Barna – Seventy-eight per cent of American adults get married at some point in their life, and among those who have been married, one out of three have been divorced at least once, according to a new study from The Barna Group.
An even higher proportion of born again Christians (84%) tie the knot, compared to 74% of people aligned with non-Christian faiths, and 65% of atheists and agnostics. Those with the lowest likelihood of divorcing are Catholics (28%), followed by evangelicals, Asians, and those who say they are conservative on social and political matters.
“Interviews with young adults suggest they want their initial marriage to last, but are not particularly optimistic about that possibility. There is also evidence that many young people are moving toward embracing the idea of serial marriage, in which a person gets married two or three times, seeking a different partner for each phase of their adult life,” said George Barna.
