Presbyterian Panel Study, 1997-1999 - Demographic Information, Members and Elders

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PREVMARG

ASKED ONLY OF RESPONDENTS WHO RESPONDEND THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY MARRIED: If currently married: Have you had a previous marriage (or marriages)?
  1) No
  2) Yes, was widowed
  3) Yes, was divorced
  4) Yes, was both widowed and divorced

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
No 1714 82.6% 82.6% -.44
Yes, was widowed 59 2.8% 85.5% .93
Yes, was divorced 289 13.9% 99.4% 2.3
Yes, was both widowed and divorced 12 .6% 100% 3.67

Variable Comparisons


Gender (I-GENDER)

Female Male TOTAL
No 83.1%
828
82.2%
883
82.7%
1711
Yes, was widowed 2.9%
29
2.8%
30
2.9%
59
Yes, was divorced 13.4%
133
14.4%
155
13.9%
288
Yes, was both widowed and divorced 0.6%
6
0.6%
6
0.6%
12
TOTAL 100.0%
996
100.0%
1074

2070


Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Not married TOTAL
No 82.8%
1692
60.0%
9
82.6%
1701
Yes, was widowed 2.7%
56
6.7%
1
2.8%
57
Yes, was divorced 13.9%
285
26.7%
4
14.0%
289
Yes, was both widowed and divorced 0.5%
11
6.7%
1
0.6%
12
TOTAL 100.0%
2044
100.0%
15

2059


Political party (I-POLITAFF)

Democrat Independent Republican Other TOTAL
No 81.0%
402
81.4%
262
83.9%
995
81.0%
34
82.7%
1693
Yes, was widowed 2.0%
10
1.9%
6
3.1%
37
7.1%
3
2.7%
56
Yes, was divorced 16.3%
81
16.5%
53
12.3%
146
11.9%
5
13.9%
285
Yes, was both widowed and divorced 0.6%
3
0.3%
1
0.7%
8
0.0%
0
0.6%
12
TOTAL 100.0%
496
100.0%
322
100.0%
1186
100.0%
42

2046


Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

<20K 20K-49,999 50K-99,999 100K+ TOTAL
No 80.8%
63
85.0%
441
81.4%
695
83.3%
414
82.8%
1613
Yes, was widowed 6.4%
5
3.1%
16
2.3%
20
2.0%
10
2.6%
51
Yes, was divorced 10.3%
8
11.4%
59
15.8%
135
14.5%
72
14.1%
274
Yes, was both widowed and divorced 2.6%
2
0.6%
3
0.5%
4
0.2%
1
0.5%
10
TOTAL 100.0%
78
100.0%
519
100.0%
854
100.0%
497

1948


Age (I-AGE)

<40 40-49 50-64 65+ TOTAL
No 89.6%
277
80.7%
405
82.2%
525
81.4%
486
82.7%
1693
Yes, was widowed 0.0%
0
0.6%
3
2.2%
14
6.9%
41
2.8%
58
Yes, was divorced 10.4%
32
18.7%
94
15.2%
97
10.4%
62
13.9%
285
Yes, was both widowed and divorced 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.5%
3
1.3%
8
0.5%
11
TOTAL 100.0%
309
100.0%
502
100.0%
639
100.0%
597

2047


Race (I-RACE1)

White Other TOTAL
No 82.9%
1635
80.5%
33
82.9%
1668
Yes, was widowed 2.8%
55
0.0%
0
2.7%
55
Yes, was divorced 13.7%
271
17.1%
7
13.8%
278
Yes, was both widowed and divorced 0.6%
11
2.4%
1
0.6%
12
TOTAL 100.0%
1972
100.0%
41

2013