General Social Survey, 2000

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WIDOWED Have you ever been widowed?   1) Yes   2) No   8) Don't know   9) No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	53	2.9%	2.9%	-.82
No	1659	90.6%	93.4%	-.25
Don't know	1	.1%	93.5%	3.19
No answer	119	6.5%	100%	3.76

Variable Comparisons

Age Sex Marital status Race Household income Political ideology Religion Education

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	TOTAL
Yes	1.9% 4	1.4% 9	3.4% 24	6.4% 16	2.9% 53
No	89.7% 191	92.1% 608	91.3% 642	85.5% 213	90.6% 1654
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
No answer	8.5% 18	6.4% 42	5.3% 37	8.0% 20	6.4% 117
TOTAL	100.0% 213	100.0% 660	100.0% 703	100.0% 249	1825

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	2.8% 23	2.9% 30	2.9% 53
No	90.8% 734	90.3% 925	90.6% 1659
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.1% 1
No answer	6.3% 51	6.6% 68	6.5% 119
TOTAL	100.0% 808	100.0% 1024	1832

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never married	TOTAL
Yes	2.0% 26	0.00% 0	5.7% 25	1.8% 2	0.00% 0	2.9% 53
No	89.6% 1145	0.00% 0	92.3% 407	95.5% 107	0.00% 0	90.6% 1659
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.00% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.00% 0	0.1% 1
No answer	8.3% 106	0.00% 0	2.0% 9	2.7% 3	0.00% 0	6.4% 118
TOTAL	100.0% 1278	100.0% 0	100.0% 441	100.0% 112	100.0% 0	1831

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Yes	2.9% 44	3.1% 7	2.3% 2	2.9% 53
No	90.3% 1371	92.5% 211	89.5% 77	90.6% 1659
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
No answer	6.7% 102	4.4% 10	8.1% 7	6.5% 119
TOTAL	100.0% 1518	100.0% 228	100.0% 86	1832

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $10K	$10K - 19,999	$20K - 24,999	$25K+	TOTAL
Yes	7.0% 8	2.4% 5	1.6% 2	2.5% 30	2.8% 45
No	87.8% 101	88.7% 188	95.2% 119	90.7% 1068	90.6% 1476
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.1% 1
No answer	5.2% 6	9.0% 19	3.2% 4	6.7% 79	6.6% 108
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 212	100.0% 125	100.0% 1178	1630

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	Liberal	Moderate, middle of the road	Conservative	TOTAL
Yes	3.3% 14	2.4% 16	3.2% 20	2.9% 50
No	90.1% 381	91.5% 616	89.9% 563	90.6% 1560
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.1% 1
No answer	6.6% 28	6.1% 41	6.7% 42	6.4% 111
TOTAL	100.0% 423	100.0% 673	100.0% 626	1722

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Yes	3.8% 39	1.6% 7	0.0% 0	1.7% 4	3.2% 3	2.9% 53
No	90.1% 931	91.1% 391	92.7% 38	90.9% 211	91.5% 86	90.6% 1657
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
No answer	6.0% 62	7.2% 31	7.3% 3	7.3% 17	5.3% 5	6.5% 118
TOTAL	100.0% 1033	100.0% 429	100.0% 41	100.0% 232	100.0% 94	1829

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school	Associate/Junior college	Bachelor's	Graduate	TOTAL
Yes	6.8% 16	2.9% 29	2.1% 3	1.1% 3	1.2% 2	2.9% 53
No	85.9% 201	91.5% 918	91.5% 129	91.5% 260	89.0% 145	90.6% 1653
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
No answer	7.3% 17	5.6% 56	5.7% 8	7.4% 21	9.8% 16	6.5% 118
TOTAL	100.0% 234	100.0% 1003	100.0% 141	100.0% 284	100.0% 163	1825