Results of Participant Questionnaire (PQ)

Mailed PQ to 2,561 (344 were returned with wrong addresses) so 2,217

E-mailed PQ to 917

Faxed PQ to 236 Priests

Total: 3,370

(Many of the above were forwarded to others who had an interest – the total number is unknown)

As of 3/9/06 Received 374 PQ’s (.11%) 317 yes responses 57 no responses

Some statistics:

219 Women

Race

195 White/Caucasian; 15 African/American; 5 Hispanic/Latino; 2 Asian & Pacific Islander; 2NA

Age

2 Over 80 88 are 30-49

10 are 70-79 8 are 18-29

110 are 50-69 1 NA

Describe Self

86 Advocate for persons with a disability

89 Professional in field of disabilities

65 Relative of a person with a disability

77 Parent of person with a disability

51 Volunteer

30 Persons with a disability

10 Physical Challenges; 7Other (depression/anxiety disorder, Epilepsy, mysenthia gravis, arthritis, post polio, Prader Willi Syndrome, mild disability); 6 Mental Illness; 5 Hard of hearing; 3 Multiple Challenges; 3 Blind/Visually Disabled; 2 Deaf, 1 Autism; 2 Cognitive disability; Fibromyalgio; arthritis; chronic fatigue syndrome

15 Other

19 Religious Sister

13 Pastoral Minister

6 Other Religious Tradition

1 Deacon

Familiar w/ these types of disabilities

22 Other (3 ADHD; 1 ADD; 1 Behaviors; 2 Cerebral Palsy; 3 Down Syndrome; 1 Epilepsy, 1 other neurological; 1 SID; 1 Learning disabilities, 1 medical diagnosis; 1 Fragile X; 1 SMA; 1 Mental Impairment; 1 Brain Damage; 1 Hyperactive; 1 Child Alcoholic Syndrome 1 Hidden Disabilities)

5 Other (3 NA; 1 ADHD; 1 mild cognitive impairment); 3 Mental Illness; 4 Physical Challenges; 1 Hard of hearing; 1 Blind/Visually disabled; 1 Autism; 1 Cognitive Disability

1 ADD; 1 Cornelia Delange Syndrome; 1 dementia, 1 aging; 1 Drug/Alcohol Addictions; 2 Epilepsy; 1 head injuries; 1 speech

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