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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.
Results & Summaries
Thinking about your spouse/partner, how important would you say religion or religious faith is to him or her personally? (RM_3)


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		 0.4%
2		 0.2%
1		 1.0%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
6
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.5%
3		 0.7%
4		 1.7%
5		 2.8%
2		 0.8%
14
Not at all important 12.8%
28		 10.7%
60		 8.2%
44		 5.9%
17		 8.5%
6		 9.3%
155
Somewhat important 33.9%
74		 32.0%
179		 24.3%
130		 27.3%
79		 14.1%
10		 28.2%
472
Very important 24.3%
53		 27.7%
155		 28.8%
154		 30.8%
89		 42.3%
30		 28.8%
481
Extremely important 17.4%
38		 18.0%
101		 18.9%
101		 18.7%
54		 19.7%
14		 18.4%
308
By far the most important part of his/her life 11.5%
25		 10.7%
60		 18.7%
100		 14.5%
42		 12.7%
9		 14.1%
236
Missing 338 188 220 121 70 937
TOTAL 100.0%
218		 100.0%
560		 100.0%
534		 100.0%
289		 100.0%
71
1672


Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 0.6%
5		 0.2%
2		 0.4%
7
Don't know 0.5%
4		 1.3%
11		 0.9%
15
Not at all important 11.0%
90		 7.6%
65		 9.3%
155
Somewhat important 31.3%
256		 25.3%
216		 28.2%
472
Very important 28.7%
235		 28.8%
246		 28.7%
481
Extremely important 15.0%
123		 21.6%
185		 18.4%
308
By far the most important part of his/her life 12.9%
106		 15.2%
130		 14.1%
236
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 0.0%
0		 0.4%
1		 0.2%
1		 1.1%
4		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 0.4%
6
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.4%
1		 1.7%
7		 0.0%
0		 3.1%
5		 0.5%
2
0		 0.9%
15
Not at all important 25.0%
22		 14.5%
37		 7.0%
29		 4.0%
14		 6.3%
10		 10.6%
42
0		 9.2%
154
Somewhat important 28.4%
25		 33.3%
85		 36.3%
150		 21.0%
74		 13.8%
22		 29.2%
116
0		 28.3%
472
Very important 28.4%
25		 30.2%
77		 30.8%
127		 29.2%
103		 15.0%
24		 30.7%
122
3		 28.7%
478
Extremely important 15.9%
14		 14.1%
36		 16.0%
66		 23.2%
82		 23.8%
38		 18.1%
72
1		 18.5%
308
By far the most important part of his/her life 2.3%
2		 7.1%
18		 8.0%
33		 21.5%
76		 38.1%
61		 10.8%
43
2		 14.0%
233
Missing 81 124 219 150 65 279 0 918
TOTAL 100.0%
88		 100.0%
255		 100.0%
413		 100.0%
353		 100.0%
160		 100.0%
397
6
1666


Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 0.4%
5		 0.0%
0		 0.5%
1		 1.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
7
Don't know 0.8%
10		 0.0%
0		 0.5%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 7.9%
3		 0.8%
14
Not at all important 10.2%
125		 2.4%
3		 5.6%
11		 10.6%
9		 0.0%
0		 15.8%
6		 9.2%
154
Somewhat important 31.9%
389		 14.5%
18		 19.2%
38		 17.6%
15		 16.7%
1		 26.3%
10		 28.2%
471
Very important 25.2%
307		 33.9%
42		 44.4%
88		 42.4%
36		 0.0%
0		 21.1%
8		 28.8%
481
Extremely important 17.7%
216		 26.6%
33		 15.2%
30		 22.4%
19		 83.3%
5		 13.2%
5		 18.4%
308
By far the most important part of his/her life 13.8%
168		 22.6%
28		 14.6%
29		 5.9%
5		 0.0%
0		 15.8%
6		 14.1%
236
Missing 590 153 123 23 3 45 937
TOTAL 100.0%
1220		 100.0%
124		 100.0%
198		 100.0%
85		 100.0%
6		 100.0%
38
1671


Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.6%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.9%
2		 0.5%
1		 0.4%
7
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.4%
2		 0.8%
2		 0.2%
1		 2.3%
5		 2.0%
4		 0.8%
14
Not at all important 4.3%
3		 2.8%
13		 9.5%
25		 6.2%
28		 27.1%
60		 12.8%
26		 9.3%
155
Somewhat important 15.9%
11		 24.7%
115		 33.5%
88		 22.8%
103		 34.4%
76		 38.9%
79		 28.2%
472
Very important 36.2%
25		 21.9%
102		 28.5%
75		 37.2%
168		 25.3%
56		 27.6%
56		 28.8%
482
Extremely important 20.3%
14		 23.0%
107		 17.9%
47		 22.3%
101		 7.2%
16		 10.8%
22		 18.4%
307
By far the most important part of his/her life 23.2%
16		 26.5%
123		 9.9%
26		 11.1%
50		 2.7%
6		 7.4%
15		 14.1%
236
Missing 78 229 100 242 188 101 938
TOTAL 100.0%
69		 100.0%
465		 100.0%
263		 100.0%
452		 100.0%
221		 100.0%
203
1673


Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 0.3%
1		 0.5%
2		 0.5%
3		 0.2%
1		 0.4%
7
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.8%
3		 0.9%
5		 1.5%
6		 0.8%
14
Not at all important 10.0%
30		 5.4%
21		 9.1%
52		 12.6%
52		 9.3%
155
Somewhat important 25.7%
77		 31.9%
124		 23.6%
135		 33.0%
136		 28.2%
472
Very important 37.0%
111		 25.7%
100		 27.1%
155		 27.9%
115		 28.7%
481
Extremely important 18.7%
56		 21.1%
82		 20.1%
115		 13.3%
55		 18.4%
308
By far the most important part of his/her life 8.3%
25		 14.7%
57		 18.8%
108		 11.4%
47		 14.2%
237
Missing 141 232 308 256 937
TOTAL 100.0%
300		 100.0%
389		 100.0%
573		 100.0%
412
1674


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		 0.5%
3		 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.9%
2		 0.0%
0
0		 0.4%
6
Don't know 2.6%
5		 0.6%
4		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
2		 1.4%
3		 0.0%
0
0		 0.8%
14
Not at all important 5.8%
11		 6.7%
42		 9.1%
29		 12.2%
35		 15.9%
34		 10.3%
4
0		 9.3%
155
Somewhat important 29.6%
56		 29.8%
186		 28.8%
92		 29.0%
83		 19.6%
42		 35.9%
14
0		 28.3%
473
Very important 37.6%
71		 28.8%
180		 30.1%
96		 20.6%
59		 31.8%
68		 17.9%
7
0		 28.8%
481
Extremely important 13.8%
26		 19.7%
123		 18.8%
60		 19.2%
55		 15.9%
34		 23.1%
9
2		 18.4%
307
By far the most important part of his/her life 10.6%
20		 13.8%
86		 12.9%
41		 18.2%
52		 14.5%
31		 12.8%
5
0		 14.1%
235
Missing 118 431 161 134 53 32 0 929
TOTAL 100.0%
189		 100.0%
624		 100.0%
319		 100.0%
286		 100.0%
214		 100.0%
39
2
1671
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