family & marriage
family & marriage
Facts
The sanctity of marriage is at the center of today's culture war in America. Social conservatives see marriage being attacked by a disintegration of family values and by the advent of gay marriage. Others claim that marriage is making a bit of a comeback and that gay-marriages, rather than harming the santity of marriage, reinforce it.
General
How many Americans are married:
- 120.2 million Americans are married (2000) (54% of population 15 years +) (Census).
Percent of couples that are unmarried. Unmarried couples that live together (NORC) make up:
- 1997: 7% of all couples; 4.1% of all families
- 1990: 5.1% of all couples; 3.1% of all families
- 1980: 3.1% of all couples; 2% of all families
Same sex couples
Number of unmarried same sex couples living together in the US (Census):
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