Most Are Faithful to Spouse, Survey Finds
Romantics, take heart! There’s an epidemic of marital fidelity in America.
Nine out of 10 people said they have never been unfaithful to their spouses, and 80% said they would marry the same person again--at least that’s what they claimed in a Gallup Poll released Monday.
Pollsters contacted 657 randomly selected married men and women in a nationwide telephone survey before Christmas. The margin of error was plus or minus 4 percentage points.
The survey found so much bliss in America that 10% of the respondents agreed strongly their spouse is sometimes “like a god” to them. Eighteen percent of the women agreed at least somewhat with the statement--and 37% of the men.
Other findings:
--Sixty-four percent said their marriage was “very happy.”
--Three out of four said their spouse is their best friend.
--Eighty-one percent of the men and 72% of the women strongly believe their spouse is good looking.
--Eighty-two percent believe their spouse is good with children, and 63% strongly disagree that children take the fun out of marriage.
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