Most Are Faithful to Spouse, Survey Finds

NEW YORK — 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.