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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

For the next few questions, please think about the past twelve months. In the past twelve months, have you ever had two weeks or longer when nearly every day you felt sad, empty, or depressed for most of the day? (HM_24)

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	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Yes	34.7% 193	27.0% 202	28.3% 213	19.8% 81	23.4% 33	27.7% 722
No	65.3% 363	72.7% 544	71.7% 539	79.7% 326	76.6% 108	72.1% 1880
Missing	0	1	1	2	1	5
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 748	100.0% 752	100.0% 409	100.0% 141	2606

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Yes	32.4% 436	22.7% 285	27.7% 721
No	67.5% 909	77.2% 971	72.2% 1880
Missing	5	1	6
TOTAL	100.0% 1347	100.0% 1258	2605

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	0.3% 2	0	0.1% 2
Yes	35.7% 60	29.4% 111	22.5% 142	23.2% 117	23.2% 52	34.2% 231	7	27.6% 713
No	64.3% 108	70.6% 267	77.1% 486	76.8% 387	76.8% 172	65.5% 443	16	72.2% 1863
Missing	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 378	100.0% 630	100.0% 504	100.0% 224	100.0% 676	23	2580

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	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Yes	26.6% 481	33.1% 92	28.4% 91	22.0% 24	33.3% 3	36.1% 30	27.7% 721
No	73.3% 1324	66.5% 185	70.9% 227	78.0% 85	66.7% 6	63.9% 53	72.1% 1880
Missing	4	0	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 1807	100.0% 278	100.0% 320	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 83	2606

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	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Yes	36.7% 54	28.8% 199	20.8% 75	27.4% 190	31.7% 130	24.2% 73	27.7% 721
No	62.6% 92	70.9% 490	79.2% 286	72.3% 501	68.3% 280	75.8% 229	72.1% 1878
Missing	0	3	1	1	0	2	7
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 691	100.0% 361	100.0% 693	100.0% 410	100.0% 302	2604

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	0.3% 2	0.1% 2
Yes	24.1% 106	25.3% 157	30.5% 268	28.4% 189	27.6% 720
No	75.9% 333	74.7% 464	69.2% 608	71.3% 475	72.2% 1880
Missing	0	0	3	2	5
TOTAL	100.0% 439	100.0% 621	100.0% 878	100.0% 666	2604

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	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
Yes	39.9% 122	30.4% 321	24.4% 117	22.1% 93	17.2% 46	31.0% 22	0	27.7% 721
No	59.5% 182	69.6% 734	75.6% 363	77.9% 328	82.8% 221	69.0% 49	3	72.2% 1877
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1055	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	5	2600