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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? None (ADVCNONE)

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	87.6% 487	87.4% 654	89.9% 678	75.5% 311	70.2% 99	85.4% 2229
Yes	12.2% 68	12.2% 91	9.7% 73	24.5% 101	29.1% 41	14.3% 374
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 748	100.0% 754	100.0% 412	100.0% 141	2611

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	85.6% 1156	85.2% 1072	85.4% 2228
Yes	14.4% 194	14.3% 180	14.3% 374
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	93.4% 353	86.9% 549	87.9% 444	87.5% 196	77.7% 526	15	85.6% 2213
Yes	13.7% 23	6.6% 25	12.3% 78	11.5% 58	12.5% 28	22.3% 151	11	14.0% 363
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 378	100.0% 632	100.0% 505	100.0% 224	100.0% 677	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	86.3% 1563	88.8% 247	77.0% 248	84.3% 91	88.9% 8	86.7% 72	85.4% 2229
Yes	13.3% 241	11.2% 31	23.0% 74	15.7% 17	11.1% 1	13.3% 11	14.4% 375
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 278	100.0% 322	100.0% 108	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	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
No	84.9% 124	85.7% 594	84.3% 306	82.4% 572	87.8% 360	89.8% 272	85.4% 2228
Yes	15.1% 22	13.9% 96	14.9% 54	17.3% 120	12.2% 50	10.2% 31	14.3% 373
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 693	100.0% 363	100.0% 694	100.0% 410	100.0% 303	2609

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	88.4% 388	82.1% 509	85.1% 751	86.8% 580	85.4% 2228
Yes	11.6% 51	17.6% 109	14.4% 127	13.0% 87	14.3% 374
TOTAL	100.0% 439	100.0% 620	100.0% 882	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	68.3% 209	84.2% 889	90.0% 432	89.8% 378	94.4% 251	88.7% 63	7	85.5% 2222
Yes	31.7% 97	15.5% 164	10.0% 48	9.7% 41	4.9% 13	11.3% 8	3	14.3% 371
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2600