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Yes
Yes
Under
Before Marriage
Move in Before You Marry
70% think cohabitation is a good idea
30% think it's a bad idea
No
You Might Regret It
Once You Put a Ring on It
Voters who were in a non-marital relationship
were gung-ho to set up house as soon as
they're ready, but those in married relationships
were hesitant. Single voters were... hopeful.
Yes
Yes
Single
In a Relationship
Generation Gap
Married
Even the oldest voters were all right
with cohabitation for the most part,
but there was a clear shift
Over 35
at about 35 years old,
where support dropped 21
Shack-Ups Stack
Young people's enthusiasm for cohabitation shows. Based on a PEW
Research report released this year, the percentage of people who live
with an unmarried partner has nearly
7%
doubled since 1995.
2010
2000
2005
1995
Risk of
Based on a 2002 survey of women
who had tried living with an
unmarried partner, one third said
the arrangement resulted in a
lasting marriage, while another
third say it ended in a pre-marital
break-up. Divorce was not
as common.
Still
Cohabiüng
Break-Up
Divorce
Marriage
SodaHead. 2011 (httpi/m.m.sadahead.oom/polV22879850
'PEW Research Center, 2011 (http://pewscciaItrendsorg/files/2011/06/pew•social•trends•cohabitaticn-06•2011 .pdf)
"Naticnal Swvey of Family Growth, 2005 (http:/Avww.cdc.goWnchs/data/series/sr_23/sr23_025.pdf)
Results taken from SodaHead.com on November 25, 2011.
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