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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

In the past year, how often would you say you and your spouse/partner pray together, not including before meals and at religious services? (ARH_6)

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	0.0% 0	0.7% 4	2.1% 11	3.4% 10	1.4% 1	1.6% 26
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Never	47.0% 102	45.4% 254	45.5% 243	43.8% 127	42.3% 30	45.2% 756
Rarely	24.9% 54	25.9% 145	23.2% 124	22.1% 64	21.1% 15	24.1% 402
Once or twice a month	12.9% 28	10.2% 57	7.7% 41	11.4% 33	5.6% 4	9.8% 163
Once a week	3.2% 7	4.3% 24	3.2% 17	3.8% 11	5.6% 4	3.8% 63
A few times a week	5.1% 11	5.0% 28	7.1% 38	7.6% 22	5.6% 4	6.2% 103
Once a day	4.6% 10	5.7% 32	7.7% 41	4.5% 13	8.5% 6	6.1% 102
More than once a day	2.3% 5	2.7% 15	3.6% 19	3.1% 9	9.9% 7	3.3% 55
Missing	338	188	220	121	70	937
TOTAL	100.0% 217	100.0% 559	100.0% 534	100.0% 290	100.0% 71	1671

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	1.6% 13	1.6% 14	1.6% 27
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Never	46.1% 377	44.3% 379	45.2% 756
Rarely	25.4% 208	22.7% 194	24.0% 402
Once or twice a month	10.0% 82	9.5% 81	9.7% 163
Once a week	3.7% 30	3.9% 33	3.8% 63
A few times a week	4.0% 33	8.2% 70	6.2% 103
Once a day	6.4% 52	5.8% 50	6.1% 102
More than once a day	2.7% 22	4.0% 34	3.3% 56
Missing	533	404	937
TOTAL	100.0% 818	100.0% 855	1673

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
Refused	1.2% 1	0.4% 1	0.2% 1	0.8% 3	0.0% 0	5.3% 21	0	1.6% 27
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0	0.1% 1
Never	64.0% 55	54.9% 140	51.6% 213	37.5% 133	25.2% 40	44.0% 175	0	45.4% 756
Rarely	16.3% 14	27.1% 69	28.3% 117	22.8% 81	15.1% 24	23.6% 94	3	23.9% 399
Once or twice a month	5.8% 5	7.1% 18	9.0% 37	12.1% 43	11.9% 19	9.5% 38	2	9.6% 160
Once a week	3.5% 3	3.5% 9	1.2% 5	3.7% 13	6.9% 11	5.3% 21	0	3.7% 62
A few times a week	1.2% 1	3.1% 8	2.9% 12	8.7% 31	17.6% 28	5.5% 22	1	6.1% 102
Once a day	1.2% 1	2.7% 7	5.1% 21	9.3% 33	13.8% 22	4.8% 19	0	6.2% 103
More than once a day	7.0% 6	1.2% 3	1.7% 7	5.1% 18	9.4% 15	1.8% 7	0	3.4% 56
Missing	81	124	219	150	65	279	0	918
TOTAL	100.0% 86	100.0% 255	100.0% 413	100.0% 355	100.0% 159	100.0% 398	6	1666

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	1.6% 19	3.2% 4	2.0% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.6% 27
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Never	49.5% 605	30.4% 38	31.7% 63	34.1% 29	0.0% 0	54.1% 20	45.1% 755
Rarely	23.6% 288	27.2% 34	28.6% 57	20.0% 17	16.7% 1	16.2% 6	24.1% 403
Once or twice a month	9.0% 110	10.4% 13	11.6% 23	15.3% 13	0.0% 0	10.8% 4	9.7% 163
Once a week	2.9% 35	5.6% 7	7.0% 14	7.1% 6	0.0% 0	2.7% 1	3.8% 63
A few times a week	5.4% 66	13.6% 17	6.0% 12	4.7% 4	0.0% 0	10.8% 4	6.2% 103
Once a day	4.9% 60	7.2% 9	9.0% 18	15.3% 13	16.7% 1	2.7% 1	6.1% 102
More than once a day	3.0% 37	2.4% 3	4.0% 8	3.5% 3	66.7% 4	2.7% 1	3.3% 56
Missing	590	153	123	23	3	45	937
TOTAL	100.0% 1221	100.0% 125	100.0% 199	100.0% 85	100.0% 6	100.0% 37	1673

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	1.5% 1	2.8% 13	1.5% 4	0.9% 4	1.8% 4	0.5% 1	1.6% 27
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Never	33.8% 23	27.7% 129	47.3% 124	41.8% 189	75.3% 168	60.3% 123	45.2% 756
Rarely	25.0% 17	24.9% 116	31.7% 83	26.5% 120	15.7% 35	15.7% 32	24.1% 403
Once or twice a month	11.8% 8	12.0% 56	7.6% 20	12.2% 55	3.6% 8	7.8% 16	9.7% 163
Once a week	7.4% 5	5.4% 25	3.1% 8	4.2% 19	0.9% 2	2.0% 4	3.8% 63
A few times a week	13.2% 9	13.3% 62	2.3% 6	4.0% 18	0.9% 2	2.9% 6	6.2% 103
Once a day	5.9% 4	7.5% 35	5.3% 14	7.1% 32	0.4% 1	8.3% 17	6.2% 103
More than once a day	1.5% 1	6.0% 28	1.1% 3	3.3% 15	1.3% 3	2.5% 5	3.3% 55
Missing	78	229	100	242	188	101	938
TOTAL	100.0% 68	100.0% 465	100.0% 262	100.0% 452	100.0% 223	100.0% 204	1674

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.3% 1	3.6% 14	1.4% 8	1.0% 4	1.6% 27
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Never	48.3% 144	47.9% 187	37.1% 213	51.3% 212	45.1% 756
Rarely	28.5% 85	15.6% 61	27.5% 158	23.7% 98	24.0% 402
Once or twice a month	7.4% 22	10.3% 40	11.7% 67	8.2% 34	9.7% 163
Once a week	1.7% 5	6.9% 27	3.1% 18	3.4% 14	3.8% 64
A few times a week	6.0% 18	5.1% 20	9.2% 53	2.9% 12	6.1% 103
Once a day	6.7% 20	6.4% 25	5.6% 32	6.3% 26	6.1% 103
More than once a day	1.0% 3	4.1% 16	4.2% 24	3.1% 13	3.3% 56
Missing	141	232	308	256	937
TOTAL	100.0% 298	100.0% 390	100.0% 574	100.0% 413	1675

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	8.5% 16	0.8% 5	1.6% 5	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	2.6% 1	0	1.7% 28
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
Never	37.2% 70	47.6% 297	40.3% 128	46.3% 133	50.9% 109	46.2% 18	0	45.2% 755
Rarely	25.5% 48	24.0% 150	26.7% 85	22.0% 63	21.0% 45	20.5% 8	2	23.9% 399
Once or twice a month	11.7% 22	9.0% 56	13.2% 42	9.1% 26	7.0% 15	5.1% 2	0	9.8% 163
Once a week	4.3% 8	4.3% 27	5.0% 16	2.8% 8	1.9% 4	0.0% 0	0	3.8% 63
A few times a week	4.3% 8	6.3% 39	7.2% 23	5.2% 15	7.5% 16	10.3% 4	0	6.3% 105
Once a day	3.7% 7	5.3% 33	5.0% 16	9.4% 27	6.5% 14	10.3% 4	0	6.0% 101
More than once a day	4.8% 9	2.6% 16	0.9% 3	5.2% 15	4.7% 10	5.1% 2	0	3.3% 55
Missing	118	431	161	134	53	32	0	929
TOTAL	100.0% 188	100.0% 624	100.0% 318	100.0% 287	100.0% 214	100.0% 39	2	1670