Baylor Religion Survey, 2005

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Q36A Q36 How do you feel about the following marriage and family related issues... a. Divorce   1) Always wrong   2) Almost always wrong   3) Only wrong sometimes   4) Not wrong at all

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Always wrong	86	5.1%	5.1%	-2.26
Almost always wrong	417	24.6%	29.7%	-1.1
Only wrong sometimes	690	40.8%	70.5%	.06
Not wrong at all	500	29.5%	100%	1.22

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Religion Age Church attendance Political ideology Education Marital status Household income

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Always wrong	6.8% 50	3.7% 36	5.1% 86
Almost always wrong	24.9% 182	24.4% 235	24.6% 417
Only wrong sometimes	40.0% 292	41.3% 398	40.8% 690
Not wrong at all	28.2% 206	30.5% 294	29.5% 500
TOTAL	100.0% 730	100.0% 963	1693

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Always wrong	4.7% 70	6.5% 4	8.8% 9	5.0% 83
Almost always wrong	25.4% 378	14.5% 9	17.6% 18	24.5% 405
Only wrong sometimes	40.4% 602	35.5% 22	52.0% 53	40.9% 677
Not wrong at all	29.6% 441	43.5% 27	21.6% 22	29.6% 490
TOTAL	100.0% 1491	100.0% 62	100.0% 102	1655

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Catholic	Protestant	Other	None	TOTAL
Always wrong	7.2% 27	5.6% 55	3.1% 4	0.0% 0	5.2% 86
Almost always wrong	25.4% 95	29.3% 286	15.5% 20	6.5% 12	24.8% 413
Only wrong sometimes	37.4% 140	42.6% 415	43.4% 56	37.0% 68	40.9% 679
Not wrong at all	29.9% 112	22.5% 219	38.0% 49	56.5% 104	29.1% 484
TOTAL	100.0% 374	100.0% 975	100.0% 129	100.0% 184	1662

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	TOTAL
Always wrong	7.7% 10	5.6% 21	3.4% 25	6.8% 29	5.1% 85
Almost always wrong	31.5% 41	28.5% 107	22.3% 165	23.1% 99	24.6% 412
Only wrong sometimes	33.8% 44	37.6% 141	40.5% 300	46.2% 198	40.8% 683
Not wrong at all	26.9% 35	28.3% 106	33.9% 251	24.0% 103	29.6% 495
TOTAL	100.0% 130	100.0% 375	100.0% 741	100.0% 429	1675

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Never	< 1 Month	< 1 a Week	Weekly +	TOTAL
Always wrong	2.0% 7	1.7% 8	4.1% 8	9.4% 62	5.1% 85
Almost always wrong	7.9% 28	15.7% 73	24.7% 48	40.0% 264	24.7% 413
Only wrong sometimes	38.0% 135	44.7% 208	46.9% 91	37.3% 246	40.6% 680
Not wrong at all	52.1% 185	37.8% 176	24.2% 47	13.3% 88	29.6% 496
TOTAL	100.0% 355	100.0% 465	100.0% 194	100.0% 660	1674

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	George W. Bush	John Kerry	Ralph Nader	Somebody else	No preference	TOTAL
Always wrong	8.0% 66	1.9% 13	4.2% 1	3.1% 4	5.3% 2	5.1% 86
Almost always wrong	37.6% 309	11.5% 77	8.3% 2	11.8% 15	21.1% 8	24.5% 411
Only wrong sometimes	35.4% 291	46.4% 310	45.8% 11	43.3% 55	44.7% 17	40.7% 684
Not wrong at all	19.0% 156	40.1% 268	41.7% 10	41.7% 53	28.9% 11	29.7% 498
TOTAL	100.0% 822	100.0% 668	100.0% 24	100.0% 127	100.0% 38	1679

Education (I-EDUC)

	< High school	HS grad	Some college	Jr college	College graduate	Postgraduate work/Degree	TOTAL
Always wrong	10.2% 6	7.6% 19	5.7% 23	6.6% 9	4.1% 17	2.0% 8	4.9% 82
Almost always wrong	27.1% 16	26.8% 67	25.6% 104	21.2% 29	27.8% 115	20.1% 81	24.7% 412
Only wrong sometimes	33.9% 20	40.0% 100	40.3% 164	38.7% 53	40.9% 169	43.5% 175	40.8% 681
Not wrong at all	28.8% 17	25.6% 64	28.5% 116	33.6% 46	27.1% 112	34.3% 138	29.6% 493
TOTAL	100.0% 59	100.0% 250	100.0% 407	100.0% 137	100.0% 413	100.0% 402	1668

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never married	Married	Living as married	Separated/Divorced	Widowed	TOTAL
Always wrong	4.8% 9	6.2% 64	3.3% 2	2.1% 5	2.0% 3	5.0% 83
Almost always wrong	16.5% 31	29.2% 301	13.1% 8	14.6% 35	25.0% 37	24.7% 412
Only wrong sometimes	41.0% 77	40.0% 413	41.0% 25	40.2% 96	47.3% 70	40.8% 681
Not wrong at all	37.8% 71	24.6% 254	42.6% 26	43.1% 103	25.7% 38	29.5% 492
TOTAL	100.0% 188	100.0% 1032	100.0% 61	100.0% 239	100.0% 148	1668

Household income (I-INCOME)

	< $20,000	$20,001-$35,000	$35,001-$50,000	$50,001 - $100,000	$100,001+	TOTAL
Always wrong	6.8% 13	6.1% 14	5.3% 16	3.9% 21	3.6% 12	4.8% 76
Almost always wrong	21.6% 41	24.5% 56	26.3% 79	25.4% 138	23.6% 78	24.6% 392
Only wrong sometimes	39.5% 75	39.3% 90	39.0% 117	43.3% 235	40.6% 134	40.9% 651
Not wrong at all	32.1% 61	30.1% 69	29.3% 88	27.4% 149	32.1% 106	29.7% 473
TOTAL	100.0% 190	100.0% 229	100.0% 300	100.0% 543	100.0% 330	1592