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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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[DEFINE LEADER FILL: IF CI_1= 1, USE "pastor" 2, USE "imam" 3, USE "rabbi" 4, USE "priest". ELSE, USE "primary religious leader", if CI_1_1=1 and CI_4=1, USE "priest".] How much respect do/did you have for the head religious leader? (CA_23)


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		 0.5%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
2
Don't know 0.8%
2		 1.1%
4		 0.5%
2		 1.3%
3		 2.3%
2		 0.9%
13
A great deal 63.3%
162		 67.6%
254		 68.8%
289		 69.5%
162		 74.7%
65		 67.9%
932
A good bit 23.8%
61		 22.1%
83		 22.1%
93		 18.9%
44		 18.4%
16		 21.6%
297
A little 10.2%
26		 7.7%
29		 6.9%
29		 9.9%
23		 4.6%
4		 8.1%
111
None at all 2.0%
5		 1.6%
6		 1.2%
5		 0.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 1.2%
17
Missing 300 372 335 179 54 1240
TOTAL 100.0%
256		 100.0%
376		 100.0%
420		 100.0%
233		 100.0%
87
1372


Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.4%
2		 0.1%
2
Don't know 1.1%
9		 0.7%
4		 0.9%
13
A great deal 67.7%
544		 68.3%
388		 68.0%
932
A good bit 21.9%
176		 21.1%
120		 21.6%
296
A little 8.5%
68		 7.6%
43		 8.1%
111
None at all 0.7%
6		 1.9%
11		 1.2%
17
Missing 548 691 1239
TOTAL 100.0%
803		 100.0%
568
1371


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		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.3%
2		 0.0%
0
0		 0.1%
2
Don't know 1.5%
1		 0.5%
1		 1.3%
4		 1.5%
5		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
2
1		 1.0%
13
A great deal 50.8%
33		 57.3%
110		 61.8%
188		 73.2%
238		 80.9%
127		 71.7%
225
12		 67.9%
921
A good bit 30.8%
20		 31.3%
60		 23.4%
71		 20.0%
65		 14.0%
22		 17.8%
56
1		 21.7%
294
A little 12.3%
8		 9.9%
19		 10.2%
31		 5.2%
17		 3.8%
6		 9.2%
29
0		 8.1%
110
None at all 4.6%
3		 1.0%
2		 3.3%
10		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
2
0		 1.3%
17
Missing 103 187 328 180 67 362 0 1227
TOTAL 100.0%
65		 100.0%
192		 100.0%
304		 100.0%
325		 100.0%
157		 100.0%
314
14
1357


Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 0.2%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
2
Don't know 1.3%
13		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.9%
13
A great deal 65.6%
636		 78.7%
140		 76.7%
92		 60.8%
31		 71.4%
5		 63.6%
28		 68.0%
932
A good bit 23.5%
228		 11.2%
20		 19.2%
23		 27.5%
14		 28.6%
2		 20.5%
9		 21.6%
296
A little 8.4%
81		 9.0%
16		 4.2%
5		 9.8%
5		 0.0%
0		 9.1%
4		 8.1%
111
None at all 1.0%
10		 1.1%
2		 0.0%
0		 2.0%
1		 0.0%
0		 6.8%
3		 1.2%
16
Missing 841 100 201 57 3 38 1240
TOTAL 100.0%
970		 100.0%
178		 100.0%
120		 100.0%
51		 100.0%
7		 100.0%
44
1370


Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.4%
2		 0.1%
2
Don't know 0.0%
0		 1.3%
6		 0.9%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 3.6%
5		 0.9%
13
A great deal 75.7%
78		 76.9%
349		 62.1%
144		 66.3%
252		 41.9%
26		 59.7%
83		 68.0%
932
A good bit 14.6%
15		 15.4%
70		 28.4%
66		 26.1%
99		 22.6%
14		 23.7%
33		 21.7%
297
A little 8.7%
9		 5.7%
26		 6.5%
15		 7.4%
28		 27.4%
17		 10.1%
14		 8.0%
109
None at all 1.0%
1		 0.7%
3		 2.2%
5		 0.3%
1		 8.1%
5		 1.4%
2		 1.2%
17
Missing 45 239 130 314 348 164 1240
TOTAL 100.0%
103		 100.0%
454		 100.0%
232		 100.0%
380		 100.0%
62		 100.0%
139
1370


Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 0.8%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
2
Don't know 0.4%
1		 1.2%
4		 1.4%
7		 0.7%
2		 1.0%
14
A great deal 67.5%
172		 69.5%
226		 69.6%
358		 63.1%
176		 67.9%
932
A good bit 23.5%
60		 20.9%
68		 18.7%
96		 25.8%
72		 21.6%
296
A little 5.5%
14		 6.5%
21		 9.3%
48		 10.4%
29		 8.2%
112
None at all 2.4%
6		 1.8%
6		 1.0%
5		 0.0%
0		 1.2%
17
Missing 186 296 368 390 1240
TOTAL 100.0%
255		 100.0%
325		 100.0%
514		 100.0%
279
1373


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		 0.0%
0		 1.3%
2		 0.0%
0
0		 0.1%
2
Don't know 3.0%
3		 1.1%
6		 0.0%
0		 2.0%
5		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 1.0%
14
A great deal 70.7%
70		 71.8%
397		 64.1%
175		 67.8%
173		 58.2%
92		 65.5%
19
6		 67.7%
926
A good bit 14.1%
14		 18.1%
100		 27.1%
74		 22.0%
56		 30.4%
48		 17.2%
5
0		 21.7%
297
A little 9.1%
9		 8.5%
47		 6.6%
18		 7.5%
19		 7.6%
12		 17.2%
5
0		 8.0%
110
None at all 3.0%
3		 0.5%
3		 2.2%
6		 0.8%
2		 2.5%
4		 0.0%
0
0		 1.3%
18
Missing 207 503 207 167 109 42 0 1235
TOTAL 100.0%
99		 100.0%
553		 100.0%
273		 100.0%
255		 100.0%
158		 100.0%
29
6
1367
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