Table 1. Summary Statistics for Indicators of Relationships Quality and Shared Activity in NSHAP.
| All Partnered (n = 2,487) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husband (n = 1,307) | Wife (n = 1,180) | ||||||||||
| Mean | SD | n | Meana | SD | n | Meana | SD | n | |||
| Relationships quality | |||||||||||
| 1 | How would you describe your (marriage/relationship) with [current/recent partner]? (range from 1 = very unhappy to 7 = very happy) | 6.33 | 1.29 | 2,479 | 6.44 | 1.21 | 1,302 | 6.24*** | 1.36 | 1,177 | |
| 2 | In general, how often do you think that things between you and your partner are going well? (range from 1 = never to 6 = all the time) | 5.01 | 0.89 | 2,027 | 5.08 | 0.91 | 1,056 | 4.94*** | 0.98 | 971 | |
| 3 | How close do you feel is your relationships with [NAME]? (1 = "not very close," 2 = "somewhat close," 3 = "very close," and 4 = "extremely close") | 3.59 | 0.62 | 2,484 | 3.60 | 0.04 | 1,304 | 3.57 | 0.02 | 1,180 | |
| How often can you … (0 = "never," 1 = "hardly ever or rarely," 2 = "some of the time," and 4 = "often") | |||||||||||
| 4 | Open up to your spouse or partner? | 2.68 | 0.62 | 2,482 | 2.69 | 0.61 | 1,302 | 2.67 | 0.62 | 1,180 | |
| 5 | Rely on your spouse or partner? | 2.82 | 0.52 | 2,483 | 2.86 | 0.45 | 1,304 | 2.77*** | 0.58 | 1,179 | |
| How often does spouse or partner … (0 = never, 1 = hardly ever or rarely, 2 = some of the time, and 3 = often) | |||||||||||
| 6 | Make too many demands on you? | 1.15 | 0.97 | 2,482 | 1.23 | 0.94 | 1,304 | 1.05*** | 0.99 | 1,178 | |
| 7 | Criticize you? | 1.25 | 0.91 | 2,480 | 1.40 | 0.86 | 1,301 | 1.08*** | 0.93 | 1,179 | |
| 8 | Get on your nerves? | 1.42 | 0.76 | 2,016 | 1.34 | 0.76 | 1,049 | 1.52*** | 0.79 | 967 | |
| Shared activity | |||||||||||
| 9 | Some couples like to spend their free time doing things together, whereas others like to do different things in their free time. Do you like to spend free time doing things together, or doing things separately? (1 = different/separate things, 2 = some together, some different, and 3 = together) | 2.34 | 0.69 | 2,480 | 2.37 | 0.66 | 1,303 | 2.31 | 0.71 | 1,177 | |
| 10 | How often have you and your partner shared caring touch, such as a hug, sitting or lying cuddled up, a neck rub or holding hands? (from 1 = never to 7 = many times a day) | 4.66 | 1.76 | 1,995 | 4.64 | 1.67 | 1,041 | 4.69 | 1.85 | 954 | |
| 11 | In the last month, how often did you sleep in the same bed with your spouse or romantic partner? (from 1 = never to 6 = all the time) | 4.09 | 1.53 | 1,946 | 4.08 | 1.54 | 1,020 | 4.11 | 1.52 | 926 | |
| 12 | During the last 12 month, about how often did you have sex with current spouse or partner? (1 = none at all, 2 = once a month or less, 3 = 2–3 times a month, 4 = once or twice a week, 5 = 3–6 times a week, 6 = once a day or more) | 2.29 | 1.29 | 2,252 | 2.35 | 1.28 | 1,176 | 2.22 | 1.31 | 1,076 | |
| 13 | When your partner wants to have sex with you, how often do you agree? (from 1 = never to 5 = always, 0 = if volunteered: my partner has not wanted to have sex with me in the past 12 months) | 4.49 | 2.04 | 2,316 | 4.67 | 2.05 | 1,208 | 4.29*** | 2.02 | 1,108 | |
| All dyads (n = 1,900) | |||||||||||
| Husband | Wife | ||||||||||
| Meana | SD | n | Meana | SD | n | Meana | SD | n | |||
| Relationships quality | |||||||||||
| 1 | How would you describe your (marriage/relationship) with [current/recent partner]? (range from 1 = very unhappy to 7 = very happy) | 6.35 | 1.33 | 1,896 | 6.45 | 1.25 | 948 | 6.24*** | 1.39 | 948 | |
| 2 | In general, how often do you think that things between you and your partner are going well? (range from 1 = never to 6 = all the time) | 5.01 | 0.96 | 1,645 | 5.08 | 0.91 | 827 | 4.94*** | 0.98 | 818 | |
| 3 | How close do you feel is your relationships with [NAME]? (1 = not very close, 2 = somewhat close, 3 = very close, and 4 = extremely close) | 3.62 | 0.61 | 1,898 | 3.65 | 0.57 | 948 | 3.60 | 0.64 | 950 | |
| How often can you… (0 = never, 1 = hardly ever or rarely, 2 = some of the time, and 4= often) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Open up to your spouse or partner? | 2.70 | 0.61 | 1,897 | 2.70 | 0.63 | 947 | 2.69 | 0.6 | 950 | |
| 5 | Rely on your spouse or partner? | 2.86 | 0.44 | 1,898 | 2.91 | 0.35 | 948 | 2.81*** | 0.51 | 950 | |
| How often does spouse or partner … (0 = never, 1 = hardly ever or rarely, 2 = some of the time, and 3 = often) | |||||||||||
| 6 | Make too many demands on you? | 1.17 | 0.98 | 1,896 | 1.24 | 0.95 | 947 | 1.11* | 1 | 949 | |
| 7 | Criticize you? | 1.31 | 0.94 | 1,895 | 1.46 | 0.89 | 946 | 1.15*** | 0.95 | 949 | |
| 8 | Get on your nerves? | 1.43 | 0.78 | 1,636 | 1.34 | 0.76 | 820 | 1.52 | 0.79 | 816 | |
| Shared activity | |||||||||||
| 9 | Some couples like to spend their free time doing things together, whereas others like to do different things in their free time. Do you like to spend free time doing things together, or doing things separately? (1 = different/separate things, 2 = some together, some different, and 3 = together) | 2.35 | 0.70 | 1,897 | 2.39 | 0.68 | 949 | 2.32 | 0.72 | 948 | |
| 10 | How often have you and your partner shared caring touch, such as a hug, sitting or lying cuddled up, a neck rub or holding hands? (from 1 = never to 7 = many times a day) | 4.71 | 1.87 | 1,627 | 4.68 | 1.81 | 820 | 4.75 | 1.92 | 807 | |
| 11 | In the last month, how often did you sleep in the same bed with your spouse or romantic partner? (from 1 = never to 6 = all the time) | 4.12 | 1.56 | 1,587 | 4.13 | 1.56 | 806 | 4.11 | 1.56 | 781 | |
| 12 | During the last 12 months, about how often did you have sex with current spouse or partner? (1 = none at all, 2 = once a month or less, 3 = 2–3 times a month, 4 = once or twice a week, 5 = 3–6 times a week, and 6 = once a day or more) | 2.27 | 1.35 | 1,725 | 2.29 | 1.33 | 851 | 2.24 | 1.37 | 874 | |
| 13 | When your partner wants to have sex with you, how often do you agree? (from 1 = never to 5 = always, 0 = if volunteered: my partner has not wanted to have sex with me in the past 12 months) | 4.52 | 2.10 | 1,770 | 4.67 | 2.17 | 873 | 4.38** | 2.01 | 897 | |
Notes. aSurvey-adjusted and weighted to account for the probability of selection, with poststratification adjustments for nonresponse.
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001 (Wald tests using design-based SE).