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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? Neighbors (ADVCNGHB)

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	84.3% 468	80.3% 601	75.2% 567	87.4% 360	87.9% 124	81.2% 2120
Yes	15.5% 86	19.3% 144	24.4% 184	12.6% 52	11.3% 16	18.5% 482
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	81.6% 1102	80.8% 1017	81.2% 2119
Yes	18.4% 248	18.7% 235	18.5% 483
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	86.3% 145	77.8% 294	76.7% 485	79.4% 401	78.1% 175	87.9% 594	25	81.1% 2094
Yes	13.7% 23	22.2% 84	22.5% 142	20.0% 101	21.9% 49	12.1% 82	1	18.6% 481
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 378	100.0% 632	100.0% 505	100.0% 224	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	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
No	79.8% 1445	77.6% 215	89.1% 286	88.1% 96	100.0% 9	81.9% 68	81.2% 2119
Yes	19.8% 359	22.4% 62	10.9% 35	11.9% 13	0.0% 0	18.1% 15	18.5% 484
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 277	100.0% 321	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 83	2610

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	78.8% 115	81.7% 567	80.4% 292	84.1% 583	78.8% 323	78.6% 239	81.2% 2119
Yes	21.2% 31	17.9% 124	18.7% 68	15.6% 108	21.2% 87	21.4% 65	18.5% 483
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 694	100.0% 363	100.0% 693	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	75.6% 332	84.5% 524	81.8% 721	81.3% 542	81.3% 2119
Yes	24.4% 107	15.2% 94	17.7% 156	18.6% 124	18.5% 481
TOTAL	100.0% 439	100.0% 620	100.0% 881	100.0% 667	2607

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	91.1% 278	84.0% 887	81.9% 393	76.7% 323	62.8% 167	88.7% 63	8	81.2% 2111
Yes	8.9% 27	15.7% 166	18.1% 87	22.8% 96	36.5% 97	11.3% 8	2	18.5% 481
TOTAL	100.0% 305	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2599