This statistic shows the results of a survey in the United States in 2012 on the willingness to get married. Some 27 percent of respondents stated they did not want to get married.
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The survey was conducted among U.S. adults who have either never been married or are widowed, divorced or separated. The source does not specify the exact time period during which the survey was conducted.
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USA Today. (February 2, 2012). Do you want to get married? (United States, 2012) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243678/share-of-americans-who-want-to-get-married/
USA Today. "Do you want to get married? (United States, 2012)." Chart. February 2, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243678/share-of-americans-who-want-to-get-married/
USA Today. (2012). Do you want to get married? (United States, 2012). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243678/share-of-americans-who-want-to-get-married/
USA Today. "Do You Want to Get Married? (United States, 2012)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243678/share-of-americans-who-want-to-get-married/
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Do you want to get married? (United States, 2012) [Graph], USA Today, February 2, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243678/share-of-americans-who-want-to-get-married/
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