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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.
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I have a personally meaningful relationship with God. (ARA_2)


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 0.6%
3		 1.1%
7		 1.3%
9		 3.4%
13		 1.6%
2		 1.5%
34
Don't know 0.2%
1		 0.6%
4		 0.6%
4		 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
10
Strongly disagree 6.9%
33		 4.0%
26		 5.2%
35		 3.9%
15		 2.4%
3		 4.8%
112
Somewhat disagree 8.1%
39		 8.2%
54		 5.0%
34		 4.7%
18		 0.8%
1		 6.3%
146
Neither agree nor disagree 21.3%
102		 20.5%
135		 16.0%
108		 15.0%
57		 14.3%
18		 18.1%
420
Somewhat agree 29.0%
139		 31.9%
210		 30.4%
206		 27.8%
106		 27.8%
35		 30.0%
696
Strongly agree 33.8%
162		 33.7%
222		 41.5%
281		 44.9%
171		 53.2%
67		 38.9%
903
Missing 78 91 76 31 15 291
TOTAL 100.0%
479		 100.0%
658		 100.0%
677		 100.0%
381		 100.0%
126
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Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 1.7%
21		 1.2%
13		 1.5%
34
Don't know 0.6%
8		 0.1%
1		 0.4%
9
Strongly disagree 4.9%
61		 4.7%
50		 4.8%
111
Somewhat disagree 4.9%
62		 7.7%
82		 6.2%
144
Neither agree nor disagree 14.7%
184		 22.2%
236		 18.1%
420
Somewhat agree 30.3%
380		 29.8%
317		 30.1%
697
Strongly agree 42.9%
538		 34.3%
365		 39.0%
903
Missing 98 193 291
TOTAL 100.0%
1254		 100.0%
1064
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Political ideology

Very liberal Somewhat liberal Middle of the road Somewhat conservative Very conservative Haven't thought much about it Missing TOTAL
Refused 0.9%
1		 0.3%
1		 0.4%
2		 1.1%
5		 0.5%
1		 3.4%
21
3		 1.3%
31
Don't know 0.9%
1		 0.3%
1		 0.2%
1		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 1.0%
6
0		 0.4%
10
Strongly disagree 10.7%
12		 6.1%
20		 3.4%
19		 4.4%
21		 3.3%
7		 4.4%
27
4		 4.6%
106
Somewhat disagree 4.5%
5		 9.1%
30		 7.3%
41		 5.5%
26		 3.3%
7		 5.8%
36
0		 6.3%
145
Neither agree nor disagree 25.9%
29		 15.8%
52		 23.7%
132		 15.2%
72		 4.3%
9		 20.3%
125
2		 18.2%
419
Somewhat agree 18.8%
21		 39.1%
129		 34.1%
190		 27.8%
132		 25.4%
53		 27.3%
168
4		 30.1%
693
Strongly agree 38.4%
43		 29.4%
97		 31.0%
173		 45.8%
217		 63.2%
132		 37.8%
233
8		 38.9%
895
Missing 57 48 75 31 16 60 0 287
TOTAL 100.0%
112		 100.0%
330		 100.0%
558		 100.0%
474		 100.0%
209		 100.0%
616
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Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 1.1%
18		 2.3%
6		 2.3%
7		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 4.3%
3		 1.5%
34
Don't know 0.2%
3		 0.8%
2		 1.0%
3		 2.0%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
10
Strongly disagree 4.1%
65		 7.0%
18		 7.3%
22		 5.0%
5		 0.0%
0		 1.4%
1		 4.8%
111
Somewhat disagree 6.7%
106		 3.5%
9		 5.0%
15		 7.9%
8		 0.0%
0		 8.6%
6		 6.2%
144
Neither agree nor disagree 17.5%
277		 10.5%
27		 20.5%
62		 34.7%
35		 55.6%
5		 21.4%
15		 18.1%
421
Somewhat agree 33.6%
531		 25.2%
65		 21.8%
66		 17.8%
18		 0.0%
0		 24.3%
17		 30.0%
697
Strongly agree 36.7%
579		 50.8%
131		 42.2%
128		 32.7%
33		 44.4%
4		 40.0%
28		 38.9%
903
Missing 232 21 18 8 0 13 292
TOTAL 100.0%
1579		 100.0%
258		 100.0%
303		 100.0%
101		 100.0%
9		 100.0%
70
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Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Refused 1.4%
2		 1.5%
10		 1.5%
5		 2.3%
15		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
1		 1.4%
33
Don't know 0.7%
1		 0.4%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
2		 0.4%
1		 0.7%
2		 0.4%
9
Strongly disagree 9.2%
13		 2.8%
19		 5.2%
18		 3.7%
24		 7.7%
18		 7.1%
19		 4.8%
111
Somewhat disagree 2.8%
4		 5.0%
34		 9.6%
33		 4.0%
26		 7.7%
18		 11.2%
30		 6.3%
145
Neither agree nor disagree 13.5%
19		 10.9%
74		 14.5%
50		 21.3%
139		 33.5%
78		 22.8%
61		 18.2%
421
Somewhat agree 19.9%
28		 31.6%
215		 33.1%
114		 31.9%
208		 30.9%
72		 22.5%
60		 30.1%
697
Strongly agree 52.5%
74		 47.8%
325		 36.0%
124		 36.6%
239		 19.7%
46		 35.2%
94		 38.9%
902
Missing 6 15 17 41 176 36 291
TOTAL 100.0%
141		 100.0%
680		 100.0%
344		 100.0%
653		 100.0%
233		 100.0%
267
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Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 1.3%
5		 1.5%
9		 1.3%
10		 1.8%
10		 1.5%
34
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.6%
5		 0.5%
3		 0.4%
9
Strongly disagree 7.1%
27		 2.9%
17		 3.6%
29		 7.1%
39		 4.8%
112
Somewhat disagree 6.0%
23		 7.3%
43		 4.0%
32		 8.3%
46		 6.2%
144
Neither agree nor disagree 20.7%
79		 19.7%
116		 14.4%
115		 20.1%
111		 18.1%
421
Somewhat agree 29.4%
112		 29.9%
176		 33.3%
266		 26.0%
143		 30.0%
697
Strongly agree 35.4%
135		 38.5%
227		 42.8%
342		 36.1%
199		 38.9%
903
Missing 61 31 81 118 291
TOTAL 100.0%
381		 100.0%
589		 100.0%
799		 100.0%
551
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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 7.1%
20		 1.2%
11		 0.2%
1		 0.3%
1		 0.5%
1		 1.5%
1
0		 1.5%
35
Don't know 1.8%
5		 0.2%
2		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.5%
1		 0.0%
0
0		 0.4%
9
Strongly disagree 6.7%
19		 4.7%
45		 4.6%
20		 3.6%
13		 5.5%
12		 4.5%
3
0		 4.8%
112
Somewhat disagree 4.2%
12		 6.2%
59		 4.8%
21		 9.3%
34		 7.3%
16		 3.0%
2
0		 6.2%
144
Neither agree nor disagree 15.5%
44		 18.4%
175		 19.2%
83		 15.7%
57		 20.0%
44		 26.9%
18
0		 18.2%
421
Somewhat agree 25.1%
71		 30.1%
286		 34.6%
150		 30.5%
111		 27.3%
60		 26.9%
18
0		 30.0%
696
Strongly agree 39.6%
112		 39.2%
373		 36.3%
157		 40.7%
148		 39.1%
86		 37.3%
25
2		 38.9%
901
Missing 22 106 48 55 46 6 0 283
TOTAL 100.0%
283		 100.0%
951		 100.0%
433		 100.0%
364		 100.0%
220		 100.0%
67
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