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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 money? Congregation members (GIVECONG)

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	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.2% 1	0.4% 3	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	1.4% 2	0.3% 9
No	91.5% 508	90.6% 677	84.5% 636	87.6% 360	87.2% 123	88.4% 2304
Yes	8.1% 45	9.0% 67	15.0% 113	12.4% 51	11.3% 16	11.2% 292
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 747	100.0% 753	100.0% 411	100.0% 141	2607

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.5% 7	0.2% 3	0.4% 10
No	87.2% 1178	89.4% 1126	88.3% 2304
Yes	12.3% 166	10.2% 128	11.3% 294
TOTAL	100.0% 1351	100.0% 1259	2610

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	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.2% 1	0.4% 2	1.3% 3	0.1% 1	0	0.3% 9
No	95.2% 160	91.5% 346	89.5% 565	83.7% 422	76.4% 172	91.4% 618	22	88.4% 2283
Yes	4.8% 8	7.9% 30	10.1% 64	15.9% 80	22.2% 50	8.3% 56	4	11.2% 288
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 378	100.0% 631	100.0% 504	100.0% 225	100.0% 676	26	2582

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.4% 7	0.0% 0	0.9% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 10
No	87.6% 1587	87.8% 244	91.0% 293	86.1% 93	100.0% 9	96.3% 79	88.3% 2305
Yes	12.0% 217	11.9% 33	8.1% 26	13.0% 14	0.0% 0	3.7% 3	11.2% 293
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 278	100.0% 322	100.0% 108	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2610

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.4% 3	0.8% 3	0.4% 3	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 10
No	86.3% 126	80.8% 561	89.0% 323	90.3% 626	97.3% 399	88.8% 270	88.3% 2305
Yes	13.7% 20	18.6% 129	10.2% 37	9.2% 64	2.4% 10	10.9% 33	11.2% 293
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	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.2% 1	0.3% 2	0.7% 6	0.1% 1	0.4% 10
No	87.5% 385	90.2% 560	85.7% 755	90.4% 604	88.3% 2304
Yes	12.3% 54	9.5% 59	13.4% 118	9.4% 63	11.3% 294
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 621	100.0% 881	100.0% 668	2610

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.3% 3	0.8% 4	0.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.4% 10
No	96.7% 295	88.5% 935	88.3% 424	82.1% 345	86.1% 230	94.4% 67	8	88.3% 2296
Yes	3.3% 10	11.2% 118	10.8% 52	16.9% 71	13.5% 36	5.6% 4	2	11.2% 291
TOTAL	100.0% 305	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 420	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	10	2599