Does Premarital Education Make a Difference?

• Nearly one-third (31%) of currently married individuals reported some sort of premarital education experience.
• The percentage of individuals who received premarital education has increased from 22% in the 1960s, to 32% in the 1980s, and 44% in the recent period.
• Premarital education is associated with roughly a 30% decline in the odds of divorce for the couple.
• The amount of time a couple spends in premarital education positively affects the couple’s relationship. The longer a couple spent in premarital education (up to 10 hours, and 20 hours respectively), marital conflict decreased, and marital satisfaction increased.
• Individuals who participated in premarital education reported a higher level of marital satisfaction then couples who did not participate in premarital education.