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

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	0.2% 1	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.2% 4
No	29.4% 163	28.2% 211	23.9% 180	29.4% 121	36.2% 51	27.8% 726
Yes	70.5% 391	71.7% 536	75.7% 571	70.6% 290	63.1% 89	71.9% 1877
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 748	100.0% 754	100.0% 411	100.0% 141	2609

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.2% 3	0.1% 1	0.2% 4
No	27.1% 366	28.6% 360	27.8% 726
Yes	72.7% 983	71.1% 895	72.0% 1878
TOTAL	100.0% 1352	100.0% 1258	2610

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	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 4
No	24.4% 41	24.6% 93	26.4% 167	19.9% 100	25.8% 58	37.3% 252	14	27.5% 711
Yes	75.6% 127	75.4% 285	72.9% 461	79.7% 401	74.2% 167	62.7% 424	12	72.2% 1865
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 378	100.0% 632	100.0% 503	100.0% 225	100.0% 676	26	2582

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	0.2% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
No	23.9% 432	31.3% 87	45.8% 147	20.4% 22	11.1% 1	43.9% 36	27.8% 725
Yes	75.8% 1372	68.7% 191	54.2% 174	79.6% 86	88.9% 8	56.1% 46	72.0% 1877
TOTAL	100.0% 1810	100.0% 278	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	0.0% 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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
No	31.3% 46	26.8% 186	21.0% 76	33.0% 229	28.5% 117	23.4% 71	27.8% 725
Yes	68.7% 101	72.6% 504	78.5% 284	67.0% 464	71.5% 293	76.6% 233	72.0% 1879
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 694	100.0% 362	100.0% 693	100.0% 410	100.0% 304	2610

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	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.2% 4
No	18.2% 80	27.7% 172	30.5% 269	30.6% 204	27.8% 725
Yes	81.8% 360	71.7% 445	69.4% 611	69.3% 462	72.0% 1878
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	0.1% 1	0.2% 1	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 4
No	50.7% 155	26.8% 283	27.3% 131	19.7% 83	18.0% 48	26.8% 19	5	27.7% 719
Yes	49.3% 151	73.1% 771	72.5% 348	79.8% 336	81.2% 216	73.2% 52	5	72.1% 1874
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1055	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2599