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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 cancer or a malignant tumor, excluding skin cancer? (HM_4)

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	0.2% 1	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Yes	1.4% 8	2.4% 18	6.6% 50	13.9% 57	22.9% 32	6.3% 165
No	98.4% 547	97.5% 728	93.4% 702	85.6% 350	77.1% 108	93.5% 2435
Missing	0	1	1	2	1	5
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 747	100.0% 752	100.0% 409	100.0% 140	2604

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.1% 2
Yes	7.5% 101	5.2% 65	6.4% 166
No	92.4% 1244	94.6% 1190	93.5% 2434
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	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
Yes	4.7% 8	6.3% 24	7.3% 46	5.6% 28	6.7% 15	6.5% 44	1	6.4% 165
No	95.3% 161	93.7% 354	92.2% 581	94.2% 475	93.3% 209	93.5% 632	23	93.5% 2412
Missing	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 378	100.0% 630	100.0% 504	100.0% 224	100.0% 676	24	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	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	1.2% 1	0.1% 2
Yes	7.5% 135	4.0% 11	3.7% 12	2.8% 3	0.0% 0	6.1% 5	6.4% 166
No	92.4% 1670	96.0% 267	96.3% 309	96.3% 104	100.0% 9	92.7% 76	93.5% 2435
Missing	4	0	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 1807	100.0% 278	100.0% 321	100.0% 108	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	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Yes	2.7% 4	9.3% 64	7.5% 27	7.4% 51	2.4% 10	3.3% 10	6.4% 166
No	97.3% 143	90.3% 624	92.5% 335	92.5% 641	97.6% 400	96.7% 293	93.5% 2436
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% 303	2606

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	0.1% 1	0.2% 1	0.1% 2
Yes	8.9% 39	6.0% 37	6.5% 57	5.0% 33	6.4% 166
No	91.1% 401	94.0% 584	93.2% 818	94.9% 632	93.5% 2435
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	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
Yes	10.8% 33	5.5% 58	6.0% 29	4.0% 17	6.4% 17	18.3% 13	0	6.4% 167
No	89.2% 273	94.3% 996	94.0% 451	96.0% 404	93.6% 250	81.7% 58	3	93.5% 2432
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	5	2601