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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 grandparent (HR_GRPAR)

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	96.0% 534	100.0% 748	99.6% 751	100.0% 411	100.0% 141	99.0% 2585
Yes	4.0% 22	0.0% 0	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 748	100.0% 754	100.0% 411	100.0% 141	2610

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No	98.8% 1335	99.3% 1250	99.0% 2585
Yes	1.2% 16	0.7% 9	1.0% 25
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	98.2% 165	99.7% 378	98.9% 625	99.2% 500	99.6% 223	98.8% 668	26	99.1% 2559
Yes	1.8% 3	0.3% 1	1.1% 7	0.8% 4	0.4% 1	1.2% 8	0	0.9% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 379	100.0% 632	100.0% 504	100.0% 224	100.0% 676	26	2583

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
No	99.2% 1797	98.6% 274	98.8% 317	98.1% 106	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	99.1% 2585
Yes	0.8% 14	1.4% 4	1.2% 4	1.9% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 24
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 278	100.0% 321	100.0% 108	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2609

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
No	97.3% 143	99.3% 689	98.6% 357	99.6% 691	98.5% 404	99.3% 302	99.0% 2586
Yes	2.7% 4	0.7% 5	1.4% 5	0.4% 3	1.5% 6	0.7% 2	1.0% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 694	100.0% 362	100.0% 694	100.0% 410	100.0% 304	2611

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
No	99.8% 439	98.4% 611	99.0% 872	99.3% 663	99.0% 2585
Yes	0.2% 1	1.6% 10	1.0% 9	0.7% 5	1.0% 25
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	99.3% 304	98.6% 1041	99.2% 476	99.0% 417	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	10	99.0% 2576
Yes	0.7% 2	1.4% 15	0.8% 4	1.0% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	1.0% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	10	2601