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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 any emotional, nervous, or psychiatric problems? (HM_12)

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	0.1% 1	0.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.2% 5
Yes	18.5% 103	13.5% 101	17.1% 129	13.4% 55	5.0% 7	15.2% 395
No	81.5% 453	86.3% 645	82.7% 623	85.8% 351	95.0% 134	84.7% 2206
Missing	0	1	1	2	1	5
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 747	100.0% 753	100.0% 409	100.0% 141	2606

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.1% 2	0.2% 3	0.2% 5
Yes	17.4% 234	12.7% 160	15.1% 394
No	82.5% 1110	87.0% 1095	84.7% 2205
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	0.5% 2	0.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 5
Yes	20.2% 34	14.8% 56	15.5% 98	11.5% 58	12.9% 29	17.0% 115	5	15.1% 390
No	79.8% 134	84.7% 321	84.0% 530	88.5% 446	87.1% 196	83.0% 560	19	84.7% 2187
Missing	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 379	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% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
Yes	17.1% 308	11.5% 32	9.1% 29	7.3% 8	22.2% 2	19.5% 16	15.2% 395
No	82.7% 1494	88.5% 246	90.9% 291	92.7% 101	77.8% 7	80.5% 66	84.7% 2205
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% 82	2604

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.4% 3	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 5
Yes	13.6% 20	14.9% 103	11.9% 43	10.0% 69	22.6% 93	22.1% 67	15.2% 395
No	86.4% 127	84.7% 585	87.8% 317	90.0% 624	77.1% 317	77.9% 236	84.7% 2206
Missing	0	3	1	1	0	2	7
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 691	100.0% 361	100.0% 693	100.0% 411	100.0% 303	2606

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 4	0.1% 1	0.2% 5
Yes	15.7% 69	14.7% 91	16.2% 142	13.8% 92	15.1% 394
No	84.3% 371	85.3% 530	83.4% 731	86.1% 574	84.7% 2206
Missing	0	0	3	2	5
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 621	100.0% 877	100.0% 667	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	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	2	0.1% 3
Yes	21.9% 67	17.0% 179	11.1% 53	14.7% 62	11.6% 31	2.8% 2	0	15.2% 394
No	78.1% 239	83.0% 877	88.9% 426	85.0% 358	87.6% 234	97.2% 69	3	84.7% 2203
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 479	100.0% 421	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	5	2600