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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? Neighbors (TRSTNGHB)

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	92.8% 515	84.6% 633	75.0% 566	73.5% 303	74.5% 105	81.3% 2122
Yes	7.2% 40	15.4% 115	24.8% 187	26.5% 109	24.1% 34	18.6% 485
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 748	100.0% 755	100.0% 412	100.0% 141	2611

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	81.6% 1103	80.9% 1018	81.3% 2121
Yes	18.1% 245	19.0% 239	18.6% 484
TOTAL	100.0% 1351	100.0% 1258	2609

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	88.8% 150	81.3% 308	75.8% 478	79.8% 403	78.2% 176	86.0% 582	25	81.1% 2097
Yes	11.2% 19	18.5% 70	24.2% 153	20.0% 101	21.8% 49	13.7% 93	1	18.8% 485
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 379	100.0% 631	100.0% 505	100.0% 225	100.0% 677	26	2586

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	76.6% 1388	94.2% 262	94.1% 302	81.7% 89	55.6% 5	91.5% 75	81.3% 2121
Yes	23.4% 423	4.7% 13	5.6% 18	18.3% 20	44.4% 4	8.5% 7	18.6% 485
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	0.1% 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	93.9% 138	80.4% 558	73.8% 267	82.3% 571	81.7% 335	83.2% 253	81.3% 2122
Yes	5.4% 8	19.5% 135	26.2% 95	17.6% 122	18.3% 75	16.4% 50	18.6% 485
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 694	100.0% 362	100.0% 694	100.0% 410	100.0% 304	2611

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	72.7% 320	81.3% 505	86.6% 763	79.8% 533	81.3% 2121
Yes	27.0% 119	18.7% 116	13.3% 117	20.1% 134	18.6% 486
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	0.3% 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	88.3% 271	84.0% 887	84.8% 407	75.7% 318	67.3% 179	69.0% 49	10	81.2% 2111
Yes	11.1% 34	16.0% 169	14.8% 71	24.3% 102	32.7% 87	31.0% 22	0	18.7% 485
TOTAL	100.0% 307	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 420	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2600