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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

Do you ever drink any alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, liquor? (HM_20)

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	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Yes	74.8% 415	76.6% 572	69.7% 525	64.3% 263	58.2% 82	71.3% 1857
No	25.2% 140	23.4% 175	30.1% 227	35.2% 144	41.8% 59	28.6% 745
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% 2	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 1
Yes	65.1% 876	78.0% 981	71.3% 1857
No	34.9% 470	21.8% 274	28.6% 744
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	0.0% 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	0.1% 1	0	0.0% 1
Yes	79.3% 134	80.4% 304	78.0% 492	75.0% 378	58.0% 130	60.8% 411	9	71.6% 1849
No	20.7% 35	19.6% 74	21.7% 137	25.0% 126	42.0% 94	39.1% 264	14	28.3% 730
Missing	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 378	100.0% 631	100.0% 504	100.0% 224	100.0% 676	23	2582

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
Yes	76.2% 1377	62.6% 174	65.3% 209	37.0% 40	33.3% 3	65.9% 54	71.3% 1857
No	23.6% 427	37.4% 104	34.7% 111	63.0% 68	66.7% 6	34.1% 28	28.6% 744
Missing	4	0	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 1807	100.0% 278	100.0% 320	100.0% 108	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2604

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 1
Yes	61.9% 91	63.0% 435	79.0% 286	76.6% 531	77.1% 316	65.9% 199	71.3% 1858
No	38.1% 56	36.8% 254	21.0% 76	23.4% 162	22.9% 94	33.8% 102	28.6% 744
Missing	0	3	1	1	0	2	7
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 691	100.0% 362	100.0% 693	100.0% 410	100.0% 302	2605

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 1
Yes	74.1% 326	68.4% 425	69.0% 606	75.1% 500	71.3% 1857
No	25.9% 114	31.6% 196	30.8% 270	24.8% 165	28.6% 745
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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2	0.0% 0
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Yes	51.0% 156	70.4% 743	76.0% 365	77.7% 327	80.5% 215	71.8% 51	0	71.4% 1857
No	49.0% 150	29.6% 312	23.8% 114	22.3% 94	19.5% 52	28.2% 20	3	28.5% 742
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1055	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	5	2600