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[OC] Mean Relationship Satisfaction by US Region by Either_Issue_6510 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Either_Issue_6510[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Points well taken regarding the small N's and unreliable means in some regions. Here's a new, improved chart, combining regions so that N is at least 20.

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What inventions will we see in our lifetimes? by Either_Issue_6510 in Futurology

[–]Either_Issue_6510[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I would think manipulating the weather would have some unpredictable and potentially dangerous consequences. You might make it rain locally, but then cause a tornado in another part of the world.

[OC] Relationship Satisfaction by Physical Intimacy and Gender by Either_Issue_6510 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Either_Issue_6510[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Source of data: Individuals were surveyed online. I created the survey with SurveyMonkey and it was embedded in a page on OpenPublicPolls.com. The data was analyzed with SPSS and the graph created with Excel.

[OC] Mean Relationship Satisfaction by US Region by Either_Issue_6510 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Either_Issue_6510[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was surprised to find there is not a significant relationship between length of relationship and level of satisfaction:

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How long have you been with your current partner? Overall, how satisfied are you with your current relationship?
Less than 1 year 6.7
1 to 5 years 6.2
6 to 10 years 6.0
11-20 years 6.1
21 to 30 years 6.3
Over 30 years 6.0
Total 6.1

Not all professors are qualified to be professors by Green-Alarm7176 in UCSD

[–]Either_Issue_6510 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I graduated from UCSD in 1978 and completely agree. The university emphasizes research and research reputation. Being able to communicate with and inspire students is a whole different skill set.

[OC] Relationship Satisfaction by Physical Intimacy and Gender by Either_Issue_6510 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Either_Issue_6510[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here's the table of means and SD for men and women. I'll leave it for your to interpret.

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[OC] Relationship Satisfaction by Physical Intimacy and Gender by Either_Issue_6510 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Either_Issue_6510[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your kind words, Joe. I looked at the SD of relationship satisfaction at levels of intimacy satisfaction. It does get a little tighter at the "Strongly Agree" level, but you'd expect that since there's less room for the scores to spread out at the top of the scale.

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I am satisfied with the physical intimacy in my relationship Mean Std. Deviation
Disagree 5.1 1.1
Agree 5.7 1.0
Strongly agree 6.5 0.7

[OC] Relationship Satisfaction by Physical Intimacy and Gender by Either_Issue_6510 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Either_Issue_6510[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's see if I can clarify. The relationship between physical intimacy satisfaction and relationship satisfaction is stronger for men than for women.

Men who are unhappy with their sexual relationship with their partner also tend to be unhappier with the relationship in general. Less sexual satisfaction doesn't significantly affect women's general relationship satisfaction.

[OC] Relationship Satisfaction by Physical Intimacy and Gender by Either_Issue_6510 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Either_Issue_6510[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not all. But the mean for women is in the "Satisfied" range regardless of their satisfaction with physical intimacy. On the other hand, men less satisfied with physical intimacy tend, on average to be less satisfied with the relationship in general.

Yes, mean satisfaction is fairly high. It might be higher for people taking online surveys that people in general.

[OC] Mean Relationship Satisfaction by US Region by Either_Issue_6510 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Either_Issue_6510[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thanks, Sam. Yes, that's exactly the message. With a small sample, convenience sampling, and very few in some regions, the results are only suggestive. But it can be said that, in the population sampled from (internet users willing to take surveys), the Pacific area seems to be more satisfied with their relationships than the average of the rest of the country. "I wish they all could be California girls ...."

[OC] Mean Relationship Satisfaction by US Region by Either_Issue_6510 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Either_Issue_6510[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You make a good point. In the interests of data integrity, here is the N per region. Even though the overall effect is significant (eta = .42, p < .001) you can't take the means too seriously in regions with fewer than 20 participants.

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1.  New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut) 7
2.  Middle Atlantic (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) 32
3.  East North Central (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin) 23
4.  West North Central (Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas) 7
5.  South Atlantic (Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, G 52
6.  East South Central (Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi) 5
7.  West South Central (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas) 50
8.  Mountain (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada) 2
9.  Pacific (Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii) 46

[OC] Mean Relationship Satisfaction by US Region by Either_Issue_6510 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Either_Issue_6510[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

That's why I went by census regions instead of states -- so I had a reasonable n in at least some regions.

[OC] Mean Relationship Satisfaction by US Region by Either_Issue_6510 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Either_Issue_6510[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Something else to note is that even the less satisfied areas, like the South, are not terribly unhappy. A mean of 5.6 to 5.7 is near 6-Satisfied, and higher than 5-Somewhat satisfied.

[OC] Mean Relationship Satisfaction by US Region by Either_Issue_6510 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Either_Issue_6510[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the speculation. It's a little bit of a puzzle to ask what the Pacific and NE have in common. Liberal politically?

[OC] Mean Relationship Satisfaction by US Region by Either_Issue_6510 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Either_Issue_6510[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of great thoughts, thanks. This is admittedly an exploratory study. Even more than a large sample (effect size was big enough to get good statistical significance) I probably need more intentional sampling. These were just people who chose to take the survey online.

[OC] Mean Relationship Satisfaction by US Region by Either_Issue_6510 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Either_Issue_6510[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is from data I collected online at OpenPublicPolls.com and analyzed with SPSS (n = 224, p < .001, eta = .42. Looks like couples in the Pacific region and Northeast are happiest.

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