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Despite large changes in family structure and formation rates, the public maintains a strongly positive view about marriage and the family.

Three-quarters of adults say they are very satisfied with their family life; 19% are somewhat satisfied.

Among Americans who have ever lived with an unmarried partner, nearly two-thirds say they thought about it as a step toward marriage.

A plurality of Americans (43%) disapprove of gay and lesbian couples raising children, but that number has declined from 50% in 2007.

More than nine-in-ten married people say that love is a very important reason to marry while only about three-in-ten cite financial stability as an important factor. The data suggest otherwise.

Jobs remain the public’s primary economic concern, and given the pessimism about job availability, it’s not hard to see why.