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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.
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Number of females in household (HR_FEM)


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
0 11.5%
64		 7.9%
59		 8.4%
63		 9.0%
37		 16.3%
23		 9.4%
246
1 39.3%
218		 36.8%
275		 54.5%
411		 72.5%
298		 75.9%
107		 50.2%
1309
2 27.2%
151		 36.8%
275		 24.0%
181		 12.2%
50		 7.1%
10		 25.6%
667
3 15.3%
85		 13.2%
99		 10.6%
80		 3.6%
15		 0.7%
1		 10.7%
280
4 4.7%
26		 3.9%
29		 2.0%
15		 2.4%
10		 0.0%
0		 3.1%
80
5 2.0%
11		 0.9%
7		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
19
6 or more 0.0%
0		 0.5%
4		 0.5%
4		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
8
TOTAL 100.0%
555		 100.0%
748		 100.0%
754		 100.0%
411		 100.0%
141
2609


Gender

Female Male TOTAL
0 0.0%
0		 19.6%
247		 9.5%
247
1 50.4%
681		 49.9%
628		 50.2%
1309
2 30.1%
407		 20.6%
259		 25.5%
666
3 13.5%
182		 7.8%
98		 10.7%
280
4 4.4%
60		 1.6%
20		 3.1%
80
5 1.3%
17		 0.2%
2		 0.7%
19
6 or more 0.3%
4		 0.3%
4		 0.3%
8
TOTAL 100.0%
1351		 100.0%
1258
2609


Political ideology

Very liberal Somewhat liberal Middle of the road Somewhat conservative Very conservative Haven't thought much about it Missing TOTAL
0 8.9%
15		 9.3%
35		 11.7%
74		 7.5%
38		 9.8%
22		 9.0%
61
3		 9.5%
245
1 46.7%
79		 51.9%
196		 54.6%
345		 55.4%
280		 47.6%
107		 42.8%
290
14		 50.2%
1297
2 28.4%
48		 25.7%
97		 20.3%
128		 25.7%
130		 29.8%
67		 29.0%
196
1		 25.8%
666
3 12.4%
21		 10.1%
38		 10.9%
69		 8.3%
42		 8.9%
20		 12.7%
86
4		 10.7%
276
4 2.4%
4		 2.9%
11		 2.1%
13		 2.8%
14		 2.2%
5		 4.4%
30
2		 3.0%
77
5 1.2%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.5%
3		 0.2%
1		 1.8%
4		 1.2%
8
2		 0.7%
18
6 or more 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.9%
6
0		 0.3%
7
TOTAL 100.0%
169		 100.0%
378		 100.0%
632		 100.0%
505		 100.0%
225		 100.0%
677
26
2586


Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
0 9.2%
167		 11.2%
31		 9.9%
32		 2.8%
3		 0.0%
0		 15.9%
13		 9.4%
246
1 55.8%
1010		 41.2%
114		 32.0%
103		 39.8%
43		 11.1%
1		 47.6%
39		 50.2%
1310
2 23.5%
425		 26.7%
74		 32.9%
106		 36.1%
39		 55.6%
5		 20.7%
17		 25.5%
666
3 8.8%
160		 14.1%
39		 15.8%
51		 16.7%
18		 33.3%
3		 9.8%
8		 10.7%
279
4 2.3%
42		 4.3%
12		 5.9%
19		 1.9%
2		 0.0%
0		 6.1%
5		 3.1%
80
5 0.3%
6		 1.4%
4		 1.9%
6		 2.8%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
19
6 or more 0.0%
0		 1.1%
3		 1.6%
5		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
8
TOTAL 100.0%
1810		 100.0%
277		 100.0%
322		 100.0%
108		 100.0%
9		 100.0%
82
2608


Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
0 8.8%
13		 6.8%
47		 8.8%
32		 10.1%
70		 14.9%
61		 8.2%
25		 9.5%
248
1 40.8%
60		 52.2%
362		 57.2%
207		 47.5%
330		 50.0%
205		 48.0%
146		 50.2%
1310
2 27.2%
40		 28.7%
199		 23.5%
85		 23.6%
164		 22.7%
93		 28.3%
86		 25.5%
667
3 16.3%
24		 9.9%
69		 7.5%
27		 13.2%
92		 9.3%
38		 9.9%
30		 10.7%
280
4 4.1%
6		 2.0%
14		 3.0%
11		 3.3%
23		 3.2%
13		 4.3%
13		 3.1%
80
5 2.0%
3		 0.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 1.6%
11		 0.0%
0		 1.3%
4		 0.7%
19
6 or more 0.7%
1		 0.3%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
5		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
8
TOTAL 100.0%
147		 100.0%
694		 100.0%
362		 100.0%
695		 100.0%
410		 100.0%
304
2612


Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
0 5.5%
24		 10.1%
63		 8.7%
77		 12.4%
83		 9.5%
247
1 51.7%
227		 52.3%
325		 51.8%
457		 45.1%
301		 50.2%
1310
2 27.1%
119		 23.3%
145		 23.4%
206		 29.5%
197		 25.5%
667
3 12.5%
55		 9.6%
60		 12.6%
111		 8.1%
54		 10.7%
280
4 2.3%
10		 3.1%
19		 2.7%
24		 4.0%
27		 3.1%
80
5 0.7%
3		 1.1%
7		 0.6%
5		 0.6%
4		 0.7%
19
6 or more 0.2%
1		 0.5%
3		 0.2%
2		 0.3%
2		 0.3%
8
TOTAL 100.0%
439		 100.0%
622		 100.0%
882		 100.0%
668
2611


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
0 7.2%
22		 10.1%
107		 7.3%
35		 8.8%
37		 10.5%
28		 22.2%
16
1		 9.4%
245
1 53.9%
165		 46.4%
489		 50.6%
243		 51.3%
216		 58.4%
156		 54.2%
39
3		 50.3%
1308
2 21.6%
66		 26.9%
284		 27.3%
131		 26.8%
113		 20.6%
55		 18.1%
13
3		 25.5%
662
3 8.8%
27		 12.1%
128		 12.3%
59		 9.7%
41		 9.0%
24		 1.4%
1
0		 10.8%
280
4 6.2%
19		 3.0%
32		 2.1%
10		 3.3%
14		 1.1%
3		 1.4%
1
2		 3.0%
79
5 0.3%
1		 1.2%
13		 0.4%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
1		 2.8%
2
0		 0.7%
19
6 or more 2.0%
6		 0.2%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 0.3%
8
TOTAL 100.0%
306		 100.0%
1055		 100.0%
480		 100.0%
421		 100.0%
267		 100.0%
72
9
2601
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