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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

It is sometimes okay to break moral rules if it works to your advantage and you can get away with it. (SE_5)

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	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
Strongly agree	4.1% 23	3.3% 25	1.9% 14	3.6% 15	2.1% 3	3.1% 80
Somewhat agree	10.4% 58	7.5% 56	6.6% 50	5.1% 21	5.0% 7	7.4% 192
Neither agree nor disagree	13.7% 76	7.5% 56	5.8% 44	1.7% 7	0.7% 1	7.1% 184
Somewhat disagree	19.2% 107	19.3% 144	15.4% 116	12.4% 51	12.1% 17	16.7% 435
Strongly disagree	52.5% 292	62.1% 464	69.9% 526	76.9% 317	80.1% 113	65.6% 1712
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 747	100.0% 753	100.0% 412	100.0% 141	2609

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.2% 3	0.2% 4
Strongly agree	3.0% 40	3.2% 40	3.1% 80
Somewhat agree	6.7% 91	8.1% 102	7.4% 193
Neither agree nor disagree	5.4% 73	8.8% 111	7.0% 184
Somewhat disagree	14.4% 195	19.1% 240	16.7% 435
Strongly disagree	70.3% 950	60.5% 762	65.6% 1712
TOTAL	100.0% 1351	100.0% 1259	2610

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	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0	0.2% 4
Strongly agree	4.1% 7	2.1% 8	1.1% 7	2.6% 13	2.2% 5	5.2% 35	5	2.9% 75
Somewhat agree	18.3% 31	7.4% 28	4.3% 27	4.6% 23	4.9% 11	10.8% 73	0	7.5% 193
Neither agree nor disagree	13.0% 22	7.1% 27	8.5% 54	5.0% 25	3.6% 8	6.7% 45	2	7.0% 181
Somewhat disagree	14.8% 25	21.4% 81	19.8% 125	17.7% 89	5.8% 13	14.8% 100	2	16.8% 433
Strongly disagree	49.7% 84	62.0% 235	66.0% 417	70.0% 353	83.0% 186	62.3% 421	16	65.6% 1696
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 379	100.0% 632	100.0% 504	100.0% 224	100.0% 676	25	2584

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.9% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
Strongly agree	1.5% 28	3.6% 10	9.3% 30	2.8% 3	0.0% 0	11.0% 9	3.1% 80
Somewhat agree	6.2% 113	9.4% 26	12.4% 40	8.3% 9	0.0% 0	6.1% 5	7.4% 193
Neither agree nor disagree	5.3% 96	9.7% 27	11.2% 36	9.2% 10	44.4% 4	14.6% 12	7.1% 185
Somewhat disagree	17.7% 321	14.4% 40	13.4% 43	18.3% 20	0.0% 0	13.4% 11	16.7% 435
Strongly disagree	69.1% 1252	62.8% 174	52.5% 169	61.5% 67	55.6% 5	54.9% 45	65.6% 1712
TOTAL	100.0% 1812	100.0% 277	100.0% 322	100.0% 109	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2611

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
Strongly agree	2.7% 4	2.2% 15	1.1% 4	5.3% 37	2.9% 12	2.6% 8	3.1% 80
Somewhat agree	7.5% 11	4.6% 32	3.6% 13	8.2% 57	12.9% 53	8.9% 27	7.4% 193
Neither agree nor disagree	8.2% 12	5.2% 36	5.0% 18	6.5% 45	11.7% 48	8.2% 25	7.0% 184
Somewhat disagree	15.0% 22	14.7% 102	19.3% 70	16.6% 115	19.5% 80	15.1% 46	16.7% 435
Strongly disagree	66.7% 98	73.1% 507	71.0% 257	62.8% 436	52.9% 217	65.1% 198	65.6% 1713
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 694	100.0% 362	100.0% 694	100.0% 410	100.0% 304	2611

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.1% 1	0.2% 4
Strongly agree	2.0% 9	3.2% 20	3.1% 27	3.6% 24	3.1% 80
Somewhat agree	10.2% 45	6.1% 38	5.8% 51	8.8% 59	7.4% 193
Neither agree nor disagree	6.1% 27	7.6% 47	6.6% 58	7.8% 52	7.0% 184
Somewhat disagree	16.8% 74	14.8% 92	16.2% 143	18.9% 126	16.7% 435
Strongly disagree	64.3% 283	68.3% 424	68.0% 599	60.8% 406	65.6% 1712
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 621	100.0% 881	100.0% 668	2610

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	0.7% 2	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 4
Strongly agree	7.2% 22	3.2% 34	3.5% 17	0.7% 3	0.4% 1	2.8% 2	2	3.0% 79
Somewhat agree	11.8% 36	8.1% 86	6.9% 33	5.5% 23	4.1% 11	2.8% 2	2	7.3% 191
Neither agree nor disagree	8.8% 27	7.7% 81	8.1% 39	4.0% 17	4.9% 13	7.0% 5	2	7.0% 182
Somewhat disagree	13.4% 41	17.4% 184	15.6% 75	20.5% 86	13.5% 36	18.3% 13	1	16.7% 435
Strongly disagree	58.2% 178	63.3% 670	65.6% 315	69.3% 291	77.1% 205	69.0% 49	4	65.7% 1708
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1058	100.0% 480	100.0% 420	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	11	2601