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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

Does [Name 5] know [Name 6] well? (NE_44)

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
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.4% 4	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 5
Yes	83.7% 128	86.0% 203	83.4% 246	88.7% 157	83.6% 51	85.1% 785
	16.3% 25	14.0% 33	15.3% 45	10.7% 19	16.4% 10	14.3% 132
Missing	402	512	458	234	79	1685
TOTAL	100.0% 153	100.0% 236	100.0% 295	100.0% 177	100.0% 61	922

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Don't know	0.6% 3	0.5% 2	0.5% 5
Yes	87.1% 465	82.3% 321	85.1% 786
	12.4% 66	17.2% 67	14.4% 133
Missing	817	868	1685
TOTAL	100.0% 534	100.0% 390	924

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
Don't know	2.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	1.6% 2	1.1% 2	0	0.7% 6
Yes	86.1% 31	84.7% 100	86.0% 178	80.5% 198	87.3% 110	88.0% 162	7	85.0% 779
	11.1% 4	15.3% 18	14.0% 29	19.1% 47	11.1% 14	10.9% 20	2	14.4% 132
Missing	133	261	426	259	99	492	0	1670
TOTAL	100.0% 36	100.0% 118	100.0% 207	100.0% 246	100.0% 126	100.0% 184	9	917

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Don't know	0.6% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 5
Yes	84.8% 570	92.0% 104	84.2% 64	81.3% 26	100.0% 6	60.0% 15	85.0% 785
	14.6% 98	8.0% 9	15.8% 12	15.6% 5	0.0% 0	40.0% 10	14.5% 134
Missing	1139	164	246	77	3	57	1686
TOTAL	100.0% 672	100.0% 113	100.0% 76	100.0% 32	100.0% 6	100.0% 25	924

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	1.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 5
Yes	92.4% 61	86.0% 302	89.7% 156	78.4% 174	81.8% 27	85.9% 67	85.2% 787
	7.6% 5	13.4% 47	10.3% 18	20.3% 45	18.2% 6	14.1% 11	14.3% 132
Missing	80	343	188	471	377	226	1685
TOTAL	100.0% 66	100.0% 351	100.0% 174	100.0% 222	100.0% 33	100.0% 78	924

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Don't know	1.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	0.5% 1	0.5% 5
Yes	91.2% 155	85.1% 177	83.9% 298	82.2% 157	85.2% 787
	7.6% 13	14.9% 31	15.5% 55	17.3% 33	14.3% 132
Missing	270	413	526	477	1686
TOTAL	100.0% 170	100.0% 208	100.0% 355	100.0% 191	924

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
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	1.1% 2	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.5% 5
Yes	94.6% 53	86.6% 322	85.2% 161	79.6% 133	81.3% 91	100.0% 24	2	85.2% 784
	5.4% 3	12.9% 48	13.8% 26	19.8% 33	18.8% 21	0.0% 0	1	14.2% 131
Missing	249	684	290	253	155	47	0	1678
TOTAL	100.0% 56	100.0% 372	100.0% 189	100.0% 167	100.0% 112	100.0% 24	3	920