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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 try hard to live all my life according to my religious beliefs. (ARA_1D)


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		 1.6%
2		 1.6%
36
Don't know 0.4%
2		 0.8%
5		 0.9%
6		 0.3%
1		 0.8%
1		 0.6%
15
Strongly disagree 7.1%
34		 5.6%
37		 5.3%
36		 3.4%
13		 3.9%
5		 5.4%
125
Somewhat disagree 14.9%
71		 8.8%
58		 5.7%
39		 4.5%
17		 3.9%
5		 8.2%
190
Neither agree nor disagree 32.5%
155		 25.9%
170		 17.5%
119		 16.5%
63		 11.0%
14		 22.4%
521
Somewhat agree 22.2%
106		 31.5%
207		 36.5%
248		 28.9%
110		 28.3%
36		 30.5%
707
Strongly agree 22.0%
105		 26.3%
173		 32.5%
221		 43.0%
164		 50.4%
64		 31.3%
727
Missing 78 91 76 31 15 291
TOTAL 100.0%
477		 100.0%
657		 100.0%
679		 100.0%
381		 100.0%
127
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Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 1.8%
22		 1.3%
14		 1.6%
36
Don't know 0.9%
11		 0.4%
4		 0.6%
15
Strongly disagree 5.1%
64		 5.6%
60		 5.3%
124
Somewhat disagree 8.9%
112		 7.3%
78		 8.2%
190
Neither agree nor disagree 19.6%
246		 25.8%
275		 22.5%
521
Somewhat agree 29.0%
364		 32.1%
342		 30.4%
706
Strongly agree 34.7%
436		 27.3%
291		 31.3%
727
Missing 98 193 291
TOTAL 100.0%
1255		 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		 0.2%
1		 1.3%
6		 0.5%
1		 3.6%
22
3		 1.4%
32
Don't know 0.9%
1		 0.6%
2		 1.1%
6		 0.2%
1		 0.5%
1		 0.6%
4
0		 0.7%
15
Strongly disagree 11.7%
13		 5.2%
17		 3.8%
21		 5.9%
28		 4.8%
10		 5.2%
32
4		 5.3%
121
Somewhat disagree 6.3%
7		 13.0%
43		 9.0%
50		 6.3%
30		 3.8%
8		 8.3%
51
0		 8.2%
189
Neither agree nor disagree 27.0%
30		 25.8%
85		 25.5%
142		 17.1%
81		 11.5%
24		 25.2%
155
4		 22.5%
517
Somewhat agree 28.8%
32		 38.8%
128		 35.7%
199		 30.0%
142		 24.4%
51		 24.8%
153
2		 30.7%
705
Strongly agree 24.3%
27		 16.4%
54		 24.8%
138		 39.2%
186		 54.5%
114		 32.3%
199
8		 31.3%
718
Missing 57 48 75 31 16 60 0 287
TOTAL 100.0%
111		 100.0%
330		 100.0%
557		 100.0%
474		 100.0%
209		 100.0%
616
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Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 1.2%
19		 2.3%
6		 2.0%
6		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 5.7%
4		 1.5%
35
Don't know 0.4%
6		 0.4%
1		 1.3%
4		 2.0%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
13
Strongly disagree 3.8%
60		 7.0%
18		 10.6%
32		 8.0%
8		 44.4%
4		 4.3%
3		 5.4%
125
Somewhat disagree 8.1%
128		 7.4%
19		 8.6%
26		 12.0%
12		 0.0%
0		 7.1%
5		 8.2%
190
Neither agree nor disagree 22.0%
347		 17.9%
46		 23.4%
71		 33.0%
33		 44.4%
4		 30.0%
21		 22.5%
522
Somewhat agree 32.9%
519		 27.2%
70		 26.1%
79		 17.0%
17		 0.0%
0		 28.6%
20		 30.4%
705
Strongly agree 31.6%
499		 37.7%
97		 28.1%
85		 28.0%
28		 11.1%
1		 24.3%
17		 31.4%
727
Missing 232 21 18 8 0 13 292
TOTAL 100.0%
1578		 100.0%
257		 100.0%
303		 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 2.1%
3		 1.8%
12		 1.5%
5		 2.1%
14		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
2		 1.6%
36
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.9%
6		 0.0%
0		 0.8%
5		 0.9%
2		 0.4%
1		 0.6%
14
Strongly disagree 8.5%
12		 4.1%
28		 3.8%
13		 4.9%
32		 5.1%
12		 10.1%
27		 5.3%
124
Somewhat disagree 6.3%
9		 7.2%
49		 7.8%
27		 8.0%
52		 12.0%
28		 9.4%
25		 8.2%
190
Neither agree nor disagree 17.6%
25		 16.5%
112		 17.4%
60		 21.9%
143		 46.6%
109		 27.3%
73		 22.5%
522
Somewhat agree 28.2%
40		 28.3%
192		 40.4%
139		 34.0%
222		 22.2%
52		 22.5%
60		 30.4%
705
Strongly agree 37.3%
53		 41.2%
280		 29.1%
100		 28.2%
184		 13.2%
31		 29.6%
79		 31.4%
727
Missing 6 15 17 41 176 36 291
TOTAL 100.0%
142		 100.0%
679		 100.0%
344		 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		 1.5%
12		 1.8%
10		 1.6%
36
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.8%
5		 0.8%
6		 0.7%
4		 0.6%
15
Strongly disagree 4.0%
15		 4.2%
25		 4.1%
33		 9.3%
51		 5.3%
124
Somewhat disagree 11.3%
43		 7.1%
42		 6.6%
53		 9.3%
51		 8.2%
189
Neither agree nor disagree 23.0%
87		 20.3%
120		 22.8%
182		 24.2%
133		 22.5%
522
Somewhat agree 33.2%
126		 34.4%
203		 28.1%
225		 27.6%
152		 30.4%
706
Strongly agree 27.2%
103		 31.5%
186		 36.1%
289		 27.1%
149		 31.3%
727
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 7.4%
21		 1.3%
12		 0.2%
1		 0.3%
1		 0.5%
1		 1.5%
1
0		 1.6%
37
Don't know 2.1%
6		 0.7%
7		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 0.6%
14
Strongly disagree 10.2%
29		 4.6%
44		 4.6%
20		 5.2%
19		 4.5%
10		 3.0%
2
0		 5.4%
124
Somewhat disagree 4.9%
14		 9.5%
90		 7.0%
30		 9.0%
33		 7.2%
16		 10.6%
7
0		 8.2%
190
Neither agree nor disagree 19.1%
54		 24.2%
230		 25.1%
108		 20.8%
76		 18.6%
41		 18.2%
12
0		 22.5%
521
Somewhat agree 20.8%
59		 28.9%
275		 34.1%
147		 30.9%
113		 39.8%
88		 36.4%
24
0		 30.5%
706
Strongly agree 35.3%
100		 30.7%
292		 28.8%
124		 33.9%
124		 29.4%
65		 30.3%
20
2		 31.3%
725
Missing 22 106 48 55 46 6 0 283
TOTAL 100.0%
283		 100.0%
950		 100.0%
431		 100.0%
366		 100.0%
221		 100.0%
66
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