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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.

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In the past twelve months, for which people, if any, have you given advice or counsel? Congregation members (ADVCCONG)

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	0.4% 3	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 6
Don't know	0.7% 4	0.5% 4	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	1.4% 2	0.5% 12
No	87.8% 488	87.7% 656	83.4% 629	89.5% 368	92.2% 130	87.0% 2271
Yes	11.5% 64	11.4% 85	15.9% 120	10.5% 43	6.4% 9	12.3% 321
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 748	100.0% 754	100.0% 411	100.0% 141	2610

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.4% 5	0.2% 5
Don't know	0.5% 7	0.4% 5	0.5% 12
No	86.7% 1171	87.5% 1101	87.0% 2272
Yes	12.8% 173	11.8% 148	12.3% 321
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
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 5
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.2% 1	0.8% 4	0.9% 2	0.3% 2	0	0.4% 11
No	95.8% 161	88.4% 334	89.1% 563	81.3% 410	74.2% 167	91.0% 615	22	87.1% 2250
Yes	4.2% 7	11.1% 42	10.0% 63	17.9% 90	24.9% 56	8.7% 59	4	12.3% 317
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 378	100.0% 632	100.0% 504	100.0% 225	100.0% 676	26	2583

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.3% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 5
Don't know	0.4% 8	0.0% 0	1.2% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 12
No	86.8% 1573	84.8% 235	91.0% 292	87.2% 95	44.4% 4	88.0% 73	87.0% 2272
Yes	12.5% 226	15.2% 42	7.8% 25	12.8% 14	55.6% 5	12.0% 10	12.3% 322
TOTAL	100.0% 1812	100.0% 277	100.0% 321	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 83	2611

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.8% 3	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 6
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.6% 4	0.8% 3	0.6% 4	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 12
No	84.9% 124	79.7% 553	83.5% 303	90.6% 629	97.3% 399	86.5% 263	87.0% 2271
Yes	15.1% 22	19.6% 136	14.9% 54	8.5% 59	2.4% 10	13.5% 41	12.3% 322
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 694	100.0% 363	100.0% 694	100.0% 410	100.0% 304	2611

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.2% 5
Don't know	0.2% 1	0.3% 2	0.7% 6	0.6% 4	0.5% 13
No	87.7% 386	88.2% 548	84.4% 744	88.8% 594	87.0% 2272
Yes	12.0% 53	11.1% 69	14.6% 129	10.6% 71	12.3% 322
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
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 5
Don't know	0.7% 2	0.4% 4	0.4% 2	1.0% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.5% 12
No	94.8% 290	87.8% 927	89.6% 430	80.0% 336	79.3% 211	95.8% 68	10	87.0% 2262
Yes	4.6% 14	11.6% 123	10.0% 48	18.8% 79	19.9% 53	4.2% 3	0	12.3% 320
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 420	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2599