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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? Strangers (ADVCSTRA)

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	82.7% 460	83.7% 626	81.6% 615	92.0% 378	96.5% 136	84.9% 2215
Yes	17.1% 95	15.9% 119	18.0% 136	8.0% 33	2.8% 4	14.8% 387
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	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.1% 2
No	85.9% 1161	83.9% 1055	84.9% 2216
Yes	14.0% 189	15.7% 197	14.8% 386
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	85.7% 144	81.8% 310	85.0% 537	82.9% 418	82.6% 185	88.2% 597	24	84.8% 2191
Yes	14.3% 24	18.2% 69	14.2% 90	16.5% 83	17.4% 39	11.8% 80	2	14.9% 385
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 379	100.0% 632	100.0% 504	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	85.2% 1543	78.7% 218	89.4% 288	88.9% 96	100.0% 9	74.4% 61	84.9% 2215
Yes	14.4% 261	21.3% 59	10.6% 34	11.1% 12	0.0% 0	25.6% 21	14.8% 387
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 277	100.0% 322	100.0% 108	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	82.2% 120	84.7% 588	89.8% 325	87.9% 610	80.2% 329	79.9% 243	84.9% 2215
Yes	17.8% 26	14.8% 103	9.4% 34	11.8% 82	19.8% 81	20.1% 61	14.8% 387
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 694	100.0% 362	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	81.1% 357	88.9% 551	84.8% 747	84.0% 561	84.9% 2216
Yes	18.9% 83	10.8% 67	14.8% 130	15.9% 106	14.8% 386
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	91.2% 279	86.1% 909	85.6% 411	81.9% 344	75.2% 200	87.3% 62	10	84.8% 2205
Yes	8.8% 27	13.6% 144	14.4% 69	17.6% 74	24.1% 64	12.7% 9	0	14.9% 387
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 420	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2599