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How satisfied are you with the love and affection you receive from your spouse/partner? (ARQ_2)


Variable Comparisons

[Age | Gender | Political Ideology | Race | Religious Tradition | Region | Education ]

Age

18 to 29 years old 30 to 44 years old 45 to 59 years old 60 to 74 years old 75 years and older TOTAL
Refused 0.0%
0		 0.7%
4		 2.6%
14		 3.4%
10		 1.4%
1		 1.7%
29
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
1
Completely dissatisfied 3.7%
8		 4.1%
23		 4.9%
26		 6.2%
18		 5.7%
4		 4.7%
79
Somewhat dissatisfied 6.9%
15		 6.3%
35		 8.1%
43		 7.2%
21		 4.3%
3		 7.0%
117
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 6.0%
13		 2.9%
16		 4.5%
24		 5.5%
16		 5.7%
4		 4.4%
73
Somewhat satisfied 32.7%
71		 36.6%
205		 30.6%
163		 23.6%
69		 15.7%
11		 31.0%
519
Completely satisfied 50.7%
110		 49.5%
277		 49.3%
263		 53.8%
157		 67.1%
47		 51.1%
854
Missing 338 188 220 121 70 937
TOTAL 100.0%
217		 100.0%
560		 100.0%
533		 100.0%
292		 100.0%
70
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Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 1.6%
13		 1.9%
16		 1.7%
29
Don't know 0.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
1
Completely dissatisfied 5.0%
41		 4.4%
38		 4.7%
79
Somewhat dissatisfied 9.3%
76		 4.8%
41		 7.0%
117
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 5.1%
42		 3.6%
31		 4.4%
73
Somewhat satisfied 28.1%
230		 33.8%
289		 31.0%
519
Completely satisfied 50.7%
415		 51.4%
439		 51.1%
854
Missing 533 404 937
TOTAL 100.0%
818		 100.0%
854
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Political ideology

Very liberal Somewhat liberal Middle of the road Somewhat conservative Very conservative Haven't thought much about it Missing TOTAL
Refused 1.1%
1		 0.4%
1		 0.2%
1		 1.1%
4		 1.9%
3		 5.0%
20
0		 1.8%
30
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1
0		 0.1%
1
Completely dissatisfied 8.0%
7		 5.5%
14		 5.8%
24		 2.0%
7		 6.9%
11		 3.8%
15
2		 4.7%
78
Somewhat dissatisfied 3.4%
3		 7.8%
20		 7.5%
31		 6.8%
24		 4.4%
7		 7.8%
31
0		 7.0%
116
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 5.7%
5		 3.5%
9		 3.4%
14		 4.0%
14		 3.8%
6		 6.5%
26
0		 4.4%
74
Somewhat satisfied 30.7%
27		 37.6%
96		 32.1%
132		 30.3%
107		 27.5%
44		 27.6%
110
1		 31.0%
516
Completely satisfied 51.1%
45		 45.1%
115		 50.9%
209		 55.8%
197		 55.6%
89		 49.0%
195
4		 51.1%
850
Missing 81 124 219 150 65 279 0 918
TOTAL 100.0%
88		 100.0%
255		 100.0%
411		 100.0%
353		 100.0%
160		 100.0%
398
7
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Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 1.7%
21		 3.2%
4		 2.0%
4		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.7%
29
Don't know 0.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
1
Completely dissatisfied 4.5%
55		 4.0%
5		 6.6%
13		 5.8%
5		 0.0%
0		 7.9%
3		 4.8%
81
Somewhat dissatisfied 7.0%
86		 6.5%
8		 6.1%
12		 4.7%
4		 0.0%
0		 18.4%
7		 7.0%
117
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 3.7%
45		 6.5%
8		 5.6%
11		 7.0%
6		 16.7%
1		 5.3%
2		 4.4%
73
Somewhat satisfied 32.2%
393		 40.3%
50		 19.2%
38		 27.9%
24		 0.0%
0		 34.2%
13		 31.0%
518
Completely satisfied 50.8%
620		 39.5%
49		 60.6%
120		 54.7%
47		 83.3%
5		 34.2%
13		 51.0%
854
Missing 590 153 123 23 3 45 937
TOTAL 100.0%
1221		 100.0%
124		 100.0%
198		 100.0%
86		 100.0%
6		 100.0%
38
1673


Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Refused 1.5%
1		 3.4%
16		 1.5%
4		 0.9%
4		 0.9%
2		 1.0%
2		 1.7%
29
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
1
Completely dissatisfied 2.9%
2		 3.2%
15		 4.2%
11		 5.3%
24		 7.7%
17		 4.9%
10		 4.7%
79
Somewhat dissatisfied 4.4%
3		 5.4%
25		 7.7%
20		 6.4%
29		 9.5%
21		 8.8%
18		 6.9%
116
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 8.8%
6		 3.9%
18		 0.8%
2		 4.7%
21		 5.4%
12		 7.4%
15		 4.4%
74
Somewhat satisfied 44.1%
30		 33.5%
156		 33.7%
88		 22.4%
101		 37.1%
82		 29.9%
61		 31.0%
518
Completely satisfied 38.2%
26		 50.3%
234		 52.1%
136		 60.3%
272		 39.4%
87		 48.0%
98		 51.1%
853
Missing 78 229 100 242 188 101 938
TOTAL 100.0%
68		 100.0%
465		 100.0%
261		 100.0%
451		 100.0%
221		 100.0%
204
1670


Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 0.3%
1		 3.9%
15		 1.4%
8		 1.2%
5		 1.7%
29
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
1
Completely dissatisfied 4.7%
14		 4.6%
18		 3.3%
19		 6.8%
28		 4.7%
79
Somewhat dissatisfied 6.7%
20		 7.5%
29		 5.9%
34		 8.0%
33		 6.9%
116
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 3.7%
11		 2.6%
10		 4.4%
25		 6.6%
27		 4.4%
73
Somewhat satisfied 34.4%
103		 27.8%
108		 33.9%
194		 27.8%
114		 31.1%
519
Completely satisfied 50.2%
150		 53.7%
209		 51.0%
292		 49.5%
203		 51.1%
854
Missing 141 232 308 256 937
TOTAL 100.0%
299		 100.0%
389		 100.0%
573		 100.0%
410
1671


Education

No high school diploma GED or high school diploma Vocational/technical diploma or Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Graduate degree Other Missing TOTAL
Refused 7.5%
14		 1.3%
8		 1.6%
5		 0.0%
0		 0.9%
2		 2.6%
1
0		 1.8%
30
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 0.1%
1
Completely dissatisfied 7.0%
13		 4.0%
25		 3.4%
11		 5.9%
17		 6.1%
13		 2.6%
1
0		 4.8%
80
Somewhat dissatisfied 6.4%
12		 7.3%
46		 7.2%
23		 7.3%
21		 6.1%
13		 5.1%
2
0		 7.0%
117
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 5.3%
10		 5.1%
32		 4.4%
14		 3.1%
9		 3.3%
7		 2.6%
1
0		 4.4%
73
Somewhat satisfied 20.3%
38		 30.2%
189		 36.6%
117		 31.7%
91		 33.3%
71		 33.3%
13
0		 31.0%
519
Completely satisfied 53.5%
100		 51.9%
325		 46.9%
150		 51.9%
149		 50.2%
107		 53.8%
21
2		 51.0%
852
Missing 118 431 161 134 53 32 0 929
TOTAL 100.0%
187		 100.0%
626		 100.0%
320		 100.0%
287		 100.0%
213		 100.0%
39
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