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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.
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Relationship Behaviors (ACASI)

  All frequencies weighted by PAWT2


[ASK ARH_1 IF LV_1=1 or 2. ELSE SKIP TO ARH_8] Thinking about your relationship with your spouse/partner in the past year, how often would you say that your spouse/partner expresses affection or love for you? (ARH_1)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused382.3
-4) Don't know3.2
1) Never271.6
2) Rarely623.7
3) Once or twice a month985.9
4) Once a week1438.5
5) A few times a week28517
6) Once a day32719.5
7) More than once a day69041.2
Missing937 
TOTAL1673100.0
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Thinking about your relationship with your spouse/partner in the past year, how often would you say that your spouse/partner compliments you for the work you do around the house or as a parent? (ARH_2)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused291.7
-4) Don't know3.2
1) Never482.9
2) Rarely1649.8
3) Once or twice a month24014.3
4) Once a week24914.9
5) A few times a week47628.5
6) Once a day25315.1
7) More than once a day21112.6
Missing937 
TOTAL1673100.0
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Thinking about your relationship with your spouse/partner in the past year, how often would you say that your spouse/partner performs small acts of kindness for you (for example, making you coffee in the morning)? (ARH_3)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused291.7
-4) Don't know2.1
1) Never613.6
2) Rarely1036.2
3) Once or twice a month1126.7
4) Once a week1609.6
5) A few times a week42325.3
6) Once a day32419.4
7) More than once a day45927.4
Missing937 
TOTAL1673100.0
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Thinking about your relationship with your spouse/partner in the past year, how often would you say that your spouse/partner insults or harshly criticizes you? (ARH_4)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused301.8
-4) Don't know3.2
1) Never42825.6
2) Rarely70542.2
3) Once or twice a month25515.3
4) Once a week945.6
5) A few times a week1006
6) Once a day321.9
7) More than once a day251.5
Missing937 
TOTAL1672100.0
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Thinking about your relationship with your spouse/partner in the past year, how often would you say that your spouse/partner hits or slaps you? (ARH_5)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused271.6
-4) Don't know1.1
1) Never157193.8
2) Rarely623.7
3) Once or twice a month3.2
4) Once a week5.3
5) A few times a week3.2
6) Once a day2.1
Missing937 
TOTAL1674100.0
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In the past year, how often would you say you and your spouse/partner pray together, not including before meals and at religious services? (ARH_6)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused271.6
-4) Don't know1.1
1) Never75645.2
2) Rarely40324.1
3) Once or twice a month1639.7
4) Once a week633.8
5) A few times a week1036.2
6) Once a day1026.1
7) More than once a day553.3
Missing937 
TOTAL1673100.0
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In the past year, how often would you say you and your spouse/partner talk or read about religion, God, or spirituality together? (ARH_7)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused271.6
-4) Don't know1.1
1) Never33319.9
2) Rarely43826.2
3) Once or twice a month34520.6
4) Once a week16810
5) A few times a week21713
6) Once a day845
7) More than once a day613.6
Missing937 
TOTAL1674100.0
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[ASK ARH_8 IF HR_7=3 FOR ANY HH MEMBER OR LV_2=1. ELSE SKIP TO ARQ_1. FILL TEXT IF HR_7 NE 3 FOR ANY HH MEMBER AND IF LV_2=1: Though your child or children are not living with you,/ELSE LEAVE BLANK] Though your children are not living with you/How often do you communicate with your child or children, whether in person or through other means? (ARH_8)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused271.4
-4) Don't know6.3
1) Never361.9
2) Rarely392.1
3) Once or twice a week965.1
4) Once a week1558.2
5) A few times a week33617.8
6) Once a day24012.7
7) More than once a day95450.5
Missing723 
TOTAL1889100.0
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How often do you eat at the table with your child or children? (ARH_9)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused311.6
-4) Don't know11.6
1) Never20110.6
2) Rarely23312.3
3) Once or twice a month25713.6
4) Once a week1216.4
5) A few times a week36319.2
6) Once a day36619.4
7) More than once a day30516.2
Missing723 
TOTAL1888100.0
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How often do you yell at your child or children? (ARH_10)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused281.5
-4) Don't know6.3
1) Never59331.4
2) Rarely61832.8
3) Once or twice a month1508
4) Once a week1196.3
5) A few times a week23112.2
6) Once a day1025.4
7) More than once a day392.1
Missing723 
TOTAL1886100.0
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How often do you talk or read about religion, God, or spirituality with your child or children? (ARH_11)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused331.7
-4) Don't know12.6
1) Never38520.4
2) Rarely44223.4
3) Once or twice a month37519.9
4) Once a week21011.1
5) A few times a week25613.6
6) Once a day1115.9
7) More than once a day623.3
Missing723 
TOTAL1886100.0
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Overall, how close do you feel to your children? (ARH_12)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused271.4
-4) Don't know5.3
1) Not at all close241.3
2) A little close482.5
3) Fairly close1528.1
4) Very close62032.8
5) Extremely close101253.6
Missing723 
TOTAL1888100.0
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Instructions
View each question on our survey and how our respondents answered to the left.

To perform an auto-analysis of how an item relates to key demographics such as gender, education, church attendance and more, click on the "Analyze results" link below a variable.
Modules
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Household Roster
Current Living Arrangement
Race/Ethnicity
Race Ethnicity (ACASI)
Housing Choice
Work/Job
Sensation-Seeking
Social Activities
Congregational Identity
Congregational Affiliation
Religious Identification
Centrality and Salience of Religious Identity
Networks and Network Density
Intergroup Contact
Political Participation
Volunteering and Informal Helping
Moral/Political Attitudes
Moral and Political Attitudes (ACASI)
Religion - Importance
Religious Guidance/Religious Authority
Religious Guidance and Religious Authority (ACASI)
Relationship Behaviors (ACASI)
Relationship Quality (ACASI)
Deviance (ACASI)
Religious Beliefs (ACASI)
Religious Attendance (ACASI)
Spiritual Experiences
Health
Demographics
Generated Variables
Appended and Other Variables

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