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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? None (HELPNONE)

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	92.6% 515	92.8% 694	93.6% 706	83.9% 345	80.9% 114	91.0% 2374
Yes	7.2% 40	7.1% 53	6.0% 45	16.1% 66	18.4% 26	8.8% 230
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 748	100.0% 754	100.0% 411	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	90.4% 1222	91.6% 1152	91.0% 2374
Yes	9.4% 127	8.2% 103	8.8% 230
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	92.9% 156	95.3% 361	92.4% 584	94.2% 474	94.7% 213	83.9% 567	19	91.2% 2355
Yes	7.1% 12	4.7% 18	7.0% 44	5.4% 27	5.3% 12	16.1% 109	7	8.6% 222
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 379	100.0% 632	100.0% 503	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	0.2% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
No	93.3% 1690	91.7% 255	77.3% 249	93.6% 102	100.0% 9	84.1% 69	90.9% 2374
Yes	6.4% 115	8.3% 23	22.7% 73	6.4% 7	0.0% 0	15.9% 13	8.8% 231
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 278	100.0% 322	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2611

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	90.4% 132	90.1% 625	95.0% 344	86.7% 602	94.1% 386	93.8% 285	91.0% 2374
Yes	9.6% 14	9.4% 65	4.4% 16	13.3% 92	5.9% 24	6.3% 19	8.8% 230
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 694	100.0% 362	100.0% 694	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	97.0% 427	87.8% 545	91.1% 803	89.8% 600	91.0% 2375
Yes	3.0% 13	11.6% 72	8.7% 77	10.0% 67	8.8% 229
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	0.7% 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	70.9% 217	92.2% 973	94.8% 455	93.6% 395	97.0% 259	93.0% 66	9	90.9% 2365
Yes	29.1% 89	7.7% 81	5.0% 24	5.9% 25	2.2% 6	7.0% 5	1	8.8% 230
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1055	100.0% 480	100.0% 422	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	10	2601