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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? Other family and friends (ADVCFFR)

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	27.9% 155	36.2% 271	40.8% 308	59.7% 246	72.3% 102	41.5% 1082
Yes	71.9% 399	63.4% 474	58.8% 443	40.3% 166	27.0% 38	58.2% 1520
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	39.5% 534	43.6% 548	41.5% 1082
Yes	60.4% 816	56.0% 704	58.3% 1520
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	35.7% 60	30.9% 117	40.1% 253	39.4% 199	37.8% 85	51.8% 351	18	41.2% 1065
Yes	64.3% 108	69.1% 262	59.1% 373	60.0% 303	62.2% 140	48.2% 326	8	58.5% 1512
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 379	100.0% 631	100.0% 505	100.0% 225	100.0% 677	26	2585

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	38.8% 702	40.4% 112	57.6% 185	48.6% 53	22.2% 2	32.9% 27	41.4% 1081
Yes	60.8% 1101	59.6% 165	42.4% 136	51.4% 56	77.8% 7	67.1% 55	58.3% 1520
TOTAL	100.0% 1810	100.0% 277	100.0% 321	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2608

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	44.9% 66	41.3% 286	41.9% 152	46.0% 319	37.1% 152	35.5% 108	41.5% 1083
Yes	55.1% 81	58.3% 404	57.3% 208	53.7% 373	62.9% 258	64.5% 196	58.2% 1520
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 693	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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.1% 2
No	38.0% 167	46.8% 290	42.1% 371	38.0% 254	41.5% 1082
Yes	62.0% 273	52.9% 328	57.4% 506	61.8% 413	58.3% 1520
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 620	100.0% 881	100.0% 668	2609

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	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
No	64.6% 197	44.1% 466	37.3% 179	31.1% 131	24.4% 65	54.9% 39	6	41.4% 1077
Yes	35.4% 108	55.6% 587	62.7% 301	68.4% 288	74.8% 199	45.1% 32	4	58.3% 1515
TOTAL	100.0% 305	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2599