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Portraits of American Life Study, 1st Wave, 2006 - Analysis

RA_9 (Weighted by PAWT2)

I believe in reincarnation, that people have lived previous lives.
 FrequencyPercentCumulative Percent
-7) Refused20.1%0.1%
-4) Don't know341.3%1.4%
1) Strongly agree30411.7%13.0%
2) Somewhat agree44417.0%30.1%
3) Neither agree nor disagree56521.7%51.8%
4) Somewhat disagree30911.9%63.6%
5) Strongly disagree94936.4%100.0%
Missing3
Total Unweighted N = 2607





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 29 years old30 to 44 years old45 to 59 years old60 to 74 years old75 years and olderMissingTotal
Refused0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.7%
1
00.1%
2
Don't know1.1%
6
0.7%
5
1.6%
12
1.7%
7
2.1%
3
01.3%
33
Strongly agree13.0%
72
11.6%
87
12.2%
92
10.2%
42
7.8%
11
011.7%
304
Somewhat agree19.1%
106
19.3%
144
15.6%
118
15.4%
63
9.9%
14
017.1%
445
Neither agree nor disagree21.8%
121
21.7%
162
22.7%
171
18.3%
75
25.5%
36
021.7%
565
Somewhat disagree11.2%
62
13.5%
101
11.4%
86
10.5%
43
11.3%
16
011.8%
308
Strongly disagree33.8%
187
33.2%
248
36.3%
274
43.9%
180
42.6%
60
036.4%
949
Missing1002030
Total 100%
554
100%
747
100%
754
100%
410
100%
141
   
2606

Gender (I-GENDER)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Refused0.0%
0
0.1%
2
00.1%
2
Don't know0.5%
6
2.0%
27
01.3%
33
Strongly agree11.4%
143
11.9%
161
011.7%
304
Somewhat agree16.8%
211
17.3%
233
017.0%
444
Neither agree nor disagree21.5%
270
21.9%
295
021.7%
565
Somewhat disagree12.9%
162
10.9%
147
011.9%
309
Strongly disagree37.0%
466
35.8%
483
036.4%
949
Missing0330
Total 100%
1258
100%
1348
   
2606

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

 Very liberalSomewhat liberalMiddle of the roadSomewhat conservativeVery conservativeHaven't thought much about itMissingTotal
Refused0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.2%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.1%
1
00.1%
2
Don't know0.0%
0
0.5%
2
0.6%
4
0.4%
2
0.9%
2
2.2%
15
71.0%
25
Strongly agree22.5%
38
11.3%
43
11.2%
71
6.7%
34
9.7%
22
13.9%
94
211.7%
302
Somewhat agree20.1%
34
23.5%
89
19.1%
121
12.1%
61
7.1%
16
18.0%
122
217.1%
443
Neither agree nor disagree27.2%
46
18.2%
69
27.1%
171
21.8%
110
8.8%
20
21.6%
146
521.7%
562
Somewhat disagree9.5%
16
20.6%
78
12.5%
79
10.1%
51
6.2%
14
10.5%
71
111.9%
309
Strongly disagree20.7%
35
25.9%
98
29.3%
185
48.8%
246
67.3%
152
33.6%
227
736.5%
943
Missing100000272
Total 100%
169
100%
379
100%
632
100%
504
100%
226
100%
676
   
2586

Race (I-RACE)

 WhiteBlackHispanicAsianPacific IslanderOtherMissingTotal
Refused0.1%
2
0.4%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.1%
3
Don't know0.6%
10
3.6%
10
2.2%
7
2.8%
3
0.0%
0
4.8%
4
01.3%
34
Strongly agree8.1%
147
16.5%
46
18.3%
59
24.1%
26
66.7%
6
25.3%
21
011.7%
305
Somewhat agree16.1%
292
18.7%
52
18.3%
59
25.9%
28
11.1%
1
14.5%
12
017.0%
444
Neither agree nor disagree21.7%
392
21.6%
60
21.4%
69
23.1%
25
11.1%
1
22.9%
19
021.7%
566
Somewhat disagree13.2%
238
9.7%
27
10.9%
35
1.9%
2
11.1%
1
6.0%
5
011.8%
308
Strongly disagree40.2%
728
29.5%
82
28.9%
93
22.2%
24
0.0%
0
26.5%
22
036.4%
949
Missing20100030
Total 100%
1809
100%
278
100%
322
100%
108
100%
9
100%
83
   
2609

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 Black ProtestantEvangelical ProtestantMainline ProtestantCatholicUnaffiliatedOtherMissingTotal
Refused0.0%
0
0.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.2%
1
0.0%
0
00.1%
2
Don't know2.7%
4
1.3%
9
1.1%
4
1.9%
13
0.7%
3
0.0%
0
01.3%
33
Strongly agree17.0%
25
5.5%
38
7.5%
27
14.4%
100
15.2%
62
17.2%
52
011.7%
304
Somewhat agree21.1%
31
7.8%
54
17.1%
62
17.2%
119
30.1%
123
17.9%
54
017.0%
443
Neither agree nor disagree23.1%
34
16.6%
115
19.3%
70
24.1%
167
25.2%
103
25.2%
76
021.7%
565
Somewhat disagree8.8%
13
11.7%
81
17.1%
62
13.6%
94
7.6%
31
9.3%
28
011.9%
309
Strongly disagree27.2%
40
57.0%
395
37.8%
137
28.9%
200
20.8%
85
30.5%
92
036.4%
949
Missing02000130
Total 100%
147
100%
693
100%
362
100%
693
100%
408
100%
302
   
2605

Region (I-REGION)

 NortheastMidwestSouthWestMissingTotal
Refused0.0%
0
0.2%
1
0.1%
1
0.0%
0
00.1%
2
Don't know0.7%
3
2.1%
13
1.1%
10
1.2%
8
01.3%
34
Strongly agree13.4%
59
11.8%
73
9.4%
83
13.4%
89
011.7%
304
Somewhat agree24.5%
108
17.2%
107
12.7%
112
17.6%
117
017.0%
444
Neither agree nor disagree19.8%
87
20.3%
126
22.2%
195
23.6%
157
021.7%
565
Somewhat disagree6.6%
29
11.4%
71
12.8%
113
14.4%
96
011.9%
309
Strongly disagree35.0%
154
37.0%
230
41.6%
366
29.9%
199
036.4%
949
Missing002130
Total 100%
440
100%
621
100%
880
100%
666
   
2607

Education (I-EDUC)

 No high school diplomaGED or high school diplomaVocational/technical diploma or Associate's degreeBachelor's degreeGraduate degreeOtherMissingTotal
Refused0.0%
0
0.1%
1
0.2%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
00.1%
2
Don't know4.6%
14
1.2%
13
0.4%
2
0.5%
2
0.0%
0
2.8%
2
01.3%
33
Strongly agree19.5%
60
10.9%
115
14.4%
69
7.1%
30
8.3%
22
9.9%
7
011.7%
303
Somewhat agree15.6%
48
17.9%
189
14.6%
70
18.0%
76
17.7%
47
19.7%
14
017.1%
444
Neither agree nor disagree20.2%
62
20.8%
219
26.5%
127
18.5%
78
20.3%
54
28.2%
20
421.5%
560
Somewhat disagree8.5%
26
13.2%
139
9.2%
44
15.6%
66
10.2%
27
8.5%
6
211.8%
308
Strongly disagree31.6%
97
35.9%
379
34.7%
166
40.3%
170
43.6%
116
31.0%
22
036.5%
950
Missing00000093
Total 100%
307
100%
1055
100%
479
100%
422
100%
266
100%
71
   
2600

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