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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 step child (HR_STEP)

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	97.5% 542	91.4% 683	95.5% 720	99.0% 408	100.0% 141	95.6% 2494
Yes	2.5% 14	8.6% 64	4.5% 34	1.0% 4	0.0% 0	4.4% 116
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 747	100.0% 754	100.0% 412	100.0% 141	2610

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No	98.8% 1336	92.0% 1158	95.5% 2494
Yes	1.2% 16	8.0% 101	4.5% 117
TOTAL	100.0% 1352	100.0% 1259	2611

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
No	97.0% 163	97.6% 369	95.6% 604	95.2% 481	94.6% 212	94.4% 638	26	95.5% 2467
Yes	3.0% 5	2.4% 9	4.4% 28	4.8% 24	5.4% 12	5.6% 38	0	4.5% 116
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 378	100.0% 632	100.0% 505	100.0% 224	100.0% 676	26	2583

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
No	95.6% 1731	94.2% 262	94.4% 303	100.0% 108	100.0% 9	97.6% 80	95.6% 2493
Yes	4.4% 80	5.8% 16	5.6% 18	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.4% 2	4.4% 116
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	92.5% 136	96.0% 666	96.1% 348	95.7% 664	95.8% 392	94.4% 286	95.5% 2492
Yes	7.5% 11	4.0% 28	3.9% 14	4.3% 30	4.2% 17	5.6% 17	4.5% 117
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 694	100.0% 362	100.0% 694	100.0% 409	100.0% 303	2609

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
No	95.5% 420	95.5% 593	96.0% 846	94.9% 634	95.5% 2493
Yes	4.5% 20	4.5% 28	4.0% 35	5.1% 34	4.5% 117
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	98.0% 300	95.1% 1004	92.3% 442	96.7% 406	98.1% 262	97.2% 69	10	95.5% 2483
Yes	2.0% 6	4.9% 52	7.7% 37	3.3% 14	1.9% 5	2.8% 2	0	4.5% 116
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 479	100.0% 420	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	10	2599