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Temple-Sealed LDS Marriages: Divorce in the Low 20s% vs ~50% National

Low 20s% divorce rate vs ~50% national average

Source: BYU Studies 2023, Cranney & Coates, B.H. Roberts Survey (n=3,865)

The 2023 B.H. Roberts Current and Former LDS Survey (n=3,865), analyzed by Cranney and Coates, found that temple-sealed LDS marriages have a lifetime divorce rate in the low 20s percent.

This is roughly three times lower than the approximately 50% national divorce rate. The data was published in BYU Studies Quarterly.

Temple-Sealed LDS Marriages: Divorce in the Low 20s% vs ~50% National

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