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How satisfied are you with the way that you and your spouse/partner make decisions in your relationship? (ARQ_4)


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		 1.9%
10		 3.4%
10		 1.4%
1		 1.5%
25
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		 3.0%
17		 3.9%
21		 2.1%
6		 0.0%
0		 3.1%
52
Somewhat dissatisfied 8.7%
19		 8.4%
47		 10.1%
54		 9.6%
28		 2.8%
2		 9.0%
150
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 13.3%
29		 6.4%
36		 6.2%
33		 3.8%
11		 14.1%
10		 7.1%
119
Somewhat satisfied 39.4%
86		 39.6%
222		 43.1%
230		 37.1%
108		 23.9%
17		 39.6%
663
Completely satisfied 34.9%
76		 41.9%
235		 34.8%
186		 43.6%
127		 57.7%
41		 39.7%
665
Missing 338 188 220 121 70 937
TOTAL 100.0%
218		 100.0%
561		 100.0%
534		 100.0%
291		 100.0%
71
1675


Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 1.2%
10		 1.6%
14		 1.4%
24
Don't know 0.1%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
1
Completely dissatisfied 3.8%
31		 2.5%
21		 3.1%
52
Somewhat dissatisfied 11.4%
93		 6.8%
58		 9.0%
151
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 7.1%
58		 7.1%
61		 7.1%
119
Somewhat satisfied 36.6%
300		 42.5%
363		 39.6%
663
Completely satisfied 39.8%
326		 39.5%
338		 39.7%
664
Missing 533 404 937
TOTAL 100.0%
819		 100.0%
855
1674


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		 0.5%
2		 1.1%
4		 0.0%
0		 4.3%
17
0		 1.5%
25
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 3.4%
3		 4.7%
12		 1.7%
7		 2.8%
10		 3.1%
5		 3.3%
13
2		 3.0%
50
Somewhat dissatisfied 9.2%
8		 5.4%
14		 11.2%
46		 8.2%
29		 6.9%
11		 10.8%
43
0		 9.1%
151
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 3.4%
3		 7.4%
19		 5.8%
24		 6.2%
22		 6.9%
11		 9.6%
38
0		 7.0%
117
Somewhat satisfied 44.8%
39		 50.6%
130		 42.7%
176		 42.2%
149		 30.2%
48		 29.7%
118
3		 39.6%
660
Completely satisfied 37.9%
33		 31.5%
81		 38.1%
157		 39.4%
139		 52.8%
84		 42.1%
167
2		 39.7%
661
Missing 81 124 219 150 65 279 0 918
TOTAL 100.0%
87		 100.0%
257		 100.0%
412		 100.0%
353		 100.0%
159		 100.0%
397
7
1665


Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 1.3%
16		 3.2%
4		 2.5%
5		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 1.5%
25
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 2.0%
25		 4.8%
6		 5.1%
10		 7.1%
6		 0.0%
0		 10.5%
4		 3.0%
51
Somewhat dissatisfied 9.2%
113		 12.0%
15		 9.6%
19		 2.4%
2		 0.0%
0		 7.9%
3		 9.1%
152
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 6.7%
82		 11.2%
14		 6.1%
12		 9.4%
8		 0.0%
0		 7.9%
3		 7.1%
119
Somewhat satisfied 40.5%
495		 45.6%
57		 26.8%
53		 36.5%
31		 100.0%
6		 55.3%
21		 39.6%
663
Completely satisfied 40.1%
490		 23.2%
29		 50.0%
99		 44.7%
38		 0.0%
0		 18.4%
7		 39.6%
663
Missing 590 153 123 23 3 45 937
TOTAL 100.0%
1222		 100.0%
125		 100.0%
198		 100.0%
85		 100.0%
6		 100.0%
38
1674


Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Refused 1.5%
1		 2.1%
10		 1.5%
4		 1.3%
6		 0.9%
2		 1.0%
2		 1.5%
25
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 5.9%
4		 2.1%
10		 1.5%
4		 3.3%
15		 5.0%
11		 3.9%
8		 3.1%
52
Somewhat dissatisfied 11.8%
8		 6.4%
30		 11.1%
29		 7.7%
35		 12.6%
28		 9.8%
20		 9.0%
150
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 11.8%
8		 5.8%
27		 5.0%
13		 6.9%
31		 8.6%
19		 9.8%
20		 7.0%
118
Somewhat satisfied 41.2%
28		 39.7%
185		 40.5%
106		 38.1%
172		 41.4%
92		 39.7%
81		 39.7%
664
Completely satisfied 27.9%
19		 43.6%
203		 40.5%
106		 42.7%
193		 31.5%
70		 35.8%
73		 39.7%
664
Missing 78 229 100 242 188 101 938
TOTAL 100.0%
68		 100.0%
466		 100.0%
262		 100.0%
452		 100.0%
222		 100.0%
204
1674


Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 0.3%
1		 2.6%
10		 1.6%
9		 1.2%
5		 1.5%
25
Don't know 0.0%
0		 0.0%
0		 0.2%
1		 0.0%
0		 0.1%
1
Completely dissatisfied 1.3%
4		 3.1%
12		 3.7%
21		 3.6%
15		 3.1%
52
Somewhat dissatisfied 12.7%
38		 6.7%
26		 8.9%
51		 8.5%
35		 9.0%
150
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 7.7%
23		 6.4%
25		 6.5%
37		 8.0%
33		 7.1%
118
Somewhat satisfied 38.5%
115		 35.7%
139		 42.6%
244		 40.1%
165		 39.7%
663
Completely satisfied 39.5%
118		 45.5%
177		 36.6%
210		 38.4%
158		 39.7%
663
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 8.5%
16		 0.8%
5		 0.6%
2		 0.0%
0		 0.9%
2		 2.5%
1
0		 1.6%
26
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 4.3%
8		 2.4%
15		 2.2%
7		 3.8%
11		 4.2%
9		 5.0%
2
0		 3.1%
52
Somewhat dissatisfied 11.7%
22		 7.7%
48		 10.9%
35		 10.1%
29		 6.1%
13		 7.5%
3
0		 9.0%
150
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 8.0%
15		 8.6%
54		 8.4%
27		 4.2%
12		 4.2%
9		 2.5%
1
0		 7.0%
118
Somewhat satisfied 20.7%
39		 42.4%
265		 45.6%
146		 38.3%
110		 40.2%
86		 45.0%
18
0		 39.7%
664
Completely satisfied 46.8%
88		 37.9%
237		 32.2%
103		 43.6%
125		 44.4%
95		 37.5%
15
2		 39.6%
663
Missing 118 431 161 134 53 32 0 929
TOTAL 100.0%
188		 100.0%
625		 100.0%
320		 100.0%
287		 100.0%
214		 100.0%
40
2
1674
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