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Ten questions on America's pro-marriage movement and the dramatic changes in the institution of marriage since the 1960s.
2. How many states have introduced covenant marriage laws to help strengthen marriage? | |
7 | |
19 | |
27 | |
36 | |
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3. How many births in the U.S. are out-of-wedlock? | |
One-third | |
One-fourth | |
One-half | |
One-fifth | |
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4. How many out-of-wedlock births in the United States are to couples who are living together, but are not married? | |
25% | |
35% | |
40% | |
50% | |
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5. Which one of the following industrialized countries has a higher out-of-wedlock birth rate than the U.S. rate of 33%? | |
Japan | |
Greece | |
Germany | |
United Kingdom | |
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6. What are the odds that a marriage started today in the U.S. will end in a divorce? | |
30% | |
45% | |
50% | |
55% | |
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7. In terms of divorce rates, how does Oklahoma rank compared to other states? (Note: Oklahoma was a focus in FRONTLINE's report "Let's Get Married" because it has launched a $10 million initiative to strengthen marriages and reduce the divorce rate.) | |
Second | |
Third | |
Fifth | |
Eighth | |
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8. In the U.S. what has been the percentage decline since 1950 in the marriage rate of unmarried women between the ages of 15 and 44? | |
Over 40% | |
Over 35% | |
Over 50% | |
Over 60% | |
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9. Half of those who remarry after a divorce from a first marriage do so within: | |
A year and a half | |
Three years | |
Five years | |
Seven years | |
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10. Which of the following is not true? | |
Puerto Rican couples who have children out of wedlock are more likely to be living together than white or black couples who have children out of wedlock. | |
70% of African-American children are born out of wedlock. | |
Debate continues among social scientists and policy experts on whether having parents who are married is important to a child's well being. | |
The majority of U.S. children today will live either in a single-parent household or a step-parent household during some point in their childhood. | |
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