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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

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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	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Yes	3.1% 17	4.3% 32	7.4% 56	19.3% 79	33.3% 47	8.9% 231
No	96.9% 538	95.6% 715	92.6% 697	80.2% 329	66.7% 94	91.0% 2373
Missing	0	1	1	2	1	5
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 748	100.0% 753	100.0% 410	100.0% 141	2607

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 3	0.1% 3
Yes	7.8% 105	9.9% 125	8.8% 230
No	92.2% 1242	89.8% 1130	91.1% 2372
Missing	5	1	6
TOTAL	100.0% 1347	100.0% 1258	2605

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	0.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 3
Yes	7.7% 13	5.8% 22	10.1% 64	8.9% 45	11.6% 26	8.9% 60	0	8.9% 230
No	92.3% 156	94.2% 356	89.4% 564	91.1% 459	88.4% 199	91.1% 615	24	91.0% 2349
Missing	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 378	100.0% 631	100.0% 504	100.0% 225	100.0% 675	24	2582

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.2% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Yes	10.2% 185	7.6% 21	4.4% 14	2.8% 3	0.0% 0	8.4% 7	8.8% 230
No	89.6% 1619	92.4% 256	95.6% 307	97.2% 105	100.0% 9	91.6% 76	91.1% 2372
Missing	4	0	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 1807	100.0% 277	100.0% 321	100.0% 108	100.0% 9	100.0% 83	2605

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Yes	9.5% 14	10.3% 71	11.6% 42	8.4% 58	7.1% 29	5.3% 16	8.8% 230
No	90.5% 133	89.3% 618	88.4% 320	91.6% 635	92.9% 381	94.7% 286	91.1% 2373
Missing	0	3	1	1	0	2	7
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 692	100.0% 362	100.0% 693	100.0% 410	100.0% 302	2606

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Yes	9.1% 40	13.0% 81	7.5% 66	6.6% 44	8.9% 231
No	90.9% 400	87.0% 540	92.1% 809	93.4% 622	91.0% 2371
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	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2	0.0% 1
Yes	12.4% 38	10.4% 110	6.5% 31	4.8% 20	7.5% 20	14.1% 10	0	8.8% 229
No	87.6% 268	89.6% 946	93.5% 449	95.0% 400	92.5% 246	85.9% 61	3	91.2% 2370
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	5	2600