Portraits of American Life Study | Results & Summaries

Portraits of American Life Study

Home | About PALS | Contact Us | Download | Paper Contest

Hosted by The ARDA

Results & Summaries

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? Other family and friends (HELPFFR)

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	29.5% 164	32.6% 244	37.9% 286	57.2% 235	58.2% 82	38.8% 1011
Yes	70.3% 390	67.2% 503	61.7% 465	42.8% 176	41.1% 58	61.0% 1592
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	39.1% 529	38.4% 483	38.8% 1012
Yes	60.7% 820	61.4% 772	61.0% 1592
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	36.9% 62	28.0% 106	35.9% 227	35.1% 177	33.3% 75	51.5% 348	16	38.5% 995
Yes	63.1% 106	72.0% 273	63.4% 401	64.5% 325	66.7% 150	48.5% 328	10	61.3% 1583
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 379	100.0% 632	100.0% 504	100.0% 225	100.0% 676	26	2584

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	34.2% 620	45.3% 126	58.6% 188	39.8% 43	11.1% 1	39.8% 33	38.7% 1011
Yes	65.4% 1185	54.7% 152	41.4% 133	60.2% 65	88.9% 8	60.2% 50	61.0% 1593
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 278	100.0% 321	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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
No	46.6% 68	39.0% 271	32.6% 118	45.3% 314	33.0% 135	34.5% 105	38.8% 1011
Yes	53.4% 78	60.4% 419	66.9% 242	54.7% 379	67.0% 274	65.5% 199	61.0% 1591
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 694	100.0% 362	100.0% 693	100.0% 409	100.0% 304	2608

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	30.5% 134	44.4% 276	40.9% 360	36.1% 241	38.8% 1011
Yes	69.5% 306	54.9% 341	59.0% 519	63.8% 426	61.0% 1592
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	0.0% 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	66.0% 202	41.1% 434	33.8% 162	27.3% 115	22.6% 60	45.1% 32	6	38.7% 1005
Yes	34.0% 104	58.8% 620	66.0% 317	72.2% 304	76.7% 204	54.9% 39	4	61.1% 1588
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1055	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2599