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Results & Summaries

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

Has a doctor ever told you that you have or had high blood pressure, hypertension, diabetes, or high blood sugar? (HM_3)

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	10.5% 58	18.9% 141	41.4% 311	60.4% 247	69.3% 97	32.8% 854
No	89.5% 497	81.1% 606	58.6% 441	39.1% 160	30.7% 43	67.1% 1747
Missing	0	1	1	2	1	5
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 747	100.0% 752	100.0% 409	100.0% 140	2603

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	34.2% 461	31.4% 395	32.8% 856
No	65.8% 886	68.5% 862	67.1% 1748
Missing	5	1	6
TOTAL	100.0% 1347	100.0% 1259	2606

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	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 0
Yes	27.4% 46	36.0% 136	31.4% 198	31.3% 158	32.9% 74	34.8% 235	8	32.8% 847
No	72.6% 122	64.0% 242	68.3% 431	68.7% 346	67.1% 151	65.2% 441	15	67.1% 1733
Missing	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 378	100.0% 631	100.0% 504	100.0% 225	100.0% 676	23	2582

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	33.4% 604	42.4% 118	25.9% 83	23.9% 26	77.8% 7	22.0% 18	32.9% 856
No	66.5% 1201	57.6% 160	74.1% 237	76.1% 83	22.2% 2	78.0% 64	67.1% 1747
Missing	4	0	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 1807	100.0% 278	100.0% 320	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2605

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	45.6% 67	33.1% 229	39.3% 142	33.1% 229	24.9% 102	28.5% 86	32.8% 855
No	54.4% 80	66.6% 460	60.7% 219	66.9% 463	75.1% 308	71.5% 216	67.1% 1746
Missing	0	3	1	1	0	2	7
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 691	100.0% 361	100.0% 692	100.0% 410	100.0% 302	2603

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	34.5% 152	35.3% 219	33.2% 291	29.0% 193	32.8% 855
No	65.5% 288	64.7% 402	66.6% 584	71.0% 473	67.1% 1747
Missing	0	0	3	2	5
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 621	100.0% 877	100.0% 666	2604

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 0
Yes	45.6% 139	31.7% 335	30.8% 148	26.8% 113	36.0% 96	33.8% 24	0	32.9% 855
No	54.4% 166	68.3% 721	69.2% 332	73.2% 308	64.0% 171	66.2% 47	3	67.1% 1745
TOTAL	100.0% 305	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	5	2600