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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.
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What is this person's race? Name 1 (NE_38_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 2.9%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.1%
2
White 32.9%
23		 42.6%
23		 35.7%
15		 35.7%
5		 0.0%
0		 36.5%
66
Black 21.4%
15		 16.7%
9		 31.0%
13		 21.4%
3		 100.0%
1		 22.7%
41
Hispanic 22.9%
16		 18.5%
10		 9.5%
4		 28.6%
4		 0.0%
0		 18.8%
34
Asian 8.6%
6		 1.9%
1		 7.1%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 5.5%
10
Pacific Islander 0.0%
0		 1.9%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
1
American Indian 0.0%
0		 5.6%
3		 7.1%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 3.3%
6
Mixed 10.0%
7		 3.7%
2		 7.1%
3		 14.3%
2		 0.0%
0		 7.7%
14
Other 1.4%
1		 9.3%
5		 2.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 3.9%
7
Missing 485 694 713 398 140 2430
TOTAL 100.0%
70		 100.0%
54		 100.0%
42		 100.0%
14		 100.0%
1
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Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Don't know 2.4%
2		 0.0%
0		 1.1%
2
White 37.3%
31		 36.1%
35		 36.7%
66
Black 27.7%
23		 19.6%
19		 23.3%
42
Hispanic 18.1%
15		 18.6%
18		 18.3%
33
Asian 1.2%
1		 9.3%
9		 5.6%
10
Pacific Islander 1.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
1
American Indian 3.6%
3		 3.1%
3		 3.3%
6
Mixed 6.0%
5		 8.2%
8		 7.2%
13
Other 2.4%
2		 5.2%
5		 3.9%
7
Missing 1269 1162 2431
TOTAL 100.0%
83		 100.0%
97
180


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		 7.4%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 1.1%
2
White 53.3%
8		 29.6%
8		 44.2%
19		 32.0%
8		 38.9%
7		 26.1%
12
2		 35.6%
62
Black 13.3%
2		 11.1%
3		 20.9%
9		 36.0%
9		 16.7%
3		 34.8%
16
0		 24.1%
42
Hispanic 13.3%
2		 11.1%
3		 20.9%
9		 20.0%
5		 16.7%
3		 19.6%
9
1		 17.8%
31
Asian 6.7%
1		 22.2%
6		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 6.5%
3
0		 5.7%
10
Pacific Islander 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 2.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 0.6%
1
American Indian 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 16.7%
3		 4.3%
2
0		 2.9%
5
Mixed 6.7%
1		 14.8%
4		 7.0%
3		 4.0%
1		 5.6%
1		 6.5%
3
0		 7.5%
13
Other 6.7%
1		 3.7%
1		 4.7%
2		 8.0%
2		 5.6%
1		 2.2%
1
0		 4.6%
8
Missing 154 350 589 478 206 630 0 2407
TOTAL 100.0%
15		 100.0%
27		 100.0%
43		 100.0%
25		 100.0%
18		 100.0%
46
3
174


Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Don't know 2.6%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.1%
2
White 1.3%
1		 55.0%
11		 73.7%
28		 72.0%
18		 33.3%
1		 43.8%
7		 37.1%
66
Black 38.2%
29		 0.0%
0		 15.8%
6		 12.0%
3		 66.7%
2		 12.5%
2		 23.6%
42
Hispanic 27.6%
21		 25.0%
5		 0.0%
0		 12.0%
3		 0.0%
0		 25.0%
4		 18.5%
33
Asian 10.5%
8		 5.0%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 6.3%
1		 5.6%
10
Pacific Islander 0.0%
0		 5.0%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
1
American Indian 6.6%
5		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 2.8%
5
Mixed 9.2%
7		 5.0%
1		 5.3%
2		 4.0%
1		 0.0%
0		 12.5%
2		 7.3%
13
Other 3.9%
3		 5.0%
1		 5.3%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 3.4%
6
Missing 1734 258 282 83 6 67 2430
TOTAL 100.0%
76		 100.0%
20		 100.0%
38		 100.0%
25		 100.0%
3		 100.0%
16
178


Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Don't know 0.0%
0		 4.9%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.1%
2
White 25.0%
1		 24.4%
10		 60.0%
6		 47.2%
25		 31.0%
13		 39.3%
11		 37.1%
66
Black 0.0%
0		 31.7%
13		 0.0%
0		 20.8%
11		 23.8%
10		 25.0%
7		 23.0%
41
Hispanic 25.0%
1		 19.5%
8		 20.0%
2		 17.0%
9		 21.4%
9		 14.3%
4		 18.5%
33
Asian 25.0%
1		 2.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 1.9%
1		 11.9%
5		 10.7%
3		 6.2%
11
Pacific Islander 25.0%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
1
American Indian 0.0%
0		 7.3%
3		 20.0%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 2.8%
5
Mixed 0.0%
0		 4.9%
2		 0.0%
0		 7.5%
4		 7.1%
3		 10.7%
3		 6.7%
12
Other 0.0%
0		 4.9%
2		 0.0%
0		 5.7%
3		 4.8%
2		 0.0%
0		 3.9%
7
Missing 143 652 352 641 367 276 2431
TOTAL 100.0%
4		 100.0%
41		 100.0%
10		 100.0%
53		 100.0%
42		 100.0%
28
178


Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 3.1%
2		 1.1%
2
White 29.0%
9		 45.5%
10		 31.3%
20		 42.2%
27		 36.5%
66
Black 41.9%
13		 9.1%
2		 32.8%
21		 7.8%
5		 22.7%
41
Hispanic 16.1%
5		 13.6%
3		 15.6%
10		 23.4%
15		 18.2%
33
Asian 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 6.3%
4		 9.4%
6		 5.5%
10
Pacific Islander 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.6%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
1
American Indian 3.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 3.1%
2		 4.7%
3		 3.3%
6
Mixed 6.5%
2		 9.1%
2		 7.8%
5		 7.8%
5		 7.7%
14
Other 3.2%
1		 22.7%
5		 1.6%
1		 1.6%
1		 4.4%
8
Missing 409 600 818 603 2430
TOTAL 100.0%
31		 100.0%
22		 100.0%
64		 100.0%
64
181


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		 2.5%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 1.1%
2
White 38.5%
5		 32.1%
26		 36.2%
17		 40.9%
9		 63.6%
7		 75.0%
3
0		 37.6%
67
Black 30.8%
4		 28.4%
23		 25.5%
12		 4.5%
1		 9.1%
1		 0.0%
0
0		 23.0%
41
Hispanic 23.1%
3		 16.0%
13		 19.1%
9		 27.3%
6		 9.1%
1		 25.0%
1
0		 18.5%
33
Asian 0.0%
0		 3.7%
3		 6.4%
3		 9.1%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
2		 4.5%
8
Pacific Islander 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 4.5%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 0.6%
1
American Indian 0.0%
0		 6.2%
5		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 2.8%
5
Mixed 0.0%
0		 4.9%
4		 12.8%
6		 13.6%
3		 9.1%
1		 0.0%
0
0		 7.9%
14
Other 7.7%
1		 6.2%
5		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 9.1%
1		 0.0%
0
0		 3.9%
7
Missing 294 973 433 400 255 67 0 2422
TOTAL 100.0%
13		 100.0%
81		 100.0%
47		 100.0%
22		 100.0%
11		 100.0%
4
2
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