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"title": "Table 3.6 Family Member Marrying Atheist, Born-Again"
"description": "QC28e/f: How do you think you would react if a member of your immediate family told you they were going to marry… These questions are discussed in Section 3 of the report. Atheist “Born again” Christian Happy % Unhappy % Wouldn’t matter/DK % Happy % Unhappy % Wouldn’t matter/DK % (N) TOTAL 4 49 47 […]"
"date": "2014-06-12"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Pew Research Center"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2014/06/12/family-member-marrying-atheist-born-again/"
---

# Table 3.6 Family Member Marrying Atheist, Born-Again

QC28e/f: How do you think you would react if a member of your immediate family told you they were going to marry…

These questions are discussed in [Section 3](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2014/06/12/section-3-political-polarization-and-personal-life/#marrying-across-party-lines) of the report.

|  | Atheist | “Born again” Christian |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Happy % | Unhappy % | Wouldn’t matter/DK % | Happy % | Unhappy % | Wouldn’t matter/DK % | (N) |
|  |
| TOTAL | 4 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 9 | 59 | 3,335 |
| **PARTY WITH LEANERS** |
| Rep/Rep lean | 2 | 59 | 38 | 42 | 5 | 53 | 1,391 |
| Dem/Dem lean | 6 | 41 | 54 | 25 | 13 | 62 | 1,568 |
| **PARTY ID** |
| Republican | 2 | 67 | 30 | 51 | 5 | 43 | 779 |
| Democrat | 5 | 45 | 50 | 30 | 12 | 58 | 1,036 |
| Independent | 5 | 42 | 53 | 25 | 9 | 66 | 1,341 |
| Lean Republican | 3 | 50 | 48 | 30 | 5 | 65 | 612 |
| Lean Democrat | 6 | 34 | 60 | 17 | 14 | 68 | 532 |
| **IDEOLOGICAL CONSISTENCY** |
| Consistently conservative | 2 | 73 | 24 | 57 | 3 | 40 | 366 |
| Mostly conservative | 3 | 58 | 39 | 42 | 6 | 52 | 656 |
| Mixed | 3 | 51 | 46 | 31 | 6 | 63 | 1,163 |
| Mostly liberal | 5 | 41 | 54 | 26 | 9 | 65 | 659 |
| Consistently liberal | 10 | 24 | 66 | 16 | 27 | 57 | 491 |
| **SEX** |
| Men | 5 | 43 | 51 | 31 | 9 | 61 | 1,680 |
| Women | 3 | 54 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 57 | 1,655 |
| **AGE** |
| 18-49 | 6 | 42 | 52 | 28 | 8 | 63 | 1,319 |
| 50+ | 3 | 57 | 41 | 37 | 10 | 53 | 1,963 |
| **DETAILED AGE** |
| 18-29 | 6 | 35 | 59 | 25 | 8 | 67 | 447 |
| 30-49 | 6 | 46 | 48 | 31 | 9 | 61 | 872 |
| 50-64 | 3 | 52 | 45 | 34 | 10 | 56 | 957 |
| 65+ | 2 | 64 | 34 | 42 | 10 | 48 | 1,006 |
| **SEX BY AGE** |
| Men 18-49 | 7 | 37 | 56 | 27 | 9 | 64 | 723 |
| Men 50+ | 3 | 51 | 46 | 35 | 9 | 56 | 938 |
| Women 18-49 | 5 | 46 | 49 | 29 | 8 | 63 | 596 |
| Women 50+ | 2 | 62 | 36 | 39 | 11 | 50 | 1,025 |
| **RACE** |
| White, non-Hispanic | 4 | 47 | 49 | 31 | 10 | 58 | 2,398 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 4 | 61 | 35 | 45 | 4 | 51 | 337 |
| Hispanic | 4 | 49 | 48 | 27 | 7 | 66 | 299 |
| **EDUCATION** |
| College grad+ | 6 | 41 | 53 | 25 | 17 | 58 | 1,351 |
| Post grad | 7 | 40 | 54 | 22 | 21 | 56 | 480 |
| College grad | 6 | 42 | 52 | 26 | 15 | 58 | 871 |
| Some college | 4 | 46 | 50 | 32 | 7 | 62 | 946 |
| HS or less | 4 | 55 | 41 | 37 | 5 | 57 | 1,023 |
| **FAMILY INCOME** |
| $75,000+ | 5 | 44 | 51 | 28 | 15 | 57 | 994 |
| $30,000-$74,999 | 4 | 48 | 48 | 32 | 7 | 61 | 1,071 |
| \<$30,000 | 4 | 53 | 44 | 36 | 7 | 58 | 911 |
| **RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE** |
| Total Protestant | 3 | 64 | 34 | 50 | 3 | 47 | 1,694 |
| White NH evang. Prot. | 3 | 77 | 20 | 70 | 1 | 29 | 656 |
| White NH mainline Prot. | 2 | 46 | 52 | 23 | 7 | 70 | 568 |
| Total Catholic | 2 | 55 | 43 | 20 | 10 | 70 | 658 |
| White NH Cath. | 1 | 56 | 43 | 20 | 11 | 69 | 467 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 13 | 77 | 9 | 17 | 74 | 616 |
| **ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES** |
| Weekly or more | 3 | 73 | 24 | 54 | 6 | 40 | 1,264 |
| Less than weekly | 5 | 35 | 59 | 21 | 11 | 69 | 2,041 |
| **REGION** |
| Northeast | 5 | 41 | 53 | 21 | 13 | 66 | 598 |
| Midwest | 4 | 49 | 47 | 34 | 8 | 58 | 712 |
| South | 4 | 56 | 40 | 40 | 7 | 53 | 1,266 |
| West | 4 | 41 | 54 | 26 | 10 | 64 | 759 |
| **AMONG REP/LEAN REP** |
| Men | 2 | 56 | 42 | 40 | 5 | 55 | 763 |
| Women | 2 | 63 | 34 | 43 | 5 | 52 | 628 |
| 18-29 | 5 | 40 | 55 | 32 | 5 | 63 | 149 |
| 30-49 | 2 | 57 | 41 | 40 | 5 | 55 | 331 |
| 50-64 | 2 | 64 | 35 | 44 | 5 | 51 | 394 |
| 65+ | 2 | 73 | 25 | 49 | 6 | 45 | 495 |
| Agree with Tea Party | 2 | 65 | 32 | 48 | 3 | 49 | 584 |
| Disagree/No opinion | 3 | 56 | 42 | 38 | 6 | 56 | 767 |
| **AMONG DEM/LEAN DEM** |
| Men | 8 | 33 | 59 | 22 | 12 | 66 | 722 |
| Women | 4 | 47 | 49 | 28 | 14 | 58 | 846 |
| 18-29 | 8 | 32 | 60 | 18 | 11 | 70 | 233 |
| 30-49 | 6 | 39 | 54 | 23 | 12 | 65 | 452 |
| 50-64 | 4 | 42 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 57 | 446 |
| 65+ | 4 | 54 | 43 | 36 | 15 | 49 | 420 |
| **AMONG WHITES** |
| Men | 5 | 42 | 52 | 30 | 10 | 60 | 1,182 |
| Women | 4 | 51 | 45 | 32 | 11 | 57 | 1,216 |
| 18-29 | 9 | 26 | 65 | 20 | 11 | 69 | 213 |
| 30-49 | 6 | 44 | 50 | 32 | 10 | 58 | 593 |
| 50-64 | 1 | 50 | 49 | 30 | 11 | 59 | 700 |
| 65+ | 2 | 63 | 34 | 42 | 10 | 49 | 857 |
| College grad | 6 | 40 | 54 | 24 | 19 | 57 | 1,046 |
| Some college or less | 4 | 50 | 46 | 34 | 7 | 59 | 1,349 |
| College grad men | 7 | 38 | 55 | 25 | 19 | 56 | 546 |
| College grad women | 5 | 42 | 53 | 23 | 19 | 58 | 500 |
| Some col or less men | 5 | 44 | 51 | 32 | 7 | 61 | 634 |
| Some col or less women | 3 | 55 | 42 | 37 | 7 | 56 | 715 |
| $75,000+ | 5 | 44 | 51 | 26 | 16 | 58 | 798 |
| $30,000-$74,999 | 5 | 46 | 49 | 31 | 8 | 61 | 782 |
| \<$30,000 | 4 | 50 | 46 | 36 | 8 | 56 | 549 |

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**Next:** [Table 3.7 Family Member Marrying Someone of Different Race, From Outside U.S.](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2014/06/12/family-member-marrying-someone-of-a-different-race-from-outside-us/markdown)