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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? None (RECNONE)

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	94.8% 526	95.2% 711	94.3% 711	87.4% 360	91.5% 129	93.4% 2437
Yes	5.2% 29	4.8% 36	5.6% 42	11.9% 49	8.5% 12	6.4% 168
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	0.1% 1	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.3% 4	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
No	93.9% 1270	92.7% 1167	93.3% 2437
Yes	5.8% 78	7.2% 91	6.5% 169
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	95.2% 160	96.3% 365	94.9% 600	94.0% 474	96.9% 217	89.1% 603	19	93.6% 2419
Yes	4.8% 8	3.4% 13	5.1% 32	6.0% 30	3.1% 7	10.9% 74	4	6.3% 164
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 379	100.0% 632	100.0% 504	100.0% 224	100.0% 677	26	2584

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	95.5% 1730	89.9% 250	85.1% 274	94.5% 103	100.0% 9	87.8% 72	93.4% 2438
Yes	4.5% 81	9.7% 27	14.9% 48	5.5% 6	0.0% 0	8.5% 7	6.5% 169
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	0.7% 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	87.1% 128	96.3% 668	95.0% 344	90.0% 624	95.6% 392	93.1% 282	93.4% 2438
Yes	12.2% 18	3.7% 26	5.0% 18	9.5% 66	4.4% 18	6.9% 21	6.4% 167
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	96.1% 423	94.2% 585	93.5% 824	90.6% 605	93.4% 2437
Yes	3.9% 17	5.8% 36	6.4% 56	9.0% 60	6.5% 169
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	81.7% 250	94.7% 1000	94.4% 453	96.0% 404	95.1% 253	95.8% 68	9	93.4% 2428
Yes	17.3% 53	5.3% 56	5.4% 26	4.0% 17	4.9% 13	4.2% 3	1	6.5% 168
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2600