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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

Did one or both of your parents speak a language other than English as their main language at home? (DM_1L)

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
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Yes	24.3% 135	26.4% 197	19.4% 146	24.9% 102	25.5% 36	23.6% 616
No	75.5% 419	73.6% 550	80.6% 607	74.6% 305	74.5% 105	76.2% 1986
Missing	0	1	1	2	1	5
TOTAL	100.0% 555	100.0% 747	100.0% 753	100.0% 409	100.0% 141	2605

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.1% 2
Yes	22.4% 301	24.9% 314	23.6% 615
No	77.6% 1044	74.8% 942	76.2% 1986
Missing	5	1	6
TOTAL	100.0% 1346	100.0% 1259	2605

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0	0.1% 2
Yes	31.5% 53	25.5% 96	19.8% 125	20.0% 101	20.0% 45	28.0% 189	7	23.6% 609
No	68.5% 115	74.5% 281	79.9% 504	79.8% 403	80.0% 180	71.9% 486	17	76.3% 1969
Missing	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 377	100.0% 631	100.0% 505	100.0% 225	100.0% 676	24	2582

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Yes	10.5% 189	8.6% 24	80.7% 259	84.4% 92	100.0% 9	50.6% 42	23.6% 615
No	89.4% 1615	91.0% 253	19.0% 61	15.6% 17	0.0% 0	49.4% 41	76.2% 1987
Missing	4	0	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 1806	100.0% 278	100.0% 321	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 83	2606

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Yes	5.4% 8	12.2% 84	10.2% 37	46.8% 324	15.9% 65	31.8% 96	23.6% 614
No	94.6% 139	87.4% 604	89.8% 325	53.2% 368	83.9% 344	68.2% 206	76.3% 1986
Missing	0	3	1	1	0	2	7
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 691	100.0% 362	100.0% 692	100.0% 410	100.0% 302	2604

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.1% 2
Yes	25.4% 112	15.2% 94	22.1% 194	32.2% 215	23.6% 615
No	74.4% 328	84.8% 526	77.7% 681	67.6% 451	76.2% 1986
Missing	0	0	3	2	5
TOTAL	100.0% 441	100.0% 620	100.0% 877	100.0% 667	2605

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
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2	0.0% 0
Don't know	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.0% 1
Yes	33.3% 102	21.3% 225	22.1% 106	18.6% 78	30.8% 82	29.6% 21	0	23.6% 614
No	66.3% 203	78.7% 830	77.9% 374	81.4% 342	69.2% 184	70.4% 50	3	76.3% 1983
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1055	100.0% 480	100.0% 420	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	5	2598