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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.
Results & Summaries
In the last three years how often have you had doubts about your faith? (ARA_8)


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 0.2%
1		 0.9%
6		 1.3%
9		 3.4%
13		 1.6%
2		 1.3%
31
Don't know 0.4%
2		 0.3%
2		 0.6%
4		 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
9
Never 48.5%
231		 52.2%
343		 52.6%
356		 57.9%
220		 65.6%
82		 53.2%
1232
Rarely 22.9%
109		 21.3%
140		 21.1%
143		 19.5%
74		 19.2%
24		 21.2%
490
Sometimes 22.1%
105		 22.1%
145		 21.7%
147		 17.1%
65		 12.8%
16		 20.6%
478
Very often 5.5%
26		 2.7%
18		 2.7%
18		 1.3%
5		 0.8%
1		 2.9%
68
Every day or almost every day 0.4%
2		 0.5%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.5%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
7
Missing 78 91 76 31 15 291
TOTAL 100.0%
476		 100.0%
657		 100.0%
677		 100.0%
380		 100.0%
125
2315


Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 1.5%
19		 1.2%
13		 1.4%
32
Don't know 0.6%
8		 0.1%
1		 0.4%
9
Never 51.7%
648		 54.9%
585		 53.2%
1233
Rarely 21.5%
269		 20.8%
222		 21.2%
491
Sometimes 21.3%
267		 19.8%
211		 20.6%
478
Very often 3.3%
41		 2.5%
27		 2.9%
68
Every day or almost every day 0.2%
2		 0.6%
6		 0.3%
8
Missing 98 193 291
TOTAL 100.0%
1254		 100.0%
1065
2319


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		 0.6%
2		 0.4%
2		 0.8%
4		 0.5%
1		 2.9%
18
4		 1.2%
28
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 1.0%
2		 1.1%
7
0		 0.4%
10
Never 54.1%
60		 44.2%
146		 45.2%
252		 52.1%
247		 68.3%
142		 60.1%
371
14		 53.0%
1218
Rarely 18.9%
21		 22.7%
75		 26.8%
149		 22.2%
105		 16.8%
35		 17.2%
106
1		 21.4%
491
Sometimes 20.7%
23		 26.7%
88		 23.9%
133		 22.8%
108		 11.5%
24		 15.9%
98
5		 20.6%
474
Very often 5.4%
6		 5.2%
17		 3.2%
18		 1.9%
9		 1.9%
4		 2.3%
14
0		 3.0%
68
Every day or almost every day 0.0%
0		 0.6%
2		 0.5%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.5%
3
0		 0.3%
8
Missing 57 48 75 31 16 60 0 287
TOTAL 100.0%
111		 100.0%
330		 100.0%
557		 100.0%
474		 100.0%
208		 100.0%
617
24
2297


Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 1.1%
18		 2.0%
5		 1.3%
4		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 4.3%
3		 1.3%
30
Don't know 0.3%
5		 0.4%
1		 1.0%
3		 1.0%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
10
Never 48.3%
762		 60.2%
154		 67.4%
205		 66.3%
67		 55.6%
5		 57.1%
40		 53.2%
1233
Rarely 23.8%
376		 14.5%
37		 15.8%
48		 12.9%
13		 11.1%
1		 22.9%
16		 21.2%
491
Sometimes 23.1%
364		 18.8%
48		 12.8%
39		 14.9%
15		 33.3%
3		 14.3%
10		 20.7%
479
Very often 3.0%
48		 3.9%
10		 1.3%
4		 5.0%
5		 0.0%
0		 1.4%
1		 2.9%
68
Every day or almost every day 0.3%
5		 0.4%
1		 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
7
Missing 232 21 18 8 0 13 292
TOTAL 100.0%
1578		 100.0%
256		 100.0%
304		 100.0%
101		 100.0%
9		 100.0%
70
2318


Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Refused 1.4%
2		 1.5%
10		 1.5%
5		 1.8%
12		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
2		 1.3%
31
Don't know 0.7%
1		 0.6%
4		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
4		 0.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
10
Never 57.0%
81		 52.9%
359		 52.0%
179		 53.4%
349		 45.5%
106		 59.0%
158		 53.1%
1232
Rarely 12.7%
18		 23.5%
159		 23.3%
80		 19.1%
125		 24.5%
57		 19.0%
51		 21.1%
490
Sometimes 21.1%
30		 20.4%
138		 19.8%
68		 22.1%
144		 21.5%
50		 18.3%
49		 20.7%
479
Very often 6.3%
9		 1.0%
7		 3.5%
12		 2.8%
18		 6.0%
14		 3.0%
8		 2.9%
68
Every day or almost every day 0.7%
1		 0.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 2.1%
5		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
8
Missing 6 15 17 41 176 36 291
TOTAL 100.0%
142		 100.0%
678		 100.0%
344		 100.0%
653		 100.0%
233		 100.0%
268
2318


Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 1.3%
5		 1.4%
8		 1.3%
10		 1.5%
8		 1.3%
31
Don't know 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
5		 0.7%
4		 0.4%
10
Never 53.1%
200		 57.8%
341		 52.4%
419		 49.5%
272		 53.2%
1232
Rarely 21.8%
82		 16.6%
98		 22.0%
176		 24.5%
135		 21.2%
491
Sometimes 20.2%
76		 21.5%
127		 20.0%
160		 20.7%
114		 20.6%
477
Very often 3.2%
12		 2.5%
15		 3.5%
28		 2.4%
13		 2.9%
68
Every day or almost every day 0.3%
1		 0.2%
1		 0.3%
2		 0.7%
4		 0.3%
8
Missing 61 31 81 118 291
TOTAL 100.0%
377		 100.0%
590		 100.0%
800		 100.0%
550
2317


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		 0.8%
8		 0.2%
1		 0.5%
2		 0.5%
1		 1.5%
1
0		 1.4%
33
Don't know 1.4%
4		 0.4%
4		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 3.1%
2
0		 0.4%
10
Never 58.8%
167		 55.6%
528		 54.0%
234		 47.5%
174		 45.0%
100		 46.2%
30
0		 53.1%
1233
Rarely 13.7%
39		 20.0%
190		 23.3%
101		 25.7%
94		 25.2%
56		 13.8%
9
2		 21.1%
489
Sometimes 17.3%
49		 20.3%
193		 20.1%
87		 21.6%
79		 22.5%
50		 33.8%
22
0		 20.7%
480
Very often 1.4%
4		 2.6%
25		 1.8%
8		 4.6%
17		 5.9%
13		 1.5%
1
0		 2.9%
68
Every day or almost every day 0.4%
1		 0.2%
2		 0.5%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.9%
2		 0.0%
0
0		 0.3%
7
Missing 22 106 48 55 46 6 0 283
TOTAL 100.0%
284		 100.0%
950		 100.0%
433		 100.0%
366		 100.0%
222		 100.0%
65
2
2320
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