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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

[IF HM_20=2 OR DK/RF SKIP TO HM_22] On average, do you have less than one alcoholic drink a day, one to two drinks a day, three to four drinks a day, or five or more drinks a day? (HM_21)

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	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Less than 1	76.6% 318	81.3% 466	71.8% 376	72.3% 191	67.1% 55	75.7% 1406
One or two	19.3% 80	12.9% 74	18.5% 97	22.7% 60	31.7% 26	18.1% 337
Three or four	2.9% 12	3.7% 21	6.1% 32	4.2% 11	1.2% 1	4.1% 77
5 or more	1.0% 4	1.9% 11	3.6% 19	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	1.9% 35
Missing	140	175	229	149	59	752
TOTAL	100.0% 415	100.0% 573	100.0% 524	100.0% 264	100.0% 82	1858

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Don't know	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Less than 1	84.4% 740	67.9% 666	75.7% 1406
One or two	12.8% 112	22.9% 225	18.1% 337
Three or four	2.3% 20	5.8% 57	4.1% 77
5 or more	0.2% 2	3.4% 33	1.9% 35
Missing	475	278	753
TOTAL	100.0% 877	100.0% 981	1858

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	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0	0.2% 3
Less than 1	67.7% 90	78.9% 240	71.5% 351	77.8% 294	83.1% 108	76.6% 315	8	75.7% 1398
One or two	24.8% 33	15.8% 48	23.0% 113	17.5% 66	9.2% 12	15.3% 63	1	18.1% 335
Three or four	2.3% 3	4.3% 13	3.7% 18	3.2% 12	6.2% 8	5.6% 23	0	4.2% 77
5 or more	4.5% 6	1.0% 3	1.6% 8	1.6% 6	1.5% 2	2.2% 9	0	1.8% 34
Missing	35	75	140	126	94	266	0	736
TOTAL	100.0% 133	100.0% 304	100.0% 491	100.0% 378	100.0% 130	100.0% 411	9	1847

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Don't know	0.1% 1	1.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Less than 1	74.9% 1031	70.7% 123	78.1% 164	95.0% 38	100.0% 3	85.2% 46	75.6% 1405
One or two	19.8% 272	18.4% 32	13.3% 28	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	9.3% 5	18.1% 337
Three or four	3.7% 51	7.5% 13	4.3% 9	5.0% 2	0.0% 0	5.6% 3	4.2% 78
5 or more	1.6% 22	2.3% 4	4.3% 9	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.9% 35
Missing	434	104	112	68	6	28	752
TOTAL	100.0% 1377	100.0% 174	100.0% 210	100.0% 40	100.0% 3	100.0% 54	1858

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Don't know	1.1% 1	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Less than 1	68.1% 62	73.3% 319	80.8% 231	79.8% 424	69.8% 222	74.4% 148	75.6% 1406
One or two	20.9% 19	19.3% 84	17.5% 50	13.9% 74	22.6% 72	19.6% 39	18.2% 338
Three or four	8.8% 8	5.1% 22	1.7% 5	3.4% 18	4.7% 15	5.0% 10	4.2% 78
5 or more	1.1% 1	1.8% 8	0.0% 0	2.8% 15	2.8% 9	1.0% 2	1.9% 35
Missing	56	259	76	163	94	105	753
TOTAL	100.0% 91	100.0% 435	100.0% 286	100.0% 531	100.0% 318	100.0% 199	1860

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Don't know	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Less than 1	80.4% 262	76.2% 324	76.1% 461	71.7% 359	75.7% 1406
One or two	14.1% 46	13.6% 58	18.0% 109	24.6% 123	18.1% 336
Three or four	3.1% 10	8.0% 34	3.5% 21	2.4% 12	4.1% 77
5 or more	2.1% 7	2.1% 9	2.1% 13	1.4% 7	1.9% 36
Missing	114	196	275	168	753
TOTAL	100.0% 326	100.0% 425	100.0% 606	100.0% 501	1858

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	0.6% 1	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
Less than 1	69.9% 109	72.3% 538	78.4% 286	80.8% 265	80.9% 174	68.6% 35	75.7% 1407
One or two	21.8% 34	20.8% 155	12.6% 46	15.5% 51	17.2% 37	27.5% 14	18.1% 337
Three or four	2.6% 4	4.3% 32	7.4% 27	2.7% 9	1.9% 4	2.0% 1	4.1% 77
5 or more	5.1% 8	2.3% 17	1.6% 6	0.9% 3	0.0% 0	2.0% 1	1.9% 35
Missing	150	312	115	94	52	20	743
TOTAL	100.0% 156	100.0% 744	100.0% 365	100.0% 328	100.0% 215	100.0% 51	1859