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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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[If LV_1=7, ask ARQ_5a] Have you ever been sexually involved with another person? (ARQ_5A)


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 1.3%
4		 1.0%
1		 0.0%
0		 7.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 1.2%
6
Don't know 0.3%
1		 1.0%
1		 1.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
3
Yes 77.6%
246		 85.4%
88		 81.7%
58		 42.9%
6		 76.9%
10		 78.8%
408
No 20.8%
66		 12.6%
13		 16.9%
12		 50.0%
7		 23.1%
3		 19.5%
101
Missing 238 646 684 397 128 2093
TOTAL 100.0%
317		 100.0%
103		 100.0%
71		 100.0%
14		 100.0%
13
518


Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 1.2%
3		 0.7%
2		 1.0%
5
Don't know 0.4%
1		 0.7%
2		 0.6%
3
Yes 78.4%
192		 79.3%
215		 78.9%
407
No 20.0%
49		 19.2%
52		 19.6%
101
Missing 1106 987 2093
TOTAL 100.0%
245		 100.0%
271
516


Political ideology

Very liberal Somewhat liberal Middle of the road Somewhat conservative Very conservative Haven't thought much about it Missing TOTAL
Refused 1.8%
1		 0.0%
0		 1.7%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.4%
2
0		 1.0%
5
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.9%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.4%
2
0		 0.6%
3
Yes 87.5%
49		 92.2%
71		 84.5%
98		 63.5%
54		 67.7%
21		 75.5%
111
5		 78.9%
404
No 10.7%
6		 7.8%
6		 12.9%
15		 36.5%
31		 32.3%
10		 21.8%
32
1		 19.5%
100
Missing 112 301 516 419 194 530 0 2072
TOTAL 100.0%
56		 100.0%
77		 100.0%
116		 100.0%
85		 100.0%
31		 100.0%
147
6
512


Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 0.3%
1		 3.1%
3		 1.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.0%
5
Don't know 0.3%
1		 1.0%
1		 1.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
3
Yes 81.1%
236		 83.5%
81		 63.8%
51		 70.0%
14		 0.0%
0		 89.7%
26		 78.9%
408
No 18.2%
53		 12.4%
12		 33.8%
27		 30.0%
6		 0.0%
0		 10.3%
3		 19.5%
101
Missing 1520 182 241 88 9 53 2093
TOTAL 100.0%
291		 100.0%
97		 100.0%
80		 100.0%
20		 100.0%
0		 100.0%
29
517


Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Refused 2.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.6%
2		 0.8%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.8%
4
Don't know 2.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.8%
1		 0.0%
0		 1.7%
1		 0.6%
3
Yes 83.3%
40		 70.2%
73		 79.2%
42		 70.9%
90		 91.9%
114		 81.4%
48		 79.0%
407
No 12.5%
6		 29.8%
31		 20.8%
11		 26.8%
34		 7.3%
9		 16.9%
10		 19.6%
101
Missing 99 589 309 566 285 244 2092
TOTAL 100.0%
48		 100.0%
104		 100.0%
53		 100.0%
127		 100.0%
124		 100.0%
59
515


Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.2%
2		 2.0%
3		 1.0%
5
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.8%
1		 0.6%
1		 0.7%
1		 0.6%
3
Yes 84.0%
68		 80.5%
95		 74.0%
125		 80.5%
120		 78.9%
408
No 16.0%
13		 18.6%
22		 24.3%
41		 16.8%
25		 19.5%
101
Missing 358 504 713 519 2094
TOTAL 100.0%
81		 100.0%
118		 100.0%
169		 100.0%
149
517


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 4.5%
2		 0.7%
2		 0.0%
0		 1.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 1.0%
5
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.7%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 5.0%
1		 0.0%
0
0		 0.6%
3
Yes 65.9%
29		 80.0%
224		 85.2%
52		 76.1%
67		 85.0%
17		 85.0%
17
0		 79.1%
406
No 29.5%
13		 18.6%
52		 14.8%
9		 22.7%
20		 10.0%
2		 15.0%
3
2		 19.3%
99
Missing 262 774 419 333 246 51 0 2085
TOTAL 100.0%
44		 100.0%
280		 100.0%
61		 100.0%
88		 100.0%
20		 100.0%
20
2
513
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