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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

Respondent lives with unmarried partner (HR_PRTNR)

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
No	87.9% 489	92.9% 694	94.8% 715	96.1% 396	100.0% 141	93.3% 2435
Yes	12.1% 67	7.1% 53	5.2% 39	3.9% 16	0.0% 0	6.7% 175
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 747	100.0% 754	100.0% 412	100.0% 141	2610

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No	94.1% 1271	92.5% 1164	93.3% 2435
Yes	5.9% 80	7.5% 95	6.7% 175
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
No	94.1% 159	91.0% 345	93.7% 592	95.4% 481	93.8% 211	92.0% 622	26	93.2% 2410
Yes	5.9% 10	9.0% 34	6.3% 40	4.6% 23	6.2% 14	8.0% 54	0	6.8% 175
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 379	100.0% 632	100.0% 504	100.0% 225	100.0% 676	26	2585

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
No	93.8% 1698	92.8% 258	92.2% 296	91.7% 100	100.0% 9	90.4% 75	93.3% 2436
Yes	6.2% 113	7.2% 20	7.8% 25	8.3% 9	0.0% 0	9.6% 8	6.7% 175
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 278	100.0% 321	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 83	2611

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
No	93.9% 138	94.1% 653	92.8% 337	93.8% 651	90.0% 369	94.7% 288	93.3% 2436
Yes	6.1% 9	5.9% 41	7.2% 26	6.2% 43	10.0% 41	5.3% 16	6.7% 176
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 694	100.0% 363	100.0% 694	100.0% 410	100.0% 304	2612

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
No	93.4% 411	93.1% 578	93.6% 824	93.0% 621	93.3% 2434
Yes	6.6% 29	6.9% 43	6.4% 56	7.0% 47	6.7% 175
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 621	100.0% 880	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
No	90.2% 276	92.9% 981	93.3% 448	95.0% 399	95.1% 254	94.4% 67	10	93.3% 2425
Yes	9.8% 30	7.1% 75	6.7% 32	5.0% 21	4.9% 13	5.6% 4	0	6.7% 175
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 420	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	10	2600