Prospect-Response Statistics for...
I am a
Response |
Number of responses |
Percentage of total |
Female |
1158 |
59.78 |
Male |
779 |
40.22 |
Total |
1937 |
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 |
7.23 % |
239 |
12.34 % |
20 - 24 |
160 |
8.26 % |
243 |
12.55 % |
403 |
20.81 % |
25 - 29 |
124 |
6.40 % |
146 |
7.54 % |
270 |
13.94 % |
30 - 34 |
88 |
4.54 % |
82 |
4.23 % |
170 |
8.78 % |
35 - 39 |
52 |
2.68 % |
89 |
4.59 % |
141 |
7.28 % |
40 - 44 |
41 |
2.12 % |
68 |
3.51 % |
109 |
5.63 % |
45 - 49 |
39 |
2.01 % |
62 |
3.20 % |
101 |
5.21 % |
50 - 54 |
33 |
1.70 % |
63 |
3.25 % |
96 |
4.96 % |
55 - 59 |
21 |
1.08 % |
49 |
2.53 % |
70 |
3.61 % |
60+ |
27 |
1.39 % |
56 |
2.89 % |
83 |
4.28 % |
Total |
779 |
40.22 |
1158 |
59.78 |
1937 |
100% |
My marital status is...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Single |
652 |
33.75 % |
926 |
47.93 % |
1578 |
81.68 % |
Married |
73 |
3.78 % |
72 |
3.73 % |
145 |
7.51 % |
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 |
779 |
40.32 % |
1153 |
59.68 % |
1932 |
100 % |
I am:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Roman Catholic |
658 |
34.02 % |
930 |
48.09 % |
1588 |
82.11 % |
Eastern Catholic |
14 |
0.72 % |
17 |
0.88 % |
31 |
1.60 % |
Becoming a Catholic |
62 |
3.21 % |
95 |
4.91 % |
157 |
8.12 % |
Not a Catholic |
45 |
2.33 % |
113 |
5.84 % |
158 |
8.17 % |
Total |
779 |
40.28 % |
1155 |
59.72 % |
1934 |
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 |
26.09 % |
960 |
26.28 % |
Brother |
436 |
11.94 % |
5 |
0.14 % |
441 |
12.07 % |
Deacon |
199 |
5.45 % |
18 |
0.49 % |
217 |
5.94 % |
Lay Ministry/Associate/Service Program |
224 |
6.13 % |
364 |
9.96 % |
588 |
16.10 % |
Priest-Order |
439 |
12.02 % |
16 |
0.44 % |
455 |
12.46 % |
Priest-Diocesan |
290 |
7.94 % |
16 |
0.44 % |
306 |
8.38 % |
Secular Institute/Consecrated Life |
245 |
6.71 % |
441 |
12.07 % |
686 |
18.78 % |
Total |
1840 |
50.37 % |
1813 |
49.63 % |
3653 |
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 |
521 |
13.42 % |
738 |
19.01 % |
1259 |
32.42 % |
Monastic |
407 |
10.48 % |
556 |
14.32 % |
963 |
24.80 % |
Cloistered/semi-cloistered |
283 |
7.29 % |
470 |
12.10 % |
753 |
19.39 % |
Missionary |
364 |
9.37 % |
544 |
14.01 % |
908 |
23.38 % |
Total |
1575 |
40.56 % |
2308 |
59.44 % |
3883 |
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 |
7.74 % |
216 |
11.21 % |
365 |
18.95 % |
I have a high school diploma/secondary certificate or other equivalency (but no further formal educa |
123 |
6.39 % |
151 |
7.84 % |
274 |
14.23 % |
I am currently in college, university, or technical school (or have completed courses toward a degre |
148 |
7.68 % |
229 |
11.89 % |
377 |
19.57 % |
I have a university, college, or associate/technical degree. |
354 |
18.38 % |
556 |
28.87 % |
910 |
47.25 % |
Total |
774 |
40.19 % |
1152 |
59.81 % |
1926 |
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) |
614 |
28.95 % |
898 |
42.34 % |
1512 |
71.29 % |
Not worn |
241 |
11.36 % |
368 |
17.35 % |
609 |
28.71 % |
Total |
855 |
40.31 % |
1266 |
59.69 % |
2121 |
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 |
9.07 % |
177 |
12.84 % |
302 |
21.92 % |
in a group of 2 or 3 |
111 |
8.06 % |
169 |
12.26 % |
280 |
20.32 % |
in a group of 4 to 7 |
136 |
9.87 % |
223 |
16.18 % |
359 |
26.05 % |
in a group of 8 or more |
150 |
10.89 % |
287 |
20.83 % |
437 |
31.71 % |
Total |
522 |
37.88 % |
856 |
62.12 % |
1378 |
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 |
13.10 % |
261 |
24.95 % |
398 |
38.05 % |
daily |
171 |
16.35 % |
281 |
26.86 % |
452 |
43.21 % |
several times a week |
71 |
6.79 % |
125 |
11.95 % |
196 |
18.74 % |
Total |
379 |
36.23 % |
667 |
63.77 % |
1046 |
100 % |
In what languages are you proficient?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
English |
268 |
24.66 % |
457 |
42.04 % |
725 |
66.70 % |
Spanish |
57 |
5.24 % |
78 |
7.18 % |
135 |
12.42 % |
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 |
1.20 % |
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 |
1.20 % |
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 |
414 |
38.09 % |
673 |
61.91 % |
1087 |
100 % |
I am drawn to the following prayer styles:
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Rosary |
210 |
8.09 % |
338 |
13.03 % |
548 |
21.12 % |
Liturgy of the Hours |
178 |
6.86 % |
265 |
10.21 % |
443 |
17.07 % |
Daily Mass |
242 |
9.33 % |
384 |
14.80 % |
626 |
24.12 % |
Eucharistic Adoration |
206 |
7.94 % |
365 |
14.07 % |
571 |
22.00 % |
Faith Sharing / Lectio Divina |
152 |
5.86 % |
255 |
9.83 % |
407 |
15.68 % |
Total |
988 |
38.07 % |
1607 |
61.93 % |
2595 |
100 % |
I pray...
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
occasionally |
32 |
4.36 % |
48 |
6.54 % |
80 |
10.90 % |
once or twice a day |
93 |
12.67 % |
196 |
26.70 % |
289 |
39.37 % |
more than two times a day |
147 |
20.03 % |
218 |
29.70 % |
365 |
49.73 % |
Total |
272 |
37.06 % |
462 |
62.94 % |
734 |
100 % |
Are you free of debt?
Response |
Men Count |
Men Percent |
Women Count |
Women Percent |
Total count |
Total Percent |
Yes |
199 |
26.93 % |
306 |
41.41 % |
505 |
68.34 % |
No |
74 |
10.01 % |
155 |
20.97 % |
229 |
30.99 % |
Other |
1 |
0.14 % |
4 |
0.54 % |
5 |
0.68 % |
Total |
274 |
37.08 % |
465 |
62.92 % |
739 |
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 |
76 |
10.43 % |
154 |
21.12 % |
230 |
31.55 % |
1 year |
34 |
4.66 % |
64 |
8.78 % |
98 |
13.44 % |
2 years |
31 |
4.25 % |
37 |
5.08 % |
68 |
9.33 % |
3 years |
21 |
2.88 % |
43 |
5.90 % |
64 |
8.78 % |
4 years |
11 |
1.51 % |
15 |
2.06 % |
26 |
3.57 % |
5+ years |
97 |
13.31 % |
146 |
20.03 % |
243 |
33.33 % |
Total |
270 |
37.04 % |
459 |
62.96 % |
729 |
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 |
28.26 % |
373 |
51.17 % |
579 |
79.42 % |
No |
62 |
8.50 % |
88 |
12.07 % |
150 |
20.58 % |
Total |
268 |
36.76 % |
461 |
63.24 % |
729 |
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 |
12.67 % |
Preaching |
169 |
4.62 % |
139 |
3.80 % |
308 |
8.41 % |
Retreat work |
138 |
3.77 % |
267 |
7.29 % |
405 |
11.06 % |
Parish |
159 |
4.34 % |
213 |
5.82 % |
372 |
10.16 % |
Prison ministry |
92 |
2.51 % |
107 |
2.92 % |
199 |
5.44 % |
Prayer |
176 |
4.81 % |
320 |
8.74 % |
496 |
13.55 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
112 |
3.06 % |
244 |
6.66 % |
356 |
9.72 % |
Social Service |
107 |
2.92 % |
205 |
5.60 % |
312 |
8.52 % |
Healthcare |
75 |
2.05 % |
171 |
4.67 % |
246 |
6.72 % |
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 |
1431 |
39.09 % |
2230 |
60.91 % |
3661 |
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 |
10.12 % |
67 |
9.29 % |
140 |
19.42 % |
No, I have not participated in a formal discernment process. |
194 |
26.91 % |
387 |
53.68 % |
581 |
80.58 % |
Total |
267 |
37.03 % |
454 |
62.97 % |
721 |
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 |
5.54 % |
162 |
9.44 % |
257 |
14.98 % |
Preaching |
41 |
2.39 % |
46 |
2.68 % |
87 |
5.07 % |
Retreat work |
49 |
2.86 % |
100 |
5.83 % |
149 |
8.68 % |
Parish |
104 |
6.06 % |
168 |
9.79 % |
272 |
15.85 % |
Prison ministry |
10 |
0.58 % |
8 |
0.47 % |
18 |
1.05 % |
Prayer |
116 |
6.76 % |
207 |
12.06 % |
323 |
18.82 % |
Youth/campus ministry |
82 |
4.78 % |
157 |
9.15 % |
239 |
13.93 % |
Social Service |
48 |
2.80 % |
78 |
4.55 % |
126 |
7.34 % |
Healthcare |
29 |
1.69 % |
65 |
3.79 % |
94 |
5.48 % |
Foreign missions |
12 |
0.70 % |
26 |
1.52 % |
38 |
2.21 % |
Manual labor |
56 |
3.26 % |
57 |
3.32 % |
113 |
6.59 % |
Total |
642 |
37.41 % |
1074 |
62.59 % |
1716 |
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 |
75 |
6.39 % |
109 |
9.29 % |
184 |
15.69 % |
Education/Training |
88 |
7.50 % |
174 |
14.83 % |
262 |
22.34 % |
Healthcare |
38 |
3.24 % |
125 |
10.66 % |
163 |
13.90 % |
Nonprofit, social work |
57 |
4.86 % |
119 |
10.14 % |
176 |
15.00 % |
Technical, mechanical, electrical work |
50 |
4.26 % |
31 |
2.64 % |
81 |
6.91 % |
Law enforcement, military |
26 |
2.22 % |
17 |
1.45 % |
43 |
3.67 % |
Legal work |
14 |
1.19 % |
21 |
1.79 % |
35 |
2.98 % |
Ministry (religious) |
20 |
1.71 % |
33 |
2.81 % |
53 |
4.52 % |
Ministry (lay) |
62 |
5.29 % |
113 |
9.63 % |
175 |
14.92 % |
Other |
0 |
0.00 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
1 |
0.09 % |
Total |
430 |
36.66 % |
743 |
63.34 % |
1173 |
100 % |