For Women
Researchers have found many benefits for women who are in healthy marriages, compared to unhealthy marriages, including the following:
- More satisfying relationship
- Emotionally healthier
- Physically healther
- Wealthier
- Less likely to be victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or other violent crimes
- Less likely to attempt or commit suicide
- Decrease risk of drug and alcohol abuse
- Less likely to contract STD’s
- Less likely to remain or end up in poverty
- Have better relationships with their children
For Men
Researchers have found many benefits for men who are in healthy marriages, compared to unhealthy marriages, including the following:
- Live longer
- Physically healthier
- Wealthier
- Increase in the stability of employment
- Higher wages
- Emotionally healthier
- Decrease risk of drug and alcohol abuse
- Have better relationships with their children
- More satisfying sexual relationship
- Less likely to commit violent crimes
- Less likely to contract STD’s
- Less likely to attempt or commit suicide
For Communities
Researchers have found many benefits for communities when they have a higher percentage of couples in healthy marriages, compared to unhealthy marriages, including the following:
- Higher rates of physically healthy citizens
- Higher rates of emotionally healthy citizens
- Higher rates of educated citizens
- Lower domestic violence rates
- Lower crime statistics
- Lower teen age pregnancy rates
- Lower rates of juvenile delinquency
- Higher rates of home ownership
- Lower rates of migration
- Higher property values
- Decreased need for social services
[Source: Why Marriage Matters: 21 Conclusions from the Social Sciences, Institute for American Values, 2002.]
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