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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? Other family and friends (RECFFR)

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	28.8% 160	36.0% 269	36.9% 278	55.3% 228	49.6% 70	38.5% 1005
Yes	71.2% 395	64.0% 479	63.0% 475	43.9% 181	50.4% 71	61.3% 1601
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	0.1% 1	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.3% 4	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
No	36.3% 491	40.9% 515	38.5% 1006
Yes	63.4% 857	59.0% 743	61.3% 1600
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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3	0.0% 0
No	28.6% 48	31.9% 121	33.9% 214	39.1% 197	34.7% 78	49.2% 333	15	38.3% 991
Yes	71.4% 120	67.8% 257	66.1% 418	60.9% 307	65.3% 147	50.8% 344	8	61.6% 1593
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	0.0% 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	31.6% 573	53.2% 148	66.0% 212	38.5% 42	66.7% 6	30.5% 25	38.5% 1006
Yes	68.4% 1238	46.4% 129	34.0% 109	61.5% 67	33.3% 3	65.9% 54	61.3% 1600
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	53.7% 79	38.2% 265	31.5% 114	45.5% 315	33.2% 136	31.4% 95	38.5% 1004
Yes	45.6% 67	61.8% 429	68.5% 248	54.1% 375	66.8% 274	68.6% 208	61.4% 1601
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 694	100.0% 362	100.0% 693	100.0% 410	100.0% 303	2609

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	26.1% 115	43.3% 269	41.5% 366	38.2% 255	38.5% 1005
Yes	73.9% 325	56.7% 352	58.3% 514	61.4% 410	61.3% 1601
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	57.8% 177	42.5% 449	34.8% 167	25.4% 107	28.2% 75	35.2% 25	6	38.5% 1000
Yes	41.2% 126	57.5% 607	65.0% 312	74.6% 314	71.8% 191	64.8% 46	4	61.4% 1596
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2600