Baylor Religion Survey, 2005

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Q36B Q36 How do you feel about the following marriage and family related issues... b. Living with a partner before marriage   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	457	27%	27%	-1.4
Almost always wrong	221	13%	40%	-.59
Only wrong sometimes	332	19.6%	59.6%	.21
Not wrong at all	685	40.4%	100%	1.02

Variable Comparisons

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

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Always wrong	22.2% 162	30.6% 295	27.0% 457
Almost always wrong	12.2% 89	13.7% 132	13.0% 221
Only wrong sometimes	19.8% 145	19.4% 187	19.6% 332
Not wrong at all	45.8% 335	36.3% 350	40.4% 685
TOTAL	100.0% 731	100.0% 964	1695

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Always wrong	26.5% 396	39.7% 25	23.0% 23	26.8% 444
Almost always wrong	13.3% 199	7.9% 5	11.0% 11	13.0% 215
Only wrong sometimes	19.5% 291	12.7% 8	25.0% 25	19.6% 324
Not wrong at all	40.6% 606	39.7% 25	41.0% 41	40.6% 672
TOTAL	100.0% 1492	100.0% 63	100.0% 100	1655

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Catholic	Protestant	Other	None	TOTAL
Always wrong	19.2% 72	36.3% 354	19.4% 25	1.1% 2	27.2% 453
Almost always wrong	15.7% 59	14.9% 145	8.5% 11	2.2% 4	13.2% 219
Only wrong sometimes	23.2% 87	19.9% 194	17.8% 23	12.5% 23	19.7% 327
Not wrong at all	41.9% 157	29.0% 283	54.3% 70	84.2% 155	40.0% 665
TOTAL	100.0% 375	100.0% 976	100.0% 129	100.0% 184	1664

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	TOTAL
Always wrong	23.7% 31	26.8% 101	22.0% 163	36.2% 155	26.8% 450
Almost always wrong	9.2% 12	7.4% 28	13.0% 96	18.7% 80	12.9% 216
Only wrong sometimes	13.0% 17	18.8% 71	19.7% 146	22.7% 97	19.7% 331
Not wrong at all	54.2% 71	46.9% 177	45.3% 336	22.4% 96	40.5% 680
TOTAL	100.0% 131	100.0% 377	100.0% 741	100.0% 428	1677

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Never	< 1 Month	< 1 a Week	Weekly +	TOTAL
Always wrong	4.8% 17	7.1% 33	23.4% 45	53.7% 356	26.9% 451
Almost always wrong	4.8% 17	10.8% 50	17.2% 33	17.9% 119	13.1% 219
Only wrong sometimes	15.2% 54	27.3% 127	26.6% 51	14.3% 95	19.5% 327
Not wrong at all	75.3% 268	54.8% 255	32.8% 63	14.0% 93	40.5% 679
TOTAL	100.0% 356	100.0% 465	100.0% 192	100.0% 663	1676

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	George W. Bush	John Kerry	Ralph Nader	Somebody else	No preference	TOTAL
Always wrong	41.8% 343	11.8% 79	8.3% 2	14.3% 18	21.1% 8	26.8% 450
Almost always wrong	16.4% 135	9.8% 66	4.2% 1	11.9% 15	10.5% 4	13.1% 221
Only wrong sometimes	16.4% 135	21.1% 142	25.0% 6	29.4% 37	23.7% 9	19.6% 329
Not wrong at all	25.3% 208	57.3% 385	62.5% 15	44.4% 56	44.7% 17	40.5% 681
TOTAL	100.0% 821	100.0% 672	100.0% 24	100.0% 126	100.0% 38	1681

Education (I-EDUC)

	< High school	HS grad	Some college	Jr college	College graduate	Postgraduate work/Degree	TOTAL
Always wrong	35.6% 21	33.6% 85	27.5% 112	22.6% 31	28.4% 116	20.5% 83	26.8% 448
Almost always wrong	11.9% 7	15.8% 40	15.7% 64	8.0% 11	10.5% 43	12.9% 52	13.0% 217
Only wrong sometimes	15.3% 9	23.7% 60	16.7% 68	22.6% 31	18.6% 76	20.3% 82	19.5% 326
Not wrong at all	37.3% 22	26.9% 68	40.0% 163	46.7% 64	42.5% 174	46.3% 187	40.6% 678
TOTAL	100.0% 59	100.0% 253	100.0% 407	100.0% 137	100.0% 409	100.0% 404	1669

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never married	Married	Living as married	Separated/Divorced	Widowed	TOTAL
Always wrong	22.2% 42	28.1% 290	8.3% 5	22.6% 54	38.5% 57	26.8% 448
Almost always wrong	6.3% 12	15.2% 157	1.7% 1	9.6% 23	16.2% 24	13.0% 217
Only wrong sometimes	15.3% 29	20.1% 208	13.3% 8	18.0% 43	25.0% 37	19.5% 325
Not wrong at all	56.1% 106	36.6% 378	76.7% 46	49.8% 119	20.3% 30	40.7% 679
TOTAL	100.0% 189	100.0% 1033	100.0% 60	100.0% 239	100.0% 148	1669

Household income (I-INCOME)

	< $20,000	$20,001-$35,000	$35,001-$50,000	$50,001 - $100,000	$100,001+	TOTAL
Always wrong	34.0% 65	36.7% 83	25.9% 78	23.6% 129	17.3% 57	25.9% 412
Almost always wrong	14.1% 27	11.9% 27	14.0% 42	12.5% 68	13.1% 43	13.0% 207
Only wrong sometimes	17.3% 33	19.9% 45	19.3% 58	21.2% 116	19.1% 63	19.8% 315
Not wrong at all	34.6% 66	31.4% 71	40.9% 123	42.7% 233	50.5% 166	41.4% 659
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 226	100.0% 301	100.0% 546	100.0% 329	1593