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Fairs Extramarital Affairs Data
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About
This dataset, known as Fair's Extramarital Affairs Data, comprises cross-section data from a survey on infidelity and marital satisfaction. It was originally conducted by Psychology Today in 1969, offering insights into various aspects of personal relationships and social behaviours from that era.
Columns
- affairs: Records the frequency of extramarital sexual intercourse over the past year. Coded as 0 for none, 1 for once, 2 for twice, 3 for three times, 7 for 4–10 times, and 12 for monthly, weekly, or daily.
- gender: Indicates the gender of the survey participant, categorised as female or male.
- age: Represents the participant's age in years, with specific age ranges coded (e.g., 17.5 for under 20, 22 for 20–24, up to 57 for 55 or over).
- yearsmarried: Details the number of years the participant has been married, using coded ranges (e.g., 0.125 for 3 months or less, 1.5 for 1–2 years, up to 15 for 12 or more years).
- children: A Boolean factor indicating whether children are present in the marriage (true or false).
- religiousness: Measures the participant's level of religiousness, coded from 1 (anti) to 5 (very).
- education: Specifies the participant's education level, with codes ranging from 9 (grade school) to 20 (Ph.D., M.D., or other advanced degree).
- occupation: Denotes the participant's occupation based on the Hollingshead classification (reverse numbering).
- rating: Reflects the participant's self-rating of their marriage, coded from 1 (very unhappy) to 5 (very happy).
Distribution
The dataset is provided as a CSV file named
Affairs.csv, with a size of 22.55 kB. It contains 10 columns and 601 valid records across all variables.Usage
This dataset is ideal for academic research, sociological studies, and psychological analysis of marital dynamics, infidelity, and societal norms from the late 1960s. It can be used for statistical modelling of factors influencing marital satisfaction and extra-marital affairs, as well as for exploring correlations between demographic variables and relationship outcomes.
Coverage
The data was collected from a cross-section survey conducted in 1969. It covers various demographics including age, gender, years married, presence of children, religiousness, education level, and occupation. The geographic scope is not explicitly defined in the source materials, but the survey was conducted by Psychology Today.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
This dataset is particularly useful for researchers, academics, and students in fields such as psychology, sociology, statistics, and behavioural economics. Data scientists and analysts interested in historical social data or human relationship dynamics will also find this dataset valuable for their studies and projects.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Fair's Extramarital Affairs Data
- 1969 Marital Satisfaction Survey
- Psychology Today Infidelity Study
- Fair's Affairs: Marriage and Infidelity
- Human Relationships 1960s Survey
Attributes
Original Data Source: Fairs Extramarital Affairs Data
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