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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

[IF NE_1=3-12 SAY -- And the third/ IF NE_1=1 or 2 ASK -- Is there a third person you feel close to?] Is there a third person you feel close to? (NE_4)

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
Refused	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Recorded name or initials	95.0% 490	91.5% 621	95.4% 667	97.4% 368	96.2% 125	94.5% 2271
No one close to	5.0% 26	8.4% 57	4.6% 32	2.6% 10	3.8% 5	5.4% 130
Missing	40	69	55	34	11	209
TOTAL	100.0% 516	100.0% 679	100.0% 699	100.0% 378	100.0% 130	2402

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 1
Recorded name or initials	94.5% 1183	94.6% 1087	94.5% 2270
No one close to	5.5% 69	5.3% 61	5.4% 130
Missing	99	110	209
TOTAL	100.0% 1252	100.0% 1149	2401

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0	0.0% 1
Recorded name or initials	96.2% 151	95.8% 341	95.7% 563	95.7% 450	95.1% 196	91.4% 556	13	94.6% 2257
No one close to	3.8% 6	4.2% 15	4.3% 25	4.3% 20	4.9% 10	8.4% 51	2	5.3% 127
Missing	11	22	44	34	18	69	0	198
TOTAL	100.0% 157	100.0% 356	100.0% 588	100.0% 470	100.0% 206	100.0% 608	15	2385

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Recorded name or initials	95.4% 1650	90.8% 216	91.3% 231	96.0% 97	100.0% 9	95.8% 68	94.6% 2271
No one close to	4.6% 79	8.8% 21	8.7% 22	4.0% 4	0.0% 0	4.2% 3	5.4% 129
Missing	82	40	67	8	0	12	209
TOTAL	100.0% 1729	100.0% 238	100.0% 253	100.0% 101	100.0% 9	100.0% 71	2401

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Recorded name or initials	91.3% 115	94.7% 609	95.5% 337	92.9% 566	96.6% 369	95.1% 274	94.5% 2270
No one close to	8.7% 11	5.3% 34	4.5% 16	7.1% 43	3.1% 12	4.9% 14	5.4% 130
Missing	22	50	9	85	28	15	209
TOTAL	100.0% 126	100.0% 643	100.0% 353	100.0% 609	100.0% 382	100.0% 288	2401

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Recorded name or initials	95.5% 400	93.8% 515	94.1% 762	95.3% 593	94.6% 2270
No one close to	4.5% 19	6.2% 34	5.8% 47	4.7% 29	5.4% 129
Missing	20	72	71	46	209
TOTAL	100.0% 419	100.0% 549	100.0% 810	100.0% 622	2400

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	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Recorded name or initials	89.7% 226	93.6% 902	96.0% 436	95.8% 386	97.6% 249	98.5% 66	6	94.6% 2265
No one close to	10.3% 26	6.3% 61	4.0% 18	4.2% 17	2.4% 6	1.5% 1	2	5.4% 129
Missing	54	92	26	18	12	4	0	206
TOTAL	100.0% 252	100.0% 964	100.0% 454	100.0% 403	100.0% 255	100.0% 67	8	2395