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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? single choice
	male
	female
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 05:54 AM
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Age? single choice
	under 21
	21 - 30
	31 - 40
	41 - 50
	51 - 60
	61 - 70
	over 70
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:01 AM
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How long have you been participating at Byzcath.org ? single choice
	under one year
	1 - 3 years
	3 - 5 years
	more than 5 years
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:01 AM
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What religion were you raised with ? single choice
	Catholic -- Eastern rites / sui juris churches
	Catholic -- Roman rite
	Orthodox -- Chalcedonian (in communion with Constantinople)
	Orthodox -- non-Chalcedonian (not in communion with Constantinople)
	other
	none
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:04 AM
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What religion were you five (5) years ago (2004) ? single choice
	Catholic -- Eastern rites / sui juris churches
	Catholic -- Roman rite
	Orthodox -- Chalcedonian (in communion with Constantinople)
	Orthodox -- non-Chalcedonian (not in communion with Constantinople)
	other
	none
	seeking
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:06 AM
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What religion are you now (2009) ? single choice
	Catholic -- Eastern rites / sui juris churches
	Catholic -- Roman rite
	Orthodox -- Chalcedonian (in communion with Constantinople)
	Orthodox -- non-Chalcedonian (not in communion with Constantinople)
	other
	none
	seeking
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:07 AM
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What religion do expect to be five (5) years in then future (2014) ? single choice
	Catholic -- Eastern rites / sui juris churches
	Catholic -- Roman rite
	Orthodox -- Chalcedonian
	Orthodox -- non-Chalcedonian
	other
	none
	seeking
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:09 AM
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What is your vocation now (2009)? single choice
	bishop
	deacon, single
	deacon, married
	lay person, single
	lay person, married
	lay person, single, preparing for religious vocation
	lay person, married, preparing for religious vocation
	monk
	nun
	priest, single
	priest, married
	religious brother
	religious sister
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:11 AM
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What do you think your vocation will be five (5) years from now (2014)? single choice
	bishop
	deacon, single
	deacon, married
	lay person, single
	lay person, married
	lay person, single, preparing for religious vocation
	lay person, married, preparing for religious vocation
	monk
	nun
	priest, single
	priest, married
	religious brother
	religious sister
	not sure
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:17 AM
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Where do you live? single choice
	Africa
	Australia or New Zealand
	Eastern Asia (China, Philippines, etc.)
	Eastern Europe (Poland, Russia, FSU)
	Latin America
	Middle East
	North America (US or Canada)
	South Asia (India, etc.)
	Western Europe
	other
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:19 AM
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How would you describe your race? single choice
	black
	brown
	red
	white
	yellow
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:21 AM
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How would you describe your sexual orientation? single choice
	bi (bisexual)
	gay (homosexual)
	straight (heterosexual)
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:22 AM
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How would you describe your political ideology? single choice
	conservative
	moderate
	liberal
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:23 AM
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God is single choice
	trinity: three in persons, one in essence
	one: no trinity, but personal
	one: not personal, more like an Ultimate Reality
	a myth
	not sure
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:24 AM
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Jesus Christ is single choice
	both God and man (in all ways but sin)
	a man, but a very great and holy one
	God, who only appeared like a man
	a myth
	not sure
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:25 AM
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The Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ single choice
	really happened
	is a myth
	not sure
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:27 AM
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Jesus' death on the Cross was single choice
	God's redemption of mankind from our sins
	the death of a good man who gave witness to his principles
	an illusion
	a myth
	not sure
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:29 AM
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Jesus' resurrection on third day single choice
	really happened
	was just a resuscitation; he never really died.
	a hallucination or wishful thinking
	a myth
	not sure
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:30 AM
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Jesus meant to found a Church: single choice
	Yes, and it's alive and well; come and visit this Sunday !
	No, he meant to start a social movement, but Paul turned into a religion.
	No, he taught divine enlightenment (like Buddha or Krishna).
	is a myth, that Constantine and others used for their own purposes.
	not sure
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:31 AM
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Abortion single choice
	is a great evil, among several threats to human life.
	is the greatest evil, and there is no greater threat to human life.
	should be safe, legal, and discouraged.
	is a woman's right to choose.
	not sure
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:32 AM
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Gay marriage is single choice
	unacceptable for the Church, but inevitable in secular society.
	total nonsense, and it should be banned by the government.
	an idea that's time has come.
	justice.
	not sure
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:33 AM
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Stem cell research is single choice
	ok, if the stem cells do not come from a human embryo.
	unacceptable under any circumstances.
	ok, regardless of where the stem cells come from.
	not sure
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:34 AM
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Birth control is single choice
	ok, or an allowance to human weakness; but it cannot involve abortion.
	intrinsically evil, in all forms.
	totally acceptable
	not sure
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:35 AM
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Divorce is single choice
	a catastrophe, but sometimes it must be allowed due to the realities of human life.
	a contradiction and it should not be allowed, if a marriage is genuine.
	acceptable whenever the two people choose it.
	not sure
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:36 AM
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The Church is infallible in teachings of faith and morals: single choice
	yes.
	yes, but understanding can develop over time.
	no.
	not sure
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:38 AM
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The pope (the bishop of Rome) is single choice
	the vicar of Christ, prince of the Apostles, infallible in matters of faith and morals,with universal jurisdiction and authority.
	a first among equals of bishops, but not infallible.
	just an old man on a throne.
	not sure.
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:40 AM
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The ultimate Authority in the Church is single choice
	the pope
	ecumenical councils and tradition (which includes the Bible)
	the Bible and faith, alone
	the golden rule: whoever has the gold makes the rules
	not sure
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:42 AM
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I use the Catholic Catechism . . . single choice
	as an ultimate citation of authority, and for proselytizing !
	as an useful, if legalistic, reference book of official Roman Catholic views.
	as a study aid.
	to light my bar-b-q on the Fourth of July.
	none of the above.
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:43 AM
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The true Church is single choice
	Catholicism
	Orthodoxy
	both Catholic and Orthodox, like in the first millennium.
	Protestantism
	mystical communion with Christ, which can occur in most denominations
	a myth
	not sure
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:44 AM
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Ecumenism means, ultimately: single choice
	a sellout of principles, a dilution of truth.
	listening, and repentance.
	let's all just get along.
	not sure
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:45 AM
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How often do you attend worship (Divine Liturgy / the Mass / Services) ? single choice
	daily
	weekly and on holydays
	monthly
	a few times per year
	whenever I feel like it
	weddings and funerals
	never
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:47 AM
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How often do you receive the Eucharist? single choice
	daily
	weekly and on holydays
	monthly
	a few times per year
	whenever I feel like it
	weddings and funerals
	never
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:49 AM
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How often do you go to Confession? single choice
	daily
	weekly and for holydays
	monthly
	a few times per year
	whenever I feel like it
	weddings and funerals
	never
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:50 AM
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How often do you pray? single choice
	daily
	weekly and on holydays
	monthly
	a few times per year
	whenever I feel like it
	weddings and funerals
	never
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:51 AM
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How often do you fast ? multiple choice
	before Communion
	Wednesdays and Fridays
	a few days in Great Lent (beginning and ending)
	all of Great Lent
	Advent (Nativity Fast)
	more
	not at all
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:56 AM
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What do fast from eating? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. multiple choice
	meat
	fish
	dairy
	eggs
	junk food
	meat, but chicken doesn't count as meat.
	I don't fast.
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 06:59 AM
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Honestly: when was the last time you did something unselfish for someone else? single choice
	whenever the need arises
	I try often, at least once a day
	uhm . . .
	I don't even try . . .
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 07:01 AM
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How often do you study your religious faith? single choice
	I'm reading something all the time.
	I read something every month.
	I read something last month . . .
	This website and Sunday worship is it.
	You mean you're supposed to study this stuff?
Votes accepted starting: 05/04/09 07:03 AM
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Um, just how does this work? Do you have to submit after each question, or just at the end?

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

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

LOL ! Indeed, Alice !

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.

OK; thank you for taking the survey !

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?)

-- John

" 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).

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.

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.

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.

hawk

Hi Stuart,

Like Doc said, 30ish - 40ish.

Be well.

-- John

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

Yes, and yes.