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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

About how many times in the past twelve months have you exercised with a friend or family member, such as walking, aerobics, or swimming, or participated in a recreational activity with others? (E.g., bowling, golf, tennis, hunting) (SA_EXRSC)

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
Never	9.7% 54	12.2% 91	20.8% 157	34.2% 141	43.0% 61	19.3% 504
Once	1.3% 7	3.2% 24	1.2% 9	1.0% 4	0.7% 1	1.7% 45
2-4 times	7.4% 41	6.8% 51	9.4% 71	6.1% 25	9.9% 14	7.7% 202
5-9 times	6.8% 38	9.1% 68	7.5% 57	6.3% 26	4.2% 6	7.5% 195
Once a month	13.1% 73	13.1% 98	12.1% 91	7.5% 31	9.2% 13	11.7% 306
Twice a month	18.5% 103	16.5% 123	13.4% 101	10.7% 44	4.2% 6	14.4% 377
Once a week	14.4% 80	15.8% 118	11.8% 89	10.2% 42	7.0% 10	13.0% 339
More than once a week	28.8% 160	23.3% 174	23.8% 180	24.0% 99	21.8% 31	24.7% 644
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 747	100.0% 755	100.0% 412	100.0% 142	2612

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Never	22.2% 300	16.1% 203	19.3% 503
Once	1.3% 18	2.2% 28	1.8% 46
2-4 times	7.8% 105	7.7% 97	7.7% 202
5-9 times	8.1% 110	6.8% 86	7.5% 196
Once a month	11.3% 153	12.1% 152	11.7% 305
Twice a month	13.2% 179	15.6% 197	14.4% 376
Once a week	12.6% 170	13.3% 168	13.0% 338
More than once a week	23.4% 316	26.1% 328	24.7% 644
TOTAL	100.0% 1351	100.0% 1259	2610

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
Never	18.9% 32	13.5% 51	15.8% 100	15.7% 79	16.1% 36	28.1% 190	16	18.9% 488
Once	2.4% 4	0.5% 2	1.7% 11	0.6% 3	0.0% 0	3.7% 25	0	1.7% 45
2-4 times	7.1% 12	6.9% 26	9.0% 57	7.7% 39	6.3% 14	7.7% 52	2	7.7% 200
5-9 times	8.9% 15	5.8% 22	7.0% 44	6.2% 31	9.8% 22	9.2% 62	0	7.6% 196
Once a month	9.5% 16	10.6% 40	14.6% 92	11.3% 57	11.2% 25	11.2% 76	1	11.8% 306
Twice a month	15.4% 26	12.9% 49	14.1% 89	15.7% 79	17.4% 39	13.9% 94	0	14.6% 376
Once a week	14.2% 24	17.9% 68	15.1% 95	11.9% 60	13.8% 31	8.4% 57	1	13.0% 335
More than once a week	23.7% 40	31.9% 121	22.7% 143	31.0% 156	25.4% 57	17.9% 121	5	24.7% 638
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 379	100.0% 631	100.0% 504	100.0% 224	100.0% 677	25	2584

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Never	16.7% 302	27.8% 77	27.0% 87	17.4% 19	12.5% 1	22.2% 18	19.3% 504
Once	1.6% 29	2.2% 6	1.9% 6	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	2.5% 2	1.7% 44
2-4 times	7.0% 127	10.1% 28	8.1% 26	12.8% 14	0.0% 0	7.4% 6	7.7% 201
5-9 times	6.8% 123	12.6% 35	6.8% 22	5.5% 6	0.0% 0	11.1% 9	7.5% 195
Once a month	11.7% 212	12.6% 35	10.6% 34	14.7% 16	12.5% 1	9.9% 8	11.7% 306
Twice a month	15.7% 285	9.0% 25	14.9% 48	8.3% 9	0.0% 0	12.3% 10	14.5% 377
Once a week	13.9% 251	8.7% 24	10.9% 35	14.7% 16	0.0% 0	14.8% 12	13.0% 338
More than once a week	26.6% 482	17.0% 47	19.9% 64	25.7% 28	75.0% 6	19.8% 16	24.7% 643
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 277	100.0% 322	100.0% 109	100.0% 8	100.0% 81	2608

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Never	26.0% 38	20.7% 144	15.4% 56	22.9% 159	15.6% 64	13.9% 42	19.3% 503
Once	1.4% 2	1.6% 11	0.3% 1	2.4% 17	2.0% 8	2.3% 7	1.8% 46
2-4 times	11.0% 16	8.5% 59	5.0% 18	7.6% 53	9.5% 39	5.6% 17	7.7% 202
5-9 times	11.0% 16	6.6% 46	6.1% 22	7.1% 49	8.3% 34	9.6% 29	7.5% 196
Once a month	12.3% 18	10.7% 74	12.4% 45	10.8% 75	10.7% 44	16.2% 49	11.7% 305
Twice a month	12.3% 18	15.7% 109	14.3% 52	13.1% 91	15.4% 63	14.2% 43	14.4% 376
Once a week	10.3% 15	12.1% 84	17.1% 62	12.2% 85	14.9% 61	10.2% 31	13.0% 338
More than once a week	15.8% 23	24.1% 167	29.5% 107	23.8% 165	23.7% 97	28.1% 85	24.7% 644
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 694	100.0% 363	100.0% 694	100.0% 410	100.0% 303	2610

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Never	16.1% 71	24.2% 150	20.9% 184	14.9% 100	19.3% 505
Once	1.8% 8	1.9% 12	1.9% 17	1.2% 8	1.7% 45
2-4 times	6.6% 29	5.6% 35	9.4% 83	8.2% 55	7.7% 202
5-9 times	10.7% 47	8.1% 50	6.8% 60	5.7% 38	7.5% 195
Once a month	14.3% 63	10.8% 67	11.0% 97	11.7% 78	11.7% 305
Twice a month	15.5% 68	11.1% 69	14.6% 129	16.4% 110	14.4% 376
Once a week	11.4% 50	12.7% 79	12.9% 114	14.3% 96	13.0% 339
More than once a week	23.6% 104	25.6% 159	22.4% 198	27.5% 184	24.7% 645
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 621	100.0% 882	100.0% 669	2612

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
Never	41.3% 126	20.2% 213	16.7% 80	11.7% 49	7.9% 21	15.5% 11	4	19.3% 500
Once	3.6% 11	2.1% 22	1.0% 5	1.0% 4	1.1% 3	0.0% 0	0	1.7% 45
2-4 times	8.9% 27	6.7% 71	7.9% 38	6.7% 28	6.4% 17	23.9% 17	2	7.6% 198
5-9 times	8.9% 27	7.0% 74	6.9% 33	7.1% 30	10.2% 27	5.6% 4	0	7.5% 195
Once a month	8.5% 26	11.7% 123	13.1% 63	11.2% 47	14.7% 39	9.9% 7	1	11.7% 305
Twice a month	8.5% 26	16.3% 172	15.4% 74	14.0% 59	14.3% 38	5.6% 4	2	14.4% 373
Once a week	7.2% 22	12.9% 136	11.3% 54	17.6% 74	16.5% 44	11.3% 8	0	13.0% 338
More than once a week	13.1% 40	23.1% 244	27.7% 133	30.7% 129	28.9% 77	28.2% 20	1	24.8% 643
TOTAL	100.0% 305	100.0% 1055	100.0% 480	100.0% 420	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2597