Portraits of American Life Study
Hosted by The ARDA
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.
Results & Summaries
Do you believe that your spouse/partner has ever been sexually or romantically involved with someone else since you married/moved in with him/her? (ARQ_5)



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
1.3%
7
2.8%
15
6.2%
18
1.4%
1
2.5%
41
Don't know 0.0%
0
0.4%
2
0.6%
3
0.3%
1
0.0%
0
0.4%
6
Definitely has not 71.9%
156
74.6%
418
67.0%
358
68.5%
200
90.0%
63
71.4%
1195
Probably has not 19.4%
42
14.3%
80
17.8%
95
12.0%
35
2.9%
2
15.2%
254
Probably has 4.1%
9
3.2%
18
4.7%
25
6.5%
19
2.9%
2
4.4%
73
Definitely has 4.6%
10
6.3%
35
7.1%
38
6.5%
19
2.9%
2
6.2%
104
Missing 338 188 220 121 70 937
TOTAL 100.0%
217
100.0%
560
100.0%
534
100.0%
292
100.0%
70

1673


Gender

Female Male TOTAL
Refused 2.1%
17
2.9%
25
2.5%
42
Don't know 0.4%
3
0.2%
2
0.3%
5
Definitely has not 69.1%
565
73.7%
630
71.4%
1195
Probably has not 15.0%
123
15.3%
131
15.2%
254
Probably has 5.7%
47
3.2%
27
4.4%
74
Definitely has 7.7%
63
4.7%
40
6.2%
103
Missing 533 404 937
TOTAL 100.0%
818
100.0%
855

1673


Political ideology

Very liberal Somewhat liberal Middle of the road Somewhat conservative Very conservative Haven't thought much about it Missing TOTAL
Refused 2.3%
2
1.2%
3
1.0%
4
0.8%
3
4.4%
7
5.8%
23

0
2.5%
42
Don't know 1.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.2%
1
0.6%
2
0.0%
0
0.3%
1

0
0.3%
5
Definitely has not 71.3%
62
69.7%
177
71.4%
295
78.5%
278
82.5%
132
62.0%
246

5
71.5%
1190
Probably has not 9.2%
8
20.1%
51
18.9%
78
11.9%
42
5.6%
9
16.1%
64

2
15.1%
252
Probably has 3.4%
3
3.9%
10
2.9%
12
3.4%
12
2.5%
4
8.1%
32

0
4.4%
73
Definitely has 12.6%
11
5.1%
13
5.6%
23
4.8%
17
5.0%
8
7.8%
31

0
6.2%
103
Missing 81 124 219 150 65 279 0 918
TOTAL 100.0%
87
100.0%
254
100.0%
413
100.0%
354
100.0%
160
100.0%
397

7

1665


Race

White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander Other TOTAL
Refused 2.6%
32
3.2%
4
3.0%
6
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
2.5%
42
Don't know 0.3%
4
0.8%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.3%
5
Definitely has not 74.0%
904
50.8%
63
65.7%
130
80.0%
68
100.0%
6
60.5%
23
71.4%
1194
Probably has not 14.7%
180
22.6%
28
16.2%
32
14.1%
12
0.0%
0
7.9%
3
15.3%
255
Probably has 2.0%
24
16.1%
20
9.1%
18
3.5%
3
0.0%
0
21.1%
8
4.4%
73
Definitely has 6.3%
77
6.5%
8
6.1%
12
2.4%
2
0.0%
0
10.5%
4
6.2%
103
Missing 590 153 123 23 3 45 937
TOTAL 100.0%
1221
100.0%
124
100.0%
198
100.0%
85
100.0%
6
100.0%
38

1672


Religion

Black Protestant Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Catholic Unaffiliated Other TOTAL
Refused 1.5%
1
4.5%
21
2.7%
7
1.3%
6
1.8%
4
1.0%
2
2.5%
41
Don't know 0.0%
0
0.2%
1
0.4%
1
0.2%
1
0.0%
0
1.5%
3
0.4%
6
Definitely has not 51.5%
35
72.5%
337
70.6%
185
77.2%
348
64.0%
142
72.5%
148
71.5%
1195
Probably has not 22.1%
15
12.7%
59
20.2%
53
11.3%
51
21.2%
47
14.2%
29
15.2%
254
Probably has 20.6%
14
2.2%
10
2.7%
7
4.9%
22
6.8%
15
2.9%
6
4.4%
74
Definitely has 4.4%
3
8.0%
37
3.4%
9
5.1%
23
6.3%
14
7.8%
16
6.1%
102
Missing 78 229 100 242 188 101 938
TOTAL 100.0%
68
100.0%
465
100.0%
262
100.0%
451
100.0%
222
100.0%
204

1672


Region

Northeast Midwest South West TOTAL
Refused 2.3%
7
4.6%
18
1.9%
11
1.5%
6
2.5%
42
Don't know 0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.5%
3
0.5%
2
0.3%
5
Definitely has not 70.3%
211
76.9%
299
66.3%
379
74.5%
307
71.5%
1196
Probably has not 15.3%
46
12.1%
47
18.4%
105
13.6%
56
15.2%
254
Probably has 4.3%
13
2.3%
9
5.6%
32
4.6%
19
4.4%
73
Definitely has 7.7%
23
4.1%
16
7.3%
42
5.3%
22
6.2%
103
Missing 141 232 308 256 937
TOTAL 100.0%
300
100.0%
389
100.0%
572
100.0%
412

1673


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 10.6%
20
1.4%
9
2.8%
9
0.3%
1
0.9%
2
2.6%
1

0
2.5%
42
Don't know 0.5%
1
0.2%
1
0.3%
1
0.7%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0

0
0.3%
5
Definitely has not 60.6%
114
74.5%
465
60.9%
195
76.7%
220
78.9%
168
84.2%
32

2
71.5%
1194
Probably has not 12.2%
23
14.1%
88
23.4%
75
13.2%
38
13.6%
29
2.6%
1

0
15.2%
254
Probably has 8.5%
16
4.5%
28
4.4%
14
3.1%
9
1.9%
4
2.6%
1

0
4.3%
72
Definitely has 7.4%
14
5.3%
33
8.1%
26
5.9%
17
4.7%
10
7.9%
3

0
6.2%
103
Missing 118 431 161 134 53 32 0 929
TOTAL 100.0%
188
100.0%
624
100.0%
320
100.0%
287
100.0%
213
100.0%
38

2

1670