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Results & Summaries

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, have you done any volunteer work - that is, work for a nonprofit, charitable organization, school or group for which you did not receive pay? (VO_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	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Yes	45.1% 251	44.1% 330	42.6% 321	31.3% 128	18.4% 26	40.5% 1056
No	54.9% 305	55.7% 417	57.4% 433	68.7% 281	81.6% 115	59.5% 1551
Missing	0	0	0	2	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 748	100.0% 754	100.0% 409	100.0% 141	2608

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 1
Yes	42.6% 574	38.2% 481	40.5% 1055
No	57.4% 775	61.7% 777	59.5% 1552
Missing	2	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 1349	100.0% 1259	2608

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	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Yes	53.3% 90	49.5% 187	43.7% 276	43.8% 221	36.2% 81	29.0% 196	5	40.7% 1051
No	46.7% 79	50.5% 191	56.2% 355	56.2% 283	63.8% 143	71.0% 480	19	59.3% 1531
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 378	100.0% 632	100.0% 504	100.0% 224	100.0% 676	24	2583

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Yes	43.6% 789	35.3% 98	25.5% 82	45.4% 49	11.1% 1	43.9% 36	40.5% 1055
No	56.3% 1019	64.7% 180	74.5% 239	54.6% 59	88.9% 8	56.1% 46	59.5% 1551
Missing	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	100.0% 1809	100.0% 278	100.0% 321	100.0% 108	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2607

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Yes	34.7% 51	37.2% 258	47.8% 173	37.4% 259	43.4% 178	45.0% 136	40.5% 1055
No	65.3% 96	62.6% 434	52.2% 189	62.6% 434	56.6% 232	55.0% 166	59.5% 1551
Missing	0	1	0	0	0	2	3
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 693	100.0% 362	100.0% 693	100.0% 410	100.0% 302	2607

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Yes	45.2% 199	36.9% 229	39.3% 346	42.1% 281	40.5% 1055
No	54.8% 241	63.1% 392	60.6% 533	57.9% 386	59.5% 1552
Missing	0	0	1	2	3
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 621	100.0% 880	100.0% 667	2608

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	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Yes	17.3% 53	35.1% 371	44.2% 212	54.8% 230	58.1% 155	40.3% 29	6	40.4% 1050
No	82.7% 253	64.9% 685	55.8% 268	45.0% 189	41.9% 112	59.7% 43	2	59.6% 1550
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 420	100.0% 267	100.0% 72	8	2601