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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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How often do you talk or read about religion, God, or spirituality with your child or children? (ARH_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 0.5%
1		 0.8%
5		 1.8%
11		 3.8%
14		 1.7%
2		 1.7%
33
Don't know 2.1%
4		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.4%
5		 1.7%
2		 0.6%
11
Never 19.8%
37		 15.6%
93		 19.1%
117		 24.1%
89		 40.5%
49		 20.4%
385
Rarely 13.4%
25		 19.6%
117		 24.8%
152		 33.2%
123		 20.7%
25		 23.4%
442
Once or twice a month 15.5%
29		 19.5%
116		 22.4%
137		 19.2%
71		 18.2%
22		 19.9%
375
Once a week 11.2%
21		 14.4%
86		 10.9%
67		 7.6%
28		 6.6%
8		 11.1%
210
A few times a week 21.9%
41		 15.8%
94		 13.1%
80		 9.2%
34		 6.6%
8		 13.6%
257
Once a day 10.2%
19		 9.2%
55		 4.6%
28		 1.1%
4		 4.1%
5		 5.9%
111
More than once a day 5.3%
10		 5.0%
30		 3.3%
20		 0.5%
2		 0.0%
0		 3.3%
62
Missing 368 152 142 42 19 723
TOTAL 100.0%
187		 100.0%
596		 100.0%
612		 100.0%
370		 100.0%
121
1886


Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 1.6%
17		 1.9%
16		 1.8%
33
Don't know 1.1%
11		 0.1%
1		 0.6%
12
Never 15.7%
163		 26.2%
221		 20.4%
384
Rarely 20.5%
213		 27.1%
229		 23.4%
442
Once or twice a month 21.3%
222		 18.1%
153		 19.9%
375
Once a week 11.6%
121		 10.5%
89		 11.1%
210
A few times a week 16.6%
173		 9.8%
83		 13.6%
256
Once a day 7.9%
82		 3.4%
29		 5.9%
111
More than once a day 3.7%
39		 2.7%
23		 3.3%
62
Missing 310 413 723
TOTAL 100.0%
1041		 100.0%
844
1885


Political ideology

Very liberal Somewhat liberal Middle of the road Somewhat conservative Very conservative Haven't thought much about it Missing TOTAL
Refused 1.0%
1		 0.4%
1		 0.2%
1		 1.1%
4		 1.7%
3		 3.8%
19
4		 1.6%
29
Don't know 0.0%
0		 1.6%
4		 0.4%
2		 0.5%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.8%
4
0		 0.6%
12
Never 25.5%
25		 22.2%
56		 23.0%
105		 16.2%
61		 13.8%
25		 21.2%
107
6		 20.3%
379
Rarely 33.7%
33		 32.1%
81		 23.2%
106		 22.1%
83		 14.9%
27		 21.8%
110
3		 23.5%
440
Once or twice a month 13.3%
13		 16.3%
41		 24.5%
112		 22.1%
83		 18.8%
34		 18.2%
92
1		 20.1%
375
Once a week 8.2%
8		 13.5%
34		 11.8%
54		 10.4%
39		 9.9%
18		 10.9%
55
2		 11.1%
208
A few times a week 6.1%
6		 9.9%
25		 12.7%
58		 18.1%
68		 18.8%
34		 12.3%
62
3		 13.5%
253
Once a day 6.1%
6		 2.8%
7		 3.1%
14		 6.4%
24		 14.9%
27		 6.5%
33
1		 5.9%
111
More than once a day 6.1%
6		 1.2%
3		 1.1%
5		 3.2%
12		 7.2%
13		 4.6%
23
0		 3.3%
62
Missing 71 126 175 129 44 170 0 715
TOTAL 100.0%
98		 100.0%
252		 100.0%
457		 100.0%
376		 100.0%
181		 100.0%
505
20
1869


Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 1.4%
19		 2.4%
5		 2.2%
5		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 6.5%
3		 1.7%
32
Don't know 0.8%
11		 0.5%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
12
Never 22.3%
295		 15.2%
32		 15.1%
35		 24.2%
16		 0.0%
0		 13.0%
6		 20.4%
384
Rarely 24.0%
317		 21.0%
44		 21.1%
49		 25.8%
17		 12.5%
1		 28.3%
13		 23.4%
441
Once or twice a month 21.2%
280		 18.6%
39		 15.1%
35		 16.7%
11		 25.0%
2		 19.6%
9		 20.0%
376
Once a week 10.9%
144		 11.0%
23		 12.5%
29		 12.1%
8		 12.5%
1		 10.9%
5		 11.1%
210
A few times a week 12.6%
167		 15.7%
33		 17.2%
40		 9.1%
6		 50.0%
4		 15.2%
7		 13.6%
257
Once a day 4.8%
63		 8.6%
18		 9.9%
23		 9.1%
6		 0.0%
0		 2.2%
1		 5.9%
111
More than once a day 2.0%
26		 7.1%
15		 6.9%
16		 3.0%
2		 0.0%
0		 4.3%
2		 3.2%
61
Missing 488 66 88 43 1 36 722
TOTAL 100.0%
1322		 100.0%
210		 100.0%
232		 100.0%
66		 100.0%
8		 100.0%
46
1884


Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Refused 0.9%
1		 2.6%
14		 1.4%
4		 1.9%
10		 1.2%
3		 0.5%
1		 1.8%
33
Don't know 0.9%
1		 0.6%
3		 1.1%
3		 1.0%
5		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
12
Never 15.7%
18		 12.2%
65		 18.5%
51		 20.3%
104		 37.3%
94		 26.9%
53		 20.4%
385
Rarely 15.7%
18		 19.7%
105		 31.2%
86		 21.2%
109		 30.2%
76		 23.9%
47		 23.4%
441
Once or twice a month 16.5%
19		 22.2%
118		 23.9%
66		 22.8%
117		 9.9%
25		 15.7%
31		 19.9%
376
Once a week 14.8%
17		 11.8%
63		 6.9%
19		 11.3%
58		 12.7%
32		 10.7%
21		 11.1%
210
A few times a week 15.7%
18		 17.9%
95		 11.6%
32		 13.3%
68		 6.3%
16		 13.7%
27		 13.6%
256
Once a day 10.4%
12		 9.4%
50		 4.0%
11		 5.3%
27		 1.2%
3		 4.1%
8		 5.9%
111
More than once a day 9.6%
11		 3.6%
19		 1.4%
4		 2.9%
15		 1.2%
3		 4.6%
9		 3.2%
61
Missing 32 160 86 179 158 108 723
TOTAL 100.0%
115		 100.0%
532		 100.0%
276		 100.0%
513		 100.0%
252		 100.0%
197
1885


Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 0.6%
2		 2.7%
13		 1.6%
10		 1.8%
8		 1.7%
33
Don't know 0.0%
0		 1.7%
8		 0.5%
3		 0.2%
1		 0.6%
12
Never 21.8%
72		 21.5%
103		 17.8%
113		 21.9%
97		 20.4%
385
Rarely 24.8%
82		 21.7%
104		 24.3%
154		 23.1%
102		 23.4%
442
Once or twice a month 19.7%
65		 21.5%
103		 18.0%
114		 20.8%
92		 19.8%
374
Once a week 14.2%
47		 7.1%
34		 12.1%
77		 12.0%
53		 11.2%
211
A few times a week 11.5%
38		 17.1%
82		 13.9%
88		 10.6%
47		 13.5%
255
Once a day 5.5%
18		 4.6%
22		 6.6%
42		 6.8%
30		 5.9%
112
More than once a day 1.8%
6		 2.3%
11		 5.4%
34		 2.7%
12		 3.3%
63
Missing 111 141 245 226 723
TOTAL 100.0%
330		 100.0%
480		 100.0%
635		 100.0%
442
1887


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 8.4%
21		 1.1%
8		 0.5%
2		 0.0%
0		 1.0%
2		 2.2%
1
0		 1.8%
34
Don't know 0.0%
0		 1.5%
11		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 0.6%
12
Never 19.9%
50		 22.5%
165		 19.2%
76		 16.0%
42		 20.8%
41		 21.7%
10
0		 20.4%
384
Rarely 22.7%
57		 22.7%
166		 20.7%
82		 27.1%
71		 25.9%
51		 30.4%
14
1		 23.4%
441
Once or twice a month 13.9%
35		 21.3%
156		 22.0%
87		 14.1%
37		 25.9%
51		 19.6%
9
0		 19.9%
375
Once a week 10.0%
25		 11.5%
84		 12.6%
50		 9.2%
24		 10.7%
21		 8.7%
4
2		 11.0%
208
A few times a week 15.5%
39		 10.4%
76		 16.2%
64		 22.1%
58		 7.1%
14		 13.0%
6
0		 13.6%
257
Once a day 5.2%
13		 6.4%
47		 6.1%
24		 6.9%
18		 3.6%
7		 4.3%
2
0		 5.9%
111
More than once a day 4.4%
11		 2.6%
19		 2.8%
11		 4.2%
11		 5.1%
10		 0.0%
0
0		 3.3%
62
Missing 55 323 84 160 70 24 0 716
TOTAL 100.0%
251		 100.0%
732		 100.0%
396		 100.0%
262		 100.0%
197		 100.0%
46
3
1884
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