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Religious Leaders

The PALS seeks to understand the impact of religion in everyday life, and ultimately the connections between religious change and other forms of change among diverse individuals and families over the course of their lives.

Results & Summaries

Do you have any physical or nervous condition that limits the type of work or the amount of work you can do? (HM_2)

Variable Comparisons

[Age | Gender | Political Ideology | Race | Religious Tradition | Region | Education ]

Age

	18 to 29 years old	30 to 44 years old	45 to 59 years old	60 to 74 years old	75 years and older	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 6
Yes	11.0% 61	17.0% 127	26.0% 196	40.5% 166	52.5% 74	23.9% 624
No	89.0% 495	83.0% 620	73.2% 551	59.0% 242	47.5% 67	75.8% 1975
Missing	0	1	1	2	1	5
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 747	100.0% 753	100.0% 410	100.0% 141	2607

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.4% 6	0.0% 0	0.2% 6
Yes	23.8% 321	23.9% 301	23.9% 622
No	75.7% 1019	75.9% 955	75.8% 1974
Missing	5	1	6
TOTAL	100.0% 1346	100.0% 1258	2604

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 6	0	0.2% 6
Yes	29.8% 50	22.8% 86	21.4% 135	25.4% 128	21.9% 49	24.3% 164	10	23.7% 612
No	70.2% 118	77.2% 292	78.3% 494	74.6% 376	78.1% 175	74.9% 506	13	76.0% 1961
Missing	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 378	100.0% 631	100.0% 504	100.0% 224	100.0% 676	23	2581

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.5% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 6
Yes	26.4% 477	21.6% 60	14.3% 46	9.2% 10	11.1% 1	34.1% 28	23.9% 622
No	73.5% 1328	78.4% 218	85.7% 275	85.3% 93	88.9% 8	65.9% 54	75.8% 1976
Missing	4	0	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 1807	100.0% 278	100.0% 321	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2606

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.0% 6	0.2% 6
Yes	26.5% 39	30.1% 208	22.4% 81	20.9% 145	22.4% 92	18.5% 56	23.8% 621
No	73.5% 108	69.6% 481	77.6% 281	79.1% 548	77.6% 318	79.5% 240	75.9% 1976
Missing	0	3	1	1	0	2	7
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 691	100.0% 362	100.0% 693	100.0% 410	100.0% 302	2605

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	1.4% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 6
Yes	18.6% 82	29.1% 181	26.9% 236	18.5% 123	23.9% 622
No	80.0% 352	70.9% 440	72.9% 640	81.5% 543	75.8% 1975
Missing	0	0	3	2	5
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 621	100.0% 878	100.0% 666	2605

Education

	No high school diploma	GED or high school diploma	Vocational/technical diploma or Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2	0.0% 0
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.6% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 6
Yes	40.5% 124	24.2% 256	20.8% 100	17.1% 72	17.6% 47	32.4% 23	0	23.9% 622
No	59.5% 182	75.2% 794	79.2% 380	82.9% 349	82.4% 220	67.6% 48	3	75.9% 1973
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	5	2601