Cohabitating, Attitude about - Measurement Concept
Does the respondent think that unmarried couples should live together, or whether living together without being married is moral\immoral?6 Questions match selected parameters.
Survey Questions
COHABIT from Baylor Religion Survey, Wave II (2007)Q12e. By your best guess, how would your current place of worship feel about each of the following behaviors? Living together before marriage
| TOTAL | % | |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Forbids | 386 | 31.8 |
| 2) Strongly discourages | 459 | 37.9 |
| 3) Somewhat discourages | 177 | 14.6 |
| 4) Encourages | 6 | 0.5 |
| 5) Isn't concerned | 91 | 7.5 |
| 8) Don't know | 93 | 7.7 |
| Missing | 422 | |
| Total | 1212 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details | |
|---|---|
| Year: | 2007 |
| Cases: | 1648 |
| Variables: | 318 |
| Scope: | U.S. Samples |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Samples |
| Mode: | Mixed Mode |
Does your congregation or denomination have any special rules or prohibitions regarding the following? Unmarried adults living together.
| TOTAL | % | |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Yes | 223 | 54.9 |
| 2) No | 183 | 45.1 |
| Missing | 18 | |
| Total | 406 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details | |
|---|---|
| Year: | 2001 |
| Cases: | 424 |
| Variables: | 293 |
| Scope: | U.S. Samples |
| Frame: | Congregations |
| Sample: | Random Samples |
| Mode: | Other: Self-administered surveys of congregational leaders |
If you were advising a young woman, which of the following ways of life would you recommend? 1. To live alone without a steady partner; 2. To live with a steady partner, without marrying; 3. To live with a steady partner for a while, and then marry; 4. To marry without living together first?
| TOTAL | % | |
|---|---|---|
| 1) To live alone, without a steady partner | 131 | 9.3 |
| 2) To live with a steady partner, without marrying | 37 | 2.6 |
| 3) To live with a steady partner for a while, and then marry | 372 | 26.3 |
| 4) To marry without living together first | 652 | 46.1 |
| 8) Can't choose | 197 | 13.9 |
| 9) No answer | 25 | 1.8 |
| Missing | 67 | |
| Total | 1414 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details | |
|---|---|
| Year: | 1988 |
| Cases: | 1481 |
| Variables: | 660 |
| Scope: | U.S. Samples |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Samples |
| Mode: | In-Person |
If you were advising a young man, which of the following ways of life would you recommend?
| TOTAL | % | |
|---|---|---|
| 1) To live alone, without a steady partner | 143 | 10.1 |
| 2) To live with a steady partner, without marrying | 40 | 2.8 |
| 3) To live with a steady partner for a while, and then marry | 369 | 26.1 |
| 4) To marry without living together first | 636 | 45.0 |
| 8) Can't choose | 199 | 14.1 |
| 9) No answer | 27 | 1.9 |
| Missing | 67 | |
| Total | 1414 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details | |
|---|---|
| Year: | 1988 |
| Cases: | 1481 |
| Variables: | 660 |
| Scope: | U.S. Samples |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Samples |
| Mode: | In-Person |
Sometimes when people live with their spouse before marriage, it creates problems after they get married. I'm going to mention problems some people have. Please tell me whether living together before you were married has created this problem in your marriage. Feeling less commitment to the marriage?
| TOTAL | % | |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Yes | 4 | 0.3 |
| 2) No | 160 | 11.9 |
| 3) Don't know | 1 | 0.1 |
| 97) Inapplicable | 1176 | 87.7 |
| Missing | 692 | |
| Total | 1341 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details | |
|---|---|
| Year: | 1980 |
| Cases: | 2303 |
| Variables: | 4276 |
| Scope: | U.S. Samples |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Samples |
| Mode: | Mailed |
Sometimes when people live with their spouse before marriage, it creates problems after they get married. I'm going to mention problems some people have. Please tell me whether living together before you were married has created this problem in your marriage. Feeling less commitment to the marriage?
| TOTAL | % | |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Yes | 6 | 0.4 |
| 2) No | 18 | 1.3 |
| 97) Inapplicable | 1317 | 98.2 |
| Missing | 692 | |
| Total | 1341 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details | |
|---|---|
| Year: | 1980 |
| Cases: | 2303 |
| Variables: | 4276 |
| Scope: | U.S. Samples |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Samples |
| Mode: | Mailed |
