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2007 Vision Vocation Match statistics

Final Discerner Response Statistics for Vision 2007 (August 06-July 07)

Showing statistics for 5591 unique respondents.


Are you drawn to living with: ( 6505 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
a larger group of people (8 under one roof)? 2872 44.15
a smaller group of people (2-3 under one roof)? 1979 30.42
living alone, while connected to a larger community? 1654 25.43


Where would you like to live and minister? ( 11598 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
United States of America 3900 33.63
Europe 1469 12.67
Canada 895 7.72
Australia and New Zealand 676 5.83
South America 640 5.52
Africa 628 5.41
Mexico 556 4.79
Central America 537 4.63
Caribbean 500 4.31
India 412 3.55
Middle East 404 3.48
Other Asia 400 3.45
China 320 2.76
Other Oceania 261 2.25


I want to enter a community that wears a habit: ( 3070 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
all the time 1593 51.89
optionally 645 21.01
for ministry and common prayer 432 14.07
not at all 400 13.03


I am drawn to the following prayer styles: ( 19190 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
daily Mass 3716 19.36
Eucharistic adoration 2869 14.95
spiritual direction 2771 14.44
common rosary 2709 14.12
common meditation 2443 12.73
liturgy of the hours 2408 12.55
faith sharing 2274 11.85


I would like a community that prays together: ( 2435 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
two to three times a day 1216 49.94
once a day 610 25.05
four or more times a day 609 25.01


I am drawn to living in the following type(s) of community: ( 9633 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Apostolic/Evangelical 2905 30.16
Monastic 1803 18.72
Contemplative 1711 17.76
Cloistered, semi-cloistered 1654 17.17
Missionary 1560 16.19


How long have you considered religious life: ( 4781 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
6+ years 1587 33.19
0-1 years 1287 26.92
2-3 years 1125 23.53
4-5 years 593 12.40
I never considered it 189 3.95


I am exploring the following vocations: ( 7551 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Sister 2719 36.01
Secular Institute/Consecrated Life 1461 19.35
Priest 1290 17.08
Lay Minister 1112 14.73
Brother 969 12.83


Have you received any religious training? ( 4075 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Catholic School 1844 45.25
CCD 1128 27.68
Other: 736 18.06
Theological School 367 9.01


Have you participated in a formal discernment process? ( 3976 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
No 3291 82.77
Yes 685 17.23


Have you done volunteer work or gone on retreats of a religious nature? ( 3976 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Yes 2828 71.13
No 1148 28.87


Which of the following levels of education have you completed (please check ALL that apply)? ( 5209 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
High school 2014 38.66
College - undergraduate 1515 29.08
College - graduate 802 15.40
College - advance degree 497 9.54
Vocational/technical school 381 7.31


What is your work experience? ( 5434 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Education, training 956 17.59
Business 934 17.19
Other: 894 16.45
Social, nonprofit work 718 13.21
Healthcare 590 10.86
Ministry - lay 568 10.45
Technical, mechanical, electrical work 278 5.12
Ministry - religious 191 3.51
Law enforcement, military 169 3.11
Legal work 136 2.50


I am interested in the following ministry options: ( 18170 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Prayer 2676 14.73
Education 2668 14.68
Social Service 2003 11.02
Youth/campus ministry 1953 10.75
Parish 1949 10.73
Preaching 1813 9.98
Foreign missions 1389 7.64
Healthcare 1240 6.82
Manual labor 1172 6.45
Prisons 982 5.40
Retreat work 325 1.79


What is your age range? ( 4299 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
20-24 1036 24.10
25-29 598 13.91
18-19 454 10.56
30-34 396 9.21
40-44 353 8.21
35-39 311 7.23
45-49 297 6.91
17 or less 273 6.35
50-54 260 6.05
54-59 191 4.44
60+ 130 3.02


What is your gender? ( 4299 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Female 2797 65.06
Male 1502 34.94


Which languages are you proficient in? ( 4524 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
English 3198 70.69
Spanish 464 10.26
Other: 317 7.01
French 223 4.93
German 108 2.39
Italian 89 1.97
Chinese 32 0.71
Portuguese 22 0.49
Japanese 20 0.44
Arabic 20 0.44
Vietnamese 19 0.42
Korean 12 0.27


How often do you pray? ( 3453 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Once or twice a day 1477 42.77
Three to five times a day 1354 39.21
Six or more times a day 450 13.03
Seldom 172 4.98


Have you been ordained in another church? ( 3383 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
No 3330 98.43
Yes 53 1.57


Are you Catholic? ( 4331 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Yes 3865 89.24
No 283 6.53
In the process of becoming Catholic 183 4.23


Are you a convert to Catholicism? ( 3383 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
No 2760 81.58
Yes 623 18.42


What is your marital status? ( 4299 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Single 3516 81.79
Divorced 416 9.68
Married 214 4.98
Widowed 101 2.35
Separated 52 1.21


Are you free of debt? ( 3347 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
Yes 2420 72.30
No 927 27.70


Do you have any dependents? ( 3347 responses total)
Response Number of responses Percentage of total
No 3039 90.80
Yes 308 9.20

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