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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2009 - Analysis

I-MARITAL (Weighted by WEIGHT)

Are you currently married, living with a partner, divorced, separated, widowed, or have you never been married? (Recoded for use with online analysis)
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Married53.8%53.8%
2) Living with a partner6.5%60.3%
3) Divorced or separated11.4%71.7%
4) Widowed6.5%78.2%
5) Never been married21.8%100.0%
Missing24
Total Unweighted N = 3989





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
Married9.8%47.5%66.4%66.0%64.2%57.7%3253.8%
Living with a partner8.5%11.8%8.0%6.0%3.3%1.5%16.5%
Divorced or separated1.4%7.9%11.6%16.5%18.6%10.1%311.4%
Widowed0.1%0.4%0.3%2.0%7.2%28.1%106.4%
Never been married80.2%32.4%13.7%9.5%6.7%2.6%522.0%
Missing2012267511
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3938

Household income (I-INCOME)

 Less than $20,000$20,000 to under $30,000$30,000 to under $50,000$50,000 to under $75,000$75,000 to under $100,000$100,000 or moreMissingTotal
Married24.4%36.9%54.2%65.1%70.0%74.3%40753.5%
Living with a partner11.8%5.6%7.5%4.8%6.2%4.6%207.0%
Divorced or separated20.3%18.8%10.6%9.6%7.9%4.9%6412.0%
Widowed11.9%11.6%5.4%2.5%1.0%1.0%1215.7%
Never been married31.7%27.1%22.2%18.0%14.9%15.2%10721.8%
Missing22410174314
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3270

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced or separatedWidowedNever been marriedMissingTotal
Married100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%053.8%
Living with a partner0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%06.5%
Divorced or separated0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%011.4%
Widowed0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%06.5%
Never been married0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%021.8%
Missing000002424
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3989

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicOther Christian (Mormon, Orthodox, Unitarian, self-identified as Christian)Other (non Christian)Atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particularMissingTotal
Married58.2%57.0%51.2%51.2%41.7%3353.8%
Living with a partner4.5%8.2%6.9%4.7%8.9%36.5%
Divorced or separated12.4%9.1%11.2%8.5%13.2%711.4%
Widowed10.2%5.2%2.7%5.4%3.2%26.6%
Never been married14.6%20.5%28.0%30.3%33.0%1221.8%
Missing124015812
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3932

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome college, no four-year degreeFour-year college degreeGraduate work/degreeMissingTotal
Married42.3%49.2%52.6%64.4%67.7%1053.8%
Living with a partner13.3%5.5%6.9%3.5%4.1%06.5%
Divorced or separated14.3%14.2%9.1%9.3%8.9%011.4%
Widowed12.4%7.5%4.8%3.9%4.3%46.5%
Never been married17.7%23.6%26.6%18.8%15.0%121.9%
Missing13615398
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3974

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Married53.3%54.3%053.9%
Living with a partner6.4%6.5%06.5%
Divorced or separated11.4%11.3%011.4%
Widowed3.2%9.6%06.5%
Never been married25.6%18.2%021.8%
Missing915240
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3989

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

 ConservativeModerateLiberalMissingTotal
Married63.1%51.7%43.3%8254.6%
Living with a partner5.3%5.9%9.7%86.5%
Divorced or separated9.7%12.5%12.4%3511.3%
Widowed6.5%5.9%5.4%396.0%
Never been married15.5%24.0%29.2%4021.6%
Missing5382288
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 3785

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