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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

Thinking about your current physical problems, how much do these limit your normal daily activities? (HM_11)

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	0.7% 1	0.0% 1
A lot	2.5% 14	4.4% 33	12.0% 90	17.1% 70	22.9% 32	9.2% 239
Somewhat	7.4% 41	8.3% 62	15.0% 113	23.7% 97	32.9% 46	13.8% 359
Just a little	13.0% 72	19.4% 145	17.1% 129	21.3% 87	14.3% 20	17.4% 453
Not at all	77.1% 428	67.9% 507	55.9% 421	37.4% 153	29.3% 41	59.5% 1550
Missing	0	1	1	2	1	5
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 747	100.0% 753	100.0% 409	100.0% 140	2604

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.1% 1	0.2% 2	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
A lot	9.6% 129	8.7% 110	9.2% 239
Somewhat	15.2% 205	12.3% 155	13.8% 360
Just a little	17.0% 229	17.9% 225	17.4% 454
Not at all	58.1% 783	60.9% 767	59.5% 1550
Missing	5	1	6
TOTAL	100.0% 1348	100.0% 1259	2607

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	1	0.0% 0
A lot	9.5% 16	8.7% 33	7.3% 46	7.3% 37	8.5% 19	12.0% 81	6	9.0% 232
Somewhat	13.1% 22	13.5% 51	14.1% 89	14.7% 74	15.2% 34	13.3% 90	0	13.9% 360
Just a little	16.7% 28	21.4% 81	15.9% 100	20.6% 104	11.2% 25	16.0% 108	8	17.3% 446
Not at all	60.7% 102	56.3% 213	62.4% 393	57.4% 290	65.2% 146	58.7% 397	8	59.7% 1541
Missing	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 378	100.0% 630	100.0% 505	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	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
A lot	9.1% 164	8.6% 24	8.1% 26	4.6% 5	44.4% 4	19.3% 16	9.2% 239
Somewhat	15.3% 277	12.6% 35	7.8% 25	9.2% 10	11.1% 1	13.3% 11	13.8% 359
Just a little	18.1% 326	17.6% 49	15.0% 48	11.9% 13	0.0% 0	21.7% 18	17.4% 454
Not at all	57.4% 1036	61.2% 170	69.1% 221	74.3% 81	44.4% 4	45.8% 38	59.5% 1550
Missing	4	0	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 1806	100.0% 278	100.0% 320	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 83	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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
A lot	10.9% 16	15.5% 107	5.3% 19	7.5% 52	8.3% 34	3.6% 11	9.2% 239
Somewhat	15.0% 22	13.7% 95	15.2% 55	13.1% 91	13.9% 57	12.9% 39	13.8% 359
Just a little	19.0% 28	16.0% 111	19.4% 70	15.2% 105	21.5% 88	17.2% 52	17.4% 454
Not at all	55.1% 81	54.3% 376	60.1% 217	64.2% 445	56.3% 231	66.2% 200	59.5% 1550
Missing	0	3	1	1	0	2	7
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 692	100.0% 361	100.0% 693	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	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
A lot	5.2% 23	12.6% 78	11.0% 97	6.2% 41	9.2% 239
Somewhat	14.5% 64	16.9% 105	13.2% 116	11.3% 75	13.8% 360
Just a little	18.8% 83	15.5% 96	17.0% 149	18.9% 126	17.4% 454
Not at all	61.5% 271	55.0% 341	58.4% 513	63.7% 424	59.4% 1549
Missing	0	0	3	2	5
TOTAL	100.0% 441	100.0% 620	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	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	2	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
A lot	24.2% 74	9.8% 104	7.7% 37	3.3% 14	1.5% 4	8.5% 6	0	9.2% 239
Somewhat	15.0% 46	15.5% 164	9.6% 46	10.9% 46	15.4% 41	22.5% 16	0	13.8% 359
Just a little	20.3% 62	15.2% 161	19.0% 91	17.1% 72	21.0% 56	16.9% 12	0	17.4% 454
Not at all	40.2% 123	59.4% 628	63.8% 306	68.6% 289	61.8% 165	52.1% 37	3	59.5% 1548
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1057	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	5	2602