Useful statistics relating to marriage.
Family Stability and Children [1]
By the time the children studied were 15 years old – 93% of those still living with both parents, had married parents.
Which couples stay together? [2]
This study of children 14 – 15 years old, showed that 76% of parents who married before having children were still together by this time, compared to 31% of cohabiting parents. Marriage after the birth of children still increased the likelihood of the couple remaining together to 44%.
- http://marriagefoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Establishing-the-facts-about-family-breakdown-1.pdf
- http://marriagefoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pdf-09.pdf
