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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

In the past twelve months, which have told you that they have prayed for you? Name 1 (NE_36_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
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.9% 3	0.0% 0	1.7% 3	1.3% 1	0.6% 7
1	100.0% 231	99.1% 330	99.1% 349	98.3% 170	98.7% 75	99.1% 1155
Missing	324	415	402	240	65	1446
TOTAL	100.0% 231	100.0% 333	100.0% 352	100.0% 173	100.0% 76	1165

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
Don't know	0.6% 4	0.4% 2	0.5% 6
1	99.0% 687	99.6% 468	99.2% 1155
Missing	658	788	1446
TOTAL	100.0% 694	100.0% 470	1164

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	0.4% 1	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.4% 1	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	1	0.4% 5
1	100.0% 54	99.3% 141	99.2% 256	98.8% 243	100.0% 139	99.4% 318	4	99.3% 1151
Missing	114	237	374	258	86	357	0	1426
TOTAL	100.0% 54	100.0% 142	100.0% 258	100.0% 246	100.0% 139	100.0% 320	5	1159

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
Don't know	0.8% 6	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 7
1	98.9% 791	99.3% 150	100.0% 138	100.0% 41	100.0% 8	100.0% 28	99.1% 1156
Missing	1011	128	183	67	1	55	1445
TOTAL	100.0% 800	100.0% 151	100.0% 138	100.0% 41	100.0% 8	100.0% 28	1166

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	1.4% 2	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	0.5% 6
1	100.0% 73	99.2% 383	98.6% 142	99.4% 323	99.1% 116	99.2% 117	99.2% 1154
Missing	74	307	218	368	293	186	1446
TOTAL	100.0% 73	100.0% 386	100.0% 144	100.0% 325	100.0% 117	100.0% 118	1163

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	0.3% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.5% 2	1.1% 3	0.5% 6
1	100.0% 174	99.3% 274	99.5% 433	98.2% 274	99.2% 1155
Missing	266	345	446	389	1446
TOTAL	100.0% 174	100.0% 276	100.0% 435	100.0% 279	1164

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	0.0% 0	1.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 3
Don't know	0.9% 1	0.6% 3	0.9% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.5% 6
1	99.1% 115	99.4% 489	97.8% 224	100.0% 192	100.0% 106	100.0% 27	3	99.2% 1153
Missing	189	564	252	229	161	44	0	1439
TOTAL	100.0% 116	100.0% 492	100.0% 229	100.0% 192	100.0% 106	100.0% 27	3	1162