SEX STATISTICS - Cohabitation/Premarital Sex

The following statistics are from The National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Familes, and can be found at www.nationalcoalition.org

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Cohabitation/Premarital Sex

• Half of unmarried men ages 20-29 said they would have sex without any interest in marriage.  Why Men Won't Commit: Exploring Young Men's Attitudes About Sex, Dating and Marriage, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead and David Popenoe.  The National Marriage Project, 2002.
• In the 1990's, more than half of the brides had already lived together with a boyfriend.  National Marriage Project: Cohabitation Report, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead and David Popenoe, 1999.
• 60 percent of adults believe it is ‘morally acceptable’ to cohabitate, while 50% of born-again Christians believe it is ‘morally acceptable’ to cohabitate.  Morality Continues to Decay. 
  Barna Research Group, 3 November, 2003.
• 42 percent of adults believe it is ‘morally acceptable’ to have a sexual relationship with someone of the opposite sex to whom you are not married.  Morality Continues to Decay.  Barna Research Group, 3 November, 2003.
• 36 percent of adults view sex between unmarried people morally wrong.  USA Today Snapshots, Julia Neyman and Bob Laird. 
  13 September, 2004.
• In 2003, 9.2 million men and women lived together in 4.6 million unmarried-partner households.  America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2003.  U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.  November 2004.
• 74 percent of men try to postpone sex if the relationship has long-term potential.  Why Men Won't Commit: Exploring Young Men's Attitudes About Sex, Dating and Marriage, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead and David Popenoe.  The National Marriage Project, 2002.
• More than 237,000 unmarried people in North Carolina live together, as do 4.9 million across the USA, according to the 2000 Census.  Sex and sensibilities.  USA Today, 17 May 2005.
• Studies show that children raised by cohabiting parents have more school and emotional problems.  Sex and sensibilities.  USA Today, 17 May 2005.
• A 2002 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 41% of American women aged 15 to 44 have, at some point, cohabited with a man.  Sex in the Body of Christ, Lauren F. Winner.  Christianity Today, May 2005.
• According to the 2000 census, the number of unmarried couples living together has increased tenfold between 1960 and 2000, and 72 percent between 1990 and 2000.  Sex in the Body of Christ, Lauren F. Winner.  Christianity Today, May 2005.