Research and Statistics

Family scholars have a long history of studying marriage. They have looked at what makes a good couple relationship and the effects of marriage and divorce. They also gather statistics that tell us how many people are marrying, divorcing, and raising children. In this section, we present research summaries and information about studies in this field. We also have statistics that tell us the latest trends on marriage and families.

Recent Research: This section of the website provides references to some of the newest, thought provoking and publicized research and reports pertaining to Healthy Marriages.
Research by Topic: This section of the website includes bibliographies of seminal and on-going works that address aspects of a singular topic within the field, like non-martial childbearing or historical changes in the institution of marriage.
Research Resources: This section of the website contains research fact sheets that provide a clear and simplified breakdown of a specific marriage related issue or topic. Research syntheses analyze a body of research around a topic or issue, identify consistent findings and indicate important gaps in the current state of knowledge.
Marriage Statistics: This section of the website includes resources on the collection, reporting and analyzing of marriage statistics.
Divorce Statistics: This section of the website includes resources on the collection, reporting and analyzing of divorce-related statistics.
Relationship and Family Statistics: This section of the website includes resources on the collection, reporting and analyzing of family and relationship statistics.
Cultural Impacts on Marriage and Relationships: This section of the website includes information on how culture influences and impacts healthy marriages.
National Research Studies: This section includes information on nation-wide studies, including Federal studies done by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and other National Studies, such as State of Our Unions, and a National Fatherhood Initiative study.
State and Local Research Studies: This section of the website includes baseline surveys of several states, including Florida, Okalahoma and Utah.
Professional Organizations: This section of the website contains information on various American and International professional organizations that either focus on marriage and family research or have a large number of members that do.
Research Advisory Groups: This section of the site includes information on some of the more prominent healthy marriage research advisory groups.