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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 helped directly by giving some of your time? Congregation members (HELPCONG)

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.5% 3	0.4% 3	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	1.4% 2	0.3% 9
No	86.3% 480	85.7% 641	80.8% 609	80.8% 333	88.7% 126	83.8% 2189
Yes	13.1% 73	13.9% 104	18.8% 142	19.2% 79	9.9% 14	15.8% 412
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 748	100.0% 754	100.0% 412	100.0% 142	2612

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.4% 6	0.1% 1	0.3% 7
No	82.2% 1111	85.7% 1078	83.9% 2189
Yes	17.3% 234	14.1% 177	15.8% 411
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	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.3% 2	0.6% 3	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0	0.3% 8
No	93.5% 157	84.4% 319	84.0% 530	76.8% 388	72.0% 162	90.4% 611	21	83.9% 2167
Yes	6.5% 11	15.1% 57	15.4% 97	22.6% 114	28.0% 63	9.5% 64	5	15.7% 406
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 378	100.0% 631	100.0% 505	100.0% 225	100.0% 676	26	2583

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.4% 7	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 8
No	82.2% 1488	83.8% 233	90.1% 290	85.2% 92	100.0% 9	92.8% 77	83.9% 2189
Yes	17.3% 313	16.2% 45	9.6% 31	14.8% 16	0.0% 0	7.2% 6	15.7% 411
TOTAL	100.0% 1810	100.0% 278	100.0% 322	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	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.6% 4	0.6% 2	0.1% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 8
No	83.7% 123	76.5% 531	73.5% 266	88.6% 615	96.8% 397	84.5% 257	83.8% 2189
Yes	16.3% 24	22.9% 159	25.4% 92	11.2% 78	2.9% 12	15.5% 47	15.8% 412
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	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.2% 1	0.5% 3	0.3% 3	0.1% 1	0.3% 8
No	83.2% 366	83.7% 520	81.8% 721	87.1% 581	83.9% 2188
Yes	16.6% 73	15.5% 96	17.8% 157	12.7% 85	15.8% 411
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 621	100.0% 881	100.0% 667	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	0.0% 0	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.6% 3	0.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 8
No	93.5% 286	85.6% 904	85.8% 412	75.5% 318	75.2% 200	85.9% 61	8	83.9% 2181
Yes	6.5% 20	14.2% 150	13.5% 65	23.8% 100	24.1% 64	14.1% 10	2	15.7% 409
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2600