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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

Thinking about you activities and service at your congregation over the past three years, how often have you felt burned out or overextended? (CA_34)

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
Not at all	73.6% 95	64.0% 130	62.8% 147	68.4% 93	80.4% 37	67.1% 502
Sometimes	24.0% 31	31.5% 64	32.1% 75	27.9% 38	19.6% 9	29.0% 217
Often	1.6% 2	2.5% 5	1.7% 4	1.5% 2	0.0% 0	1.7% 13
Very often	0.8% 1	2.0% 4	3.0% 7	2.2% 3	0.0% 0	2.0% 15
All the time	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Missing	426	545	519	275	95	1860
TOTAL	100.0% 129	100.0% 203	100.0% 234	100.0% 136	100.0% 46	748

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Not at all	69.5% 298	63.8% 204	67.0% 502
Sometimes	27.0% 116	31.9% 102	29.1% 218
Often	1.6% 7	1.9% 6	1.7% 13
Very often	1.6% 7	2.5% 8	2.0% 15
All the time	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Missing	922	939	1861
TOTAL	100.0% 429	100.0% 320	749

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
Not at all	82.1% 23	56.6% 56	68.2% 103	66.7% 140	73.3% 74	65.6% 101	5	66.9% 497
Sometimes	10.7% 3	34.3% 34	29.1% 44	30.5% 64	24.8% 25	30.5% 47	1	29.2% 217
Often	7.1% 2	4.0% 4	1.3% 2	1.9% 4	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0	1.7% 13
Very often	0.0% 0	5.1% 5	1.3% 2	1.0% 2	1.0% 1	3.2% 5	0	2.0% 15
All the time	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
Missing	141	279	482	294	124	522	0	1842
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 99	100.0% 151	100.0% 210	100.0% 101	100.0% 154	6	743

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Not at all	67.3% 363	57.4% 54	66.7% 40	84.4% 27	100.0% 5	63.6% 14	66.9% 503
Sometimes	30.1% 162	31.9% 30	30.0% 18	15.6% 5	0.0% 0	22.7% 5	29.3% 220
Often	1.5% 8	4.3% 4	1.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.7% 13
Very often	1.1% 6	5.3% 5	1.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	13.6% 3	2.0% 15
All the time	0.0% 0	1.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Missing	1272	184	262	77	4	61	1860
TOTAL	100.0% 539	100.0% 94	100.0% 60	100.0% 32	100.0% 5	100.0% 22	752

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Not at all	57.4% 31	64.9% 187	71.5% 103	72.6% 114	81.8% 18	57.6% 49	66.9% 502
Sometimes	31.5% 17	30.9% 89	24.3% 35	24.8% 39	18.2% 4	40.0% 34	29.1% 218
Often	1.9% 1	1.4% 4	2.8% 4	1.3% 2	0.0% 0	2.4% 2	1.7% 13
Very often	7.4% 4	2.8% 8	1.4% 2	1.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.1% 16
All the time	1.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Missing	94	405	219	536	388	219	1861
TOTAL	100.0% 54	100.0% 288	100.0% 144	100.0% 157	100.0% 22	100.0% 85	750

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Not at all	60.6% 86	65.9% 108	69.9% 202	67.9% 106	66.8% 502
Sometimes	31.7% 45	31.7% 52	26.6% 77	29.5% 46	29.3% 220
Often	2.1% 3	1.8% 3	1.4% 4	1.3% 2	1.6% 12
Very often	4.9% 7	0.6% 1	2.1% 6	1.3% 2	2.1% 16
All the time	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
Missing	299	458	592	512	1861
TOTAL	100.0% 142	100.0% 164	100.0% 289	100.0% 156	751

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
Not at all	77.4% 41	68.7% 193	62.5% 90	68.2% 107	57.8% 59	78.6% 11	2	66.7% 501
Sometimes	13.2% 7	27.8% 78	32.6% 47	29.3% 46	39.2% 40	14.3% 2	0	29.3% 220
Often	0.0% 0	1.8% 5	0.7% 1	1.9% 3	2.9% 3	7.1% 1	0	1.7% 13
Very often	7.5% 4	1.8% 5	4.2% 6	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	2.1% 16
All the time	1.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 1
Missing	254	774	337	264	165	57	0	1851
TOTAL	100.0% 53	100.0% 281	100.0% 144	100.0% 157	100.0% 102	100.0% 14	2	751