General Social Survey, 2004

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SPEVWORK If spouse retired, in school, keeping house, or other: Did (he/she) ever work for as long as one year?   1) Yes   2) No   8) Don't know   9) No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	353	80.8%	80.8%	-.29
No	72	16.5%	97.3%	.47
Don't know	1	.2%	97.5%	5.01
No answer	11	2.5%	100%	5.77

Variable Comparisons

Age Sex Education Political ideology Marital status Race Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	TOTAL
Yes	60.5% 26	71.1% 59	84.4% 124	88.2% 142	80.9% 351
No	30.2% 13	20.5% 17	15.6% 23	11.2% 18	16.4% 71
Don't know	2.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
No answer	7.0% 3	8.4% 7	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	2.5% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 43	100.0% 83	100.0% 147	100.0% 161	434

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	73.3% 195	92.4% 158	80.8% 353
No	24.4% 65	4.1% 7	16.5% 72
Don't know	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
No answer	1.9% 5	3.5% 6	2.5% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 266	100.0% 171	437

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school	Associate/Junior college	Bachelor's	Graduate	TOTAL
Yes	71.2% 52	83.9% 183	90.5% 19	75.3% 55	84.6% 44	80.8% 353
No	24.7% 18	13.3% 29	4.8% 1	21.9% 16	15.4% 8	16.5% 72
Don't know	1.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
No answer	2.7% 2	2.8% 6	4.8% 1	2.7% 2	0.0% 0	2.5% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 73	100.0% 218	100.0% 21	100.0% 73	100.0% 52	437

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	Liberal	Moderate, middle of the road	Conservative	TOTAL
Yes	78.8% 26	82.2% 60	87.2% 82	84.0% 168
No	15.2% 5	16.4% 12	10.6% 10	13.5% 27
Don't know	0.0% 0	1.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 1
No answer	6.1% 2	0.0% 0	2.1% 2	2.0% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 33	100.0% 73	100.0% 94	200

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never married	TOTAL
Yes	80.8% 353	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	80.8% 353
No	16.5% 72	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	16.5% 72
Don't know	0.2% 1	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.2% 1
No answer	2.5% 11	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	0.00% 0	2.5% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 437	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	100.0% 0	437

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Yes	82.8% 318	80.0% 24	47.8% 11	80.8% 353
No	15.1% 58	10.0% 3	47.8% 11	16.5% 72
Don't know	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
No answer	1.8% 7	10.0% 3	4.3% 1	2.5% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 384	100.0% 30	100.0% 23	437

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Yes	84.0% 216	79.6% 86	75.0% 6	78.1% 25	61.3% 19	80.7% 352
No	13.6% 35	17.6% 19	25.0% 2	15.6% 5	35.5% 11	16.5% 72
Don't know	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1
No answer	1.9% 5	2.8% 3	0.0% 0	6.3% 2	3.2% 1	2.5% 11
TOTAL	100.0% 257	100.0% 108	100.0% 8	100.0% 32	100.0% 31	436