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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 provided advice that helped you make an important decision in the past three years? Name 1 (NE_23_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	0.5% 2	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
1	99.5% 429	99.8% 537	100.0% 498	100.0% 212	100.0% 65	99.8% 1741
Missing	125	210	256	200	76	867
TOTAL	100.0% 431	100.0% 538	100.0% 498	100.0% 212	100.0% 65	1744

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.4% 3	0.2% 3
1	100.0% 961	99.6% 778	99.8% 1739
Missing	390	477	867
TOTAL	100.0% 961	100.0% 781	1742

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 3	0	0.2% 3
1	100.0% 128	100.0% 266	100.0% 431	100.0% 344	100.0% 146	99.3% 414	12	99.8% 1729
Missing	41	113	201	161	79	259	0	854
TOTAL	100.0% 128	100.0% 266	100.0% 431	100.0% 344	100.0% 146	100.0% 417	12	1732

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Don't know	0.2% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
1	99.8% 1274	100.0% 184	100.0% 167	100.0% 60	100.0% 4	100.0% 50	99.8% 1739
Missing	534	94	154	49	5	32	868
TOTAL	100.0% 1277	100.0% 184	100.0% 167	100.0% 60	100.0% 4	100.0% 50	1742

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
1	100.0% 99	99.8% 454	100.0% 258	100.0% 449	99.3% 279	100.0% 200	99.8% 1739
Missing	48	239	104	244	129	103	867
TOTAL	100.0% 99	100.0% 455	100.0% 258	100.0% 449	100.0% 281	100.0% 200	1742

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Don't know	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 3
1	99.6% 282	100.0% 405	99.7% 592	100.0% 459	99.8% 1738
Missing	157	216	286	209	868
TOTAL	100.0% 283	100.0% 405	100.0% 594	100.0% 459	1741

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	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2	0.1% 1
1	100.0% 154	99.9% 700	100.0% 327	100.0% 316	100.0% 197	100.0% 41	3	99.9% 1735
Missing	152	355	153	104	69	30	0	863
TOTAL	100.0% 154	100.0% 701	100.0% 327	100.0% 316	100.0% 197	100.0% 41	5	1736