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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? Close family (such as parents, children, and adult siblings) (RECFAM)

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
No	18.0% 100	19.7% 147	21.6% 163	22.4% 92	14.2% 20	20.0% 522
Yes	82.0% 456	80.3% 600	78.2% 590	76.9% 316	85.8% 121	79.8% 2083
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 747	100.0% 754	100.0% 411	100.0% 141	2609

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.3% 4	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
No	17.1% 231	23.1% 291	20.0% 522
Yes	82.6% 1116	76.8% 967	79.8% 2083
TOTAL	100.0% 1351	100.0% 1259	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	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3	0.0% 0
No	18.3% 31	17.2% 65	17.9% 113	16.7% 84	14.2% 32	27.8% 188	10	19.8% 513
Yes	81.7% 138	82.6% 313	82.1% 519	83.3% 420	85.8% 193	72.2% 489	13	80.1% 2072
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 379	100.0% 632	100.0% 504	100.0% 225	100.0% 677	26	2586

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.7% 3	0.1% 3
No	16.7% 303	27.7% 77	29.6% 95	22.0% 24	0.0% 0	28.0% 23	20.0% 522
Yes	83.3% 1508	71.9% 200	70.4% 226	78.0% 85	100.0% 9	68.3% 56	79.8% 2084
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	0.7% 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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
No	29.3% 43	18.3% 127	15.4% 56	22.4% 155	16.3% 67	24.8% 75	20.0% 523
Yes	70.1% 103	81.7% 567	84.6% 307	77.2% 535	83.7% 343	75.2% 228	79.8% 2083
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 694	100.0% 363	100.0% 693	100.0% 410	100.0% 303	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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 3	0.1% 3
No	15.9% 70	18.0% 112	22.6% 199	21.1% 141	20.0% 522
Yes	84.1% 370	82.0% 509	77.3% 681	78.4% 524	79.8% 2084
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	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Don't know	1.0% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 3
No	31.4% 96	16.8% 177	24.1% 116	15.7% 66	20.3% 54	14.1% 10	3	20.0% 519
Yes	67.6% 207	83.2% 878	75.7% 364	84.3% 355	79.7% 212	85.9% 61	7	79.9% 2077
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1055	100.0% 481	100.0% 421	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2600