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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 broke off a steady, romantic relationship? (HM_32)

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	0.1% 1	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	34.4% 191	14.6% 109	11.3% 85	3.4% 14	2.9% 4	15.5% 403
No	65.6% 364	85.3% 637	88.6% 667	96.1% 393	97.1% 136	84.4% 2197
Missing	0	1	1	2	1	5
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 747	100.0% 753	100.0% 409	100.0% 140	2604

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.1% 1	0.2% 3	0.2% 4
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Yes	15.3% 206	15.6% 197	15.5% 403
No	84.6% 1139	84.1% 1059	84.3% 2198
Missing	5	1	6
TOTAL	100.0% 1347	100.0% 1259	2606

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	0.1% 1	0	0.0% 1
Yes	25.6% 43	17.5% 66	16.3% 103	11.7% 59	8.9% 20	16.3% 110	2	15.5% 401
No	74.4% 125	82.5% 312	83.2% 525	88.3% 445	91.1% 204	83.6% 565	22	84.3% 2176
Missing	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 378	100.0% 631	100.0% 504	100.0% 224	100.0% 676	24	2581

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.1% 2	0.4% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
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	13.7% 248	24.8% 69	16.9% 54	9.2% 10	22.2% 2	23.2% 19	15.4% 402
No	86.2% 1557	74.8% 208	82.8% 265	90.8% 99	77.8% 7	76.8% 63	84.4% 2199
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% 82	2605

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.7% 1	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
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	19.7% 29	12.2% 84	13.0% 47	14.7% 102	22.2% 91	16.6% 50	15.5% 403
No	79.6% 117	87.6% 605	87.0% 314	85.1% 590	77.8% 318	83.4% 252	84.4% 2196
Missing	0	3	1	1	0	2	7
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 691	100.0% 361	100.0% 693	100.0% 409	100.0% 302	2603

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 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	13.6% 60	12.7% 79	17.1% 150	17.3% 115	15.5% 404
No	86.4% 380	87.3% 542	82.7% 725	82.6% 550	84.4% 2197
Missing	0	0	3	2	5
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 621	100.0% 877	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	0.3% 1	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2	0.1% 2
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	11.5% 35	19.0% 201	15.2% 73	14.7% 62	9.7% 26	9.9% 7	0	15.5% 404
No	88.2% 269	80.9% 854	84.8% 407	85.3% 359	90.3% 241	90.1% 64	3	84.4% 2194
TOTAL	100.0% 305	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	5	2600