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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? None (TRSTNONE)

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	91.5% 508	93.4% 698	93.2% 703	92.7% 382	93.6% 132	92.9% 2423
Yes	8.5% 47	6.6% 49	6.5% 49	7.3% 30	5.0% 7	7.0% 182
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 747	100.0% 754	100.0% 412	100.0% 141	2609

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	92.5% 1251	93.2% 1173	92.8% 2424
Yes	7.2% 98	6.8% 85	7.0% 183
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	0.1% 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	91.7% 155	94.2% 357	94.8% 599	93.7% 473	97.8% 219	89.1% 602	19	93.0% 2405
Yes	8.3% 14	5.5% 21	5.2% 33	6.1% 31	2.2% 5	10.7% 72	7	6.8% 176
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 379	100.0% 632	100.0% 505	100.0% 224	100.0% 676	26	2585

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	95.3% 1725	83.8% 233	87.2% 280	97.2% 106	100.0% 9	85.4% 70	92.8% 2423
Yes	4.7% 86	15.1% 42	12.5% 40	2.8% 3	0.0% 0	14.6% 12	7.0% 183
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	83.7% 123	96.1% 667	96.4% 349	91.5% 634	91.0% 373	91.1% 277	92.8% 2423
Yes	15.6% 23	3.7% 26	3.6% 13	8.4% 58	9.0% 37	8.6% 26	7.0% 183
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 694	100.0% 362	100.0% 693	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	93.9% 413	92.6% 574	92.2% 812	93.4% 624	92.9% 2423
Yes	5.9% 26	7.4% 46	7.7% 68	6.4% 43	7.0% 183
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 620	100.0% 881	100.0% 668	2609

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	84.0% 258	93.2% 984	91.9% 442	96.4% 405	96.3% 257	97.2% 69	9	92.8% 2415
Yes	15.3% 47	6.8% 72	7.7% 37	3.6% 15	3.7% 10	2.8% 2	1	7.0% 183
TOTAL	100.0% 307	100.0% 1056	100.0% 481	100.0% 420	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	10	2602