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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? Neighbors (HELPNGHB)

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	79.3% 440	66.8% 500	63.0% 475	77.2% 318	77.3% 109	70.6% 1842
Yes	20.5% 114	33.0% 247	36.6% 276	22.8% 94	22.0% 31	29.2% 762
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 748	100.0% 754	100.0% 412	100.0% 141	2610

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	71.1% 960	70.1% 882	70.6% 1842
Yes	28.7% 388	29.7% 373	29.2% 761
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	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 4
No	78.1% 132	64.6% 244	66.9% 422	66.2% 333	65.2% 146	80.3% 543	21	70.5% 1820
Yes	21.9% 37	35.4% 134	32.5% 205	33.4% 168	34.8% 78	19.7% 133	5	29.3% 755
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 378	100.0% 631	100.0% 503	100.0% 224	100.0% 676	26	2581

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	65.3% 1183	77.3% 214	87.9% 282	81.7% 89	88.9% 8	81.7% 67	70.6% 1843
Yes	34.3% 622	22.7% 63	12.1% 39	18.3% 20	11.1% 1	18.3% 15	29.1% 760
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 277	100.0% 321	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2609

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	83.0% 122	69.3% 481	62.3% 225	74.6% 518	71.0% 291	67.7% 205	70.6% 1842
Yes	17.0% 25	30.1% 209	37.1% 134	25.4% 176	29.0% 119	32.3% 98	29.2% 761
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 694	100.0% 361	100.0% 694	100.0% 410	100.0% 303	2609

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	62.7% 276	71.7% 445	74.3% 655	69.8% 466	70.6% 1842
Yes	37.3% 164	27.7% 172	25.5% 225	30.1% 201	29.2% 762
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 621	100.0% 881	100.0% 668	2610

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	86.9% 265	75.8% 800	66.4% 318	58.4% 246	56.0% 149	81.7% 58	5	70.7% 1836
Yes	13.1% 40	24.1% 254	33.4% 160	41.1% 173	43.2% 115	18.3% 13	5	29.1% 755
TOTAL	100.0% 305	100.0% 1055	100.0% 479	100.0% 421	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2597