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Results & Summaries

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

Number in household over 50 years old (HR_OVR50)

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
0	78.1% 434	90.5% 677	34.3% 259	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	52.5% 1370
1	13.3% 74	7.2% 54	31.9% 241	30.1% 124	39.0% 55	21.0% 548
2	8.3% 46	1.7% 13	32.2% 243	66.0% 272	53.9% 76	24.9% 650
3 or more	0.4% 2	0.5% 4	1.6% 12	3.9% 16	7.1% 10	1.7% 44
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 748	100.0% 755	100.0% 412	100.0% 141	2612

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
0	49.8% 673	55.3% 696	52.5% 1369
1	22.4% 303	19.5% 245	21.0% 548
2	26.2% 354	23.5% 296	24.9% 650
3 or more	1.6% 21	1.7% 22	1.6% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 1351	100.0% 1259	2610

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
0	60.9% 103	54.0% 204	50.8% 321	50.5% 254	42.9% 96	56.5% 382	10	52.7% 1360
1	18.9% 32	20.6% 78	20.7% 131	20.1% 101	23.7% 53	20.4% 138	14	20.6% 533
2	20.1% 34	24.3% 92	27.2% 172	27.8% 140	30.4% 68	20.9% 141	1	25.1% 647
3 or more	0.0% 0	1.1% 4	1.3% 8	1.6% 8	3.1% 7	2.2% 15	0	1.6% 42
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 378	100.0% 632	100.0% 503	100.0% 224	100.0% 676	25	2582

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
0	49.9% 903	57.8% 160	62.3% 200	52.8% 57	55.6% 5	52.4% 43	52.5% 1368
1	19.6% 355	28.5% 79	22.7% 73	14.8% 16	44.4% 4	26.8% 22	21.1% 549
2	29.0% 526	11.9% 33	13.7% 44	31.5% 34	0.0% 0	13.4% 11	24.8% 648
3 or more	1.5% 27	1.8% 5	1.2% 4	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	7.3% 6	1.6% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 277	100.0% 321	100.0% 108	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2608

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
0	54.7% 81	50.3% 349	46.7% 169	50.9% 353	63.2% 259	52.6% 160	52.5% 1371
1	35.8% 53	20.3% 141	19.9% 72	21.5% 149	16.6% 68	21.7% 66	21.0% 549
2	8.8% 13	26.9% 187	32.6% 118	24.9% 173	20.2% 83	25.0% 76	24.9% 650
3 or more	0.7% 1	2.4% 17	0.8% 3	2.7% 19	0.0% 0	0.7% 2	1.6% 42
TOTAL	100.0% 148	100.0% 694	100.0% 362	100.0% 694	100.0% 410	100.0% 304	2612

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
0	51.1% 225	48.9% 304	55.2% 486	53.1% 355	52.5% 1370
1	18.4% 81	22.8% 142	20.2% 178	22.0% 147	21.0% 548
2	28.6% 126	27.0% 168	22.8% 201	23.1% 154	24.9% 649
3 or more	1.8% 8	1.3% 8	1.7% 15	1.8% 12	1.6% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 622	100.0% 880	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
0	46.6% 143	53.5% 564	56.0% 269	55.2% 232	49.4% 132	35.2% 25	5	52.5% 1365
1	27.7% 85	21.2% 224	21.0% 101	17.1% 72	17.2% 46	23.9% 17	2	21.0% 545
2	24.8% 76	24.2% 255	21.0% 101	25.2% 106	33.0% 88	29.6% 21	2	24.9% 647
3 or more	1.0% 3	1.1% 12	1.9% 9	2.4% 10	0.4% 1	11.3% 8	0	1.7% 43
TOTAL	100.0% 307	100.0% 1055	100.0% 480	100.0% 420	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	9	2600