The States of Marriage and Divorce
The proportion of Americans who are currently married has been diminishing for decades and is lower than it has been in at least half a century.
Overview A clear majority of Americans (57%) favors allowing gay and lesbian couples to enter into legal agreements with each other that would give them many of the same rights as married couples, a status commonly known as civil unions. This finding marks a slight uptick in support for civil unions and appears to continue […]
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