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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
Number of types listed respondent has given money to in past twelve months (GIVENUMB)


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
0 16.0%
89		 21.0%
157		 18.7%
141		 27.4%
113		 36.2%
51		 21.1%
551
1 42.2%
235		 46.2%
345		 44.0%
331		 40.0%
165		 41.1%
58		 43.5%
1134
2 26.8%
149		 20.0%
149		 19.8%
149		 22.1%
91		 12.8%
18		 21.3%
556
3 10.8%
60		 7.2%
54		 9.0%
68		 7.0%
29		 5.7%
8		 8.4%
219
4 2.9%
16		 4.3%
32		 5.2%
39		 2.4%
10		 2.1%
3		 3.8%
100
5 1.3%
7		 1.2%
9		 3.1%
23		 1.0%
4		 1.4%
2		 1.7%
45
TOTAL 100.0%
557		 100.0%
746		 100.0%
753		 100.0%
412		 100.0%
141
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
0 21.5%
291		 20.7%
261		 21.2%
552
1 41.8%
565		 45.2%
569		 43.5%
1134
2 22.5%
304		 20.0%
252		 21.3%
556
3 9.5%
128		 7.2%
90		 8.4%
218
4 3.3%
44		 4.5%
56		 3.8%
100
5 1.3%
17		 2.2%
28		 1.7%
45
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		 0.2%
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
0 20.8%
35		 17.8%
67		 19.9%
126		 19.2%
97		 22.9%
51		 24.1%
163
13		 20.9%
539
1 47.6%
80		 41.4%
156		 44.1%
279		 42.5%
214		 36.3%
81		 46.9%
317
6		 43.7%
1127
2 24.4%
41		 26.8%
101		 19.5%
123		 22.0%
111		 24.7%
55		 17.9%
121
3		 21.4%
552
3 4.2%
7		 10.6%
40		 9.2%
58		 9.5%
48		 8.5%
19		 6.1%
41
4		 8.3%
213
4 3.0%
5		 3.2%
12		 5.2%
33		 4.4%
22		 2.7%
6		 3.4%
23
0		 3.9%
101
5 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1		 1.9%
12		 2.2%
11		 4.5%
10		 1.5%
10
0		 1.7%
44
TOTAL 100.0%
168		 100.0%
377		 100.0%
632		 100.0%
504		 100.0%
223		 100.0%
676
26
2580


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
0 21.5%
389		 13.7%
38		 26.2%
84		 20.4%
22		 0.0%
0		 22.0%
18		 21.1%
551
1 41.3%
748		 47.7%
132		 54.2%
174		 34.3%
37		 22.2%
2		 48.8%
40		 43.4%
1133
2 23.1%
419		 17.7%
49		 12.8%
41		 29.6%
32		 55.6%
5		 13.4%
11		 21.4%
557
3 8.8%
160		 9.4%
26		 4.7%
15		 9.3%
10		 22.2%
2		 6.1%
5		 8.4%
218
4 3.3%
60		 7.9%
22		 1.6%
5		 5.6%
6		 0.0%
0		 8.5%
7		 3.8%
100
5 1.8%
33		 3.2%
9		 0.6%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.2%
1		 1.7%
45
TOTAL 100.0%
1811		 100.0%
277		 100.0%
321		 100.0%
108		 100.0%
9		 100.0%
82
2608


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
0 19.7%
29		 19.2%
133		 22.9%
83		 22.3%
154		 24.1%
99		 17.8%
54		 21.2%
552
1 42.9%
63		 44.4%
308		 38.8%
141		 48.0%
332		 41.6%
171		 39.3%
119		 43.5%
1134
2 17.7%
26		 19.9%
138		 21.8%
79		 18.6%
129		 26.8%
110		 24.4%
74		 21.3%
556
3 9.5%
14		 8.1%
56		 10.2%
37		 8.1%
56		 5.1%
21		 11.2%
34		 8.4%
218
4 5.4%
8		 3.9%
27		 5.8%
21		 2.3%
16		 2.2%
9		 6.3%
19		 3.8%
100
5 4.8%
7		 4.0%
28		 0.6%
2		 0.7%
5		 0.2%
1		 0.7%
2		 1.7%
45
TOTAL 100.0%
147		 100.0%
693		 100.0%
363		 100.0%
692		 100.0%
411		 100.0%
303
2609


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
0 17.7%
78		 22.4%
139		 18.4%
162		 26.1%
174		 21.2%
553
1 43.1%
190		 46.3%
287		 43.6%
384		 40.8%
272		 43.4%
1133
2 23.1%
102		 17.7%
110		 23.4%
206		 20.7%
138		 21.3%
556
3 10.7%
47		 5.6%
35		 8.0%
70		 9.9%
66		 8.4%
218
4 5.0%
22		 5.5%
34		 3.9%
34		 1.5%
10		 3.8%
100
5 0.5%
2		 2.4%
15		 2.3%
20		 1.0%
7		 1.7%
44
TOTAL 100.0%
441		 100.0%
620		 100.0%
880		 100.0%
667
2608


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
0 30.2%
92		 20.7%
219		 18.1%
87		 20.4%
86		 20.0%
53		 17.1%
12
3		 21.1%
549
1 46.2%
141		 45.5%
481		 47.3%
227		 37.4%
158		 35.1%
93		 44.3%
31
3		 43.5%
1131
2 12.8%
39		 22.2%
234		 19.2%
92		 25.6%
108		 23.4%
62		 28.6%
20
1		 21.4%
555
3 5.2%
16		 6.7%
71		 10.2%
49		 10.7%
45		 12.1%
32		 5.7%
4
0		 8.4%
217
4 4.6%
14		 3.4%
36		 3.3%
16		 3.8%
16		 5.7%
15		 4.3%
3
0		 3.8%
100
5 1.0%
3		 1.4%
15		 1.7%
8		 1.7%
7		 3.4%
9		 0.0%
0
2		 1.6%
42
TOTAL 100.0%
305		 100.0%
1056		 100.0%
480		 100.0%
422		 100.0%
265		 100.0%
70
9
2598
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