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Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1996

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MARITAL

Are you currently married, divorced, separated, widowed, or have you never been married?
  1) Married
  2) Divorced
  3) Separated
  4) Widowed
  5) Single
  6) No answer

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Z-Score
Married 465 58.1% 58.1% -.73
Divorced 92 11.5% 69.6% -.12
Separated 16 2% 71.6% .49
Widowed 73 9.1% 80.8% 1.1
Single 151 18.9% 99.6% 1.71
No answer 3 .4% 100% 2.32

Variable Comparisons


Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

Attend 0-2 hours Attend 3-4 hours Attend over 5 hours TOTAL
Married 61.3%
68		 70.6%
89		 59.2%
77		 63.8%
234
Divorced 9.0%
10		 7.1%
9		 13.1%
17		 9.8%
36
Separated 0.9%
1		 0.8%
1		 3.8%
5		 1.9%
7
Widowed 16.2%
18		 9.5%
12		 7.7%
10		 10.9%
40
Single 12.6%
14		 11.1%
14		 16.2%
21		 13.4%
49
No answer 0.0%
0		 0.8%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1
TOTAL 100.0%
111		 100.0%
126		 100.0%
130
367


Education (I-EDUC)

Less than Grade 9 Grade 9 to 11 High School Grad Some College College Grad or More TOTAL
Married 54.8%
17		 61.5%
40		 53.1%
121		 55.2%
123		 65.6%
162		 58.3%
463
Divorced 9.7%
3		 10.8%
7		 13.6%
31		 10.3%
23		 10.5%
26		 11.3%
90
Separated 3.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 2.2%
5		 3.6%
8		 0.8%
2		 2.0%
16
Widowed 25.8%
8		 15.4%
10		 8.8%
20		 9.9%
22		 4.9%
12		 9.1%
72
Single 6.5%
2		 12.3%
8		 22.4%
51		 20.2%
45		 17.8%
44		 18.9%
150
No answer 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.9%
2		 0.4%
1		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
31		 100.0%
65		 100.0%
228		 100.0%
223		 100.0%
247
794


Gender (I-GENDER)

Male Female TOTAL
Married 59.6%
198		 57.1%
267		 58.1%
465
Divorced 10.2%
34		 12.4%
58		 11.5%
92
Separated 0.3%
1		 3.2%
15		 2.0%
16
Widowed 4.2%
14		 12.6%
59		 9.1%
73
Single 25.6%
85		 14.1%
66		 18.9%
151
No answer 0.0%
0		 0.6%
3		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
332		 100.0%
468
800


Household income (I-INCOME)

Less than $19,999 $20,000 up to $29,999 $30,000 up to $39,999 $40,000 up to $49,999 $50,000 up to $59,999 More than $60,000 TOTAL
Married 26.9%
47		 46.6%
61		 53.3%
48		 76.5%
62		 84.3%
59		 81.1%
120		 57.1%
397
Divorced 12.0%
21		 19.8%
26		 14.4%
13		 12.3%
10		 1.4%
1		 6.8%
10		 11.7%
81
Separated 4.6%
8		 0.8%
1		 2.2%
2		 1.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.7%
1		 1.9%
13
Widowed 20.6%
36		 9.2%
12		 8.9%
8		 3.7%
3		 2.9%
2		 0.7%
1		 8.9%
62
Single 34.9%
61		 22.9%
30		 21.1%
19		 6.2%
5		 11.4%
8		 10.8%
16		 20.0%
139
No answer 1.1%
2		 0.8%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
175		 100.0%
131		 100.0%
90		 100.0%
81		 100.0%
70		 100.0%
148
695


Political party (I-PARTYID)

Republican Democrat Independent Other Party Don't Know TOTAL
Married 69.0%
176		 49.1%
132		 56.3%
90		 47.6%
20		 63.5%
47		 58.1%
465
Divorced 7.1%
18		 13.4%
36		 16.3%
26		 9.5%
4		 10.8%
8		 11.5%
92
Separated 0.8%
2		 4.1%
11		 1.3%
2		 0.0%
0		 1.4%
1		 2.0%
16
Widowed 7.1%
18		 12.3%
33		 6.9%
11		 16.7%
7		 5.4%
4		 9.1%
73
Single 15.7%
40		 21.2%
57		 18.8%
30		 23.8%
10		 18.9%
14		 18.9%
151
No answer 0.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.6%
1		 2.4%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
255		 100.0%
269		 100.0%
160		 100.0%
42		 100.0%
74
800


Race (I-RACE)

White/Caucasian Black, African-American, Colored, Etc. Native American/Indian Asian/Oriental Other TOTAL
Married 62.6%
396		 35.5%
38		 77.8%
7		 66.7%
4		 43.6%
17		 58.2%
462
Divorced 11.7%
74		 10.3%
11		 11.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 12.8%
5		 11.5%
91
Separated 0.8%
5		 9.3%
10		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 2.6%
1		 2.0%
16
Widowed 9.8%
62		 9.3%
10		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 9.1%
72
Single 14.8%
94		 35.5%
38		 11.1%
1		 33.3%
2		 38.5%
15		 18.9%
150
No answer 0.3%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 2.6%
1		 0.4%
3
TOTAL 100.0%
633		 100.0%
107		 100.0%
9		 100.0%
6		 100.0%
39
794

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