General Social Survey, 1998

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COHABFST It's a good idea for a couple who intend to get married to live together first--do you agree or disagree?   1) Strongly agree   2) Agree   3) Neither agree nor disagree   4) Disagree   5) Strongly disagree   8) Don't know   9) No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	188	14.6%	14.6%	-1.28
Agree	299	23.3%	37.9%	-.7
Neither agree nor disagree	329	25.6%	63.6%	-.11
Disagree	211	16.4%	80%	.47
Strongly disagree	199	15.5%	95.5%	1.05
Don't know	31	2.4%	97.9%	2.81
No answer	27	2.1%	100%	3.39

Variable Comparisons

Sex Race Religious preference Marital status Age Education Family income Region Political party

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Strongly agree	15.1% 87	14.3% 101	14.6% 188
Agree	26.3% 152	20.8% 147	23.3% 299
Neither agree nor disagree	23.1% 133	27.7% 196	25.6% 329
Disagree	15.1% 87	17.5% 124	16.4% 211
Strongly disagree	15.3% 88	15.7% 111	15.5% 199
Don't know	2.4% 14	2.4% 17	2.4% 31
No answer	2.8% 16	1.6% 11	2.1% 27
TOTAL	100.0% 577	100.0% 707	1284

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	13.7% 141	18.5% 30	18.3% 17	14.6% 188
Agree	23.0% 237	19.1% 31	33.3% 31	23.3% 299
Neither agree nor disagree	26.2% 270	23.5% 38	22.6% 21	25.6% 329
Disagree	16.5% 170	19.1% 31	10.8% 10	16.4% 211
Strongly disagree	15.8% 163	15.4% 25	11.8% 11	15.5% 199
Don't know	2.4% 25	1.9% 3	3.2% 3	2.4% 31
No answer	2.2% 23	2.5% 4	0.0% 0	2.1% 27
TOTAL	100.0% 1029	100.0% 162	100.0% 93	1284

Religious preference (I-RELIG)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	9.7% 68	14.9% 48	4.8% 1	34.7% 61	15.9% 10	14.6% 188
Agree	19.4% 136	28.3% 91	38.1% 8	29.0% 51	20.6% 13	23.3% 299
Neither agree nor disagree	27.5% 193	25.5% 82	42.9% 9	19.3% 34	17.5% 11	25.6% 329
Disagree	18.8% 132	17.1% 55	4.8% 1	6.8% 12	17.5% 11	16.4% 211
Strongly disagree	20.5% 144	10.6% 34	4.8% 1	3.4% 6	22.2% 14	15.5% 199
Don't know	2.0% 14	3.1% 10	0.0% 0	2.3% 4	4.8% 3	2.4% 31
No answer	2.1% 15	0.6% 2	4.8% 1	4.5% 8	1.6% 1	2.1% 27
TOTAL	100.0% 702	100.0% 322	100.0% 21	100.0% 176	100.0% 63	1284

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never married	Married	Widowed/Divorced/Separated	TOTAL
Strongly agree	24.9% 79	9.7% 59	14.0% 50	14.6% 188
Agree	32.8% 104	20.3% 124	19.9% 71	23.3% 299
Neither agree nor disagree	22.1% 70	26.4% 161	27.5% 98	25.6% 329
Disagree	9.1% 29	18.7% 114	19.0% 68	16.4% 211
Strongly disagree	8.8% 28	19.7% 120	14.3% 51	15.5% 199
Don't know	1.6% 5	2.8% 17	2.5% 9	2.4% 31
No answer	0.6% 2	2.5% 15	2.8% 10	2.1% 27
TOTAL	100.0% 317	100.0% 610	100.0% 357	1284

Age (I-AGE)

	18-29 years	30-39 years	40-49 years	50-64 years	More than 65 years	TOTAL
Strongly agree	25.6% 67	18.1% 56	13.4% 35	10.0% 24	2.8% 6	14.6% 188
Agree	32.1% 84	27.8% 86	24.5% 64	19.2% 46	8.9% 19	23.3% 299
Neither agree nor disagree	21.8% 57	24.9% 77	26.4% 69	29.7% 71	25.8% 55	25.6% 329
Disagree	6.9% 18	14.9% 46	13.8% 36	19.2% 46	30.5% 65	16.4% 211
Strongly disagree	11.5% 30	12.3% 38	17.2% 45	17.2% 41	21.1% 45	15.5% 199
Don't know	1.5% 4	0.6% 2	3.1% 8	2.1% 5	5.6% 12	2.4% 31
No answer	0.8% 2	1.3% 4	1.5% 4	2.5% 6	5.2% 11	2.1% 27
TOTAL	100.0% 262	100.0% 309	100.0% 261	100.0% 239	100.0% 213	1284

Education (I-EDUCATIO)

	Less than high school	High school	4 years college	More than 4 years college	TOTAL
Strongly agree	6.8% 5	15.5% 82	15.5% 82	11.7% 17	14.6% 186
Agree	28.8% 21	24.3% 129	22.5% 119	20.7% 30	23.4% 299
Neither agree nor disagree	19.2% 14	24.5% 130	26.2% 139	31.0% 45	25.7% 328
Disagree	20.5% 15	17.9% 95	14.5% 77	15.9% 23	16.4% 210
Strongly disagree	20.5% 15	13.0% 69	17.0% 90	16.6% 24	15.5% 198
Don't know	1.4% 1	2.8% 15	2.5% 13	0.7% 1	2.3% 30
No answer	2.7% 2	1.9% 10	1.9% 10	3.4% 5	2.1% 27
TOTAL	100.0% 73	100.0% 530	100.0% 530	100.0% 145	1278

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	LT $10,000	$10K-24999	$25,000+	Ref/DK	TOTAL
Strongly agree	22.8% 34	18.7% 53	12.1% 87	10.4% 14	14.6% 188
Agree	24.2% 36	24.4% 69	22.7% 163	23.1% 31	23.3% 299
Neither agree nor disagree	22.8% 34	20.8% 59	29.1% 209	20.1% 27	25.6% 329
Disagree	11.4% 17	19.4% 55	16.0% 115	17.9% 24	16.4% 211
Strongly disagree	15.4% 23	13.1% 37	15.6% 112	20.1% 27	15.5% 199
Don't know	0.7% 1	2.5% 7	1.9% 14	6.7% 9	2.4% 31
No answer	2.7% 4	1.1% 3	2.5% 18	1.5% 2	2.1% 27
TOTAL	100.0% 149	100.0% 283	100.0% 718	100.0% 134	1284

Region (I-REGION)

	New England	North Central	MD/S Atlantic	South Central	Mtn/Pacific	TOTAL
Strongly agree	11.7% 7	14.6% 45	15.7% 70	9.6% 22	18.3% 44	14.6% 188
Agree	30.0% 18	20.8% 64	23.0% 103	21.5% 49	27.0% 65	23.3% 299
Neither agree nor disagree	26.7% 16	25.3% 78	25.5% 114	23.7% 54	27.8% 67	25.6% 329
Disagree	16.7% 10	18.8% 58	16.3% 73	20.6% 47	9.5% 23	16.4% 211
Strongly disagree	5.0% 3	14.3% 44	17.2% 77	19.7% 45	12.4% 30	15.5% 199
Don't know	6.7% 4	3.6% 11	1.6% 7	2.2% 5	1.7% 4	2.4% 31
No answer	3.3% 2	2.6% 8	0.7% 3	2.6% 6	3.3% 8	2.1% 27
TOTAL	100.0% 60	100.0% 308	100.0% 447	100.0% 228	100.0% 241	1284

Political party (I-POLPART)

	Democrat	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Strongly agree	17.6% 105	7.8% 35	20.1% 48	14.7% 188
Agree	26.8% 160	16.4% 73	27.2% 65	23.3% 298
Neither agree nor disagree	25.7% 153	26.7% 119	23.8% 57	25.7% 329
Disagree	15.3% 91	20.6% 92	11.7% 28	16.5% 211
Strongly disagree	10.2% 61	24.0% 107	12.1% 29	15.4% 197
Don't know	2.0% 12	1.8% 8	4.6% 11	2.4% 31
No answer	2.3% 14	2.7% 12	0.4% 1	2.1% 27
TOTAL	100.0% 596	100.0% 446	100.0% 239	1281