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35 - 40 years of age The majority of respondents 35 to 40 years of age earned an average of 40-80,000 dollars, worked 40 to 60 hours a week and had some college experience. They spent an average of 1-5 hours a week with friends, and the majority of their parents were divorce or deceased. The majority of them knew people who had been married from 25+ years and the majority of the respondents in this age range were in a monogamous (but not married) relationship. When asked to rate the truth of the following statements:
The majority of the respondents in this age category felt that all of these statements were most likely true. The majority of the respondents felt that the statement, I am like spending time alone, was somewhat true. The majority spent 2-3 hours a week watching a broad range of shows on television, but mostly comedy. an average of 4+ hours a week alone. 65% reported rarely buying on impulse. 60% said they did not use recreational drugs (including nicotine). 55% felt that they had a religious identity, attended services on a weekly or daily basis. Their identity was not in the religion in which they were raised. 70% of this age group reported feeling a strong political identity. The majority of this age group reported voting in elections on all levels within the past four years. 90% of this age group considered themselves to be well informed on current events. When asked to rate the truth of the following statements:
The majority stated that these were somewhat true in their lives. When asked to rate the truth of the following statements:
The majority of responders in this age group felt like these statements were mostly true. There was no consensus on the truth of the following statement. Equal numbers of this age group felt these statements were completely false, completely true and neither false or true:
The majority of this age group felt the following statements were most likely untrue:
The majority of this age group felt the following statements were most likely true:
This age group perceived married people as more likely to:
When asked to respond to a series of questions that allowed for them to write in their own answers, the majority of this age group responded that:
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