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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

Which have graduated from high school? Name 1 (NE_17_1)

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
Don't know	1.9% 6	1.2% 4	0.3% 1	1.6% 3	3.0% 2	1.3% 16
1	98.1% 302	98.8% 319	99.7% 391	98.4% 179	97.0% 65	98.7% 1256
Missing	248	425	362	229	73	1337
TOTAL	100.0% 308	100.0% 323	100.0% 392	100.0% 182	100.0% 67	1272

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Don't know	1.2% 8	1.3% 8	1.3% 16
1	98.8% 658	98.7% 598	98.7% 1256
Missing	684	653	1337
TOTAL	100.0% 666	100.0% 606	1272

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
Don't know	2.3% 2	0.0% 0	1.3% 4	1.7% 4	0.0% 0	1.7% 6	0	1.3% 16
1	97.7% 84	100.0% 186	98.7% 301	98.3% 230	100.0% 111	98.3% 340	5	98.7% 1252
Missing	83	192	327	271	113	331	0	1317
TOTAL	100.0% 86	100.0% 186	100.0% 305	100.0% 234	100.0% 111	100.0% 346	5	1268

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Don't know	0.5% 5	2.1% 3	3.7% 4	5.0% 1	0.0% 0	7.7% 3	1.3% 16
1	99.5% 954	97.9% 139	96.3% 105	95.0% 19	100.0% 3	92.3% 36	98.7% 1256
Missing	852	136	212	88	6	43	1337
TOTAL	100.0% 959	100.0% 142	100.0% 109	100.0% 20	100.0% 3	100.0% 39	1272

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Don't know	2.5% 2	1.1% 4	1.6% 3	1.9% 6	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	1.3% 16
1	97.5% 78	98.9% 360	98.4% 187	98.1% 315	99.5% 194	100.0% 121	98.7% 1255
Missing	67	330	172	373	214	182	1338
TOTAL	100.0% 80	100.0% 364	100.0% 190	100.0% 321	100.0% 195	100.0% 121	1271

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Don't know	1.0% 2	1.2% 4	1.7% 7	1.2% 4	1.3% 17
1	99.0% 204	98.8% 325	98.3% 400	98.8% 326	98.7% 1255
Missing	233	292	474	338	1337
TOTAL	100.0% 206	100.0% 329	100.0% 407	100.0% 330	1272

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
Don't know	8.4% 9	0.7% 4	0.0% 0	1.2% 2	1.4% 1	2.7% 1	0	1.3% 17
1	91.6% 98	99.3% 604	100.0% 279	98.8% 167	98.6% 72	97.3% 36	1	98.7% 1256
Missing	199	448	201	252	193	35	0	1328
TOTAL	100.0% 107	100.0% 608	100.0% 279	100.0% 169	100.0% 73	100.0% 37	1	1273