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2008 Vision Reader Response Statistics

VISION 2008 Vocation Match (Aug. 3, 2007 - Aug. 11, 2008)

Showing statistics for 6930 unique respondents.

Are you drawn to living with: (9304 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
a larger group of people (8 under one roof)? 3950 42.45
living alone, while connected to a larger community? 2706 29.08
a smaller group of people (2-3 under one roof)? 2648 28.46

 

Where would you like to live and minister? (17214 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
United States of America 5682 33.01
Europe 2248 13.06
Canada 1272 7.39
Australia and New Zealand 984 5.72
South America 933 5.42
Africa 920 5.34
Mexico 883 5.13
Central America 837 4.86
Caribbean 735 4.27
India 628 3.65
Middle East 613 3.56
Other Asia 592 3.44
China 489 2.84
Other Oceania 398 2.31

 

I want to enter a community that wears a habit: (4149 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
all the time 2288 55.15
optionally 760 18.32
for ministry and common prayer 595 14.34
not at all 506 12.20

 

I am drawn to the following prayer styles: (27630 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
daily Mass 5364 19.41
Eucharistic adoration 4117 14.90
spiritual direction 3963 14.34
common rosary 3911 14.15
common meditation 3626 13.12
liturgy of the hours 3459 12.52
faith sharing 3190 11.55

 

I would like a community that prays together: (3250 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
two to three times a day 1521 46.80
four or more times a day 891 27.42
once a day 838 25.78

 

I am drawn to living in the following type(s) of community: (14338 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Apostolic/Evangelical 4143 28.90
Contemplative 2894 20.18
Monastic 2689 18.75
Missionary 2588 18.05
Cloistered, semi-cloistered 2024 14.12

 

How long have you considered religious life: (6930 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
6+ years 2481 35.80
0-1 years 1816 26.20
2-3 years 1592 22.97
4-5 years 833 12.02
I never considered it 208 3.00

 

I am exploring the following vocations: (10881 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Sister 3804 34.96
Secular Institute/Consecrated Life 2085 19.16
Priest 1992 18.31
Lay Minister 1558 14.32
Brother 1442 13.25

 

Have you received any religious training? (5689 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Catholic School 2535 44.56
CCD 1610 28.30
Other: 1057 18.58
Theological School 487 8.56

 

Have you participated in a formal discernment process? (5723 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
No 4880 85.27
Yes 843 14.73

 

Have you done volunteer work or gone on retreats of a religious nature? (5722 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Yes 3772 65.92
No 1950 34.08

 

Which of the following levels of education have you completed (please check ALL that apply)? (8529 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
High school 3444 40.38
College - undergraduate 2382 27.93
College - graduate 1281 15.02
Vocational/technical school 719 8.43
College - advance degree 703 8.24

 

What is your work experience? (7411 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Business 1384 18.67
Education, training 1295 17.47
Other: 1156 15.60
Social, nonprofit work 924 12.47
Healthcare 903 12.18
Ministry - lay 700 9.45
Technical, mechanical, electrical work 413 5.57
Law enforcement, military 224 3.02
Ministry - religious 214 2.89
Legal work 198 2.67

 

I am interested in the following ministry options: (29545 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Prayer 4109 13.91
Education 3933 13.31
Retreat work 3054 10.34
Social Service 3048 10.32
Parish 2857 9.67
Youth/campus ministry 2768 9.37
Foreign missions 2277 7.71
Preaching 2204 7.46
Healthcare 1995 6.75
Manual labor 1902 6.44
Prisons 1398 4.73

 

What is your age range? (6173 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
20-24 1344 21.77
25-29 803 13.01
30-34 544 8.81
45-49 521 8.44
18-19 509 8.25
40-44 506 8.20
35-39 500 8.10
17 or less 468 7.58
50-54 415 6.72
54-59 355 5.75
60+ 208 3.37

 

What is your gender? (6173 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Female 3920 63.50
Male 2253 36.50

 

Which languages are you proficient in? (6147 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
English 4417 71.86
Spanish 617 10.04
Other: 381 6.20
French 318 5.17
German 143 2.33
Italian 109 1.77
Portuguese 35 0.57
Chinese 30 0.49
Arabic 28 0.46
Japanese 27 0.44
Vietnamese 24 0.39
Korean 18 0.29

 

How often do you pray? (4883 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Once or twice a day 2081 42.62
Three to five times a day 1862 38.13
Six or more times a day 697 14.27
Seldom 243 4.98

 

Have you been ordained in another church? (4725 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
No 4645 98.31
Yes 80 1.69

 

Are you Catholic? (6220 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Yes 5466 87.88
No 442 7.11
In the process of becoming Catholic 312 5.02

 

Are you a convert to Catholicism? (4724 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
No 3819 80.84
Yes 905 19.16

 

What is your marital status? (6172 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Single 4838 78.39
Divorced 639 10.35
Married 423 6.85
Widowed 187 3.03
Separated 85 1.38

 

Are you free of debt? (4668 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Yes 3012 64.52
No 1656 35.48

 

Do you have any dependents? (4668 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
No 4211 90.21
Yes 457 9.79

 

 

 

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