LATEST INFIDELITY STATISTICS IN THE USA
By Divorce Statistics
Statistics on Infidelity Rate and More:
- Surveys show that 22% of married men have committed an adulterous act at least once in their life
- 14 percent of married women have had affairs at least once during their married lives
- It is in the younger generation where these values are considerably higher and the numbers of both sexes are closer together
- The percentage of men and women who admit to having an affair with a co-worker is 36%
- The percentage of men and women who admit to infidelity on business trips is 36%
- The percentage of men and women who admit to infidelity (emotional or physical) with a brother-in-law or sister-in-law is 17%
- 30% of the married women knew of their spouse’s infidelity, while for married men the number is higher and it stands at 46%
- 90% of American believes it is morally wrong to commit an adulterous act only 61% would like to see it punished as any other crime
- In the United States, 17% of all the divorces that occur are due to adultery on the part of either or both the parties
- While a large number of divorces are caused by extramarital affairs most of them do not end in remarriage between the parties involved in the affair
- 36% of the people admit to having an affair with a co-worker, with whom they usually spend more time with than their spouses
- 36 % percentage of people admits to having had an affair on a business trip
- Statistics say that nearly 85% of the women are right when they think their partner is cheating on them while for men it is around 50%
- 2% to 3% of all children are due to infidelity and shockingly most of these children are unknowingly raised by men who are not their biological fathers
- 70 percent of married women and 54 percent of married men did not know of their spouses’ extramarital activity
- Men are more likely than women to have a sexual affair, regardless of whether or not they are in a marriAge or unmarried relationship
Why the rate is getting higher?
- Due to women entering the work force, there is a rise in cases of office romances and eventually rise in infidelity rate.
- Internet and its increasing popularity have made it easier for people to engage in infidelity.
- Jealousy is such a fundamental, universal emotion that can compel people to have a relationship with someone else.
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