Portraits of American Life Study
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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.
Results & Summaries

Race/Ethnicity

  All frequencies weighted by PAWT2


Respondent's race (RE_RACE)
TOTAL%
1) White181169.4
2) Black27810.6
3) Hispanic32112.3
4) Asian1094.2
5) Pacific Islander9.3
6) Native American12.5
7) Mixed race401.5
9) Other311.2
TOTAL2611100.0
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Respondent's race (RACE_ALL)
TOTAL%
1) Caucasian183870.4
2) African-American29011.1
3) Hispanic34013
4) Asian1234.7
5) Native American19.7
TOTAL2610100.0
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Earlier you told us that you are (R's selected race). Do you think other Americans would say that you are (R's selected race) or something else? (RE_12)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused10
-4) Don't know23.9
1) Same218283.6
2) Something else34513.2
3) Varies271
4) Doesn't matter311.2
Missing1 
TOTAL2609100.0
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Can you think of any occasion in the past three years, that you felt you were treated unfairly because of your race? (RE_13)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused5.2
-4) Don't know10
1) Yes33813
2) No226586.8
TOTAL2609100.0
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When you think of yourself, how important to you is being (R's selected race) to your sense of who you are? (RE_15)
TOTAL%
-4) Don't know9.3
1) Very92235.3
2) Somewhat68026.1
3) A little28410.9
4) Not at all71527.4
TOTAL2610100.0
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How closely connected do you feel to your racial group? (RE_16)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused2.1
-4) Don't know381.5
1) Extremely51519.7
2) Very86733.2
3) Somewhat92035.2
4) Not at all26810.3
TOTAL2610100.0
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How often, if it all, do you think about or are you aware of what race you are? (RE_17)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused4.2
-4) Don't know7.3
1) Every day55221.1
2) Nearly every day1816.9
3) Weekly2188.3
4) Monthly1877.2
5) Less than monthly57822.1
6) Never88433.9
TOTAL2611100.0
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Please tell me the places where you were treated unfairly because of your race. 1. Store (RE_14_1)
TOTAL%
1) Yes113100
Missing2497 
TOTAL113100.0
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Please tell me the places where you were treated unfairly because of your race. 2. While traveling (RE_14_2)
TOTAL%
1) Yes62100
Missing2548 
TOTAL62100.0
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Please tell me the places where you were treated unfairly because of your race. 3. At work (RE_14_3)
TOTAL%
1) Yes163100
Missing2447 
TOTAL163100.0
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Please tell me the places where you were treated unfairly because of your race. 4. Restaurant, bar, theater, or other entertainment place (RE_14_4)
TOTAL%
1) Yes91100
Missing2519 
TOTAL91100.0
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Please tell me the places where you were treated unfairly because of your race. 5. Place of worship (RE_14_5)
TOTAL%
1) Yes15100
Missing2595 
TOTAL15100.0
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Please tell me the places where you were treated unfairly because of your race. 6. Other (SPECIFY) (RE_14_6)
TOTAL%
1) Yes93100
Missing2517 
TOTAL93100.0
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[Asians only]
Are you . . . (RE_2A)
TOTAL%
1) Chinese1513.9
2) Filipino2321.3
3) Japanese54.6
4) Asian Indian4238.9
6) Vietnamese76.5
7) Other1614.8
Missing2502 
TOTAL108100.0
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[Asians only]
[ASK IF RE_1a= only 4 or RE_2w=4. ELSE SKIP TO RE_2g.] Which term do you prefer? (RE_2C)
TOTAL%
1) Asian5045.9
2) Asian-American2926.6
3) Oriental65.5
4) Other87.3
5) No preference1614.7
Missing2502 
TOTAL109100.0
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[Whites only]
Are you . . . (RE_2E)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused1.1
-4) Don't know874.8
1) European134274.1
2) Middle Eastern8.4
3) Hispanic12.7
4) Other1478.1
5) No preference1649.1
6) Mixed502.8
Missing800 
TOTAL1811100.0
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[Whites only]
[ASK IF RE_1a= only 1 or RE_2w=1. ELSE SKIP TO RE_2k.] Which term do you prefer most? (RE_2G)
TOTAL%
1) White107359.3
2) Caucasian39621.9
3) Anglo211.2
4) European American341.9
5) Other281.5
6) No preference25814.3
Missing800 
TOTAL1810100.0
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[Hispanics only]
Are you . . . (RE_2I)
TOTAL%
-7) Refused00
1) Mexican20864.8
2) Cuban113.4
3) Puerto Rican319.7
4) Dominican103.1
5) Colombian61.9
6) Central American278.4
7) Other237.2
8) No preference51.6
Missing2289 
TOTAL321100.0
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[Hispanics only]
[ASK IF RE_1a= only 3 or RE_2w=3. ELSE SKIP TO RE_2o.] Which term do you prefer most? (RE_2K)
TOTAL%
1) Hispanic20563.7
2) Latino5918.3
3) Chicano113.4
4) Latin American165
5) Other185.6
6) No preference134
Missing2289 
TOTAL322100.0
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[African Americans only]
Are you . . . (RE_2M)
TOTAL%
-4) Don't know1.4
1) African American22380.2
2) African93.2
3) Caribbean186.5
7) Other207.2
8) No preference72.5
Missing2332 
TOTAL278100.0
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[African Americans only]
ASK IF RE_1a=2 only or RE_2w=2. ELSE SKIP TO RE_2r.] Which term do you prefer most? (RE_2O)
TOTAL%
1) Black13147.3
2) African-American10437.5
3) Negro51.8
4) Afro-American145.1
5) Other93.2
6) No preference145.1
Missing2332 
TOTAL277100.0
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[Hispanics only]
[ASK RE_3a IF RE_1a=3 AND NOTHING ELSE.] Do you consider yourself white, black, Asian, American Indian, or something else? (RE_3A)
TOTAL%
-4) Don't know41.3
1) White13944.1
2) Black61.9
4) American Indian154.8
5) Other15147.9
Missing2296 
TOTAL315100.0
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Respondent's race - Asian (RE_ASIAN)
TOTAL%
0) No250095.8
1) Yes1104.2
Missing1 
TOTAL2610100.0
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Respondent's race - Black (RE_BLACK)
TOTAL%
0) No232989.3
1) Yes28010.7
Missing1 
TOTAL2609100.0
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Respondent's race - Don't know/refused (RE_DKREF)
TOTAL%
0) No2609100
1) Yes10
TOTAL2610100.0
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Respondent's race - Hispanic (RE_HISP)
TOTAL%
0) No228287.5
1) Yes32712.5
Missing1 
TOTAL2609100.0
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Respondent's race - Mixed (RE_MIXED)
TOTAL%
0) No257098.5
1) Yes391.5
Missing1 
TOTAL2609100.0
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Respondent's race - Native American (RE_NATAM)
TOTAL%
0) No258499
1) Yes251
Missing1 
TOTAL2609100.0
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Respondent's race - Other (RE_OTHER)
TOTAL%
0) No257898.8
1) Yes311.2
Missing1 
TOTAL2609100.0
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Respondent's race - Pacific Islander (RE_PACIS)
TOTAL%
0) No260099.7
1) Yes9.3
Missing1 
TOTAL2609100.0
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Respondent's race - White (RE_WHITE)
TOTAL%
0) No79130.3
1) Yes181869.7
Missing1 
TOTAL2609100.0
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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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