MARRVIEW (Weighted by WTFACTOR)
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| Category | Frequency | Percentage | Cumulative Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| A lifelong commitment never to be broken except by death | 2187 | 71.5% | 71.5% |
| A lifetime commitment, but may be broken only if every attempt to reconcile disharmony has failed | 844 | 27.6% | 99.1% |
| A commitment to remain married as long as the partner is compatible | 20 | .7% | 99.8% |
| A commitment to remain married until one partner wishes to break the marriage | 8 | .3% | 100.1% |
| Missing | 28 | % | % |
Variable Comparisons
Church (I-CHURCH)
| MC | GCMC | MBC | BCC | EMC | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A lifelong commitment never to be broken except by death | 70.6% 973 |
64.3% 527 |
81.3% 453 |
77.0% 194 |
78.4% 40 |
71.5% 2187 |
| A lifetime commitment, but may be broken only if every attempt to reconcile disharmony has failed | 28.0% 386 |
35.2% 288 |
18.3% 102 |
22.6% 57 |
21.6% 11 |
27.6% 844 |
| A commitment to remain married as long as the partner is compatible | 1.0% 14 |
0.4% 3 |
0.2% 1 |
0.4% 1 |
0.0% 0 |
0.6% 19 |
| A commitment to remain married until one partner wishes to break the marriage | 0.4% 6 |
0.1% 1 |
0.2% 1 |
0.0% 0 |
0.0% 0 |
0.3% 8 |
| Missing | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 1379 |
100.0% 819 |
100.0% 557 |
100.0% 252 |
100.0% 51 |
3058 |
Sex (I-SEX)
| Male | Female | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A lifelong commitment never to be broken except by death | 72.5% 1034 |
70.3% 1136 |
16 |
71.4% 2170 |
| A lifetime commitment, but may be broken only if every attempt to reconcile disharmony has failed | 26.7% 381 |
28.5% 461 |
2 |
27.7% 842 |
| A commitment to remain married as long as the partner is compatible | 0.6% 9 |
0.7% 11 |
0 |
0.7% 20 |
| A commitment to remain married until one partner wishes to break the marriage | 0.1% 2 |
0.4% 7 |
0 |
0.3% 9 |
| Missing | 5 | 21 | 0 | 26 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 1426 |
100.0% 1615 |
18 |
3041 |
Age (I-AGE)
| Under 30 | 30 - 39 | 40 - 49 | 50 - 64 | 65 & over | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A lifelong commitment never to be broken except by death | 75.2% 415 |
61.4% 419 |
65.1% 338 |
73.1% 536 |
83.1% 461 |
18 |
71.3% 2169 |
| A lifetime commitment, but may be broken only if every attempt to reconcile disharmony has failed | 23.4% 129 |
37.2% 254 |
34.1% 177 |
26.6% 195 |
15.9% 88 |
2 |
27.7% 843 |
| A commitment to remain married as long as the partner is compatible | 1.1% 6 |
0.7% 5 |
0.4% 2 |
0.1% 1 |
1.1% 6 |
0 |
0.7% 20 |
| A commitment to remain married until one partner wishes to break the marriage | 0.4% 2 |
0.6% 4 |
0.4% 2 |
0.1% 1 |
0.0% 0 |
0 |
0.3% 9 |
| Missing | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 552 |
100.0% 682 |
100.0% 519 |
100.0% 733 |
100.0% 555 |
20 |
3041 |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
| Single | Married | Widowed | Div./Sep. | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A lifelong commitment never to be broken except by death | 71.0% 298 |
71.8% 1754 |
85.0% 119 |
25.0% 13 |
3 |
71.5% 2184 |
| A lifetime commitment, but may be broken only if every attempt to reconcile disharmony has failed | 27.4% 115 |
27.5% 671 |
15.0% 21 |
69.2% 36 |
1 |
27.6% 843 |
| A commitment to remain married as long as the partner is compatible | 1.2% 5 |
0.5% 12 |
0.0% 0 |
5.8% 3 |
0 |
0.7% 20 |
| A commitment to remain married until one partner wishes to break the marriage | 0.5% 2 |
0.3% 7 |
0.0% 0 |
0.0% 0 |
0 |
0.3% 9 |
| Missing | 4 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 420 |
100.0% 2444 |
100.0% 140 |
100.0% 52 |
4 |
3056 |
Education (I-EDUCATN)
| Lt HS grad | H.S. grad | Some coll. | Coll. grad | Grad schl | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A lifelong commitment never to be broken except by death | 82.7% 577 |
73.9% 618 |
63.2% 352 |
66.3% 205 |
65.7% 424 |
10 |
71.5% 2176 |
| A lifetime commitment, but may be broken only if every attempt to reconcile disharmony has failed | 15.9% 111 |
24.6% 206 |
36.4% 203 |
33.3% 103 |
33.8% 218 |
2 |
27.6% 841 |
| A commitment to remain married as long as the partner is compatible | 1.1% 8 |
1.1% 9 |
0.4% 2 |
0.0% 0 |
0.2% 1 |
0 |
0.7% 20 |
| A commitment to remain married until one partner wishes to break the marriage | 0.3% 2 |
0.4% 3 |
0.0% 0 |
0.3% 1 |
0.3% 2 |
0 |
0.3% 8 |
| Missing | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 698 |
100.0% 836 |
100.0% 557 |
100.0% 309 |
100.0% 645 |
12 |
3045 |
Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)
| U.S. | Canada | Other | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A lifelong commitment never to be broken except by death | 71.1% 1472 |
71.9% 677 |
75.0% 9 |
28 |
71.4% 2158 |
| A lifetime commitment, but may be broken only if every attempt to reconcile disharmony has failed | 27.8% 576 |
27.4% 258 |
25.0% 3 |
6 |
27.7% 837 |
| A commitment to remain married as long as the partner is compatible | 0.8% 16 |
0.4% 4 |
0.0% 0 |
0 |
0.7% 20 |
| A commitment to remain married until one partner wishes to break the marriage | 0.3% 6 |
0.2% 2 |
0.0% 0 |
0 |
0.3% 8 |
| Missing | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 2070 |
100.0% 941 |
100.0% 12 |
34 |
3023 |
Nationality (I-NTNLTY)
| Swiss/South German/Alsatian | Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian | British | Other | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A lifelong commitment never to be broken except by death | 69.3% 796 |
74.3% 1017 |
68.0% 83 |
64.6% 146 |
144 |
71.3% 2042 |
| A lifetime commitment, but may be broken only if every attempt to reconcile disharmony has failed | 29.9% 343 |
25.1% 344 |
28.7% 35 |
34.5% 78 |
45 |
27.9% 800 |
| A commitment to remain married as long as the partner is compatible | 0.6% 7 |
0.3% 4 |
1.6% 2 |
0.9% 2 |
5 |
0.5% 15 |
| A commitment to remain married until one partner wishes to break the marriage | 0.2% 2 |
0.3% 4 |
1.6% 2 |
0.0% 0 |
2 |
0.3% 8 |
| Missing | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 1148 |
100.0% 1369 |
100.0% 122 |
100.0% 226 |
196 |
2865 |
Household income (I-INCOME)
| Lt 20K | 20-29K | 30-39K | 40-49K | 50K & up | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A lifelong commitment never to be broken except by death | 76.9% 477 |
74.3% 537 |
66.8% 352 |
62.5% 248 |
67.3% 364 |
208 |
70.4% 1978 |
| A lifetime commitment, but may be broken only if every attempt to reconcile disharmony has failed | 22.1% 137 |
24.8% 179 |
32.6% 172 |
37.0% 147 |
32.3% 175 |
34 |
28.8% 810 |
| A commitment to remain married as long as the partner is compatible | 1.0% 6 |
0.3% 2 |
0.4% 2 |
0.5% 2 |
0.4% 2 |
6 |
0.5% 14 |
| A commitment to remain married until one partner wishes to break the marriage | 0.0% 0 |
0.7% 5 |
0.2% 1 |
0.0% 0 |
0.0% 0 |
2 |
0.2% 6 |
| Missing | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 620 |
100.0% 723 |
100.0% 527 |
100.0% 397 |
100.0% 541 |
250 |
2808 |
Political party (I-POLPARTY)
| Democrat | Republican | Independnt | Missing | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A lifelong commitment never to be broken except by death | 52.5% 208 |
77.0% 865 |
71.8% 51 |
1063 |
70.6% 1124 |
| A lifetime commitment, but may be broken only if every attempt to reconcile disharmony has failed | 46.7% 185 |
22.3% 251 |
22.5% 16 |
392 |
28.4% 452 |
| A commitment to remain married as long as the partner is compatible | 0.8% 3 |
0.5% 6 |
2.8% 2 |
9 |
0.7% 11 |
| A commitment to remain married until one partner wishes to break the marriage | 0.0% 0 |
0.2% 2 |
2.8% 2 |
5 |
0.3% 4 |
| Missing | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| TOTAL | 100.0% 396 |
100.0% 1124 |
100.0% 71 |
1469 |
1591 |
