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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 major financial crisis? (HM_37)

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	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Yes	28.1% 156	27.6% 206	25.9% 195	11.0% 45	6.4% 9	23.5% 611
No	71.9% 399	72.4% 541	74.1% 557	88.3% 361	93.6% 132	76.4% 1990
Missing	0	1	1	2	1	5
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 747	100.0% 752	100.0% 409	100.0% 141	2604

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	25.2% 340	21.6% 272	23.5% 612
No	74.6% 1005	78.2% 985	76.4% 1990
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	0.3% 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	1	0.0% 0
Yes	33.3% 56	20.6% 78	24.6% 155	18.1% 91	25.0% 56	24.6% 166	8	23.3% 602
No	66.7% 112	79.4% 300	75.1% 474	81.9% 413	75.0% 168	75.4% 509	14	76.6% 1976
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% 675	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	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Yes	22.1% 399	37.4% 104	20.0% 64	12.8% 14	44.4% 4	32.5% 27	23.5% 612
No	77.7% 1404	62.6% 174	80.0% 256	87.2% 95	55.6% 5	67.5% 56	76.4% 1990
Missing	4	0	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 1806	100.0% 278	100.0% 320	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 83	2605

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	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Yes	32.9% 48	26.6% 184	13.9% 50	20.5% 142	29.0% 119	22.5% 68	23.5% 611
No	67.1% 98	73.1% 505	86.1% 311	79.4% 550	71.0% 291	77.5% 234	76.4% 1989
Missing	0	3	1	1	0	2	7
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 691	100.0% 361	100.0% 693	100.0% 410	100.0% 302	2603

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	0.2% 1	0.0% 1
Yes	18.0% 79	23.0% 143	29.3% 257	20.0% 133	23.5% 612
No	82.0% 361	77.0% 478	70.5% 619	79.9% 532	76.4% 1990
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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2	0.0% 0
Don't know	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Yes	26.1% 80	26.3% 277	26.5% 127	20.9% 88	10.1% 27	18.3% 13	0	23.5% 612
No	73.5% 225	73.7% 778	73.5% 352	79.1% 333	89.9% 240	81.7% 58	3	76.4% 1986
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1055	100.0% 479	100.0% 421	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	5	2599