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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

Respondent lives with adopted child (HR_ADOPT)

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
No	99.6% 554	98.7% 738	97.5% 735	98.3% 405	100.0% 141	98.5% 2573
Yes	0.4% 2	1.3% 10	2.5% 19	1.7% 7	0.0% 0	1.5% 38
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 748	100.0% 754	100.0% 412	100.0% 141	2611

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No	98.1% 1325	99.0% 1247	98.5% 2572
Yes	1.9% 26	1.0% 12	1.5% 38
TOTAL	100.0% 1351	100.0% 1259	2610

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
No	97.6% 165	97.6% 370	98.9% 624	98.4% 497	96.9% 217	99.7% 675	24	98.6% 2548
Yes	2.4% 4	2.4% 9	1.1% 7	1.6% 8	3.1% 7	0.3% 2	2	1.4% 37
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 379	100.0% 631	100.0% 505	100.0% 224	100.0% 677	26	2585

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
No	98.3% 1781	98.9% 275	98.4% 316	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	98.5% 2572
Yes	1.7% 30	1.1% 3	1.6% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.5% 38
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 278	100.0% 321	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2610

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
No	98.0% 144	98.7% 684	97.0% 351	99.0% 687	98.8% 405	99.0% 301	98.5% 2572
Yes	2.0% 3	1.3% 9	3.0% 11	1.0% 7	1.2% 5	1.0% 3	1.5% 38
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 693	100.0% 362	100.0% 694	100.0% 410	100.0% 304	2610

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
No	98.6% 434	98.6% 612	98.8% 870	98.2% 656	98.5% 2572
Yes	1.4% 6	1.4% 9	1.2% 11	1.8% 12	1.5% 38
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 621	100.0% 881	100.0% 668	2610

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
No	97.7% 299	98.9% 1044	99.2% 476	97.9% 412	98.5% 263	95.8% 68	10	98.5% 2562
Yes	2.3% 7	1.1% 12	0.8% 4	2.1% 9	1.5% 4	4.2% 3	0	1.5% 39
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	10	2601