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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 believe that God loves me and cares about me. (ARA_4)


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		 0.9%
6		 1.5%
10		 3.4%
13		 1.6%
2		 1.5%
34
Don't know 0.4%
2		 0.5%
3		 0.3%
2		 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
8
Strongly disagree 7.1%
34		 6.4%
42		 5.0%
34		 5.0%
19		 2.4%
3		 5.7%
132
Somewhat disagree 2.9%
14		 3.2%
21		 2.7%
18		 2.1%
8		 0.0%
0		 2.6%
61
Neither agree nor disagree 6.9%
33		 6.6%
43		 7.4%
50		 12.3%
47		 11.2%
14		 8.1%
187
Somewhat agree 14.4%
69		 17.1%
112		 15.8%
107		 13.6%
52		 17.6%
22		 15.6%
362
Strongly agree 67.6%
323		 65.4%
429		 67.4%
457		 63.3%
241		 67.2%
84		 66.2%
1534
Missing 78 91 76 31 15 291
TOTAL 100.0%
478		 100.0%
656		 100.0%
678		 100.0%
381		 100.0%
125
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Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 1.7%
21		 1.2%
13		 1.5%
34
Don't know 0.3%
4		 0.3%
3		 0.3%
7
Strongly disagree 6.1%
77		 5.2%
55		 5.7%
132
Somewhat disagree 1.6%
20		 3.8%
41		 2.6%
61
Neither agree nor disagree 5.3%
67		 11.3%
121		 8.1%
188
Somewhat agree 13.4%
168		 18.3%
195		 15.6%
363
Strongly agree 71.5%
896		 59.9%
639		 66.2%
1535
Missing 98 193 291
TOTAL 100.0%
1253		 100.0%
1067
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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		 0.2%
1		 1.1%
5		 0.5%
1		 3.6%
22
3		 1.4%
31
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.6%
2		 0.4%
2		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
2
0		 0.3%
7
Strongly disagree 10.8%
12		 7.3%
24		 3.8%
21		 4.4%
21		 5.3%
11		 6.2%
38
4		 5.5%
127
Somewhat disagree 5.4%
6		 3.6%
12		 3.1%
17		 2.3%
11		 1.9%
4		 1.6%
10
0		 2.6%
60
Neither agree nor disagree 13.5%
15		 9.7%
32		 10.6%
59		 6.6%
31		 2.4%
5		 7.1%
44
2		 8.1%
186
Somewhat agree 18.0%
20		 22.7%
75		 20.5%
114		 12.7%
60		 9.1%
19		 11.2%
69
5		 15.5%
357
Strongly agree 51.4%
57		 55.8%
184		 61.6%
343		 72.7%
344		 80.9%
169		 70.0%
431
7		 66.6%
1528
Missing 57 48 75 31 16 60 0 287
TOTAL 100.0%
111		 100.0%
330		 100.0%
557		 100.0%
473		 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		 2.0%
6		 1.0%
1		 0.0%
0		 4.3%
3		 1.5%
34
Don't know 0.1%
1		 0.4%
1		 1.3%
4		 1.0%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
7
Strongly disagree 4.5%
71		 10.1%
26		 8.2%
25		 6.0%
6		 0.0%
0		 5.7%
4		 5.7%
132
Somewhat disagree 3.0%
47		 0.8%
2		 2.6%
8		 2.0%
2		 0.0%
0		 2.9%
2		 2.6%
61
Neither agree nor disagree 8.9%
140		 2.3%
6		 4.9%
15		 22.0%
22		 11.1%
1		 5.7%
4		 8.1%
188
Somewhat agree 17.5%
276		 3.9%
10		 12.2%
37		 26.0%
26		 33.3%
3		 14.3%
10		 15.6%
362
Strongly agree 65.0%
1026		 80.2%
206		 68.8%
209		 42.0%
42		 55.6%
5		 67.1%
47		 66.2%
1535
Missing 232 21 18 8 0 13 292
TOTAL 100.0%
1579		 100.0%
257		 100.0%
304		 100.0%
100		 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		 2.1%
14		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
2		 1.4%
33
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.5%
3		 0.9%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
6
Strongly disagree 10.0%
14		 5.0%
34		 5.5%
19		 4.4%
29		 9.0%
21		 5.2%
14		 5.7%
131
Somewhat disagree 0.0%
0		 0.9%
6		 2.3%
8		 3.7%
24		 3.0%
7		 5.6%
15		 2.6%
60
Neither agree nor disagree 1.4%
2		 2.8%
19		 6.1%
21		 8.3%
54		 20.5%
48		 16.5%
44		 8.1%
188
Somewhat agree 2.9%
4		 11.2%
76		 21.6%
74		 16.4%
107		 20.9%
49		 19.5%
52		 15.6%
362
Strongly agree 84.3%
118		 78.5%
532		 63.0%
216		 64.6%
421		 45.7%
107		 52.4%
140		 66.3%
1534
Missing 6 15 17 41 176 36 291
TOTAL 100.0%
140		 100.0%
678		 100.0%
343		 100.0%
652		 100.0%
234		 100.0%
267
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Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 1.3%
5		 1.5%
9		 1.4%
11		 1.6%
9		 1.5%
34
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.5%
4		 0.4%
2		 0.3%
6
Strongly disagree 7.1%
27		 3.9%
23		 6.5%
52		 5.6%
31		 5.7%
133
Somewhat disagree 5.0%
19		 1.5%
9		 1.4%
11		 4.2%
23		 2.7%
62
Neither agree nor disagree 10.3%
39		 7.5%
44		 5.1%
41		 11.6%
64		 8.1%
188
Somewhat agree 16.9%
64		 13.9%
82		 14.4%
115		 18.4%
101		 15.6%
362
Strongly agree 59.4%
225		 71.7%
423		 70.8%
566		 58.2%
320		 66.1%
1534
Missing 61 31 81 118 291
TOTAL 100.0%
379		 100.0%
590		 100.0%
800		 100.0%
550
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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 7.0%
20		 1.1%
10		 0.2%
1		 0.3%
1		 0.9%
2		 1.5%
1
0		 1.5%
35
Don't know 1.1%
3		 0.3%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 0.3%
6
Strongly disagree 9.9%
28		 5.8%
55		 6.0%
26		 3.6%
13		 4.1%
9		 1.5%
1
0		 5.7%
132
Somewhat disagree 2.1%
6		 2.5%
24		 3.0%
13		 1.9%
7		 4.5%
10		 1.5%
1
0		 2.6%
61
Neither agree nor disagree 3.2%
9		 6.7%
64		 8.1%
35		 9.3%
34		 15.8%
35		 18.2%
12
0		 8.2%
189
Somewhat agree 9.5%
27		 13.6%
129		 14.3%
62		 23.2%
85		 19.9%
44		 24.2%
16
0		 15.7%
363
Strongly agree 67.3%
191		 70.0%
664		 68.4%
296		 61.7%
226		 54.8%
121		 53.0%
35
2		 66.1%
1533
Missing 22 106 48 55 46 6 0 283
TOTAL 100.0%
284		 100.0%
949		 100.0%
433		 100.0%
366		 100.0%
221		 100.0%
66
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