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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

In the past three years, have you had any of the following life events or problems happened to you: You yourself suffered a serious illness, injury, or an assault? (HM_27)

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	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Yes	19.1% 106	18.2% 136	23.3% 175	26.4% 108	35.0% 49	22.1% 574
No	80.9% 449	81.4% 608	76.7% 577	73.1% 299	65.0% 91	77.8% 2024
Missing	0	1	1	2	1	5
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 747	100.0% 752	100.0% 409	100.0% 140	2603

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 3	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.2% 3	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Yes	20.6% 277	23.6% 297	22.0% 574
No	79.2% 1067	76.2% 958	77.7% 2025
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	0.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 3	0	0.1% 3
Yes	23.1% 39	20.4% 77	20.3% 128	19.2% 97	22.3% 50	26.9% 182	2	22.2% 573
No	76.9% 130	79.6% 301	79.2% 500	80.8% 407	77.7% 174	72.6% 491	22	77.6% 2003
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	24	2582

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.2% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
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	22.0% 398	19.9% 55	21.9% 70	24.8% 27	22.2% 2	28.0% 23	22.1% 575
No	77.8% 1407	79.8% 221	77.5% 248	75.2% 82	77.8% 7	72.0% 59	77.7% 2024
Missing	4	0	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 1808	100.0% 277	100.0% 320	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2605

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
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	17.8% 26	25.9% 179	19.9% 72	21.4% 148	22.0% 90	19.5% 59	22.0% 574
No	81.5% 119	73.7% 510	80.1% 290	78.4% 543	78.0% 320	80.5% 243	77.7% 2025
Missing	0	3	1	1	0	2	7
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 692	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	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.3% 2	0.1% 3
Yes	22.5% 99	24.0% 149	21.6% 190	20.4% 136	22.0% 574
No	77.5% 341	76.0% 472	77.9% 684	79.3% 528	77.7% 2025
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	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 3
Yes	32.7% 100	21.5% 227	20.6% 99	19.7% 83	18.4% 49	23.9% 17	0	22.1% 575
No	66.7% 204	78.5% 829	79.2% 380	80.0% 337	81.6% 218	76.1% 54	3	77.7% 2022
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	5	2601