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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? Other family and friends (GIVEFFR)

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	53.2% 296	65.9% 492	67.5% 508	76.5% 315	83.8% 119	66.3% 1730
Yes	46.6% 259	34.1% 255	32.3% 243	23.5% 97	15.5% 22	33.6% 876
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 747	100.0% 753	100.0% 412	100.0% 142	2610

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	68.3% 922	64.2% 808	66.3% 1730
Yes	31.6% 426	35.7% 449	33.5% 875
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	70.4% 119	62.8% 238	65.7% 415	66.1% 333	66.5% 149	67.5% 457	21	66.2% 1711
Yes	29.6% 50	37.2% 141	34.2% 216	33.7% 170	33.0% 74	32.3% 219	5	33.7% 870
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 379	100.0% 632	100.0% 504	100.0% 224	100.0% 677	26	2585

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	66.0% 1196	58.5% 162	75.4% 242	69.7% 76	0.0% 0	64.6% 53	66.3% 1729
Yes	33.8% 613	41.2% 114	24.6% 79	29.4% 32	100.0% 9	35.4% 29	33.6% 876
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 277	100.0% 321	100.0% 109	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	0.0% 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	59.2% 87	64.4% 446	68.5% 248	72.0% 500	65.0% 266	60.1% 182	66.3% 1729
Yes	40.8% 60	35.2% 244	31.5% 114	28.0% 194	35.0% 143	39.6% 120	33.6% 875
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 693	100.0% 362	100.0% 694	100.0% 409	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	64.8% 285	68.6% 426	64.9% 571	66.9% 447	66.3% 1729
Yes	35.2% 155	31.4% 195	34.7% 305	33.1% 221	33.6% 876
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 621	100.0% 880	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	0.0% 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	72.9% 223	63.9% 675	66.2% 317	66.3% 279	66.9% 178	71.8% 51	6	66.3% 1723
Yes	27.1% 83	36.1% 381	33.6% 161	33.3% 140	32.7% 87	28.2% 20	4	33.6% 872
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 479	100.0% 421	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2599