Prospect-Response Statistics for...
I am a
Response |
Number of responses |
Percentage of total |
Female |
1158 |
59.75 |
Male |
780 |
40.25 |
Total |
1938 |
100 % |
My age
Response | Men Count | Men Percent | Women Count | Women Percent | Total count | Total Percent |
17 or less |
95 |
4.90 % |
160 |
8.26 % |
255 |
13.16 % |
18 - 19 |
99 |
5.11 % |
140 |
7.22 % |
239 |
12.33 % |
20 - 24 |
160 |
8.26 % |
243 |
12.54 % |
403 |
20.79 % |
25 - 29 |
125 |
6.45 % |
146 |
7.53 % |
271 |
13.98 % |
30 - 34 |
88 |
4.54 % |
82 |
4.23 % |
170 |
8.77 % |
35 - 39 |
52 |
2.68 % |
89 |
4.59 % |
141 |
7.28 % |
40 - 44 |
41 |
2.12 % |
68 |
3.51 % |
109 |
5.62 % |
45 - 49 |
39 |
2.01 % |
62 |
3.20 % |
101 |
5.21 % |
50 - 54 |
33 |
1.70 % |
63 |
3.25 % |
96 |
4.95 % |
55 - 59 |
21 |
1.08 % |
49 |
2.53 % |
70 |
3.61 % |
60+ |
27 |
1.39 % |
56 |
2.89 % |
83 |
4.28 % |
Total |
780 |
40.25 |
1158 |
59.75 |
1938 |
100% |
My marital status is...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Single |
653 |
33.78 % |
926 |
47.90 % |
1579 |
81.69 % |
Married |
73 |
3.78 % |
72 |
3.72 % |
145 |
7.50 % |
Widowed |
6 |
0.31 % |
25 |
1.29 % |
31 |
1.60 % |
Divorced with annulment |
26 |
1.35 % |
59 |
3.05 % |
85 |
4.40 % |
Divorced without annulment |
22 |
1.14 % |
71 |
3.67 % |
93 |
4.81 % |
Total |
780 |
40.35 % |
1153 |
59.65 % |
1933 |
100 % |
I am:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Roman Catholic |
659 |
34.06 % |
930 |
48.06 % |
1589 |
82.12 % |
Eastern Catholic |
14 |
0.72 % |
17 |
0.88 % |
31 |
1.60 % |
Becoming a Catholic |
62 |
3.20 % |
95 |
4.91 % |
157 |
8.11 % |
Not a Catholic |
45 |
2.33 % |
113 |
5.84 % |
158 |
8.17 % |
Total |
780 |
40.31 % |
1155 |
59.69 % |
1935 |
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 % |
953 |
26.07 % |
960 |
26.27 % |
Brother |
436 |
11.93 % |
5 |
0.14 % |
441 |
12.07 % |
Deacon |
199 |
5.44 % |
18 |
0.49 % |
217 |
5.94 % |
Lay Ministry/Associate/Service Program |
224 |
6.13 % |
364 |
9.96 % |
588 |
16.09 % |
Priest-Order |
440 |
12.04 % |
16 |
0.44 % |
456 |
12.48 % |
Priest-Diocesan |
291 |
7.96 % |
16 |
0.44 % |
307 |
8.40 % |
Secular Institute/Consecrated Life |
245 |
6.70 % |
441 |
12.07 % |
686 |
18.77 % |
Total |
1842 |
50.40 % |
1813 |
49.60 % |
3655 |
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 |
522 |
13.44 % |
738 |
19.00 % |
1260 |
32.43 % |
Monastic |
407 |
10.48 % |
556 |
14.31 % |
963 |
24.79 % |
Cloistered/semi-cloistered |
283 |
7.28 % |
470 |
12.10 % |
753 |
19.38 % |
Missionary |
365 |
9.40 % |
544 |
14.00 % |
909 |
23.40 % |
Total |
1577 |
40.59 % |
2308 |
59.41 % |
3885 |
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 |
149 |
7.73 % |
216 |
11.21 % |
365 |
18.94 % |
I have a high school diploma/secondary certificate or other equivalency (but no further formal educa |
123 |
6.38 % |
151 |
7.84 % |
274 |
14.22 % |
I am currently in college, university, or technical school (or have completed courses toward a degre |
148 |
7.68 % |
229 |
11.88 % |
377 |
19.56 % |
I have a university, college, or associate/technical degree. |
355 |
18.42 % |
556 |
28.85 % |
911 |
47.28 % |
Total |
775 |
40.22 % |
1152 |
59.78 % |
1927 |
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) |
615 |
28.98 % |
898 |
42.32 % |
1513 |
71.30 % |
Not worn |
241 |
11.36 % |
368 |
17.34 % |
609 |
28.70 % |
Total |
856 |
40.34 % |
1266 |
59.66 % |
2122 |
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) |
125 |
9.06 % |
177 |
12.83 % |
302 |
21.88 % |
in a group of 2 or 3 |
111 |
8.04 % |
169 |
12.25 % |
280 |
20.29 % |
in a group of 4 to 7 |
137 |
9.93 % |
223 |
16.16 % |
360 |
26.09 % |
in a group of 8 or more |
151 |
10.94 % |
287 |
20.80 % |
438 |
31.74 % |
Total |
524 |
37.97 % |
856 |
62.03 % |
1380 |
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 |
137 |
13.09 % |
261 |
24.93 % |
398 |
38.01 % |
daily |
172 |
16.43 % |
281 |
26.84 % |
453 |
43.27 % |
several times a week |
71 |
6.78 % |
125 |
11.94 % |
196 |
18.72 % |
Total |
380 |
36.29 % |
667 |
63.71 % |
1047 |
100 % |
In what languages are you proficient?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
English |
269 |
24.72 % |
457 |
42.00 % |
726 |
66.73 % |
Spanish |
57 |
5.24 % |
78 |
7.17 % |
135 |
12.41 % |
French |
25 |
2.30 % |
30 |
2.76 % |
55 |
5.06 % |
Portuguese |
8 |
0.74 % |
6 |
0.55 % |
14 |
1.29 % |
Italian |
14 |
1.29 % |
11 |
1.01 % |
25 |
2.30 % |
Amer. Sign Lang. |
2 |
0.18 % |
11 |
1.01 % |
13 |
1.19 % |
Arabic |
3 |
0.28 % |
2 |
0.18 % |
5 |
0.46 % |
Bangla |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.18 % |
2 |
0.18 % |
Chinese |
3 |
0.28 % |
7 |
0.64 % |
10 |
0.92 % |
Creole |
0 |
0.00 % |
3 |
0.28 % |
3 |
0.28 % |
Filipino |
4 |
0.37 % |
6 |
0.55 % |
10 |
0.92 % |
Flemish |
1 |
0.09 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
2 |
0.18 % |
German |
13 |
1.19 % |
17 |
1.56 % |
30 |
2.76 % |
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 |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.18 % |
2 |
0.18 % |
Lithuanian |
1 |
0.09 % |
2 |
0.18 % |
3 |
0.28 % |
Polish |
7 |
0.64 % |
5 |
0.46 % |
12 |
1.10 % |
Russian |
3 |
0.28 % |
7 |
0.64 % |
10 |
0.92 % |
Tagalog |
4 |
0.37 % |
7 |
0.64 % |
11 |
1.01 % |
Vietnamese |
1 |
0.09 % |
9 |
0.83 % |
10 |
0.92 % |
Total |
415 |
38.14 % |
673 |
61.86 % |
1088 |
100 % |
I am drawn to the following prayer styles:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Rosary |
211 |
8.12 % |
338 |
13.01 % |
549 |
21.13 % |
Liturgy of the Hours |
178 |
6.85 % |
265 |
10.20 % |
443 |
17.05 % |
Daily Mass |
243 |
9.35 % |
384 |
14.78 % |
627 |
24.13 % |
Eucharistic Adoration |
207 |
7.97 % |
365 |
14.05 % |
572 |
22.02 % |
Faith Sharing / Lectio Divina |
152 |
5.85 % |
255 |
9.82 % |
407 |
15.67 % |
Total |
991 |
38.14 % |
1607 |
61.86 % |
2598 |
100 % |
I pray...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
occasionally |
32 |
4.35 % |
48 |
6.53 % |
80 |
10.88 % |
once or twice a day |
94 |
12.79 % |
196 |
26.67 % |
290 |
39.46 % |
more than two times a day |
147 |
20.00 % |
218 |
29.66 % |
365 |
49.66 % |
Total |
273 |
37.14 % |
462 |
62.86 % |
735 |
100 % |
Are you free of debt?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Yes |
200 |
27.03 % |
306 |
41.35 % |
506 |
68.38 % |
No |
74 |
10.00 % |
155 |
20.95 % |
229 |
30.95 % |
Other |
1 |
0.14 % |
4 |
0.54 % |
5 |
0.68 % |
Total |
275 |
37.16 % |
465 |
62.84 % |
740 |
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 |
77 |
10.55 % |
154 |
21.10 % |
231 |
31.64 % |
1 year |
34 |
4.66 % |
64 |
8.77 % |
98 |
13.42 % |
2 years |
31 |
4.25 % |
37 |
5.07 % |
68 |
9.32 % |
3 years |
21 |
2.88 % |
43 |
5.89 % |
64 |
8.77 % |
4 years |
11 |
1.51 % |
15 |
2.05 % |
26 |
3.56 % |
5+ years |
97 |
13.29 % |
146 |
20.00 % |
243 |
33.29 % |
Total |
271 |
37.12 % |
459 |
62.88 % |
730 |
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 |
206 |
28.22 % |
373 |
51.10 % |
579 |
79.32 % |
No |
63 |
8.63 % |
88 |
12.05 % |
151 |
20.68 % |
Total |
269 |
36.85 % |
461 |
63.15 % |
730 |
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 |
186 |
5.08 % |
278 |
7.59 % |
464 |
12.66 % |
Preaching |
170 |
4.64 % |
139 |
3.79 % |
309 |
8.43 % |
Retreat work |
138 |
3.77 % |
267 |
7.29 % |
405 |
11.05 % |
Parish |
160 |
4.37 % |
213 |
5.81 % |
373 |
10.18 % |
Prison ministry |
93 |
2.54 % |
107 |
2.92 % |
200 |
5.46 % |
Prayer |
176 |
4.80 % |
320 |
8.73 % |
496 |
13.54 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
112 |
3.06 % |
244 |
6.66 % |
356 |
9.72 % |
Social Service |
107 |
2.92 % |
205 |
5.59 % |
312 |
8.52 % |
Healthcare |
75 |
2.05 % |
171 |
4.67 % |
246 |
6.71 % |
Foreign missions |
101 |
2.76 % |
151 |
4.12 % |
252 |
6.88 % |
Manual labor |
116 |
3.17 % |
133 |
3.63 % |
249 |
6.80 % |
Other |
0 |
0.00 % |
2 |
0.05 % |
2 |
0.05 % |
Total |
1434 |
39.14 % |
2230 |
60.86 % |
3664 |
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 |
10.11 % |
67 |
9.28 % |
140 |
19.39 % |
No, I have not participated in a formal discernment process. |
195 |
27.01 % |
387 |
53.60 % |
582 |
80.61 % |
Total |
268 |
37.12 % |
454 |
62.88 % |
722 |
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 |
95 |
5.53 % |
162 |
9.44 % |
257 |
14.97 % |
Preaching |
41 |
2.39 % |
46 |
2.68 % |
87 |
5.07 % |
Retreat work |
49 |
2.85 % |
100 |
5.82 % |
149 |
8.68 % |
Parish |
105 |
6.12 % |
168 |
9.78 % |
273 |
15.90 % |
Prison ministry |
10 |
0.58 % |
8 |
0.47 % |
18 |
1.05 % |
Prayer |
116 |
6.76 % |
207 |
12.06 % |
323 |
18.81 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
82 |
4.78 % |
157 |
9.14 % |
239 |
13.92 % |
Social Service |
48 |
2.80 % |
78 |
4.54 % |
126 |
7.34 % |
Healthcare |
29 |
1.69 % |
65 |
3.79 % |
94 |
5.47 % |
Foreign missions |
12 |
0.70 % |
26 |
1.51 % |
38 |
2.21 % |
Manual labor |
56 |
3.26 % |
57 |
3.32 % |
113 |
6.58 % |
Total |
643 |
37.45 % |
1074 |
62.55 % |
1717 |
100 % |
I have received the following religious training:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Catholic school |
136 |
25.42 % |
212 |
39.63 % |
348 |
65.05 % |
Theological school |
36 |
6.73 % |
31 |
5.79 % |
67 |
12.52 % |
CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) |
38 |
7.10 % |
79 |
14.77 % |
117 |
21.87 % |
Other |
1 |
0.19 % |
2 |
0.37 % |
3 |
0.56 % |
Total |
211 |
39.44 % |
324 |
60.56 % |
535 |
100 % |
I have worked in the following areas:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Business |
76 |
6.47 % |
109 |
9.28 % |
185 |
15.76 % |
Education/Training |
88 |
7.50 % |
174 |
14.82 % |
262 |
22.32 % |
Healthcare |
38 |
3.24 % |
125 |
10.65 % |
163 |
13.88 % |
Nonprofit, social work |
57 |
4.86 % |
119 |
10.14 % |
176 |
14.99 % |
Technical, mechanical, electrical work |
50 |
4.26 % |
31 |
2.64 % |
81 |
6.90 % |
Law enforcement, military |
26 |
2.21 % |
17 |
1.45 % |
43 |
3.66 % |
Legal work |
14 |
1.19 % |
21 |
1.79 % |
35 |
2.98 % |
Ministry (religious) |
20 |
1.70 % |
33 |
2.81 % |
53 |
4.51 % |
Ministry (lay) |
62 |
5.28 % |
113 |
9.63 % |
175 |
14.91 % |
Other |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
Total |
431 |
36.71 % |
743 |
63.29 % |
1174 |
100 % |