1. In the United States and in the UK, couples who live together are at a greater risk for divorce than non-cohabiting couples. (Durex Survey (2003) Highlights)
2. Americans appear to have the most sex at 132 times a year, with the Russians close behind at 122 times a year, the French at 121, and the Greeks at 115.
3. Couples living together report having sex 146 times per year.
4. Married couples make love 98 times per year.
5. Single folks are having sex the least at 49 times a year.
6. 11 % of adults who have ever been married or cohabited have been unfaithful to their partner. (Treas & Giesen, 2000)
7. In a national study, 14% of people reported having used a sexually explicit website ever. (Buzzell, 2005)
8. There are nearly 93 million unmarried Americans over age 18, representing roughly 42% of the adult population. – U.S. Census Bureau. “America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2007.”
9. 3.0% of the unmarried population aged 18 and older are people of color and 77.0% are white. While a clear majority of the unmarried population is white, it is considerably more racially diverse, than the married population. - U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS), 2007.
10. There are more than 56 million American adults, who have always been single, representing roughly 60% of the adult unmarried population. – U.S. Census Bureau. America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2007.”
11. 55% of different-sex cohabiters do marry within five years of moving in together. 40% break up within that same time period. About 10% remain in an unmarried relationship for five years or more. – Smock, Pamela. 2000. “Cohabitation in the United States.” Annual Review of Sociology.
Article research done by: St. Johns Downtown – A Call to Manhood (Men’s Ministry)
