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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.

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[IF LV_1=3, 4, OR 6, ASK ARQ_5B] In the past three years, have you been sexually involved with another person? (ARQ_5B)

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	1.8% 3	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	3.7% 4	3.4% 2	1.5% 10
Don't know	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
Yes	86.8% 145	67.6% 94	57.7% 109	17.4% 19	3.4% 2	55.7% 369
No	10.8% 18	31.7% 44	42.3% 80	78.9% 86	93.1% 54	42.6% 282
Missing	390	609	564	302	84	1949
TOTAL	100.0% 167	100.0% 139	100.0% 189	100.0% 109	100.0% 58	662

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	2.0% 8	0.4% 1	1.4% 9
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.2% 1
Yes	45.9% 184	70.8% 184	55.7% 368
No	52.1% 209	28.5% 74	42.8% 283
Missing	950	999	1949
TOTAL	100.0% 401	100.0% 260	661

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	0.6% 1	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	1.5% 3	4	0.8% 5
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 1
Yes	68.6% 35	68.2% 58	56.2% 91	57.7% 56	38.5% 20	52.7% 107	2	56.5% 367
No	31.4% 16	31.8% 27	42.6% 69	41.2% 40	61.5% 32	45.8% 93	7	42.6% 277
Missing	117	294	471	407	173	473	0	1935
TOTAL	100.0% 51	100.0% 85	100.0% 162	100.0% 97	100.0% 52	100.0% 203	13	650

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.4% 2	2.0% 2	3.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	9.1% 3	1.4% 9
Don't know	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
Yes	54.1% 245	58.6% 58	57.6% 34	84.6% 11	100.0% 3	51.5% 17	55.8% 368
No	45.5% 206	38.4% 38	39.0% 23	15.4% 2	0.0% 0	39.4% 13	42.7% 282
Missing	1358	179	261	95	6	49	1948
TOTAL	100.0% 453	100.0% 99	100.0% 59	100.0% 13	100.0% 3	100.0% 33	660

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	2.0% 1	1.8% 3	0.0% 0	3.6% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.5% 10
Don't know	2.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
Yes	56.9% 29	48.2% 80	50.0% 37	54.5% 91	65.9% 87	62.5% 45	55.7% 369
No	39.2% 20	50.0% 83	50.0% 37	41.9% 70	34.1% 45	37.5% 27	42.6% 282
Missing	96	528	288	527	278	231	1948
TOTAL	100.0% 51	100.0% 166	100.0% 74	100.0% 167	100.0% 132	100.0% 72	662

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.9% 1	0.5% 1	1.0% 2	3.5% 6	1.5% 10
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
Yes	54.5% 60	55.4% 103	55.8% 110	56.5% 96	55.7% 369
No	44.5% 49	44.1% 82	42.6% 84	40.0% 68	42.7% 283
Missing	330	435	684	499	1948
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 186	100.0% 197	100.0% 170	663

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	6.6% 6	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.2% 1	0.0% 0	0	1.4% 9
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.2% 1
Yes	29.7% 27	61.5% 184	56.9% 70	53.1% 43	65.2% 30	78.9% 15	0	56.0% 369
No	63.7% 58	37.5% 112	43.1% 53	46.9% 38	32.6% 15	21.1% 4	1	42.5% 280
Missing	215	758	356	339	220	52	0	1940
TOTAL	100.0% 91	100.0% 299	100.0% 123	100.0% 81	100.0% 46	100.0% 19	1	659