Portraits of American Life Study | Results & Summaries

[If NE_2b=1, skip to IC_1, else go to NE_2a IF NE_1=2-12 SAY -- And now the first name or initials of the next closest person/IF NE_1=1 ASK -- Is there a second person you feel close to?] Is there a second person you feel close to? And now the first name or initials of the next closest person. (NE_3)

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	1.5% 6	0.0% 0	0.2% 6
Recorded name or initials	97.4% 516	97.3% 678	97.6% 699	96.2% 378	99.2% 130	97.3% 2401
No one close to	2.6% 14	2.7% 19	2.4% 17	2.3% 9	0.8% 1	2.4% 60
Missing	25	50	38	19	10	142
TOTAL	100.0% 530	100.0% 697	100.0% 716	100.0% 393	100.0% 131	2467

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.4% 5	0.1% 1	0.2% 6
Recorded name or initials	97.3% 1252	97.3% 1148	97.3% 2400
No one close to	2.3% 30	2.6% 31	2.5% 61
Missing	64	79	143
TOTAL	100.0% 1287	100.0% 1180	2467

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	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5	0.0% 1
Recorded name or initials	96.9% 157	99.4% 357	98.2% 588	98.5% 470	96.3% 207	95.7% 607	16	97.5% 2386
No one close to	3.1% 5	0.6% 2	1.8% 11	1.3% 6	3.7% 8	4.3% 27	1	2.4% 59
Missing	6	20	33	28	10	42	0	139
TOTAL	100.0% 162	100.0% 359	100.0% 599	100.0% 477	100.0% 215	100.0% 634	22	2446

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.1% 1	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.9% 3	0.2% 5
Recorded name or initials	98.4% 1729	93.3% 238	94.8% 254	100.0% 100	100.0% 9	92.2% 71	97.4% 2401
No one close to	1.5% 27	6.3% 16	5.2% 14	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.9% 3	2.4% 60
Missing	54	23	53	8	0	5	143
TOTAL	100.0% 1757	100.0% 255	100.0% 268	100.0% 100	100.0% 9	100.0% 77	2466

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.2% 5
Recorded name or initials	93.3% 125	97.9% 644	98.9% 353	96.1% 608	97.7% 382	98.6% 289	97.4% 2401
No one close to	6.0% 8	2.1% 14	1.1% 4	3.5% 22	2.3% 9	1.0% 3	2.4% 60
Missing	12	36	5	60	18	11	142
TOTAL	100.0% 134	100.0% 658	100.0% 357	100.0% 633	100.0% 391	100.0% 293	2466

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.6% 4	0.2% 5
Recorded name or initials	97.9% 420	97.3% 549	97.0% 809	97.5% 622	97.4% 2400
No one close to	2.1% 9	2.7% 15	2.9% 24	1.9% 12	2.4% 60
Missing	11	56	46	30	143
TOTAL	100.0% 429	100.0% 564	100.0% 834	100.0% 638	2465

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	1.9% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 6
Recorded name or initials	93.7% 252	96.5% 964	98.5% 453	99.3% 403	98.5% 255	100.0% 67	7	97.3% 2394
No one close to	4.5% 12	3.5% 35	1.5% 7	0.7% 3	1.2% 3	0.0% 0	0	2.4% 60
Missing	37	58	20	15	7	4	0	141
TOTAL	100.0% 269	100.0% 999	100.0% 460	100.0% 406	100.0% 259	100.0% 67	7	2460