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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? Strangers (TRSTSTRA)

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	98.0% 545	96.7% 722	97.7% 737	98.1% 404	95.8% 136	97.4% 2544
Yes	2.0% 11	3.3% 25	2.0% 15	1.9% 8	2.8% 4	2.4% 63
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 747	100.0% 754	100.0% 412	100.0% 142	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	97.9% 1323	97.0% 1220	97.5% 2543
Yes	1.9% 25	2.9% 37	2.4% 62
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	97.6% 165	98.7% 373	96.7% 611	96.4% 487	97.3% 218	98.1% 663	26	97.4% 2517
Yes	2.4% 4	1.1% 4	3.3% 21	3.4% 17	2.7% 6	1.6% 11	0	2.4% 63
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 378	100.0% 632	100.0% 505	100.0% 224	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	97.4% 1764	97.1% 270	97.8% 315	99.1% 108	100.0% 9	95.1% 78	97.4% 2544
Yes	2.6% 47	1.8% 5	1.9% 6	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	4.9% 4	2.4% 63
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	0.1% 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	97.9% 143	96.8% 672	97.8% 354	98.1% 680	97.1% 398	97.4% 296	97.5% 2543
Yes	1.4% 2	3.0% 21	2.2% 8	1.7% 12	2.9% 12	2.3% 7	2.4% 62
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 694	100.0% 362	100.0% 693	100.0% 410	100.0% 304	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	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.1% 2
No	96.1% 422	96.5% 599	98.5% 868	97.9% 655	97.5% 2544
Yes	3.6% 16	3.5% 22	1.4% 12	1.9% 13	2.4% 63
TOTAL	100.0% 439	100.0% 621	100.0% 881	100.0% 669	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	97.7% 299	98.6% 1041	97.7% 469	96.4% 406	95.9% 255	90.1% 64	10	97.5% 2534
Yes	1.6% 5	1.4% 15	1.9% 9	3.6% 15	4.1% 11	9.9% 7	0	2.4% 62
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2600