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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, for which people, if any, have you given advice or counsel? Close family (such as parents, children, and adult siblings) (ADVCFAM)

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	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.1% 2
No	35.9% 199	32.1% 240	24.9% 188	37.9% 156	39.0% 55	32.1% 838
Yes	64.0% 355	67.5% 505	74.7% 563	62.1% 256	60.3% 85	67.6% 1764
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 748	100.0% 754	100.0% 412	100.0% 141	2610

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.4% 5	0.2% 5
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.1% 2
No	30.7% 415	33.6% 423	32.1% 838
Yes	69.2% 935	65.9% 829	67.6% 1764
TOTAL	100.0% 1351	100.0% 1258	2609

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 3
No	36.9% 62	26.5% 100	25.8% 163	29.9% 151	24.0% 54	43.2% 292	15	31.8% 822
Yes	63.1% 106	73.5% 278	73.4% 464	69.5% 351	76.0% 171	56.8% 384	11	67.9% 1754
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 378	100.0% 632	100.0% 505	100.0% 225	100.0% 676	26	2584

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	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
No	29.2% 529	35.7% 99	44.5% 143	28.4% 31	33.3% 3	40.2% 33	32.1% 838
Yes	70.4% 1275	64.3% 178	55.5% 178	71.6% 78	66.7% 6	59.8% 49	67.6% 1764
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 277	100.0% 321	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2609

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	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
No	36.3% 53	30.9% 214	27.5% 100	36.2% 251	31.7% 130	29.3% 89	32.1% 837
Yes	63.7% 93	68.7% 476	71.6% 260	63.5% 441	68.3% 280	70.7% 215	67.6% 1765
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 693	100.0% 363	100.0% 694	100.0% 410	100.0% 304	2610

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.1% 2
No	21.0% 92	37.7% 234	34.4% 303	31.1% 208	32.1% 837
Yes	79.0% 347	61.9% 384	65.2% 574	68.7% 459	67.6% 1764
TOTAL	100.0% 439	100.0% 620	100.0% 881	100.0% 668	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	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 5
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
No	51.0% 156	36.5% 385	26.7% 128	24.0% 101	16.1% 43	25.4% 18	7	32.0% 831
Yes	49.0% 150	63.2% 667	73.3% 352	75.5% 317	83.1% 222	74.6% 53	3	67.8% 1761
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1055	100.0% 480	100.0% 420	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	10	2599