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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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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 0.8%
4		 1.1%
7		 1.5%
10		 3.4%
13		 3.2%
4		 1.6%
38
Don't know 0.6%
3		 1.5%
10		 1.5%
10		 1.6%
6		 1.6%
2		 1.3%
31
Strongly disagree 33.3%
159		 33.6%
221		 35.1%
238		 32.2%
123		 31.7%
40		 33.6%
781
Somewhat disagree 11.7%
56		 9.4%
62		 10.5%
71		 12.8%
49		 15.1%
19		 11.1%
257
Neither agree nor disagree 33.3%
159		 35.0%
230		 28.5%
193		 29.6%
113		 34.9%
44		 31.8%
739
Somewhat agree 12.1%
58		 13.2%
87		 13.9%
94		 14.7%
56		 11.1%
14		 13.3%
309
Strongly agree 8.2%
39		 6.1%
40		 9.1%
62		 5.8%
22		 2.4%
3		 7.2%
166
Missing 78 91 76 31 15 291
TOTAL 100.0%
478		 100.0%
657		 100.0%
678		 100.0%
382		 100.0%
126
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Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 2.1%
26		 1.2%
13		 1.7%
39
Don't know 1.9%
24		 0.7%
7		 1.3%
31
Strongly disagree 35.7%
447		 31.2%
333		 33.6%
780
Somewhat disagree 10.1%
126		 12.2%
130		 11.0%
256
Neither agree nor disagree 32.5%
407		 31.1%
331		 31.8%
738
Somewhat agree 11.3%
142		 15.7%
167		 13.3%
309
Strongly agree 6.5%
81		 8.0%
85		 7.2%
166
Missing 98 193 291
TOTAL 100.0%
1253		 100.0%
1066
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		 0.5%
3		 1.1%
5		 1.4%
3		 3.6%
22
3		 1.6%
36
Don't know 0.9%
1		 0.6%
2		 1.3%
7		 0.4%
2		 1.4%
3		 2.1%
13
2		 1.2%
28
Strongly disagree 19.8%
22		 18.4%
61		 27.5%
153		 43.0%
204		 61.7%
129		 33.2%
205
7		 33.7%
774
Somewhat disagree 7.2%
8		 13.0%
43		 13.5%
75		 9.9%
47		 7.2%
15		 11.0%
68
0		 11.1%
256
Neither agree nor disagree 33.3%
37		 34.7%
115		 33.8%
188		 27.6%
131		 18.7%
39		 36.0%
222
6		 31.9%
732
Somewhat agree 18.0%
20		 18.7%
62		 17.1%
95		 13.9%
66		 6.2%
13		 8.6%
53
1		 13.4%
309
Strongly agree 19.8%
22		 13.9%
46		 6.3%
35		 4.0%
19		 3.3%
7		 5.5%
34
3		 7.1%
163
Missing 57 48 75 31 16 60 0 287
TOTAL 100.0%
111		 100.0%
331		 100.0%
556		 100.0%
474		 100.0%
209		 100.0%
617
22
2298


Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 1.3%
20		 3.1%
8		 2.3%
7		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 4.3%
3		 1.6%
38
Don't know 0.7%
11		 2.3%
6		 3.6%
11		 2.0%
2		 0.0%
0		 1.4%
1		 1.3%
31
Strongly disagree 32.4%
512		 45.1%
116		 33.0%
100		 21.8%
22		 55.6%
5		 37.1%
26		 33.7%
781
Somewhat disagree 11.7%
185		 8.6%
22		 9.9%
30		 9.9%
10		 0.0%
0		 12.9%
9		 11.0%
256
Neither agree nor disagree 32.2%
509		 25.3%
65		 34.7%
105		 39.6%
40		 44.4%
4		 22.9%
16		 31.9%
739
Somewhat agree 14.3%
226		 9.7%
25		 11.6%
35		 15.8%
16		 0.0%
0		 10.0%
7		 13.3%
309
Strongly agree 7.3%
116		 5.8%
15		 5.0%
15		 10.9%
11		 0.0%
0		 11.4%
8		 7.1%
165
Missing 232 21 18 8 0 13 292
TOTAL 100.0%
1579		 100.0%
257		 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 2.8%
4		 1.5%
10		 2.0%
7		 2.1%
14		 0.4%
1		 1.1%
3		 1.7%
39
Don't know 2.8%
4		 0.6%
4		 0.9%
3		 2.0%
13		 1.3%
3		 1.5%
4		 1.3%
31
Strongly disagree 46.1%
65		 56.3%
382		 28.4%
98		 18.9%
123		 12.4%
29		 31.3%
84		 33.7%
781
Somewhat disagree 9.9%
14		 10.0%
68		 14.8%
51		 13.2%
86		 7.7%
18		 6.7%
18		 11.0%
255
Neither agree nor disagree 27.0%
38		 22.4%
152		 29.0%
100		 41.6%
271		 37.6%
88		 33.2%
89		 31.8%
738
Somewhat agree 7.1%
10		 6.6%
45		 15.1%
52		 16.4%
107		 22.6%
53		 15.3%
41		 13.3%
308
Strongly agree 4.3%
6		 2.7%
18		 9.9%
34		 5.8%
38		 17.9%
42		 10.8%
29		 7.2%
167
Missing 6 15 17 41 176 36 291
TOTAL 100.0%
141		 100.0%
679		 100.0%
345		 100.0%
652		 100.0%
234		 100.0%
268
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Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 1.3%
5		 2.0%
12		 1.4%
11		 2.0%
11		 1.7%
39
Don't know 0.8%
3		 1.5%
9		 1.3%
10		 1.6%
9		 1.3%
31
Strongly disagree 30.8%
117		 33.7%
199		 39.7%
317		 26.8%
148		 33.6%
781
Somewhat disagree 15.0%
57		 10.3%
61		 10.6%
85		 9.6%
53		 11.0%
256
Neither agree nor disagree 32.4%
123		 32.0%
189		 29.4%
235		 34.6%
191		 31.8%
738
Somewhat agree 12.4%
47		 12.9%
76		 11.5%
92		 17.2%
95		 13.4%
310
Strongly agree 7.4%
28		 7.5%
44		 6.1%
49		 8.2%
45		 7.2%
166
Missing 61 31 81 118 291
TOTAL 100.0%
380		 100.0%
590		 100.0%
799		 100.0%
552
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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 6.7%
19		 1.3%
12		 0.5%
2		 0.8%
3		 0.5%
1		 1.5%
1
0		 1.6%
38
Don't know 5.3%
15		 0.9%
9		 0.5%
2		 0.0%
0		 1.4%
3		 3.1%
2
0		 1.3%
31
Strongly disagree 33.3%
94		 37.6%
358		 34.0%
147		 30.4%
111		 21.7%
48		 32.3%
21
0		 33.6%
779
Somewhat disagree 9.6%
27		 11.4%
108		 12.5%
54		 12.3%
45		 4.5%
10		 20.0%
13
0		 11.1%
257
Neither agree nor disagree 33.7%
95		 31.1%
296		 32.2%
139		 30.1%
110		 36.2%
80		 26.2%
17
2		 31.8%
737
Somewhat agree 5.7%
16		 11.9%
113		 14.8%
64		 16.7%
61		 22.2%
49		 7.7%
5
0		 13.3%
308
Strongly agree 5.7%
16		 5.8%
55		 5.6%
24		 9.6%
35		 13.6%
30		 9.2%
6
0		 7.2%
166
Missing 22 106 48 55 46 6 0 283
TOTAL 100.0%
282		 100.0%
951		 100.0%
432		 100.0%
365		 100.0%
221		 100.0%
65
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