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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? Strangers (HELPSTRA)

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	81.1% 450	81.5% 609	75.5% 569	85.0% 350	94.3% 133	80.9% 2111
Yes	18.7% 104	18.3% 137	24.1% 182	15.0% 62	5.0% 7	18.9% 492
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 747	100.0% 754	100.0% 412	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	81.2% 1098	80.6% 1014	80.9% 2112
Yes	18.6% 251	19.2% 241	18.9% 492
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	83.9% 141	75.5% 286	78.2% 494	78.2% 394	78.2% 176	88.2% 597	24	80.8% 2088
Yes	16.1% 27	24.5% 93	21.2% 134	21.4% 108	21.8% 49	11.8% 80	2	19.0% 491
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 379	100.0% 632	100.0% 504	100.0% 225	100.0% 677	26	2585

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	79.5% 1440	81.7% 227	88.5% 284	83.5% 91	100.0% 9	74.4% 61	80.9% 2112
Yes	20.2% 365	18.3% 51	11.5% 37	16.5% 18	0.0% 0	25.6% 21	18.9% 492
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 278	100.0% 321	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	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	86.4% 127	79.1% 548	81.2% 294	84.7% 588	81.5% 334	73.0% 222	81.0% 2113
Yes	13.6% 20	20.3% 141	18.2% 66	15.3% 106	18.5% 76	27.0% 82	18.8% 491
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 693	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	76.6% 337	84.7% 526	81.0% 714	80.1% 535	80.9% 2112
Yes	23.4% 103	14.7% 91	18.8% 166	19.8% 132	18.9% 492
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	91.8% 281	84.0% 886	81.6% 391	73.9% 311	66.5% 177	80.3% 57	8	80.9% 2103
Yes	8.2% 25	15.9% 168	18.2% 87	25.7% 108	32.7% 87	19.7% 14	2	18.8% 489
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1055	100.0% 479	100.0% 421	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2598