Expected Results from the study

No. 2&3:

• Addresses of all the families in the Archdiocese

• Telephone numbers of the families in the Archdiocese

• Total number of family units in the archdiocese and their breakups in parishes and forane

• Average number of families and members in family units

No. 4:

• Number of settled families in the Archdiocese and parish

• Trend of mobility of faithful in different years

• Mobility from different localities

• Mobility to different localities

• Growth/decline in the strength of parishes according to mobility

• Reasons for mobility from and into a particular locality in respect to age group, education, job, economic condition of the family etc.

No. 5:

• Analysis of over all economic condition of people in the Archdiocese and parish

• Number of those who do not have a house

• Number of those who do not have land or property

• Number of those who own four-wheelers

• Number of those who own two-wheelers

• Economic condition of faithful in respect to locality, age group, education, job

• Number of vehicles in relation to the number of family members, job, education, age

No. 6:

• Total number of those who have joined Catholic Church through marriage in the Archdiocese and in a parish

• Number of those joined from a particular religion, another Church

• Number of those joined in respect to locality, age group, education, job

• Number of those joined in a particular period of time

No. 7:

• Total number of faithful gone to other sects from the Archdiocese and from a parish

• Number of those who went to a particular sect

• Number of those moved in respect to locality, age group, education, job, economic condition of the family etc.

• Number of those moved out in a particular period

No. 8:

• Data bank of all priests and religious from the Archdiocese and parishes

• Ratio of male-female vocations

• Ratio of vocations to domestic and foreign Congregations

• Influence of a particular religious congregation in the Archdiocese and in a parish

• Number of priests and religious working in other rites

• Number of priests and religious working abroad

• Attraction to particular Dioceses and Congregations and mission territories

• Vocations in respect to particular locality, age group, education, family background, number of members in the family etc.

• Vocations in respect to a particular period of time

No. 9:

• Total number of dropouts in the Archdiocese and in a parish Number of dropouts in respect to a particular Diocese and Congregation

• Dropouts in respect to locality, age group, economic condition and education of family etc.

• Dropouts in respect to the number of members in the family

• Dropouts in a particular period of time

• Marriage of dropouts – age, children, selection of partners

• Job of dropouts – studies, learning skills, moving out of family etc.

• Time span between joining and leaving How do the dropouts fare in life after leaving

No. 10:

• Number of families who read Christian periodicals

• Number of subscribers to different periodicals

• Reading habit of people in respect to different localities, age groups, education, job, economic condition of the family etc.

No. 11:

11.1) Number:

• Total number of the faithful in the archdiocese

• In comparison with total population

• In comparison with other religious people

• In comparison with other Christian denominations and rites

• In comparison with different dioceses, foranes and parishes

• Strength of faithful in different localities

11.2) Name in Relation

• Type of families

• Aged parents living with children

• Average number of children

• Age difference between children

• Percentage of male and female children

11.3) Date of Birth:

• Total number of different age groups among the faithful

• Their percentage in comparison

• Whether the Catholics are young or aging

• Birth rate and death rate, in comparison with gender

• Variations in number of age groups in different localities

• Variations in the attitude of people towards procreation

• Average age of child bearing

• Average lifespan of faithful in the archdiocese

11.4) Date of Marriage

• Average age of marriage

• Number of unmarried overage

• Age of marriage in comparison with economic conditions

• Age of marriage in comparison with number of children

• Relation between date of marriage and child bearing

• Average number of children of couples of different marriage timing

• Marriage age in comparison with studies and job

• Number of married couples staying in the same family

• Married in comparison with widows, singles, separated

• Employed and unemployed couples

• Married and away from the family

• Time span between marriage and becoming widows, separated etc.

11.5) Special Status in life

• Total number of widows and widowers

• Total number of Singles

• Total number of broken marriages and separated

• Total number of priests and religious hailing from the archdiocese

• Number of widows and widowers in comparison with total couples

• Male and female ratio in the death of partners

• Average life span of couples’ living together

• Number of children who lost their parents in different ages

• Number of widows taken care of by children

• Number of widows professionally qualified but not employed

• Number of widows/widowers employed outside the family

• Number of Singles in comparison with the married

• Average Age of Singles

• Relation between family background and staying

• Single Number of separated couples in comparison with total married

• Average age of the separated

• Relation between qualification/occupation and separation

• Relation between working away from family and separation

• Number of children staying with separated parents

• Number of vocations in comparison with family members

• Vocations in respect to different age groups

• Male and female ratio of vocations

• Vocations in comparison to the size of the family

• Vocations in comparison to gender ratio in family

• Vocations in comparison to qualification/occupation of members

• Number of Priests and religious away in India and abroad

• Preference to particular Congregations/dioceses

• Vocations in respect to different localities

11.6) Educational Qualification

• Total number of persons qualified at different levels

• Professionals in gender comparison

• Professionals of different age groups

• Preference to different professions

• Preference to profession based on gender

• Relation between particular localities and professions

• Relation between qualification and present job

• Professions in comparison with staying away from family

• Relation between professions and different status in life

11.7) Present Occupation

• Number of members engaged in different jobs

• Preferential jobs

• Preferential jobs based on age, gender, locality

• Number of those engaged in same profession as qualified

• Relation between profession and status in life

• Number of those professions compelling to staying away from family

• Number of retired persons from different positions

• Retired people in respect to different locality, age group, education, job, economic condition of the family etc.

11.8) If staying outside the family for job or study, write City and Country

• Total number of those staying away elsewhere in India

• Total number of those staying abroad Number of those in a particular country, city

• Number of those staying away in comparison to qualification, gender, job, age, locality

• Number of children whose parents stay away

• Number of families supported by outside income sources

11.9) If disabled permanently, what kind

• Total number of differently able faithful in the Archdiocese and in a parish

• Number of people with chronic illness

• Male-female ratio in disability

• Ratio in type of disability such as physical, intellectual and mental

• Number of disabled in respect to a particular locality, age group, number of members in the family

• Disabled in respect to the economic conditions of the family

• Disabled and marriage

• Disabled in respect to education and occupation

*Survey results will be a cross-section of the Kerala Church at large
*Survey results will give difference between village and urban faithful
*Survey results will help to study changes in society as years pass.
*Survey results will provoke further studies on the findings