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)
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Married | 53.8% | 53.8% | ||
2) Living with a partner | 6.5% | 60.3% | ||
3) Divorced or separated | 11.4% | 71.7% | ||
4) Widowed | 6.5% | 78.2% | ||
5) Never been married | 21.8% | 100.0% | ||
Missing | 24 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 3989 |
Age (I-AGE)
18 to 24 | 25 to 34 | 35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | 65 or older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 9.8% | 47.5% | 66.4% | 66.0% | 64.2% | 57.7% | 32 | 53.8% |
Living with a partner | 8.5% | 11.8% | 8.0% | 6.0% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 1 | 6.5% |
Divorced or separated | 1.4% | 7.9% | 11.6% | 16.5% | 18.6% | 10.1% | 3 | 11.4% |
Widowed | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 7.2% | 28.1% | 10 | 6.4% |
Never been married | 80.2% | 32.4% | 13.7% | 9.5% | 6.7% | 2.6% | 5 | 22.0% |
Missing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 75 | 11 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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 more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 24.4% | 36.9% | 54.2% | 65.1% | 70.0% | 74.3% | 407 | 53.5% |
Living with a partner | 11.8% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 4.6% | 20 | 7.0% |
Divorced or separated | 20.3% | 18.8% | 10.6% | 9.6% | 7.9% | 4.9% | 64 | 12.0% |
Widowed | 11.9% | 11.6% | 5.4% | 2.5% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 121 | 5.7% |
Never been married | 31.7% | 27.1% | 22.2% | 18.0% | 14.9% | 15.2% | 107 | 21.8% |
Missing | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 743 | 14 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Marital status (I-MARITAL)
Married | Living with a partner | Divorced or separated | Widowed | Never been married | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 53.8% |
Living with a partner | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 6.5% |
Divorced or separated | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 11.4% |
Widowed | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 6.5% |
Never been married | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0 | 21.8% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Other Christian (Mormon, Orthodox, Unitarian, self-identified as Christian) | Other (non Christian) | Atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 58.2% | 57.0% | 51.2% | 51.2% | 41.7% | 33 | 53.8% |
Living with a partner | 4.5% | 8.2% | 6.9% | 4.7% | 8.9% | 3 | 6.5% |
Divorced or separated | 12.4% | 9.1% | 11.2% | 8.5% | 13.2% | 7 | 11.4% |
Widowed | 10.2% | 5.2% | 2.7% | 5.4% | 3.2% | 2 | 6.6% |
Never been married | 14.6% | 20.5% | 28.0% | 30.3% | 33.0% | 12 | 21.8% |
Missing | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 81 | 2 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college, no four-year degree | Four-year college degree | Graduate work/degree | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 42.3% | 49.2% | 52.6% | 64.4% | 67.7% | 10 | 53.8% |
Living with a partner | 13.3% | 5.5% | 6.9% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 0 | 6.5% |
Divorced or separated | 14.3% | 14.2% | 9.1% | 9.3% | 8.9% | 0 | 11.4% |
Widowed | 12.4% | 7.5% | 4.8% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 4 | 6.5% |
Never been married | 17.7% | 23.6% | 26.6% | 18.8% | 15.0% | 1 | 21.9% |
Missing | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 8 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Sex (I-SEX)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 53.3% | 54.3% | 0 | 53.9% |
Living with a partner | 6.4% | 6.5% | 0 | 6.5% |
Divorced or separated | 11.4% | 11.3% | 0 | 11.4% |
Widowed | 3.2% | 9.6% | 0 | 6.5% |
Never been married | 25.6% | 18.2% | 0 | 21.8% |
Missing | 9 | 15 | 24 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Political ideology (I-POLITICS)
Conservative | Moderate | Liberal | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | 63.1% | 51.7% | 43.3% | 82 | 54.6% |
Living with a partner | 5.3% | 5.9% | 9.7% | 8 | 6.5% |
Divorced or separated | 9.7% | 12.5% | 12.4% | 35 | 11.3% |
Widowed | 6.5% | 5.9% | 5.4% | 39 | 6.0% |
Never been married | 15.5% | 24.0% | 29.2% | 40 | 21.6% |
Missing | 5 | 3 | 8 | 228 | 8 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |