This statistic shows the results of a 2010 survey on reasons to marry in the United States, sorted by marital status. As of 2010, 93 percent of the married respondents considered love the most important reason, whereas this accounted for 84 percent of the unmarried respondents.
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Pew Research Center. (November 18, 2010). In your opinion, what are very important reasons to marry? (by marital status, 2010)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/247136/us-respondents-opinions-on-reasons-to-marry-by-marital-status/
Pew Research Center. "In your opinion, what are very important reasons to marry? (by marital status, 2010)*." Chart. November 18, 2010. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/247136/us-respondents-opinions-on-reasons-to-marry-by-marital-status/
Pew Research Center. (2010). In your opinion, what are very important reasons to marry? (by marital status, 2010)*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/247136/us-respondents-opinions-on-reasons-to-marry-by-marital-status/
Pew Research Center. "In Your Opinion, What Are Very Important Reasons to Marry? (by Marital Status, 2010)*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 Nov 2010, /statistics/247136/us-respondents-opinions-on-reasons-to-marry-by-marital-status/
Pew Research Center, In your opinion, what are very important reasons to marry? (by marital status, 2010)* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/247136/us-respondents-opinions-on-reasons-to-marry-by-marital-status/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
In your opinion, what are very important reasons to marry? (by marital status, 2010)* [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 18, 2010. [Online]. Available: /statistics/247136/us-respondents-opinions-on-reasons-to-marry-by-marital-status/
