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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 money? Close family (such as parents, children, and adult siblings) (GIVEFAM)

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.1% 2
No	40.6% 226	46.1% 344	39.0% 294	43.6% 179	45.1% 64	42.4% 1107
Yes	59.2% 329	53.9% 403	60.7% 457	56.4% 232	54.2% 77	57.4% 1498
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 747	100.0% 753	100.0% 411	100.0% 142	2609

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
No	40.8% 551	44.2% 556	42.4% 1107
Yes	59.0% 797	55.7% 701	57.4% 1498
TOTAL	100.0% 1350	100.0% 1259	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	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
No	45.8% 77	43.5% 165	39.6% 250	40.1% 202	40.6% 91	45.6% 308	14	42.3% 1093
Yes	54.2% 91	56.5% 214	60.3% 381	59.7% 301	58.9% 132	54.3% 367	12	57.5% 1486
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 379	100.0% 632	100.0% 504	100.0% 224	100.0% 676	26	2583

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	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
No	42.9% 777	35.6% 99	48.3% 155	30.6% 33	33.3% 3	48.2% 40	42.4% 1107
Yes	57.0% 1032	64.0% 178	51.7% 166	68.5% 74	66.7% 6	51.8% 43	57.4% 1499
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 278	100.0% 321	100.0% 108	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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.1% 2
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	39.0% 57	40.0% 277	40.3% 146	41.9% 291	47.6% 195	46.5% 141	42.4% 1107
Yes	61.0% 89	59.6% 413	59.7% 216	58.1% 403	52.4% 215	53.1% 161	57.4% 1497
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 693	100.0% 362	100.0% 694	100.0% 410	100.0% 303	2608

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
No	39.7% 175	39.8% 247	41.4% 364	48.0% 321	42.4% 1107
Yes	60.3% 266	60.2% 373	58.2% 512	52.0% 348	57.4% 1499
TOTAL	100.0% 441	100.0% 620	100.0% 880	100.0% 669	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	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
No	47.4% 145	43.4% 458	35.4% 170	45.4% 191	42.9% 114	35.2% 25	4	42.4% 1103
Yes	52.6% 161	56.6% 598	64.4% 309	54.2% 228	56.8% 151	64.8% 46	6	57.4% 1493
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2600