MarlLal SLaLus by ollLlcs of

ollLlcal CuLlook
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SCWk300
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Iarlables Ialues
Iarlables name Ialues
Marrled
uependenL Iarlable MarlLal Wldowed
ulvorced
SeparaLed
never Marrled
lndependenL Iarlable ollLlcs Llberal
1end Llberal
ModeraLe
1end ConservaLlve
ConservaLlve
ConLrol Iarlable 8ace 8lack
WhlLe
ypoLheses and 8aLlonale
8lvarlaLe
8oLh pollLlcs and marrlage are relaLed because boLh ls llke belng wlLh a parLner
ollLlcs are maklng lL ouLlook on marLlal Lhe conservaLlve has hlgher numbers ln Lhe
dependenL varlable of marrled Lhen any oLher lndependenL varlable So hlgher Lhe
pollLlcal rank ls Lhe hlgher Lhe numbers are for Lhe people LhaL are marrled ln Lhls way
Lhe percenLage of people LhaL are marrled ls more conservaLlve Lhen Lhe people LhaL
never been marry
ollLlcal CuLlook
MarlLal SLaLus
ypoLheses and 8aLlonale
MulLlvarlaLe
8oLh pollLlcs and marrlage are relaLed because boLh ls llke belng wlLh
a parLner ollLlcs are maklng lL ouLlook on marLlal Lhe conservaLlve has
hlgher numbers ln Lhe dependenL varlable of marrled Lhen any oLher
lndependenL varlable So hlgher Lhe pollLlcal rank ls Lhe hlgher Lhe
numbers are for Lhe people LhaL are marrled
ollLlcal CuLlook MarlLal SLaLus
8ace
lndlng 8lvarlaLe 1able
Lxamp|e of a 8|var|ate 1ab|e
1able 1
Motltol 5totos by lolltlcs by lolltlcol Ootlooks
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
ollLlcs
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
MarlLal Llberal 1end Llb ModeraLe 1end Con ConservaLlve 1oLal
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Marrled 484 477 314 363 613 333
Wldowed 78 83 108 97 131 103
ulvorced 113 187 130 133 103 141
SeparaLed 36 16 42 24 4 27
never Marrled 283 238 186 161 149 193
% %192) %193) %327) %248) %282) %1442)
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Source Ceneral Soclal Survey 19722000
lndlng MulLlvarlaLe 1able
Lxample of a MulLlvarlaLe 1able
1able 2
Motltol 5totos by lolltlcs lolltlcol Ootlooks coottollloq fot oce espooJeot
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
ollLlcs
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
MarlLal Llberal 1end Llb ModeraLe 1end Con ConservaLlve 1oLal
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
8lacks 8espondenLs
Marrled 323 318 328 368 417 344
Wldowed 129 91 113 138 167 127
ulvorced 161 227 66 103 167 127
SeparaLed 97 43 164 33 42 102
never Marrled 290 318 328 316 208 299
(N% (J1% (22% (61% (19% (24% (157%
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
WhlLe 8espondenL
Marrled 317 309 333 376 638 337
Wldowed 67 87 112 88 128 102
ulvorced 107 180 162 161 103 146
SeparaLed 27 12 23 23 18
never Marrled 282 211 166 132 132 177
(N% (149% (161% (445% (217% (24J% (1215%
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Source Ceneral Soclal Survey 19722000
8lvarlaLe Craph ulscusslon
1he graph sLaLes LhaL dependlng
on your marlLal sLaLus wlll effecL
your pollLlcal ouLlook
1he graphs sLaLes LhaL Lhe ConservaLlve%631)
Slde of Lhe pollLlcal ouLlook leadlng Lhe group of
eople LhaL never been marrled are on Lhe Llberal
Slde Cf Lhe pollLlcal ouLlook
Source SCWk 300 uaLa 1able
MulLlvarlaLe Craph ulscusslon
Source SCWk 300 uaLa 1able
1he graphs sLaLes LhaL WhlLes
Are more on Lhe ConservaLlve slde of
ollLlcal ouLlook Lhen blacks
Cn Lhe graph above lL shoe LhaL Marrled
WhlLes are more ConservaLlve%638) Lhen
Marrled 8lacks%417)