General Social Survey, 2004

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MARITAL

Are you currently -- married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married? (MARITAL)
  1) MARRIED
  2) WIDOWED
  3) DIVORCED
  4) SEPARATED
  5) NEV.MARR.

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
MARRIED 1479 52.6% 52.6% -.83
WIDOWED 204 7.3% 59.9% -.21
DIVORCED 415 14.8% 74.6% .4
SEPARATED 95 3.4% 78% 1.01
NEV.MARR. 619 22% 100% 1.62

Variable Comparisons


Gender (I-SEX)

MALE FEMALE TOTAL
MARRIED 54.5%
698
51.0%
781
52.6%
1479
WIDOWED 3.3%
42
10.6%
162
7.3%
204
DIVORCED 14.3%
183
15.1%
232
14.8%
415
SEPARATED 2.7%
35
3.9%
60
3.4%
95
NEV.MARR. 25.2%
322
19.4%
297
22.0%
619
TOTAL 100.0%
1280
100.0%
1532

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Race (I-RACE)

WHITE BLACK OTHER TOTAL
MARRIED 55.6%
1242
33.2%
125
55.7%
112
52.6%
1479
WIDOWED 7.8%
175
6.1%
23
3.0%
6
7.3%
204
DIVORCED 15.6%
348
13.3%
50
8.5%
17
14.8%
415
SEPARATED 2.7%
60
7.2%
27
4.0%
8
3.4%
95
NEV.MARR. 18.3%
409
40.3%
152
28.9%
58
22.0%
619
TOTAL 100.0%
2234
100.0%
377
100.0%
201

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Religion (I-RELIGION)

PROTESTANT CATHOLIC OTHER NONE Missing TOTAL
MARRIED 54.1%
802
56.9%
373
51.6%
133
40.4%
163

8
52.5%
1471
WIDOWED 8.9%
132
7.0%
46
3.9%
10
3.7%
15

1
7.3%
203
DIVORCED 15.1%
224
12.8%
84
15.1%
39
16.4%
66

2
14.8%
413
SEPARATED 3.3%
49
3.2%
21
2.7%
7
4.2%
17

1
3.4%
94
NEV.MARR. 18.6%
276
20.1%
132
26.7%
69
35.2%
142

0
22.1%
619
TOTAL 100.0%
1483
100.0%
656
100.0%
258
100.0%
403

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Age (I-AGE)

18-30 31-44 45-64 65+ Missing TOTAL
MARRIED 32.9%
196
59.3%
480
60.1%
581
50.5%
217

5
52.6%
1474
WIDOWED 0.0%
0
1.1%
9
5.6%
54
32.6%
140

1
7.2%
203
DIVORCED 5.5%
33
15.6%
126
21.0%
203
12.1%
52

1
14.8%
414
SEPARATED 2.7%
16
4.9%
40
3.5%
34
0.9%
4

1
3.4%
94
NEV.MARR. 58.9%
351
19.1%
155
9.8%
95
4.0%
17

1
22.0%
618
TOTAL 100.0%
596
100.0%
810
100.0%
967
100.0%
430

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Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

NEVER < 1 A MNTH < 1 A WEEK WEEKLY + Missing TOTAL
MARRIED 38.2%
180
48.7%
470
53.2%
327
66.3%
497

5
52.6%
1474
WIDOWED 7.4%
35
5.3%
51
8.3%
51
8.8%
66

1
7.2%
203
DIVORCED 20.8%
98
15.4%
149
14.1%
87
10.3%
77

4
14.7%
411
SEPARATED 4.5%
21
3.2%
31
4.9%
30
1.6%
12

1
3.4%
94
NEV.MARR. 29.1%
137
27.4%
264
19.5%
120
13.1%
98

0
22.1%
619
TOTAL 100.0%
471
100.0%
965
100.0%
615
100.0%
750

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Political ideology (I-POLVIEW)

LIBERAL MODERATE CONSERV Missing TOTAL
MARRIED 41.4%
132
48.7%
242
58.6%
289

816
50.6%
663
WIDOWED 6.9%
22
11.1%
55
5.3%
26

101
7.9%
103
DIVORCED 14.7%
47
15.5%
77
15.0%
74

217
15.1%
198
SEPARATED 4.1%
13
3.8%
19
2.4%
12

51
3.4%
44
NEV.MARR. 32.9%
105
20.9%
104
18.7%
92

318
23.0%
301
TOTAL 100.0%
319
100.0%
497
100.0%
493

1503

1309


Education (I-DEGREE)

LESS HS HS DEGREE JR COLL BA DEGREE GRAD DEGRE Missing TOTAL
MARRIED 40.9%
149
49.9%
716
48.7%
109
62.9%
319
65.8%
185

1
52.6%
1478
WIDOWED 15.1%
55
6.9%
99
6.3%
14
3.7%
19
6.0%
17

0
7.3%
204
DIVORCED 14.0%
51
16.8%
241
18.3%
41
10.5%
53
10.3%
29

0
14.8%
415
SEPARATED 7.7%
28
3.5%
50
3.1%
7
1.2%
6
1.4%
4

0
3.4%
95
NEV.MARR. 22.3%
81
22.9%
329
23.7%
53
21.7%
110
16.4%
46

0
22.0%
619
TOTAL 100.0%
364
100.0%
1435
100.0%
224
100.0%
507
100.0%
281

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