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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
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
Yes	5.9% 33	13.9% 104	33.3% 251	54.8% 224	68.8% 97	27.2% 709
No	94.1% 522	85.9% 642	66.5% 501	44.0% 180	31.2% 44	72.5% 1889
Missing	0	1	1	2	1	5
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 747	100.0% 753	100.0% 409	100.0% 141	2605

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 3	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.2% 3	0.1% 1	0.2% 4
Yes	31.7% 427	22.4% 282	27.2% 709
No	68.1% 917	77.3% 973	72.5% 1890
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	0.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0	0.1% 3
Yes	22.0% 37	25.7% 97	29.5% 186	26.2% 132	30.4% 68	26.8% 181	7	27.2% 701
No	78.0% 131	74.3% 281	69.9% 441	73.8% 372	69.6% 156	72.9% 493	16	72.6% 1874
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	0.2% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.2% 3	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
Yes	30.8% 556	24.5% 68	13.4% 43	20.2% 22	22.2% 2	22.0% 18	27.2% 709
No	68.9% 1245	75.2% 209	86.6% 277	79.8% 87	77.8% 7	78.0% 64	72.5% 1889
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	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.7% 1	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
Yes	29.9% 44	31.7% 219	31.3% 113	24.8% 172	22.4% 92	22.8% 69	27.2% 709
No	69.4% 102	67.6% 467	68.7% 248	75.1% 521	77.6% 318	77.2% 233	72.5% 1889
Missing	0	3	1	1	0	2	7
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 691	100.0% 361	100.0% 694	100.0% 410	100.0% 302	2605

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.5% 3	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
Yes	28.6% 126	35.4% 220	26.7% 235	19.2% 128	27.2% 709
No	71.4% 314	64.1% 398	72.8% 640	80.8% 538	72.5% 1890
Missing	0	0	3	2	5
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 621	100.0% 879	100.0% 666	2606

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
Don't know	0.7% 2	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 3
Yes	39.5% 121	26.1% 276	27.3% 131	20.2% 85	26.6% 71	36.6% 26	0	27.3% 710
No	59.8% 183	73.8% 779	72.7% 349	79.6% 335	73.4% 196	63.4% 45	3	72.5% 1887
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	5	2601