General Social Survey, 2004

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WIDOWED Have you ever been widowed?   1) Yes   2) No   9) No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	47	2.4%	2.4%	-2.84
No	1938	97.4%	99.8%	.03
No answer	4	.2%	100%	20.09

Variable Comparisons

Age Sex Education Political ideology Marital status Race Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	TOTAL
Yes	1.2% 3	0.6% 4	2.3% 19	7.7% 21	2.4% 47
No	98.4% 241	98.9% 639	97.7% 799	92.3% 252	97.4% 1931
No answer	0.4% 1	0.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 245	100.0% 646	100.0% 818	100.0% 273	1982

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	1.5% 14	3.1% 33	2.4% 47
No	98.3% 900	96.7% 1038	97.4% 1938
No answer	0.2% 2	0.2% 2	0.2% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 916	100.0% 1073	1989

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school	Associate/Junior college	Bachelor's	Graduate	TOTAL
Yes	3.9% 9	2.7% 27	1.3% 2	1.6% 6	1.4% 3	2.4% 47
No	96.1% 219	97.3% 980	98.1% 154	97.6% 369	98.6% 215	97.4% 1937
No answer	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.8% 3	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 228	100.0% 1007	100.0% 157	100.0% 378	100.0% 218	1988

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	Liberal	Moderate, middle of the road	Conservative	TOTAL
Yes	1.0% 2	2.7% 9	2.9% 11	2.4% 22
No	98.4% 189	97.3% 329	97.1% 364	97.5% 882
No answer	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 192	100.0% 338	100.0% 375	905

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never married	TOTAL
Yes	2.2% 33	0.00% 0	2.7% 11	3.2% 3	0.00% 0	2.4% 47
No	97.6% 1443	0.00% 0	97.1% 403	96.8% 92	0.00% 0	97.4% 1938
No answer	0.2% 3	0.00% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	0.2% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 1479	100.0% 0	100.0% 415	100.0% 95	100.0% 0	1989

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Yes	2.4% 40	1.5% 3	2.9% 4	2.4% 47
No	97.3% 1606	98.5% 199	97.1% 133	97.4% 1938
No answer	0.2% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 1650	100.0% 202	100.0% 137	1989

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Yes	2.3% 25	2.5% 12	5.3% 2	2.0% 5	1.4% 2	2.3% 46
No	97.4% 1047	97.5% 466	94.7% 36	97.6% 240	98.6% 139	97.5% 1928
No answer	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 1075	100.0% 478	100.0% 38	100.0% 246	100.0% 141	1978