Portraits of American Life Study | Results & Summaries

[IF NE_1= 13 OR DK/RF SKIP TO IC_1; ELSE GO TO NE_2.] I want to ask a series of questions about the people you feel closest to - up to four people. So I can ask about the right person, please give me the first name or initials of the person outside of your home you feel closest to. (NE_2)

Variable Comparisons

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
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 3	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	0.0% 1
Recorded name or initials	99.4% 530	99.4% 698	99.9% 716	98.5% 390	99.2% 131	99.4% 2465
No one close to	0.6% 3	0.6% 4	0.1% 1	0.8% 3	0.0% 0	0.4% 11
Missing	22	45	36	16	9	128
TOTAL	100.0% 533	100.0% 702	100.0% 717	100.0% 396	100.0% 132	2480

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.2% 2	0.1% 1	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Recorded name or initials	99.7% 1286	99.1% 1179	99.4% 2465
No one close to	0.1% 1	0.8% 10	0.4% 11
Missing	61	69	130
TOTAL	100.0% 1290	100.0% 1190	2480

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0	0.0% 1
Recorded name or initials	100.0% 163	100.0% 359	99.5% 599	98.6% 476	100.0% 214	99.5% 634	20	99.5% 2445
No one close to	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	1.2% 6	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0	0.4% 10
Missing	6	19	30	21	10	38	0	124
TOTAL	100.0% 163	100.0% 359	100.0% 602	100.0% 483	100.0% 214	100.0% 637	21	2458

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.1% 2	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Recorded name or initials	99.5% 1756	98.8% 254	99.3% 268	98.0% 100	100.0% 9	100.0% 78	99.4% 2465
No one close to	0.3% 6	0.4% 1	0.7% 2	2.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 11
Missing	46	22	51	6	0	5	130
TOTAL	100.0% 1765	100.0% 257	100.0% 270	100.0% 102	100.0% 9	100.0% 78	2481

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.7% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Recorded name or initials	98.5% 133	99.4% 658	99.7% 357	99.4% 633	99.7% 392	99.0% 292	99.4% 2465
No one close to	0.7% 1	0.3% 2	0.3% 1	0.6% 4	0.3% 1	0.7% 2	0.4% 11
Missing	11	32	4	56	18	9	130
TOTAL	100.0% 135	100.0% 662	100.0% 358	100.0% 637	100.0% 393	100.0% 295	2480

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.2% 1	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Recorded name or initials	99.1% 429	99.6% 565	99.2% 834	99.7% 638	99.4% 2466
No one close to	0.7% 3	0.4% 2	0.6% 5	0.2% 1	0.4% 11
Missing	7	55	40	28	130
TOTAL	100.0% 433	100.0% 567	100.0% 841	100.0% 640	2481

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
Refused	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 3
Don't know	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Recorded name or initials	99.3% 268	99.7% 998	99.6% 460	99.3% 406	98.9% 258	97.1% 67	7	99.4% 2457
No one close to	0.0% 0	0.3% 3	0.2% 1	0.7% 3	0.8% 2	2.9% 2	0	0.4% 11
Missing	36	55	17	12	6	2	0	128
TOTAL	100.0% 270	100.0% 1001	100.0% 462	100.0% 409	100.0% 261	100.0% 69	7	2472