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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

And who are you next closest to at your congregation? (NE_11)

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
Recorded name or initials	91.1% 154	90.5% 238	94.6% 296	94.7% 178	95.4% 62	93.0% 928
No one close to	8.9% 15	9.5% 25	5.4% 17	5.3% 10	4.6% 3	7.0% 70
Missing	387	484	441	223	76	1611
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 263	100.0% 313	100.0% 188	100.0% 65	998

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Recorded name or initials	91.8% 536	94.5% 392	92.9% 928
No one close to	8.2% 48	5.5% 23	7.1% 71
Missing	768	843	1611
TOTAL	100.0% 584	100.0% 415	999

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
Recorded name or initials	94.7% 36	92.9% 118	93.3% 208	92.1% 246	95.5% 126	91.2% 186	9	92.8% 920
No one close to	5.3% 2	7.1% 9	6.7% 15	7.9% 21	4.5% 6	8.8% 18	0	7.2% 71
Missing	130	252	409	238	93	473	0	1595
TOTAL	100.0% 38	100.0% 127	100.0% 223	100.0% 267	100.0% 132	100.0% 204	9	991

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Recorded name or initials	92.5% 675	95.8% 114	92.7% 76	94.1% 32	85.7% 6	92.6% 25	92.9% 928
No one close to	7.5% 55	4.2% 5	7.3% 6	5.9% 2	14.3% 1	7.4% 2	7.1% 71
Missing	1081	160	240	75	2	55	1613
TOTAL	100.0% 730	100.0% 119	100.0% 82	100.0% 34	100.0% 7	100.0% 27	999

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Recorded name or initials	95.7% 67	95.6% 351	95.6% 175	90.0% 224	86.8% 33	83.9% 78	92.8% 928
No one close to	4.3% 3	4.4% 16	4.4% 8	10.0% 25	13.2% 5	16.1% 15	7.2% 72
Missing	78	327	179	444	373	211	1612
TOTAL	100.0% 70	100.0% 367	100.0% 183	100.0% 249	100.0% 38	100.0% 93	1000

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Recorded name or initials	90.5% 171	93.3% 209	93.0% 357	94.1% 191	92.8% 928
No one close to	9.5% 18	6.7% 15	7.0% 27	5.9% 12	7.2% 72
Missing	251	398	498	465	1612
TOTAL	100.0% 189	100.0% 224	100.0% 384	100.0% 203	1000

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
Recorded name or initials	94.9% 56	92.3% 373	96.4% 190	90.8% 168	92.6% 113	82.8% 24	3	92.8% 924
No one close to	5.1% 3	7.7% 31	3.6% 7	9.2% 17	7.4% 9	17.2% 5	0	7.2% 72
Missing	247	652	283	236	145	41	0	1604
TOTAL	100.0% 59	100.0% 404	100.0% 197	100.0% 185	100.0% 122	100.0% 29	3	996