UC study: same-sex couples less likely to divorce [View all]

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A University of California study indicates same-sex couples are less likely to separate or divorce than opposite-sex couples.

From the article:

The data showed that in New Hampshire and Vermont, 5.4% and 3.6% of marriages were terminated across the first four years of marriage equality.

While these numbers seems high, it corresponds to an annual relationship termination rate of 1.1% – which is just over half the comparable mixed-sex divorce rate of 2%.

Interestingly, terminations of civil unions and domestic partnerships were slightly higher at 1.7% annually, but separations are still lower than for opposite-sex marriages.