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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 been able to trust completely? Close family (such as parents, children, and adult siblings) (TRSTFAM)

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.4% 2	0.1% 2
No	18.7% 104	16.1% 120	16.6% 125	14.1% 58	18.3% 26	16.6% 433
Yes	81.3% 451	83.9% 627	83.2% 627	85.9% 354	80.3% 114	83.3% 2173
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 747	100.0% 754	100.0% 412	100.0% 142	2610

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
No	16.0% 216	17.2% 217	16.6% 433
Yes	83.8% 1132	82.7% 1041	83.3% 2173
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	0.1% 1	0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0	0.1% 2
No	13.1% 22	14.2% 54	14.9% 94	13.5% 68	11.1% 25	23.2% 157	13	16.3% 420
Yes	86.9% 146	85.5% 324	85.1% 537	86.3% 436	88.9% 200	76.5% 517	13	83.6% 2160
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 379	100.0% 631	100.0% 505	100.0% 225	100.0% 676	26	2584

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
No	14.0% 254	24.9% 69	23.7% 76	8.3% 9	0.0% 0	30.1% 25	16.6% 433
Yes	86.0% 1557	74.0% 205	76.0% 244	91.7% 100	100.0% 9	69.9% 58	83.3% 2173
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 277	100.0% 321	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 83	2610

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.7% 1	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.1% 2
No	25.9% 38	13.8% 96	12.2% 44	19.2% 133	15.9% 65	18.4% 56	16.6% 432
Yes	73.5% 108	86.0% 597	87.8% 317	80.7% 560	84.1% 345	81.3% 247	83.3% 2174
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 694	100.0% 361	100.0% 694	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	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.1% 2
No	10.9% 48	16.0% 99	20.6% 181	15.5% 104	16.6% 432
Yes	88.8% 390	84.0% 521	79.3% 698	84.3% 564	83.3% 2173
TOTAL	100.0% 439	100.0% 620	100.0% 880	100.0% 669	2608

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	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
No	23.8% 73	17.1% 181	18.1% 87	10.2% 43	9.8% 26	26.8% 19	3	16.5% 429
Yes	75.6% 232	82.9% 875	81.5% 391	89.8% 377	90.2% 240	73.2% 52	7	83.3% 2167
TOTAL	100.0% 307	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 420	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2600