PUBLIC OPINION > Marriage Is Still Relevant
SodaHead News
2011/12/16 18:00:00
Marriage rates in the U.S. have been declining for some time now, but they've dropped significantly in just the last couple of years. Between 2009 and 2010, rates dropped 5%. Between 1960 and 2010, rates dropped from 72% to 51%. If the rates continued to drop through 2011, that means fewer than half of American adults are married. But is that a reflection of marriage, or of our culture? Have we outgrown the institution, or are we losing touch? We handed the question over to SodaHeads to see what they thought.
Marriage Rates in Steep Decline: Is Marriage Outdated?
76% Still Have Faith in Marriage
Despite the harrowing statistics, most respondents still think the institution of marriage is relevant today. Just because marriage rates are declining doesn't mean marriage is any less important. Maybe it says more about our culture than marriage itself. The Top Opinion read, "Marriage will never be outdated. People are just less committed and that is obvious in practically every walk of life." That could very well be the case. But just to be sure, let's break it down.
Post-Marital Progressives
There were only two demographics that showed a severe mistrust of marriage, and progressives were one of them, with just 38% of them backing the institution. Even liberal voters had more faith than that -- 27% more. Conservatives showed the most support (94%).
Atheists Against Marriage
The only other large group that sided against marriage was atheists. They weren't as adamant as progressives, but only 43% felt marriage was still relevant. Agnostics actually showed quite a bit of support (77%), and Christians were way up there with conservatives.
Singles Are Skeptical
The last demographic we want to touch on is the most relevant: relationship status. Married voters, naturally, threw all of their weight into backing the institution (94%), but single voters showed some hesitation (71%). But the divorcee votes caught us by surprise; more than two-thirds of them still believe in marriage.
If you'd like to vote on this question, dig deeper into the demographics, or engage in existing discussion about the topic, visit our original poll about marriage rates. We'd love to hear from you!
Also my experience is based more then off my personal relationship but the many different relationships I have seen throughout friends and family.
Wage gap by department: http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2...
Bias against equally competent women: http://khufu.openlib.org/~tch...
Bias against working mothers: http://www.jstor.org/pss/10.1...
I don't think that those types of experiences would truly give you a feel for percentages. This is what statistics are for.
http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba392
I could read the last part (sort of). Are you stupid? The system has everything to do with it.
The only reason men contacted you is because of your picture, if they knew up front what your personality was like they would reject you instantly, no matter what you look like.
Have you ever considered the common denominator is you?
As I said, gays are people too, and I don't think that we came up with the new meaning for the word, but if you prefer I will refer to us as 'homosexuals' henceforth.
This just shows how angry you are.
Men are scumbags, fine, okay. But seriously, you aren't doing yourself justice here. If you can laugh hysterically at idiots who fall for the 'beautiful' girl and ignore the 'ugly' one, than you should find it cynical and unjust without having to resort to hate. Hate and bitterness are ugly, don't fall to that category.
*thinks* Let me put it this way. I admire woman that do not depend on men and follow their own set of guidelines.
What you are doing is not being 'clear and precise' and thereby being called a bitch. (sorry for the use of this word) What you're saying clearly shows you think yourself as one, therefore coming off as one.
Men can come of as being idiotic morons but not all of them are. The same with women, some are and some are not.
You say you see it 'EVERYWHERE' but I have to say that you are generalizing and it is there that you lose me.
Not all men rape and call women stupid, insane or crazy. I'm pretty young and ignorant but believe me, I've seen some crappy stuff and yet, I don't think that ALL are like that.
Nah, that's just being criticizer and contemptuous.
Double standards exist... but if what you're saying is right, wouldn't it make ALL women either meek or cold bitches?