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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 had a serious problem with a close friend, neighbor, or relative? (HM_33)

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	32.3% 179	24.4% 182	17.8% 134	10.2% 42	11.3% 16	21.2% 553
No	67.7% 376	75.6% 565	82.2% 618	89.3% 366	88.7% 125	78.7% 2050
Missing	0	1	1	2	1	5
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 747	100.0% 752	100.0% 410	100.0% 141	2605

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	24.9% 335	17.3% 218	21.2% 553
No	75.1% 1011	82.5% 1039	78.7% 2050
Missing	5	1	6
TOTAL	100.0% 1346	100.0% 1259	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	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 0
Yes	24.3% 41	27.2% 103	20.9% 132	18.3% 92	16.0% 36	21.5% 145	3	21.3% 549
No	75.7% 128	72.8% 275	78.8% 497	81.7% 412	84.0% 189	78.5% 530	20	78.7% 2031
Missing	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 378	100.0% 631	100.0% 504	100.0% 225	100.0% 675	23	2582

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	22.2% 401	25.2% 70	13.4% 43	13.0% 14	33.3% 3	25.3% 21	21.2% 552
No	77.7% 1403	74.8% 208	86.6% 277	87.0% 94	66.7% 6	74.7% 62	78.7% 2050
Missing	4	0	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 1806	100.0% 278	100.0% 320	100.0% 108	100.0% 9	100.0% 83	2604

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	24.7% 36	20.3% 140	20.2% 73	19.2% 133	23.9% 98	23.8% 72	21.2% 552
No	75.3% 110	79.5% 549	79.8% 289	80.8% 560	76.1% 312	76.2% 231	78.7% 2051
Missing	0	3	1	1	0	2	7
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 691	100.0% 362	100.0% 693	100.0% 410	100.0% 303	2605

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
Yes	20.7% 91	18.8% 117	21.6% 189	23.4% 156	21.2% 553
No	79.3% 349	81.2% 504	78.2% 686	76.6% 510	78.7% 2049
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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2	0.0% 0
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 0
Yes	19.6% 60	21.1% 223	23.5% 113	23.5% 99	16.5% 44	19.7% 14	0	21.3% 553
No	80.4% 246	78.9% 832	76.5% 367	76.5% 322	83.5% 223	80.3% 57	3	78.7% 2047
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1055	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	5	2600