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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

Are you part of a small group that studies your religious text? (ARBL_11)

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	1.7% 13	3.2% 13	2.1% 3	1.4% 35
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.4% 3	0.1% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 5
Yes	14.2% 78	16.6% 123	19.1% 143	19.8% 81	17.9% 25	17.4% 450
No	85.6% 470	82.3% 611	79.1% 593	76.8% 314	80.0% 112	81.1% 2100
Missing	7	6	5	3	1	22
TOTAL	100.0% 549	100.0% 742	100.0% 750	100.0% 409	100.0% 140	2590

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	1.7% 23	1.0% 12	1.4% 35
Don't know	0.3% 4	0.1% 1	0.2% 5
Yes	19.7% 264	14.8% 185	17.3% 449
No	78.3% 1048	84.1% 1051	81.1% 2099
Missing	12	10	22
TOTAL	100.0% 1339	100.0% 1249	2588

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	0.5% 3	1.0% 5	0.4% 1	3.0% 20	4	1.2% 30
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0.4% 1	0.3% 2	0	0.2% 5
Yes	5.4% 9	10.9% 41	15.0% 94	24.1% 121	32.9% 74	15.8% 106	5	17.3% 445
No	94.0% 156	89.1% 334	84.4% 530	74.7% 375	66.2% 149	80.9% 541	14	81.3% 2085
Missing	2	3	4	2	0	8	0	19
TOTAL	100.0% 166	100.0% 375	100.0% 628	100.0% 502	100.0% 225	100.0% 669	23	2565

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	1.1% 20	2.5% 7	1.3% 4	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	3.7% 3	1.4% 35
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.4% 1	1.0% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 5
Yes	15.9% 287	27.2% 75	16.6% 52	14.7% 15	44.4% 4	20.7% 17	17.4% 450
No	82.9% 1497	69.9% 193	81.2% 255	84.3% 86	55.6% 5	75.6% 62	81.1% 2098
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	1.6% 11	0.2% 1	1.0% 3	1.3% 33
Don't know	0.7% 1	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 5
Yes	32.0% 47	30.7% 212	18.0% 65	9.5% 65	3.9% 16	15.0% 44	17.4% 449
No	66.0% 97	67.4% 466	80.9% 292	88.6% 608	95.6% 389	84.0% 247	81.2% 2099
Missing	0	3	1	7	2	10	23
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 691	100.0% 361	100.0% 686	100.0% 407	100.0% 294	2586

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	1.1% 5	1.5% 9	1.4% 12	1.4% 9	1.4% 35
Don't know	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.3% 2	0.2% 5
Yes	11.0% 48	17.6% 109	22.5% 197	14.7% 96	17.4% 450
No	87.7% 384	80.9% 500	75.9% 666	83.7% 548	81.1% 2098
Missing	2	3	4	13	22
TOTAL	100.0% 438	100.0% 618	100.0% 877	100.0% 655	2588

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	6.6% 20	1.0% 10	0.6% 3	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	1.4% 1	0	1.4% 35
Don't know	0.7% 2	0.2% 2	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 5
Yes	16.9% 51	18.7% 196	15.9% 76	19.6% 82	14.3% 38	10.0% 7	0	17.4% 450
No	75.8% 229	80.2% 842	83.2% 397	80.4% 337	85.3% 227	88.6% 62	5	81.0% 2094
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% 70	5	2584