Most Are Faithful to Spouse, Survey Finds
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NEW YORK — Romantics, take heart! There’s an epidemic of marital fidelity in America.
Nine out of 10 people said they have never been unfaithful to their spouses, and 80% said they would marry the same person again--at least that’s what they claimed in a Gallup Poll released Monday.
Pollsters contacted 657 randomly selected married men and women in a nationwide telephone survey before Christmas. The margin of error was plus or minus 4 percentage points.
The survey found so much bliss in America that 10% of the respondents agreed strongly their spouse is sometimes “like a god” to them. Eighteen percent of the women agreed at least somewhat with the statement--and 37% of the men.
Other findings:
--Sixty-four percent said their marriage was “very happy.”
--Three out of four said their spouse is their best friend.
--Eighty-one percent of the men and 72% of the women strongly believe their spouse is good looking.
--Eighty-two percent believe their spouse is good with children, and 63% strongly disagree that children take the fun out of marriage.
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