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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 roommate (HR_RMMTE)

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	87.2% 485	97.3% 728	97.9% 738	99.0% 407	93.6% 132	95.4% 2490
Yes	12.8% 71	2.7% 20	2.1% 16	1.0% 4	6.4% 9	4.6% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 748	100.0% 754	100.0% 411	100.0% 141	2610

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No	95.9% 1296	94.8% 1194	95.4% 2490
Yes	4.1% 55	5.2% 65	4.6% 120
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	89.9% 152	94.4% 357	95.6% 604	96.2% 485	97.3% 218	96.2% 650	23	95.5% 2466
Yes	10.1% 17	5.6% 21	4.4% 28	3.8% 19	2.7% 6	3.8% 26	3	4.5% 117
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 378	100.0% 632	100.0% 504	100.0% 224	100.0% 676	26	2583

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
No	95.0% 1720	97.5% 271	97.2% 312	95.4% 104	66.7% 6	92.8% 77	95.4% 2490
Yes	5.0% 91	2.5% 7	2.8% 9	4.6% 5	33.3% 3	7.2% 6	4.6% 121
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 278	100.0% 321	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 83	2611

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
No	98.0% 144	97.0% 673	96.7% 350	95.0% 659	91.5% 375	95.1% 289	95.4% 2490
Yes	2.0% 3	3.0% 21	3.3% 12	5.0% 35	8.5% 35	4.9% 15	4.6% 121
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	98.2% 432	96.9% 602	96.1% 847	91.2% 609	95.4% 2490
Yes	1.8% 8	3.1% 19	3.9% 34	8.8% 59	4.6% 120
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	97.4% 297	94.6% 999	96.7% 464	94.3% 396	98.1% 262	88.7% 63	8	95.5% 2481
Yes	2.6% 8	5.4% 57	3.3% 16	5.7% 24	1.9% 5	11.3% 8	2	4.5% 118
TOTAL	100.0% 305	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 420	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	10	2599