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#320783 05/04/09 12:07 PM
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Here is the "annual" Byzcath Survey . . . which I haven't done for about a year and a half. It's time. Enjoy. It's anonymous to take. And hopefully it will produce some useful information.

-- John

Gender?
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Age?
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How long have you been participating at Byzcath.org ?
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What religion were you raised with ?
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What religion were you five (5) years ago (2004) ?
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What religion are you now (2009) ?
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What religion do expect to be five (5) years in then future (2014) ?
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What is your vocation now (2009)?
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What do you think your vocation will be five (5) years from now (2014)?
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Where do you live?
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How would you describe your race?
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How would you describe your sexual orientation?
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How would you describe your political ideology?
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God is
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Jesus Christ is
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The Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ
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Jesus' death on the Cross was
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Jesus' resurrection on third day
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Jesus meant to found a Church:
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Abortion
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Gay marriage is
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Stem cell research is
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Birth control is
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Divorce is
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The Church is infallible in teachings of faith and morals:
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The pope (the bishop of Rome) is
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The ultimate Authority in the Church is
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I use the Catholic Catechism . . .
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The true Church is
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Ecumenism means, ultimately:
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How often do you attend worship (Divine Liturgy / the Mass / Services) ?
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How often do you receive the Eucharist?
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How often do you go to Confession?
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How often do you pray?
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How often do you fast ?
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What do fast from eating? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
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Honestly: when was the last time you did something unselfish for someone else?
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How often do you study your religious faith?
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Um, just how does this work? Do you have to submit after each question, or just at the end?

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For each question, you select your answer and click the button that reads "submit vote."

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Honestly: when was the last time you did something unselfish for someone else?

I had to think about that for a second, and then remembered that I am a wife and a mother!!! In other words: everyday! LOL



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LOL ! Indeed, Alice !

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Just a note, for confession I put "whenever I feel like it" because that is generally when it is, if I feel that I need to go to confession I go. By feel, I mean that I know or can tell that I have done something gravely immoral or something is weighing on my heart. So I go several times throughout the year and definitely during Phillip's Fast and the Great Fast.

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OK; thank you for taking the survey !

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I notice that for the question about the Catholic Catechism, 38% said "none of the above." So, what do you use the Cathgolic Catechism for, if anything? (Should I have had "I don't use it at all" option?)

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" So, what do you use the Cathgolic Catechism for, if anything?"

I really don't know. I got it some fourteen years ago, read it through, realized it had nothing to do with us, and put it up on a shelf. I suppose it's a placeholder for something better I have not yet bought.

I don't think I could use it to light my barbeque. Not only am I morally opposed to book burning, books don't really burn all that well (unless you douse them in gasoline, but you can do that to the charcoal and leave out the middle man).

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I accidentally entered that I pray "monthly" by mistake. So that one is me! Ugh. Please don't think anyone actually entered that answer! Of course, I meant to enter "daily."

The survey answers are quite interesting, so far.

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About how many replies do you get before you close the survey? I should think you need about fifty to get any statistically significant results.

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In statistics, 30 is our idea of a "large number."

It isn't a question of how many you need to be valid, but how certain you can be given the number of responses you have.

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Hi Stuart,

Like Doc said, 30ish - 40ish.

Be well.

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The problem with a small sample is outliers have disproportionate weight. Still, the results so far show very interesting trends.

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Yes, and yes.

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