General Social Survey, 2018 - Analysis
MARITAL
Are you currently married, widowed, divorced, separated, or have you never been married?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Married | 998 | 42.5% | 42.5% | -0.98 |
2) Widowed | 200 | 8.5% | 51.0% | -0.40 |
3) Divorced | 403 | 17.2% | 68.2% | 0.19 |
4) Separated | 75 | 3.2% | 71.4% | 0.78 |
5) Never married | 670 | 28.5% | 99.9% | 1.37 |
9) No answer | 2 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 3.73 |
Age (I-AGE)
18-29 | 30-44 | 45-59 | 60-74 | 75 or older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 19.1%76 | 51.1%332 | 48.3%278 | 48.4%247 | 28.8%60 | 5 | 42.4%993 |
Widowed | 0.0%0 | 0.9%6 | 4.2%24 | 13.7%70 | 48.1%100 | 0 | 8.5%200 |
Divorced | 2.0%8 | 11.8%77 | 27.5%158 | 25.1%128 | 14.9%31 | 1 | 17.2%402 |
Separated | 0.8%3 | 2.6%17 | 5.6%32 | 3.3%17 | 2.9%6 | 0 | 3.2%75 |
Never married | 78.1%311 | 33.5%218 | 14.3%82 | 9.2%47 | 5.3%11 | 1 | 28.6%669 |
No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 100%398 | 100%650 | 100%575 | 100%510 | 100%208 | 2341 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
Never | Less than once a year | About once a year | Several times a year | Once to three times a month | Nearly every week, every week or several times a week | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 35.8%256 | 42.3%58 | 40.3%121 | 41.0%98 | 43.4%144 | 51.3%312 | 9 | 42.4%989 |
Widowed | 6.3%45 | 1.5%2 | 4.0%12 | 11.7%28 | 5.1%17 | 15.6%95 | 1 | 8.5%199 |
Divorced | 18.6%133 | 21.2%29 | 17.0%51 | 15.5%37 | 21.1%70 | 13.2%80 | 3 | 17.2%400 |
Separated | 3.4%24 | 3.6%5 | 4.0%12 | 3.8%9 | 3.6%12 | 2.0%12 | 1 | 3.2%74 |
Never married | 36.0%258 | 31.4%43 | 34.7%104 | 28.0%67 | 26.8%89 | 17.8%108 | 1 | 28.7%669 |
No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 1 | 0.0%1 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Total | 100%716 | 100%137 | 100%300 | 100%239 | 100%332 | 100%608 | 2332 |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
Extremely liberal or liberal | Slightly liberal | Moderate, middle of the road | Slightly conservative | Conservative or extremely conservative | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 39.5%158 | 34.0%87 | 39.6%339 | 49.1%139 | 53.0%240 | 35 | 42.9%963 |
Widowed | 8.0%32 | 9.0%23 | 8.3%71 | 8.5%24 | 8.4%38 | 12 | 8.4%188 |
Divorced | 16.0%64 | 17.2%44 | 18.6%159 | 16.6%47 | 16.1%73 | 16 | 17.2%387 |
Separated | 3.0%12 | 2.7%7 | 3.3%28 | 2.8%8 | 3.3%15 | 5 | 3.1%70 |
Never married | 33.3%133 | 37.1%95 | 30.1%257 | 23.0%65 | 19.2%87 | 33 | 28.3%637 |
No answer | 0.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.1%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 |
Total | 100%400 | 100%256 | 100%855 | 100%283 | 100%453 | 2247 |
Race (I-RACE)
White | Black | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 46.5%787 | 25.7%99 | 41.5%112 | 0 | 42.5%998 |
Widowed | 9.2%155 | 8.3%32 | 4.8%13 | 0 | 8.5%200 |
Divorced | 18.2%308 | 14.0%54 | 15.2%41 | 0 | 17.2%403 |
Separated | 2.5%43 | 5.5%21 | 4.1%11 | 0 | 3.2%75 |
Never married | 23.6%399 | 46.2%178 | 34.4%93 | 0 | 28.5%670 |
No answer | 0.1%1 | 0.3%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%1693 | 100%385 | 100%270 | 2348 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | None | Other (specify) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 44.7%509 | 45.4%224 | 48.7%19 | 33.6%182 | 46.5%53 | 11 | 42.4%987 |
Widowed | 10.8%123 | 9.1%45 | 10.3%4 | 3.5%19 | 7.9%9 | 0 | 8.6%200 |
Divorced | 19.0%216 | 16.0%79 | 15.4%6 | 14.2%77 | 17.5%20 | 5 | 17.1%398 |
Separated | 3.0%34 | 3.0%15 | 2.6%1 | 3.9%21 | 2.6%3 | 1 | 3.2%74 |
Never married | 22.6%257 | 26.2%129 | 23.1%9 | 44.6%242 | 25.4%29 | 4 | 28.6%666 |
No answer | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0.2%1 | 0.0%0 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
Total | 100%1139 | 100%493 | 100%39 | 100%542 | 100%114 | 2327 |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 44.5%468 | 40.9%530 | 0 | 42.5%998 |
Widowed | 5.2%55 | 11.2%145 | 0 | 8.5%200 |
Divorced | 15.3%161 | 18.7%242 | 0 | 17.2%403 |
Separated | 3.0%32 | 3.3%43 | 0 | 3.2%75 |
Never married | 31.8%335 | 25.8%335 | 0 | 28.5%670 |
No answer | 0.1%1 | 0.1%1 | 0 | 0.1%2 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%1052 | 100%1296 | 2348 |