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The PALS seeks to understand the impact of religion in everyday life, and ultimately the connections between religious change and other forms of change among diverse individuals and families over the course of their lives.
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How satisfied are you with your sex life with your spouse/partner? (ARQ_3)


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 1.4%
3		 1.1%
6		 4.7%
25		 5.9%
17		 6.9%
5		 3.3%
56
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.7%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
3
Completely dissatisfied 4.1%
9		 3.8%
21		 6.2%
33		 8.6%
25		 6.9%
5		 5.6%
93
Somewhat dissatisfied 5.5%
12		 10.0%
56		 8.1%
43		 8.6%
25		 2.8%
2		 8.2%
138
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 7.4%
16		 8.0%
45		 11.6%
62		 11.0%
32		 30.6%
22		 10.6%
177
Somewhat satisfied 35.0%
76		 31.1%
174		 28.5%
152		 20.3%
59		 8.3%
6		 27.9%
467
Completely satisfied 46.5%
101		 46.1%
258		 40.8%
218		 44.8%
130		 44.4%
32		 44.2%
739
Missing 338 188 220 121 70 937
TOTAL 100.0%
217		 100.0%
560		 100.0%
534		 100.0%
290		 100.0%
72
1673


Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 3.8%
31		 2.8%
24		 3.3%
55
Don't know 0.1%
1		 0.2%
2		 0.2%
3
Completely dissatisfied 6.0%
49		 4.9%
42		 5.4%
91
Somewhat dissatisfied 7.3%
60		 9.1%
78		 8.3%
138
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 12.0%
98		 9.4%
80		 10.6%
178
Somewhat satisfied 25.2%
206		 30.7%
262		 28.0%
468
Completely satisfied 45.6%
373		 42.9%
366		 44.2%
739
Missing 533 404 937
TOTAL 100.0%
818		 100.0%
854
1672


Political ideology

Very liberal Somewhat liberal Middle of the road Somewhat conservative Very conservative Haven't thought much about it Missing TOTAL
Refused 3.4%
3		 2.7%
7		 1.2%
5		 2.8%
10		 3.1%
5		 6.5%
26
0		 3.4%
56
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.6%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.3%
1
0		 0.2%
4
Completely dissatisfied 2.3%
2		 5.9%
15		 6.6%
27		 4.2%
15		 5.7%
9		 5.3%
21
2		 5.3%
89
Somewhat dissatisfied 6.8%
6		 9.8%
25		 10.9%
45		 6.2%
22		 7.5%
12		 6.8%
27
0		 8.2%
137
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 5.7%
5		 15.3%
39		 10.2%
42		 9.1%
32		 10.7%
17		 10.3%
41
2		 10.6%
176
Somewhat satisfied 33.0%
29		 31.4%
80		 26.2%
108		 34.6%
122		 21.4%
34		 23.9%
95
0		 28.1%
468
Completely satisfied 48.9%
43		 34.9%
89		 44.7%
184		 42.5%
150		 51.6%
82		 47.0%
187
4		 44.1%
735
Missing 81 124 219 150 65 279 0 918
TOTAL 100.0%
88		 100.0%
255		 100.0%
412		 100.0%
353		 100.0%
159		 100.0%
398
8
1665


Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 3.4%
41		 4.0%
5		 4.1%
8		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 2.7%
1		 3.3%
55
Don't know 0.2%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
3
Completely dissatisfied 4.9%
60		 4.0%
5		 10.2%
20		 3.5%
3		 0.0%
0		 8.1%
3		 5.4%
91
Somewhat dissatisfied 8.2%
100		 12.1%
15		 5.6%
11		 8.2%
7		 0.0%
0		 13.5%
5		 8.3%
138
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 11.0%
135		 9.7%
12		 8.1%
16		 14.1%
12		 0.0%
0		 8.1%
3		 10.7%
178
Somewhat satisfied 29.3%
358		 33.9%
42		 13.7%
27		 29.4%
25		 16.7%
1		 40.5%
15		 28.0%
468
Completely satisfied 43.0%
525		 36.3%
45		 58.4%
115		 44.7%
38		 83.3%
5		 27.0%
10		 44.2%
738
Missing 590 153 123 23 3 45 937
TOTAL 100.0%
1222		 100.0%
124		 100.0%
197		 100.0%
85		 100.0%
6		 100.0%
37
1671


Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Refused 2.9%
2		 4.5%
21		 3.4%
9		 3.5%
16		 1.8%
4		 2.0%
4		 3.3%
56
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.8%
2		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
4
Completely dissatisfied 4.3%
3		 3.9%
18		 6.8%
18		 6.9%
31		 7.7%
17		 2.0%
4		 5.4%
91
Somewhat dissatisfied 8.7%
6		 6.9%
32		 9.5%
25		 7.1%
32		 11.8%
26		 7.8%
16		 8.2%
137
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 14.5%
10		 7.7%
36		 10.6%
28		 10.8%
49		 12.2%
27		 14.2%
29		 10.7%
179
Somewhat satisfied 33.3%
23		 32.5%
151		 28.1%
74		 22.8%
103		 25.8%
57		 29.4%
60		 28.0%
468
Completely satisfied 36.2%
25		 44.3%
206		 40.7%
107		 48.7%
220		 40.7%
90		 44.6%
91		 44.1%
739
Missing 78 229 100 242 188 101 938
TOTAL 100.0%
69		 100.0%
465		 100.0%
263		 100.0%
452		 100.0%
221		 100.0%
204
1674


Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 1.7%
5		 5.4%
21		 3.3%
19		 2.4%
10		 3.3%
55
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.5%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
3
Completely dissatisfied 4.7%
14		 4.6%
18		 4.7%
27		 7.8%
32		 5.4%
91
Somewhat dissatisfied 10.7%
32		 6.9%
27		 8.9%
51		 6.8%
28		 8.3%
138
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 12.7%
38		 8.2%
32		 10.6%
61		 11.4%
47		 10.6%
178
Somewhat satisfied 28.8%
86		 26.5%
103		 29.3%
168		 27.0%
111		 28.0%
468
Completely satisfied 41.5%
124		 48.3%
188		 42.6%
244		 44.5%
183		 44.2%
739
Missing 141 232 308 256 937
TOTAL 100.0%
299		 100.0%
389		 100.0%
573		 100.0%
411
1672


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 11.7%
22		 2.9%
18		 2.2%
7		 1.0%
3		 2.3%
5		 2.6%
1
0		 3.4%
56
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.5%
3		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0
0		 0.2%
3
Completely dissatisfied 8.5%
16		 5.0%
31		 4.4%
14		 4.9%
14		 7.4%
16		 2.6%
1
0		 5.5%
92
Somewhat dissatisfied 7.4%
14		 6.7%
42		 9.4%
30		 8.4%
24		 10.7%
23		 12.8%
5
0		 8.3%
138
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 3.7%
7		 13.3%
83		 9.7%
31		 9.1%
26		 13.5%
29		 2.6%
1
0		 10.6%
177
Somewhat satisfied 17.0%
32		 24.0%
150		 31.8%
101		 37.8%
108		 28.4%
61		 38.5%
15
0		 27.9%
467
Completely satisfied 51.6%
97		 47.7%
298		 42.5%
135		 38.8%
111		 37.7%
81		 41.0%
16
2		 44.2%
738
Missing 118 431 161 134 53 32 0 929
TOTAL 100.0%
188		 100.0%
625		 100.0%
318		 100.0%
286		 100.0%
215		 100.0%
39
2
1671
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