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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

[ASK ARQ_6 THRU ARQ_9 IF LV_1=1 OR 2] Not including your spouse/partner, have you ever been sexually involved with another person since you married/moved in with your spouse/partner? (ARQ_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	1.4% 8	3.4% 18	5.5% 16	1.4% 1	2.6% 43
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Yes	12.0% 26	13.4% 75	15.2% 81	17.5% 51	9.9% 7	14.3% 240
No	88.0% 191	85.2% 476	81.5% 435	76.7% 224	88.7% 63	83.0% 1389
Missing	338	188	220	121	70	937
TOTAL	100.0% 217	100.0% 559	100.0% 534	100.0% 292	100.0% 71	1673

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	2.4% 20	2.8% 24	2.6% 44
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Yes	9.9% 81	18.6% 159	14.3% 240
No	87.5% 717	78.6% 672	83.0% 1389
Missing	533	404	937
TOTAL	100.0% 819	100.0% 855	1674

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
Refused	3.4% 3	2.0% 5	1.2% 5	1.4% 5	2.5% 4	5.5% 22	0	2.6% 44
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
Yes	18.4% 16	14.9% 38	12.1% 50	15.5% 55	11.9% 19	15.3% 61	0	14.4% 239
No	78.2% 68	83.1% 212	86.7% 357	83.1% 294	85.5% 136	78.9% 314	7	82.9% 1381
Missing	81	124	219	150	65	279	0	918
TOTAL	100.0% 87	100.0% 255	100.0% 412	100.0% 354	100.0% 159	100.0% 398	7	1665

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	2.5% 31	4.0% 5	3.0% 6	1.2% 1	0.0% 0	2.6% 1	2.6% 44
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Yes	12.8% 156	27.2% 34	13.7% 27	5.9% 5	83.3% 5	34.2% 13	14.3% 240
No	84.6% 1034	68.8% 86	83.2% 164	92.9% 79	16.7% 1	63.2% 24	83.0% 1388
Missing	590	153	123	23	3	45	937
TOTAL	100.0% 1222	100.0% 125	100.0% 197	100.0% 85	100.0% 6	100.0% 38	1673

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	1.4% 1	3.9% 18	3.1% 8	1.5% 7	2.3% 5	2.5% 5	2.6% 44
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Yes	31.9% 22	14.2% 66	8.8% 23	13.3% 60	18.5% 41	13.3% 27	14.3% 239
No	66.7% 46	81.8% 381	88.2% 231	85.2% 385	79.3% 176	84.2% 171	83.0% 1390
Missing	78	229	100	242	188	101	938
TOTAL	100.0% 69	100.0% 466	100.0% 262	100.0% 452	100.0% 222	100.0% 203	1674

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	2.7% 8	3.6% 14	2.4% 14	2.2% 9	2.7% 45
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Yes	12.0% 36	10.5% 41	18.5% 106	13.6% 56	14.3% 239
No	85.3% 255	85.9% 334	78.9% 452	84.2% 347	83.0% 1388
Missing	141	232	308	256	937
TOTAL	100.0% 299	100.0% 389	100.0% 573	100.0% 412	1673

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	9.6% 18	1.4% 9	3.4% 11	0.3% 1	2.3% 5	2.6% 1	0	2.7% 45
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
Yes	12.8% 24	14.4% 90	17.9% 57	10.1% 29	14.9% 32	17.9% 7	0	14.3% 239
No	77.7% 146	84.0% 525	78.7% 251	89.5% 256	82.8% 178	79.5% 31	2	83.0% 1387
Missing	118	431	161	134	53	32	0	929
TOTAL	100.0% 188	100.0% 625	100.0% 319	100.0% 286	100.0% 215	100.0% 39	2	1672