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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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God created the world in six, twenty-four-hour days. (ARA_1C)


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 1.3%
6		 1.4%
9		 1.5%
10		 3.4%
13		 1.6%
2		 1.7%
40
Don't know 1.5%
7		 1.8%
12		 2.4%
16		 2.4%
9		 1.6%
2		 2.0%
46
Strongly disagree 23.0%
110		 18.4%
121		 23.3%
158		 22.1%
84		 19.7%
25		 21.5%
498
Somewhat disagree 8.6%
41		 7.8%
51		 8.0%
54		 6.8%
26		 5.5%
7		 7.7%
179
Neither agree nor disagree 29.9%
143		 30.1%
198		 26.4%
179		 27.6%
105		 28.3%
36		 28.5%
661
Somewhat agree 9.2%
44		 8.8%
58		 11.5%
78		 7.1%
27		 10.2%
13		 9.5%
220
Strongly agree 26.6%
127		 31.7%
208		 27.0%
183		 30.5%
116		 33.1%
42		 29.1%
676
Missing 78 91 76 31 15 291
TOTAL 100.0%
478		 100.0%
657		 100.0%
678		 100.0%
380		 100.0%
127
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Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 2.0%
25		 1.4%
15		 1.7%
40
Don't know 2.6%
33		 1.1%
12		 1.9%
45
Strongly disagree 21.0%
263		 22.1%
236		 21.5%
499
Somewhat disagree 7.0%
88		 8.5%
91		 7.7%
179
Neither agree nor disagree 27.4%
343		 29.9%
319		 28.5%
662
Somewhat agree 9.3%
117		 9.6%
102		 9.4%
219
Strongly agree 30.7%
385		 27.3%
291		 29.1%
676
Missing 98 193 291
TOTAL 100.0%
1254		 100.0%
1066
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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		 0.6%
2		 0.5%
3		 1.1%
5		 0.5%
1		 3.9%
24
3		 1.6%
36
Don't know 0.9%
1		 1.2%
4		 2.2%
12		 1.1%
5		 1.4%
3		 3.1%
19
2		 1.9%
44
Strongly disagree 35.5%
39		 34.1%
113		 20.1%
112		 20.9%
99		 19.7%
41		 14.7%
91
3		 21.6%
495
Somewhat disagree 3.6%
4		 5.7%
19		 12.4%
69		 7.4%
35		 5.8%
12		 6.3%
39
0		 7.8%
178
Neither agree nor disagree 37.3%
41		 27.8%
92		 31.7%
176		 26.4%
125		 18.8%
39		 29.8%
184
5		 28.6%
657
Somewhat agree 7.3%
8		 13.6%
45		 7.2%
40		 8.5%
40		 10.1%
21		 10.4%
64
0		 9.5%
218
Strongly agree 14.5%
16		 16.9%
56		 25.9%
144		 34.7%
164		 43.8%
91		 31.8%
196
9		 29.1%
667
Missing 57 48 75 31 16 60 0 287
TOTAL 100.0%
110		 100.0%
331		 100.0%
556		 100.0%
473		 100.0%
208		 100.0%
617
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Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 1.2%
19		 3.9%
10		 2.3%
7		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 5.8%
4		 1.7%
40
Don't know 1.4%
22		 2.3%
6		 4.0%
12		 3.9%
4		 0.0%
0		 2.9%
2		 2.0%
46
Strongly disagree 22.0%
347		 19.4%
50		 18.8%
57		 20.6%
21		 77.8%
7		 26.1%
18		 21.6%
500
Somewhat disagree 8.6%
136		 4.3%
11		 6.6%
20		 10.8%
11		 0.0%
0		 1.4%
1		 7.7%
179
Neither agree nor disagree 28.8%
454		 21.7%
56		 29.7%
90		 33.3%
34		 22.2%
2		 36.2%
25		 28.5%
661
Somewhat agree 10.1%
159		 7.0%
18		 8.9%
27		 9.8%
10		 0.0%
0		 7.2%
5		 9.4%
219
Strongly agree 28.0%
442		 41.5%
107		 29.7%
90		 21.6%
22		 0.0%
0		 20.3%
14		 29.1%
675
Missing 232 21 18 8 0 13 292
TOTAL 100.0%
1579		 100.0%
258		 100.0%
303		 100.0%
102		 100.0%
9		 100.0%
69
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Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Refused 2.8%
4		 1.5%
10		 1.7%
6		 2.1%
14		 0.0%
0		 1.9%
5		 1.7%
39
Don't know 2.1%
3		 2.4%
16		 0.3%
1		 2.0%
13		 2.6%
6		 1.9%
5		 1.9%
44
Strongly disagree 18.2%
26		 15.8%
107		 25.6%
88		 17.2%
112		 29.9%
70		 36.2%
97		 21.6%
500
Somewhat disagree 4.9%
7		 6.6%
45		 8.4%
29		 8.4%
55		 9.4%
22		 7.5%
20		 7.7%
178
Neither agree nor disagree 19.6%
28		 21.8%
148		 27.3%
94		 35.9%
234		 35.5%
83		 28.0%
75		 28.5%
662
Somewhat agree 7.7%
11		 8.1%
55		 11.6%
40		 12.0%
78		 7.3%
17		 7.1%
19		 9.5%
220
Strongly agree 44.8%
64		 43.8%
297		 25.0%
86		 22.4%
146		 15.4%
36		 17.5%
47		 29.2%
676
Missing 6 15 17 41 176 36 291
TOTAL 100.0%
143		 100.0%
678		 100.0%
344		 100.0%
652		 100.0%
234		 100.0%
268
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Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 1.6%
6		 1.7%
10		 1.6%
13		 2.0%
11		 1.7%
40
Don't know 1.3%
5		 2.0%
12		 2.1%
17		 2.0%
11		 1.9%
45
Strongly disagree 22.4%
85		 14.7%
87		 20.8%
166		 29.3%
161		 21.5%
499
Somewhat disagree 8.2%
31		 8.1%
48		 6.1%
49		 9.3%
51		 7.7%
179
Neither agree nor disagree 27.2%
103		 29.0%
171		 28.8%
230		 28.5%
157		 28.5%
661
Somewhat agree 9.0%
34		 10.3%
61		 8.6%
69		 10.0%
55		 9.4%
219
Strongly agree 30.3%
115		 34.1%
201		 32.0%
256		 18.9%
104		 29.2%
676
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		 1.5%
14		 0.5%
2		 0.5%
2		 0.9%
2		 1.5%
1
0		 1.8%
41
Don't know 5.6%
16		 1.8%
17		 0.9%
4		 1.1%
4		 0.5%
1		 4.5%
3
0		 1.9%
45
Strongly disagree 18.0%
51		 19.5%
185		 19.7%
85		 22.2%
81		 36.8%
81		 22.7%
15
2		 21.5%
498
Somewhat disagree 4.9%
14		 6.5%
62		 8.3%
36		 10.4%
38		 10.0%
22		 9.1%
6
0		 7.7%
178
Neither agree nor disagree 25.7%
73		 26.7%
254		 30.8%
133		 29.3%
107		 33.6%
74		 30.3%
20
0		 28.5%
661
Somewhat agree 7.0%
20		 10.5%
100		 12.0%
52		 10.1%
37		 2.3%
5		 6.1%
4
0		 9.4%
218
Strongly agree 31.7%
90		 33.5%
318		 27.8%
120		 26.3%
96		 15.9%
35		 25.8%
17
0		 29.2%
676
Missing 22 106 48 55 46 6 0 283
TOTAL 100.0%
284		 100.0%
950		 100.0%
432		 100.0%
365		 100.0%
220		 100.0%
66
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