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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, which have helped you directly by giving their time? Congregation members (RECCONG)

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	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.4% 2	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.7% 3	0.7% 1	0.3% 7
No	84.7% 470	85.8% 642	82.9% 625	83.7% 344	85.9% 122	84.4% 2203
Yes	15.0% 83	14.0% 105	17.0% 128	15.6% 64	13.4% 19	15.3% 399
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 748	100.0% 754	100.0% 411	100.0% 142	2610

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.6% 8	0.0% 0	0.3% 8
No	81.7% 1105	87.2% 1098	84.4% 2203
Yes	17.7% 239	12.7% 160	15.3% 399
TOTAL	100.0% 1352	100.0% 1259	2611

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	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.2% 1	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	3	0.2% 5
No	96.4% 162	87.3% 331	86.2% 545	76.6% 387	68.3% 153	89.7% 607	18	84.5% 2185
Yes	3.6% 6	12.1% 46	13.6% 86	23.0% 116	31.7% 71	10.2% 69	5	15.2% 394
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 379	100.0% 632	100.0% 505	100.0% 224	100.0% 677	26	2585

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.2% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.7% 3	0.3% 7
No	82.6% 1496	83.8% 233	91.6% 295	94.4% 102	55.6% 5	86.6% 71	84.4% 2202
Yes	17.2% 311	15.8% 44	8.4% 27	5.6% 6	44.4% 4	9.8% 8	15.3% 400
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 278	100.0% 322	100.0% 108	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2610

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.8% 3	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 7
No	83.0% 122	74.6% 517	78.0% 283	89.5% 620	97.1% 398	86.5% 263	84.4% 2203
Yes	16.3% 24	25.3% 175	21.2% 77	10.1% 70	2.9% 12	13.5% 41	15.3% 399
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 693	100.0% 363	100.0% 693	100.0% 410	100.0% 304	2610

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.6% 4	0.3% 7
No	84.6% 373	85.6% 531	80.9% 713	87.7% 586	84.4% 2203
Yes	15.2% 67	14.4% 89	18.7% 165	11.7% 78	15.3% 399
TOTAL	100.0% 441	100.0% 620	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	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Don't know	1.0% 3	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.3% 7
No	90.5% 277	84.3% 890	86.1% 414	77.9% 327	83.8% 223	90.1% 64	8	84.4% 2195
Yes	8.5% 26	15.6% 165	13.7% 66	21.4% 90	16.2% 43	9.9% 7	2	15.3% 397
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 481	100.0% 420	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2600