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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? Strangers (GIVESTRA)

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	72.3% 402	71.4% 534	70.8% 533	76.2% 313	85.8% 121	72.9% 1903
Yes	27.5% 153	28.6% 214	29.0% 218	23.8% 98	13.5% 19	26.9% 702
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 748	100.0% 753	100.0% 411	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
No	72.4% 978	73.5% 925	72.9% 1903
Yes	27.4% 370	26.4% 332	26.9% 702
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	72.0% 121	64.3% 243	71.5% 452	71.8% 362	75.0% 168	78.8% 533	23	72.8% 1879
Yes	28.0% 47	35.7% 135	28.3% 179	28.0% 141	24.6% 55	21.0% 142	3	27.1% 699
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 378	100.0% 632	100.0% 504	100.0% 224	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	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
No	72.2% 1308	70.0% 194	81.9% 263	69.4% 75	66.7% 6	67.5% 56	72.9% 1902
Yes	27.7% 501	29.6% 82	18.1% 58	29.6% 32	33.3% 3	32.5% 27	26.9% 703
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 277	100.0% 321	100.0% 108	100.0% 9	100.0% 83	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	74.1% 109	74.9% 520	71.0% 257	75.5% 524	74.6% 306	61.8% 188	72.9% 1904
Yes	25.9% 38	24.6% 171	29.0% 105	24.5% 170	25.4% 104	37.8% 115	26.9% 703
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 694	100.0% 362	100.0% 694	100.0% 410	100.0% 304	2611

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	69.1% 304	76.7% 476	70.8% 623	74.9% 500	72.9% 1903
Yes	30.9% 136	23.3% 145	28.8% 253	25.1% 168	26.9% 702
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	80.1% 245	77.9% 823	76.0% 365	64.4% 271	54.5% 145	66.2% 47	8	72.9% 1896
Yes	19.9% 61	22.1% 233	23.8% 114	35.2% 148	45.1% 120	33.8% 24	2	26.9% 700
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2600