Presbyterian Panel Series VII: Clergy Background Survey, Fall 1990

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EVERMARR ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY NOT MARRIED: Have you ever been married?   1) No   2) Yes, I was widowed   3) Yes, I was divorced   4) Yes, I was both widowed and divorced

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No	132	50%	50%	-.95
Yes, I was widowed	25	9.5%	59.5%	.09
Yes, I was divorced	105	39.8%	99.2%	1.13
Yes, I was both widowed and divorced	2	.8%	100%	2.17

Variable Comparisons

Sex Marital status Region Household income Education Age Race Political party Type of respondent

Sex (I-SEX)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
No	65.7% 71	39.1% 61	50.0% 132
Yes, I was widowed	7.4% 8	10.9% 17	9.5% 25
Yes, I was divorced	26.9% 29	48.7% 76	39.8% 105
Yes, I was both widowed and divorced	0.0% 0	1.3% 2	0.8% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 108	100.0% 156	264

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
No	100.0% 1	49.4% 129	49.6% 130
Yes, I was widowed	0.0% 0	9.6% 25	9.5% 25
Yes, I was divorced	0.0% 0	40.2% 105	40.1% 105
Yes, I was both widowed and divorced	0.0% 0	0.8% 2	0.8% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 1	100.0% 261	262

Region (I-REGION)

	South	West	Northeast	Midwest	TOTAL
No	47.8% 33	47.6% 20	51.5% 34	51.8% 44	50.0% 131
Yes, I was widowed	7.2% 5	9.5% 4	7.6% 5	12.9% 11	9.5% 25
Yes, I was divorced	43.5% 30	42.9% 18	40.9% 27	34.1% 29	39.7% 104
Yes, I was both widowed and divorced	1.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.2% 1	0.8% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 69	100.0% 42	100.0% 66	100.0% 85	262

Household income (I-INCOME)

	$15,000-$24,999	$25,000-$49,999	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 or more	TOTAL
No	58.2% 57	47.3% 70	26.7% 4	0.0% 0	49.8% 131
Yes, I was widowed	7.1% 7	10.1% 15	20.0% 3	0.0% 0	9.5% 25
Yes, I was divorced	33.7% 33	41.9% 62	53.3% 8	100.0% 2	39.9% 105
Yes, I was both widowed and divorced	1.0% 1	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 98	100.0% 148	100.0% 15	100.0% 2	263

Education (I-EDUCHI)

		High schl	College	Grad	TOTAL
No	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	54.1% 105	41.5% 27	50.2% 132
Yes, I was widowed	0.00% 0	75.0% 3	8.2% 16	9.2% 6	9.5% 25
Yes, I was divorced	0.00% 0	25.0% 1	37.1% 72	47.7% 31	39.5% 104
Yes, I was both widowed and divorced	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 1	1.5% 1	0.8% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 0	100.0% 4	100.0% 194	100.0% 65	263

Age (I-AGE)

	<40 yrs	40-49 yrs	50-59 yrs	60+ yrs	TOTAL
No	86.0% 74	43.8% 35	25.0% 16	18.2% 6	49.8% 131
Yes, I was widowed	0.0% 0	5.0% 4	14.1% 9	36.4% 12	9.5% 25
Yes, I was divorced	14.0% 12	50.0% 40	60.9% 39	42.4% 14	39.9% 105
Yes, I was both widowed and divorced	0.0% 0	1.3% 1	0.0% 0	3.0% 1	0.8% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 86	100.0% 80	100.0% 64	100.0% 33	263

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Non-white	TOTAL
No	50.6% 125	41.2% 7	50.0% 132
Yes, I was widowed	9.3% 23	11.8% 2	9.5% 25
Yes, I was divorced	39.3% 97	47.1% 8	39.8% 105
Yes, I was both widowed and divorced	0.8% 2	0.0% 0	0.8% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 247	100.0% 17	264

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Independen	Republican	Other/NA	TOTAL
No	52.8% 85	48.9% 23	45.1% 23	20.0% 1	50.0% 132
Yes, I was widowed	6.8% 11	14.9% 7	11.8% 6	20.0% 1	9.5% 25
Yes, I was divorced	40.4% 65	36.2% 17	41.2% 21	40.0% 2	39.8% 105
Yes, I was both widowed and divorced	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.0% 1	20.0% 1	0.8% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 161	100.0% 47	100.0% 51	100.0% 5	264

Type of respondent (I-SAMPLE)

	Pastors	Spec clerg	TOTAL
No	55.4% 87	42.1% 45	50.0% 132
Yes, I was widowed	11.5% 18	6.5% 7	9.5% 25
Yes, I was divorced	32.5% 51	50.5% 54	39.8% 105
Yes, I was both widowed and divorced	0.6% 1	0.9% 1	0.8% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 157	100.0% 107	264