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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 sibling (HR_SIB)

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	73.4% 408	96.0% 718	97.2% 733	97.8% 403	100.0% 141	92.0% 2403
Yes	26.6% 148	4.0% 30	2.8% 21	2.2% 9	0.0% 0	8.0% 208
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 748	100.0% 754	100.0% 412	100.0% 141	2611

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No	91.7% 1239	92.5% 1164	92.1% 2403
Yes	8.3% 112	7.5% 95	7.9% 207
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	88.2% 149	95.0% 360	93.2% 588	92.3% 465	94.7% 213	89.2% 603	25	92.0% 2378
Yes	11.8% 20	5.0% 19	6.8% 43	7.7% 39	5.3% 12	10.8% 73	1	8.0% 206
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 379	100.0% 631	100.0% 504	100.0% 225	100.0% 676	26	2584

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
No	95.0% 1720	88.1% 245	80.4% 258	89.9% 98	100.0% 9	88.0% 73	92.0% 2403
Yes	5.0% 91	11.9% 33	19.6% 63	10.1% 11	0.0% 0	12.0% 10	8.0% 208
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	90.5% 133	92.5% 642	95.6% 346	90.3% 627	89.8% 368	94.1% 286	92.0% 2402
Yes	9.5% 14	7.5% 52	4.4% 16	9.7% 67	10.2% 42	5.9% 18	8.0% 209
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 694	100.0% 362	100.0% 694	100.0% 410	100.0% 304	2611

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
No	95.0% 418	91.9% 571	91.0% 802	91.3% 611	92.0% 2402
Yes	5.0% 22	8.1% 50	9.0% 79	8.7% 58	8.0% 209
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 621	100.0% 881	100.0% 669	2611

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	87.5% 924	96.5% 463	94.8% 399	99.3% 265	95.8% 68	7	92.1% 2395
Yes	9.8% 30	12.5% 132	3.5% 17	5.2% 22	0.7% 2	4.2% 3	3	7.9% 206
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 267	100.0% 71	10	2601