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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

Have you ever been romantically involved with someone else since you married/moved in with your spouse/partner? (ARQ_8)

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	1.7% 8	2.9% 13	5.8% 14	1.6% 1	2.5% 36
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Yes	3.1% 6	0.8% 4	0.7% 3	0.8% 2	1.6% 1	1.1% 16
No	95.3% 182	95.0% 460	94.7% 430	89.6% 215	93.7% 59	94.0% 1346
Not sure	1.6% 3	2.5% 12	1.8% 8	3.3% 8	3.2% 2	2.3% 33
Missing	364	263	301	171	77	1176
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 484	100.0% 454	100.0% 240	100.0% 63	1432

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	2.3% 17	2.9% 20	2.6% 37
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Yes	0.7% 5	1.6% 11	1.1% 16
No	94.3% 696	93.5% 650	93.9% 1346
Not sure	2.6% 19	2.0% 14	2.3% 33
Missing	614	563	1177
TOTAL	100.0% 738	100.0% 695	1433

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
Refused	2.8% 2	1.4% 3	0.6% 2	1.3% 4	2.9% 4	6.5% 22	0	2.6% 37
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	4.2% 3	0.9% 2	0.8% 3	1.3% 4	0.7% 1	0.9% 3	0	1.1% 16
No	87.5% 63	94.9% 206	97.0% 350	95.3% 285	93.6% 131	90.2% 303	7	93.9% 1338
Not sure	5.6% 4	2.8% 6	1.7% 6	2.0% 6	2.9% 4	2.1% 7	0	2.3% 33
Missing	97	162	270	205	84	340	0	1158
TOTAL	100.0% 72	100.0% 217	100.0% 361	100.0% 299	100.0% 140	100.0% 336	7	1425

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	2.4% 26	5.4% 5	3.5% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.0% 1	2.6% 38
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	0.6% 6	3.3% 3	3.5% 6	3.7% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.3% 18
No	94.7% 1010	89.1% 82	90.6% 155	92.6% 75	100.0% 1	88.0% 22	93.7% 1345
Not sure	2.2% 23	2.2% 2	2.3% 4	3.7% 3	0.0% 0	8.0% 2	2.4% 34
Missing	745	187	151	28	8	58	1177
TOTAL	100.0% 1066	100.0% 92	100.0% 171	100.0% 81	100.0% 1	100.0% 25	1436

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	2.1% 1	4.5% 18	2.5% 6	1.5% 6	2.2% 4	1.1% 2	2.6% 37
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Yes	2.1% 1	0.5% 2	1.3% 3	1.8% 7	0.6% 1	2.3% 4	1.3% 18
No	95.7% 45	91.8% 367	94.1% 224	95.4% 373	94.5% 171	93.8% 166	93.9% 1346
Not sure	0.0% 0	3.0% 12	2.1% 5	1.3% 5	2.8% 5	2.8% 5	2.2% 32
Missing	100	295	123	302	229	128	1177
TOTAL	100.0% 47	100.0% 400	100.0% 238	100.0% 391	100.0% 181	100.0% 177	1434

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	2.7% 7	4.0% 14	2.1% 10	2.0% 7	2.6% 38
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Yes	0.8% 2	0.9% 3	1.9% 9	0.8% 3	1.2% 17
No	91.7% 242	94.0% 327	94.2% 440	94.7% 337	93.8% 1346
Not sure	4.9% 13	1.1% 4	1.5% 7	2.5% 9	2.3% 33
Missing	177	273	414	313	1177
TOTAL	100.0% 264	100.0% 348	100.0% 467	100.0% 356	1435

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	11.0% 18	1.1% 6	3.4% 9	0.4% 1	1.1% 2	3.1% 1	0	2.6% 37
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	1.2% 2	0.9% 5	1.5% 4	1.2% 3	1.6% 3	0.0% 0	0	1.2% 17
No	85.4% 140	95.3% 510	92.3% 241	97.3% 251	95.6% 174	87.5% 28	2	93.9% 1344
Not sure	2.4% 4	2.4% 13	2.7% 7	1.2% 3	1.6% 3	9.4% 3	0	2.3% 33
Missing	142	521	218	163	84	40	0	1168
TOTAL	100.0% 164	100.0% 535	100.0% 261	100.0% 258	100.0% 182	100.0% 32	2	1432