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Results & Summaries

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 had a separation due to marital difficulties? (HM_31)

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	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	13.0% 31	11.0% 71	10.4% 71	2.3% 9	2.3% 3	8.9% 185
No	87.0% 207	88.9% 574	89.6% 611	97.2% 384	97.7% 125	91.0% 1901
Missing	318	102	72	17	14	523
TOTAL	100.0% 238	100.0% 646	100.0% 682	100.0% 395	100.0% 128	2089

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.3% 3	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	10.5% 115	7.0% 69	8.8% 184
No	89.5% 985	92.7% 915	91.0% 1900
Missing	250	272	522
TOTAL	100.0% 1100	100.0% 987	2087

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	0.6% 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	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 0
Yes	9.0% 10	9.3% 28	7.6% 39	7.4% 31	7.7% 15	11.5% 61	1	8.9% 184
No	91.0% 101	90.7% 273	91.8% 473	92.6% 388	92.3% 180	88.5% 468	17	91.0% 1883
Missing	57	78	117	85	30	147	0	514
TOTAL	100.0% 111	100.0% 301	100.0% 515	100.0% 419	100.0% 195	100.0% 529	18	2070

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	7.9% 119	12.1% 22	10.8% 26	6.8% 6	33.3% 3	16.7% 9	8.9% 185
No	92.0% 1394	87.9% 160	88.8% 214	93.2% 82	66.7% 6	83.3% 45	91.0% 1901
Missing	296	96	81	20	0	29	522
TOTAL	100.0% 1515	100.0% 182	100.0% 241	100.0% 88	100.0% 9	100.0% 54	2089

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	13.1% 13	8.2% 48	7.8% 24	8.8% 50	10.2% 29	8.3% 20	8.8% 184
No	86.9% 86	91.5% 537	92.2% 285	91.0% 514	89.8% 256	91.7% 222	91.0% 1900
Missing	48	107	54	128	125	61	523
TOTAL	100.0% 99	100.0% 587	100.0% 309	100.0% 565	100.0% 285	100.0% 242	2087

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.2% 1	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	6.7% 24	9.1% 46	9.3% 66	9.5% 49	8.9% 185
No	93.3% 334	90.9% 458	90.4% 642	90.3% 467	91.0% 1901
Missing	82	117	171	151	521
TOTAL	100.0% 358	100.0% 504	100.0% 710	100.0% 517	2089

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	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2	0.0% 1
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	7.6% 20	9.7% 75	12.9% 54	5.1% 17	5.7% 14	9.8% 5	0	8.9% 185
No	92.0% 242	90.3% 699	87.1% 365	94.9% 315	94.3% 232	90.2% 46	1	91.1% 1899
Missing	44	282	61	88	20	20	0	515
TOTAL	100.0% 263	100.0% 774	100.0% 419	100.0% 332	100.0% 246	100.0% 51	3	2085