Portraits of American Life Study | Results & Summaries

Portraits of American Life Study

Home | About PALS | Contact Us | Download | Paper Contest

Hosted by The ARDA

Results & Summaries

Religious Leaders

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

Outside of religious worship services, have you read any part of your religious text in the past twelve months? (ARBL_9)

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	0.7% 5	1.6% 12	3.2% 13	2.1% 3	1.3% 34
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.1% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
Yes	60.7% 333	60.3% 447	63.4% 475	62.6% 256	56.4% 79	61.4% 1590
No	39.2% 215	38.7% 287	34.8% 261	34.0% 139	41.4% 58	37.1% 960
Missing	7	6	5	3	1	22
TOTAL	100.0% 549	100.0% 741	100.0% 749	100.0% 409	100.0% 140	2588

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	1.6% 22	1.0% 13	1.4% 35
Don't know	0.2% 3	0.1% 1	0.2% 4
Yes	66.6% 892	55.9% 698	61.4% 1590
No	31.6% 423	43.0% 537	37.1% 960
Missing	12	10	22
TOTAL	100.0% 1340	100.0% 1249	2589

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
Refused	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	1.0% 5	0.4% 1	3.0% 20	4	1.1% 29
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0	0.2% 4
Yes	50.9% 85	50.9% 191	59.7% 375	71.1% 356	80.4% 181	58.4% 391	12	61.6% 1579
No	48.5% 81	49.1% 184	39.8% 250	27.7% 139	19.1% 43	38.3% 256	7	37.2% 953
Missing	2	3	4	2	0	8	0	19
TOTAL	100.0% 167	100.0% 375	100.0% 628	100.0% 501	100.0% 225	100.0% 669	23	2565

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	1.1% 20	2.2% 6	1.6% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.7% 3	1.3% 34
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Yes	59.1% 1066	78.6% 217	62.7% 197	45.1% 46	77.8% 7	69.5% 57	61.4% 1590
No	39.8% 718	19.2% 53	35.0% 110	54.9% 56	22.2% 2	26.8% 22	37.1% 961
Missing	6	2	7	7	0	0	22
TOTAL	100.0% 1805	100.0% 276	100.0% 314	100.0% 102	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2588

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	1.4% 2	1.7% 12	1.1% 4	1.7% 12	0.2% 1	0.3% 1	1.2% 32
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
Yes	82.2% 120	77.9% 538	69.3% 250	52.0% 357	41.3% 168	53.4% 157	61.5% 1590
No	16.4% 24	20.3% 140	29.6% 107	46.0% 316	58.2% 237	46.3% 136	37.1% 960
Missing	0	3	1	7	2	10	23
TOTAL	100.0% 146	100.0% 691	100.0% 361	100.0% 687	100.0% 407	100.0% 294	2586

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	1.1% 5	1.5% 9	1.3% 11	1.5% 10	1.4% 35
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.3% 2	0.2% 4
Yes	54.8% 240	61.3% 379	70.8% 622	53.4% 350	61.5% 1591
No	44.1% 193	37.2% 230	27.7% 243	44.7% 293	37.0% 959
Missing	2	3	4	13	22
TOTAL	100.0% 438	100.0% 618	100.0% 878	100.0% 655	2589

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% 21	0.8% 8	0.6% 3	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	1.4% 1	0	1.3% 34
Don't know	0.7% 2	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 3
Yes	58.9% 178	61.8% 649	68.3% 326	61.3% 257	56.0% 149	43.7% 31	2	61.5% 1590
No	33.4% 101	37.3% 392	31.0% 148	38.7% 162	43.6% 116	54.9% 39	3	37.1% 958
Missing	4	6	3	1	1	1	0	16
TOTAL	100.0% 302	100.0% 1050	100.0% 477	100.0% 419	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	5	2585