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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

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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
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	57.8% 59	57.4% 58	66.4% 85	56.4% 31	42.9% 3	60.1% 236
No	42.2% 43	42.6% 43	33.6% 43	43.6% 24	57.1% 4	39.9% 157
Missing	453	647	625	356	134	2215
TOTAL	100.0% 102	100.0% 101	100.0% 128	100.0% 55	100.0% 7	393

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	67.1% 157	49.7% 80	60.0% 237
No	32.9% 77	50.3% 81	40.0% 158
Missing	1117	1099	2216
TOTAL	100.0% 234	100.0% 161	395

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 0
Yes	76.5% 26	51.8% 29	49.0% 48	56.9% 33	44.8% 13	75.9% 88	1	60.6% 237
No	23.5% 8	48.2% 27	51.0% 50	43.1% 25	55.2% 16	24.1% 28	4	39.4% 154
Missing	134	323	534	446	196	561	0	2194
TOTAL	100.0% 34	100.0% 56	100.0% 98	100.0% 58	100.0% 29	100.0% 116	5	391

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	60.7% 187	56.3% 18	58.6% 17	87.5% 7	0.0% 0	56.3% 9	60.3% 238
No	39.3% 121	43.8% 14	41.4% 12	12.5% 1	100.0% 2	43.8% 7	39.7% 157
Missing	1503	246	292	101	7	66	2215
TOTAL	100.0% 308	100.0% 32	100.0% 29	100.0% 8	100.0% 2	100.0% 16	395

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	52.6% 10	66.0% 68	50.0% 22	55.1% 38	65.6% 61	56.7% 38	60.0% 237
No	47.4% 9	34.0% 35	50.0% 22	44.9% 31	34.4% 32	43.3% 29	40.0% 158
Missing	127	590	319	625	317	237	2215
TOTAL	100.0% 19	100.0% 103	100.0% 44	100.0% 69	100.0% 93	100.0% 67	395

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	68.1% 47	70.3% 64	52.8% 75	55.4% 51	60.2% 237
No	31.9% 22	29.7% 27	47.2% 67	44.6% 41	39.8% 157
Missing	371	530	739	576	2216
TOTAL	100.0% 69	100.0% 91	100.0% 142	100.0% 92	394

Education

	No high school diploma	GED or high school diploma	Vocational/technical diploma or Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree	Other	TOTAL
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	65.2% 43	65.9% 118	45.3% 24	57.4% 35	48.4% 15	50.0% 1	60.2% 236
No	34.8% 23	34.1% 61	54.7% 29	42.6% 26	51.6% 16	50.0% 1	39.8% 156
Missing	239	877	426	359	235	69	2205
TOTAL	100.0% 66	100.0% 179	100.0% 53	100.0% 61	100.0% 31	100.0% 2	392