Results: Marriage and Divorce
Published on 04/25/2024
According to the American Psychological Association, approximately 40-50% of first marriages end in divorce. The divorce rate for second marriages is even higher, with approximately 60-67% of second marriages ending in divorce.
After reaching a 40-year record low for two consecutive years (2020 and 2021 at 14.0 divorces per 1,000 married women), the divorce rate rose slightly in 2022 to 14.56 divorces per 1,000 married women.
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1.
1.
Are you married? Yes
51%
759 votes
No
49%
741 votes
2.
2.
How long have you been married? 1-3 years
3%
39 votes
3-7 years
3%
51 votes
7-10 years
2%
37 votes
10 or more years
46%
685 votes
Not Applicable
46%
688 votes
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3.
How many times have you been married? 1
48%
726 votes
2
17%
249 votes
3 or more
6%
83 votes
Not Applicable
29%
442 votes
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4.
Have you ever been divorced? Yes
32%
475 votes
No
68%
1025 votes
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5.
What do you think is the leading cause of divorce? Lack of communication
55%
821 votes
Cheating
43%
646 votes
financial problems
37%
561 votes
Other (please specify)
10%
147 votes
domestic abuse
22%
329 votes
substance abuse
17%
260 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.70% | 47 | |
| NA | 0.40% | 11 |
| None | 0.29% | 8 |
| n/a | 0.22% | 6 |
| Not applicable | 0.14% | 4 |
| all of the above | 0.11% | 3 |
| I don't know | 0.11% | 3 |
| mental illness | 0.07% | 2 |
| All above | 0.07% | 2 |
| Common decision | 0.04% | 1 |
| Top three problem areas causing divorce, money, sex and lack of commitment/communication problems. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Arranged marriage | 0.04% | 1 |
| lying | 0.04% | 1 |
| It's not always just 1 reason. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Could be all of the above depending on the marriage. | 0.04% | 1 |
| many reasons | 0.04% | 1 |
| If the God of the Bible is not in the center of it. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Anything and everything | 0.04% | 1 |
| Disabled and I could not work anymore | 0.04% | 1 |
| I married an idiot. | 0.04% | 1 |
| all or some of the above | 0.04% | 1 |
| a realization that couplehood is not for everyone | 0.04% | 1 |
| Lack of trust | 0.04% | 1 |
| All of the above plus many other reasons | 0.04% | 1 |
| all the above | 0.04% | 1 |
| Lies. Fabricating stories about family members, ie saying your uncle got eaten by cannibals in Papua, New Guinea and your Irish father lived on a kibbutz and CornPop was a bad dude for trying to protect little kids from child predators. | 0.04% | 1 |
| All of the above, some combined, some individual causes. Sometimes it is illness you can't fight! | 0.04% | 1 |
| marriage | 0.04% | 1 |
| disrespect, dismissiveness, generally nto really loving in the first palce | 0.04% | 1 |
| too young & immature | 0.04% | 1 |
| It varies. | 0.04% | 1 |
| there are actually 7 most common reasons for divorce. Child raising is one more. I can't remember the 7th. | 0.04% | 1 |
| It is different for every couple. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Not meeting needs | 0.04% | 1 |
| no idea | 0.04% | 1 |
| NEVER MARRIED | 0.04% | 1 |
| Lack of real love | 0.04% | 1 |
| sex issues | 0.04% | 1 |
| Dedication | 0.04% | 1 |
| Selfishness. Both have to work at being thoughtful and share. | 0.04% | 1 |
| no | 0.04% | 1 |
| difference in raising children | 0.04% | 1 |
| IDK | 0.04% | 1 |
| unfaithfulness | 0.04% | 1 |
| lack of respect for each other | 0.04% | 1 |
| I never married | 0.04% | 1 |
| Irreconcilable differences | 0.04% | 1 |
| loss of interest in each other | 0.04% | 1 |
| incompatibility | 0.04% | 1 |
| A combination of the above. In one form or another. | 0.04% | 1 |
| One partner expects the other partner to change more then they themselves are prepared to change. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Could be any of these. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Combination of above? I honestly have no clue. | 0.04% | 1 |
| dishonesty in general | 0.04% | 1 |
| lack of commitment and to overcome challenges in a marriage | 0.04% | 1 |
| All | 0.04% | 1 |
| no-fault divorce laws | 0.04% | 1 |
| Ggg | 0.04% | 1 |
| One or both having unrealistic expectations. | 0.04% | 1 |
| stupidity when marrying wrong woman | 0.04% | 1 |
| No respect, lying, emotional abuse; all while cheating | 0.04% | 1 |
| Not keeping Christ at the center of a marriage | 0.04% | 1 |
| Unsure | 0.04% | 1 |
| not divorced | 0.04% | 1 |
| Marriage Fraud | 0.04% | 1 |
| each situation is different and and combination of things | 0.04% | 1 |
| a bit of everything | 0.04% | 1 |
| combination of all the above | 0.04% | 1 |
| combination of all of the above | 0.04% | 1 |
| Foolish choices, such as marrying to enjoy the narcisistic rituals. | 0.04% | 1 |
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