178 |
26.25 % |
373 |
55.01 % |
551 |
81.27 % |
Total |
246 |
36.28 % |
432 |
63.72 % |
678 |
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 |
5.34 % |
154 |
9.57 % |
240 |
14.91 % |
Preaching |
39 |
2.42 % |
45 |
2.80 % |
84 |
5.22 % |
Retreat work |
46 |
2.86 % |
96 |
5.96 % |
142 |
8.82 % |
Parish |
97 |
6.02 % |
157 |
9.75 % |
254 |
15.78 % |
Prison ministry |
9 |
0.56 % |
7 |
0.43 % |
16 |
0.99 % |
Prayer |
105 |
6.52 % |
197 |
12.24 % |
302 |
18.76 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
77 |
4.78 % |
149 |
9.25 % |
226 |
14.04 % |
Social Service |
46 |
2.86 % |
75 |
4.66 % |
121 |
7.52 % |
Healthcare |
26 |
1.61 % |
63 |
3.91 % |
89 |
5.53 % |
Foreign missions |
9 |
0.56 % |
26 |
1.61 % |
35 |
2.17 % |
Manual labor |
46 |
2.86 % |
55 |
3.42 % |
101 |
6.27 % |
Total |
586 |
36.40 % |
1024 |
63.60 % |
1610 |
100 % |
I have received the following religious training:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Catholic school |
123 |
24.50 % |
202 |
40.24 % |
325 |
64.74 % |
Theological school |
33 |
6.57 % |
29 |
5.78 % |
62 |
12.35 % |
CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) |
39 |
7.77 % |
73 |
14.54 % |
112 |
22.31 % |
Other |
1 |
0.20 % |
2 |
0.40 % |
3 |
0.60 % |
Total |
196 |
39.04 % |
306 |
60.96 % |
502 |
100 % |
I have worked in the following areas:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Business |
69 |
6.26 % |
107 |
9.70 % |
176 |
15.96 % |
Education/Training |
85 |
7.71 % |
162 |
14.69 % |
247 |
22.39 % |
Healthcare |
34 |
3.08 % |
117 |
10.61 % |
151 |
13.69 % |
Nonprofit, social work |
56 |
5.08 % |
111 |
10.06 % |
167 |
15.14 % |
Technical, mechanical, electrical work |
45 |
4.08 % |
28 |
2.54 % |
73 |
6.62 % |
Law enforcement, military |
23 |
2.09 % |
17 |
1.54 % |
40 |
3.63 % |
Legal work |
14 |
1.27 % |
21 |
1.90 % |
35 |
3.17 % |
Ministry (religious) |
17 |
1.54 % |
31 |
2.81 % |
48 |
4.35 % |
Ministry (lay) |
58 |
5.26 % |
107 |
9.70 % |
165 |
14.96 % |
Other |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
Total |
401 |
36.36 % |
702 |
63.64 % |
1103 |
100 % |