KO142 dates last 30 days The next questions are about dating. In the last 30 days, about how many times did you date or go out with a (man/woman)? (The Q name was 'h3'.) % Freq VALUE 31.6 315 0 NONE 8.6 86 1 8.3 83 2 5.9 59 3 5.8 58 4 7.0 70 5 2.3 23 6 1.9 19 7 2.9 29 8 0.3 3 9 6.2 62 10 0.7 7 12 0.4 4 14 4.2 42 15 0.3 3 16 0.2 2 17 0.2 2 18 0.1 1 19 5.5 55 20 0.1 1 22 0.2 2 24 1.4 14 25 0.2 2 26 0.1 1 27 0.4 4 28 0.1 1 29 4.8 48 30 30 TIMES OR MORE 2 -2 REFUSED 2 -1 DON'T KNOW 952 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases Min = 0 Mean = 6.273 Max = 30 Std Dev = 8.372 Median = 3 Variance = 70.082 (Based on 996 valid cases) KO143 people dated last year About how many different (men/women) have you dated or gone out with in the last twelve months? (The Q name was 'h5'.) % Freq VALUE 11.4 113 0 NO ONE 40.6 404 1 17.3 172 2 9.4 93 3 4.9 49 4 4.3 43 5 3.1 31 6 1.1 11 7 1.1 11 8 0.3 3 9 2.5 25 10 0.8 8 12 1.2 12 15 0.1 1 16 0.1 1 17 0.6 6 20 1.1 11 25 25 OR MORE 3 -2 REFUSED 3 -1 DON'T KNOW 952 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases Min = 0 Mean = 2.787 Max = 25 Std Dev = 3.866 Median = 1 Variance = 14.947 (Based on 994 valid cases) KO144 steady date partner Do you have a steady (boy/girl)friend? (The Q name was 'h6'.) % Freq VALUE 42.1 421 1 YES 57.6 576 2 NO 0.3 3 8 R DATES SAME SEX PARTNERS 952 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases KO145 days last week saw steady How many days in the last week did you get together with (him/her)? (The Q name was 'M141'.) % Freq VALUE 12.1 51 0 NONE 5.5 23 1 15.2 64 2 14.5 61 3 14.0 59 4 10.2 43 5 4.5 19 6 23.8 100 7 0.0 0 8 R DATES SAME SEX PARTNERS 1 -1 DON'T KNOW 1,531 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases Min = 0 Mean = 3.807 Max = 7 Std Dev = 2.365 Median = 4 Variance = 5.593 (Based on 420 valid cases) KO146 length of steady relationship For how long has (he/she) been your steady (boy/girl)friend? [Note: unit of time is KO147] (The Q name was 'h7'.) % Freq VALUE 14.1 59 1 16.5 69 2 14.6 61 3 11.2 47 4 8.4 35 5 5.7 24 6 5.5 23 7 4.3 18 8 3.6 15 9 2.4 10 10 1.2 5 11 1.7 7 12 1.2 5 13 1.4 6 14 0.2 1 15 0.5 2 16 0.2 1 17 4.3 18 18 0.7 3 20 0.2 1 21 0.2 1 22 0.5 2 24 0.2 1 29 0.7 3 30 0.2 1 31 0.2 1 39 R DATES SAME SEX PARTNERS 2 -1 DON'T KNOW 1,531 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases KO147 unit of time of steady UNIT OF TIME (The Q name was 'h7u'.) % Freq VALUE 4.1 17 1 WEEKS 51.2 214 3 MONTHS 44.7 187 5 YEARS 1,534 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases KX49 assessment of relationship with steady Taking things all together, on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means really bad and 10 means absolutely perfect, how would you describe your relationship with your (boy/girl)friend? (INTERVIEWER: ENTER 0-10) (The Q name was 'hr7'.) % Freq VALUE 0.0 0 0 REALLY BAD 0.2 1 1 1.2 5 4 4.1 17 5 8.1 34 6 16.7 70 7 33.0 138 8 23.0 96 9 13.6 57 10 ABSOLUTELY PERFECT 1,534 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases Min = 1 Mean = 7.986 Max = 10 Std Dev = 1.395 Median = 8 Variance = 1.947 (Based on 418 valid cases) KT403A understanding with steady On a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 is very unhappy and 7 is very happy, how happy are you with the understanding you receive from your steady (boy/girl)friend? (INTERVIEWER: ENTER 1-7) (The Q name was 'se4q3a'.) % Freq VALUE 0.2 1 1 VERY UNHAPPY 0.5 2 2 1.2 5 3 8.2 34 4 15.6 65 5 32.1 134 6 42.2 176 7 VERY HAPPY 1 -2 REFUSED 1,534 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases Min = 1 Mean = 6.036 Max = 7 Std Dev = 1.072 Median = 6 Variance = 1.150 (Based on 417 valid cases) KT403B love and affection with steady (On a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 is very unhappy and 7 is very happy...) ...how happy are you with the love and affection you get from your (boy/girl)friend? (INTERVIEWER: ENTER 1-7) (The Q name was 'se4q3b'.) % Freq VALUE 1.0 4 1 VERY UNHAPPY 0.7 3 2 0.7 3 3 3.8 16 4 9.8 41 5 28.7 120 6 55.3 231 7 VERY HAPPY 1,534 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases Min = 1 Mean = 6.280 Max = 7 Std Dev = 1.071 Median = 7 Variance = 1.147 (Based on 418 valid cases) KT403C happy w/ amount of time spent w/ steady (On a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 is very unhappy and 7 is very happy...) ...how happy are you with the amount of time you spend with (her/him)? (INTERVIEWER: ENTER 1-7) (The Q name was 'se4q3c'.) % Freq VALUE 6.2 26 1 VERY UNHAPPY 4.5 19 2 8.6 36 3 10.8 45 4 20.1 84 5 17.7 74 6 32.1 134 7 VERY HAPPY 1,534 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases Min = 1 Mean = 5.153 Max = 7 Std Dev = 1.817 Median = 5 Variance = 3.300 (Based on 418 valid cases) KO403D happy w/ sexual relationship w/ steady (On a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 is very unhappy and 7 is very happy...) ...how happy are you with your sexual relationship? (INTERVIEWER: ENTER 1-7) (The Q name was 'se4q3d'.) % Freq VALUE 2.3 9 1 VERY UNHAPPY 1.3 5 2 1.3 5 3 2.5 10 4 13.5 54 5 22.0 88 6 57.3 229 7 VERY HAPPY 10 -2 REFUSED 8 -1 DON'T KNOW 1,534 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases Min = 1 Mean = 6.188 Max = 7 Std Dev = 1.285 Median = 7 Variance = 1.651 (Based on 400 valid cases) KO148 will marry steady Do you think that you will eventually marry (him/her)? Would you say you definitely won't, probably won't, there is about a 50-50 chance, you probably will, or you definitely will? (The Q name was 'h8'.) % Freq VALUE 2.9 12 1 DEFINITELY WON'T 7.5 31 2 PROBABLY WON'T 32.5 135 3 ABOUT A 50-50 CHANCE 32.5 135 4 PROBABLY WILL 24.8 103 5 DEFINITELY WILL 4 -1 DON'T KNOW 1,532 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases KO149 will cohab with steady Do you think that you and your (boy/girl)friend will ever live together without being married? Would you say you definitely won't, probably won't, there is about a 50-50 chance, you probably will, or you definitely will? (The Q name was 'h11'.) % Freq VALUE 23.2 97 1 DEFINITELY WON'T 15.8 66 2 PROBABLY WON'T 26.7 112 3 ABOUT A 50-50 CHANCE 20.0 84 4 PROBABLY WILL 14.3 60 5 DEFINITELY WILL 1 -1 DON'T KNOW 1,532 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases KX51 relationshp w/ steady in trouble last yr During the last year, have you ever thought that your relationship might be in trouble? (The Q name was 'hr8'.) % Freq VALUE 49.3 206 1 YES 50.7 212 2 NO 2 -2 REFUSED 1,532 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases KX52 chances will separate from steady It is always difficult to predict what will happen in a relationship, but realistically, what do you think the chances are that you and your (boy/girl)friend will eventually separate? Would you say the chances are very low, low, about even, high, or very high? (The Q name was 'hr9'.) % Freq VALUE 34.1 143 1 VERY LOW 32.0 134 2 LOW 26.3 110 3 ABOUT EVEN 5.0 21 4 HIGH 2.6 11 5 VERY HIGH 1 -1 DON'T KNOW 1,532 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases KO150 will ever cohab Do you think that you will ever (again) live with a partner without being married? Would you say you definitely won't, probably won't, there is about a 50-50 chance, you probably will, or you definitely will? (INTERVIEWER: THIS QUESTION REFERS TO ANY PARTNER, NOT R'S CURRENT BOY/GIRL FRIEND) (The Q name was 'h12'.) % Freq VALUE 20.5 175 1 DEFINITELY WON'T 19.2 164 2 PROBABLY WON'T 30.1 257 3 ABOUT A 50-50 CHANCE 22.7 194 4 PROBABLY WILL 7.3 62 5 DEFINITELY WILL 0.1 1 8 R DATES SAME SEX PARTNERS 1 -2 REFUSED 2 -1 DON'T KNOW 1,096 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases KT401A standard of living if married Now I would like to ask you how you think your life might be different if you were MARRIED now. For each of the following areas, please tell me if your life would be much worse, somewhat worse, the same, better, or much better. Would your standard of living be much worse, somewhat worse, the same, better, or much better if you were married now? (The Q name was 'se4q1a'.) % Freq VALUE 6.2 61 1 MUCH WORSE 16.7 164 2 SOMEWHAT WORSE 33.4 329 3 THE SAME 34.5 339 4 BETTER 9.2 91 5 MUCH BETTER 0.0 0 8 DOES NOT PLAN TO GET MARRIED; DATES SAME SEX PARTNERS 16 -1 DON'T KNOW 952 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases KT401B job opportunities if married (Would your life in the following area be much worse, somewhat worse, the same, better, or much better if you were married now.) ...your job opportunities? (The Q name was 'se4q1b'.) % Freq VALUE 6.3 62 1 MUCH WORSE 11.4 113 2 SOMEWHAT WORSE 62.5 619 3 THE SAME 14.1 140 4 BETTER 5.3 53 5 MUCH BETTER 0.4 4 7 NOT APPLICABLE/NO PRESENT JOB 0.0 0 8 DOES NOT PLAN TO GET MARRIED; DATES SAME SEX PARTNERS 9 -1 DON'T KNOW 952 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases KT401C economic security if married (Would your life in the following area be much worse, somewhat worse, the same, better, or much better if you were married now.) ...your economic security? (The Q name was 'se4q1c'.) % Freq VALUE 6.5 64 1 MUCH WORSE 15.8 155 2 SOMEWHAT WORSE 27.3 267 3 THE SAME 39.5 387 4 BETTER 10.8 106 5 MUCH BETTER 0.0 0 8 DOES NOT PLAN TO GET MARRIED; DATES SAME SEX PARTNERS 21 -1 DON'T KNOW 952 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases KT401D friendships if married (Would your life in the following area be much worse, somewhat worse, the same, better, or much better if you were married now.) ...your friendships? (The Q name was 'se4q1d'.) % Freq VALUE 4.2 42 1 MUCH WORSE 18.4 183 2 SOMEWHAT WORSE 56.6 563 3 THE SAME 15.4 153 4 BETTER 5.4 54 5 MUCH BETTER 0.0 0 8 DOES NOT PLAN TO GET MARRIED; DATES SAME SEX PARTNERS 5 -1 DON'T KNOW 952 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases KT401E sex life if married (Would your life in the following area be much worse, somewhat worse, the same, better, or much better if you were married now.) ...your sex life? (The Q name was 'se4q1e'.) % Freq VALUE 2.5 24 1 MUCH WORSE 4.5 43 2 SOMEWHAT WORSE 28.9 279 3 THE SAME 41.2 398 4 BETTER 23.0 222 5 MUCH BETTER 0.0 0 8 DOES NOT PLAN TO GET MARRIED; DATES SAME SEX PARTNERS 11 -2 REFUSED 23 -1 DON'T KNOW 952 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases K401F leisure time if married (Would your life in the following area be much worse, somewhat worse, the same, better, or much better if you were married now.) ...your leisure time? (The Q name was 'se4q1f'.) % Freq VALUE 8.5 84 1 MUCH WORSE 26.8 265 2 SOMEWHAT WORSE 38.8 383 3 THE SAME 21.1 208 4 BETTER 4.8 47 5 MUCH BETTER 0.0 0 8 DOES NOT PLAN TO GET MARRIED; DATES SAME SEX PARTNERS 1 -2 REFUSED 12 -1 DON'T KNOW 952 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases KT401H independence if married (Would your life in the following area be much worse, somewhat worse, the same, better, or much better if you were married now.) ...your independence? (The Q name was 'se4q1fb'.) % Freq VALUE 11.1 110 1 MUCH WORSE 28.6 284 2 SOMEWHAT WORSE 45.0 447 3 THE SAME 10.0 99 4 BETTER 5.3 53 5 MUCH BETTER 0.0 0 8 DOES NOT PLAN TO GET MARRIED; DATES SAME SEX PARTNERS 7 -1 DON'T KNOW 952 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases KT401G overall happiness if married (Would your life in the following area be much worse, somewhat worse, the same, better, or much better if you were married now.) ... your overall happiness? (The Q name was 'se4q1g'.) % Freq VALUE 3.1 31 1 MUCH WORSE 6.4 63 2 SOMEWHAT WORSE 30.8 304 3 THE SAME 41.1 405 4 BETTER 18.6 183 5 MUCH BETTER 0.0 0 8 DOES NOT PLAN TO GET MARRIED; DATES SAME SEX PARTNERS 14 -1 DON'T KNOW 952 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases KO151 feel about marrying someday How likely is it that you will ever get married (to anyone) (again)? Would you say you definitely won't get married, probably won't get married, there is about a 50-50 chance you will get married, you probably will get married, or you definitely will get married? (The Q name was 'h13'.) % Freq VALUE 1.7 17 1 DEFINITELY WON'T GET MARRIED 4.6 46 2 PROBABLY WON'T GET MARRIED 24.1 240 3 ABOUT A 50-50 CHANCE 37.3 372 4 PROBABLY WILL 32.2 321 5 DEFINITELY WILL GET MARRIED 0.1 1 8 DOES NOT PLAN TO GET MARRIED; IN SAME SEX RELATIONSHIP 1 -2 REFUSED 2 -1 DON'T KNOW 952 . (No Data) ----- ----- 100.0 1,952 cases