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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

In the past twelve months, for which people, if any, have you given money? None (GIVENONE)

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	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.1% 2
No	83.8% 466	79.0% 590	81.0% 610	73.1% 301	63.1% 89	78.8% 2056
Yes	16.0% 89	21.0% 157	18.7% 141	26.9% 111	36.2% 51	21.0% 549
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 747	100.0% 753	100.0% 412	100.0% 141	2609

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
No	78.5% 1060	79.1% 995	78.8% 2055
Yes	21.4% 289	20.7% 261	21.1% 550
TOTAL	100.0% 1351	100.0% 1258	2609

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	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
No	79.2% 133	82.3% 311	79.9% 505	80.6% 406	76.8% 172	75.7% 512	16	79.0% 2039
Yes	20.8% 35	17.7% 67	19.9% 126	19.2% 97	22.8% 51	24.1% 163	10	20.9% 539
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 378	100.0% 632	100.0% 504	100.0% 224	100.0% 676	26	2582

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
No	78.5% 1422	85.9% 238	73.8% 237	78.7% 85	100.0% 9	78.0% 64	78.8% 2055
Yes	21.4% 387	13.7% 38	26.2% 84	20.4% 22	0.0% 0	22.0% 18	21.1% 549
TOTAL	100.0% 1811	100.0% 277	100.0% 321	100.0% 108	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2608

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
No	80.3% 118	80.5% 558	77.1% 279	77.8% 539	75.9% 311	82.2% 250	78.8% 2055
Yes	19.7% 29	19.0% 132	22.9% 83	22.2% 154	24.1% 99	17.4% 53	21.1% 550
TOTAL	100.0% 147	100.0% 693	100.0% 362	100.0% 693	100.0% 410	100.0% 304	2609

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
No	82.3% 362	77.6% 482	81.3% 715	74.1% 495	78.7% 2054
Yes	17.7% 78	22.4% 139	18.3% 161	25.9% 173	21.1% 551
TOTAL	100.0% 440	100.0% 621	100.0% 880	100.0% 668	2609

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	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	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	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 2
No	69.9% 214	79.3% 837	81.6% 391	79.1% 333	79.7% 212	83.1% 59	9	78.7% 2046
Yes	30.1% 92	20.7% 219	18.2% 87	20.4% 86	19.9% 53	16.9% 12	1	21.1% 549
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 479	100.0% 421	100.0% 266	100.0% 71	10	2599