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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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I believe in reincarnation, that people have lived previous lives. (RA_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 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
1		 0.1%
2
Don't know 1.1%
6		 0.7%
5		 1.6%
12		 1.7%
7		 2.1%
3		 1.3%
33
Strongly agree 13.0%
72		 11.6%
87		 12.2%
92		 10.2%
42		 7.8%
11		 11.7%
304
Somewhat agree 19.1%
106		 19.3%
144		 15.6%
118		 15.4%
63		 9.9%
14		 17.1%
445
Neither agree nor disagree 21.8%
121		 21.7%
162		 22.7%
171		 18.3%
75		 25.5%
36		 21.7%
565
Somewhat disagree 11.2%
62		 13.5%
101		 11.4%
86		 10.5%
43		 11.3%
16		 11.8%
308
Strongly disagree 33.8%
187		 33.2%
248		 36.3%
274		 43.9%
180		 42.6%
60		 36.4%
949
Missing 0 0 0 2 0 2
TOTAL 100.0%
554		 100.0%
747		 100.0%
754		 100.0%
410		 100.0%
141
2606


Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 0.1%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
2
Don't know 2.0%
27		 0.5%
6		 1.3%
33
Strongly agree 11.9%
161		 11.4%
143		 11.7%
304
Somewhat agree 17.3%
233		 16.8%
211		 17.0%
444
Neither agree nor disagree 21.9%
295		 21.5%
270		 21.7%
565
Somewhat disagree 10.9%
147		 12.9%
162		 11.9%
309
Strongly disagree 35.8%
483		 37.0%
466		 36.4%
949
Missing 3 0 3
TOTAL 100.0%
1348		 100.0%
1258
2606


Political ideology

Very liberal Somewhat liberal Middle of the road Somewhat conservative Very conservative Haven't thought much about it Missing TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
1
0		 0.1%
2
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.5%
2		 0.6%
4		 0.4%
2		 0.9%
2		 2.2%
15
10		 1.0%
25
Strongly agree 22.5%
38		 11.3%
43		 11.2%
71		 6.7%
34		 9.7%
22		 13.9%
94
2		 11.7%
302
Somewhat agree 20.1%
34		 23.5%
89		 19.1%
121		 12.1%
61		 7.1%
16		 18.0%
122
1		 17.1%
443
Neither agree nor disagree 27.2%
46		 18.2%
69		 27.1%
171		 21.8%
110		 8.8%
20		 21.6%
146
3		 21.7%
562
Somewhat disagree 9.5%
16		 20.6%
78		 12.5%
79		 10.1%
51		 6.2%
14		 10.5%
71
0		 11.9%
309
Strongly disagree 20.7%
35		 25.9%
98		 29.3%
185		 48.8%
246		 67.3%
152		 33.6%
227
7		 36.5%
943
TOTAL 100.0%
169		 100.0%
379		 100.0%
632		 100.0%
504		 100.0%
226		 100.0%
676
23
2586


Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 0.1%
2		 0.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
3
Don't know 0.6%
10		 3.6%
10		 2.2%
7		 2.8%
3		 0.0%
0		 4.8%
4		 1.3%
34
Strongly agree 8.1%
147		 16.5%
46		 18.3%
59		 24.1%
26		 66.7%
6		 25.3%
21		 11.7%
305
Somewhat agree 16.1%
292		 18.7%
52		 18.3%
59		 25.9%
28		 11.1%
1		 14.5%
12		 17.0%
444
Neither agree nor disagree 21.7%
392		 21.6%
60		 21.4%
69		 23.1%
25		 11.1%
1		 22.9%
19		 21.7%
566
Somewhat disagree 13.2%
238		 9.7%
27		 10.9%
35		 1.9%
2		 11.1%
1		 6.0%
5		 11.8%
308
Strongly disagree 40.2%
728		 29.5%
82		 28.9%
93		 22.2%
24		 0.0%
0		 26.5%
22		 36.4%
949
Missing 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
TOTAL 100.0%
1809		 100.0%
278		 100.0%
322		 100.0%
108		 100.0%
9		 100.0%
83
2609


Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
2
Don't know 2.7%
4		 1.3%
9		 1.1%
4		 1.9%
13		 0.7%
3		 0.0%
0		 1.3%
33
Strongly agree 17.0%
25		 5.5%
38		 7.5%
27		 14.4%
100		 15.2%
62		 17.2%
52		 11.7%
304
Somewhat agree 21.1%
31		 7.8%
54		 17.1%
62		 17.2%
119		 30.1%
123		 17.9%
54		 17.0%
443
Neither agree nor disagree 23.1%
34		 16.6%
115		 19.3%
70		 24.1%
167		 25.2%
103		 25.2%
76		 21.7%
565
Somewhat disagree 8.8%
13		 11.7%
81		 17.1%
62		 13.6%
94		 7.6%
31		 9.3%
28		 11.9%
309
Strongly disagree 27.2%
40		 57.0%
395		 37.8%
137		 28.9%
200		 20.8%
85		 30.5%
92		 36.4%
949
Missing 0 1 0 0 0 2 3
TOTAL 100.0%
147		 100.0%
693		 100.0%
362		 100.0%
693		 100.0%
408		 100.0%
302
2605


Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
2
Don't know 0.7%
3		 2.1%
13		 1.1%
10		 1.2%
8		 1.3%
34
Strongly agree 13.4%
59		 11.8%
73		 9.4%
83		 13.4%
89		 11.7%
304
Somewhat agree 24.5%
108		 17.2%
107		 12.7%
112		 17.6%
117		 17.0%
444
Neither agree nor disagree 19.8%
87		 20.3%
126		 22.2%
195		 23.6%
157		 21.7%
565
Somewhat disagree 6.6%
29		 11.4%
71		 12.8%
113		 14.4%
96		 11.9%
309
Strongly disagree 35.0%
154		 37.0%
230		 41.6%
366		 29.9%
199		 36.4%
949
Missing 0 0 1 2 3
TOTAL 100.0%
440		 100.0%
621		 100.0%
880		 100.0%
666
2607


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 0.0%
0		 0.1%
1		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 0.1%
2
Don't know 4.6%
14		 1.2%
13		 0.4%
2		 0.5%
2		 0.0%
0		 2.8%
2
0		 1.3%
33
Strongly agree 19.5%
60		 10.9%
115		 14.4%
69		 7.1%
30		 8.3%
22		 9.9%
7
0		 11.7%
303
Somewhat agree 15.6%
48		 17.9%
189		 14.6%
70		 18.0%
76		 17.7%
47		 19.7%
14
0		 17.1%
444
Neither agree nor disagree 20.2%
62		 20.8%
219		 26.5%
127		 18.5%
78		 20.3%
54		 28.2%
20
5		 21.5%
560
Somewhat disagree 8.5%
26		 13.2%
139		 9.2%
44		 15.6%
66		 10.2%
27		 8.5%
6
2		 11.8%
308
Strongly disagree 31.6%
97		 35.9%
379		 34.7%
166		 40.3%
170		 43.6%
116		 31.0%
22
0		 36.5%
950
TOTAL 100.0%
307		 100.0%
1055		 100.0%
479		 100.0%
422		 100.0%
266		 100.0%
71
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