Results of the Marriage Counseling Survey

Last week I posted a survey asking people about their experience with couples counseling. Here is a summary of the results. Note that percentages were rounded off, so some tables may not add up to 100%.

Gender

Male	28.6%
Female	71.4%

Age Range

under 20	0%
20s	0%
30s	57%
40s	0%
50s	14%
60s	29%
70s	0%
80 or over	0%

Which best describes your relationship?
100% were in a heterosexual marriage or domestic partnership.

Percent having had some kind of couples counseling/therapy

Yes	71%
No	29%

Types of counseling
Note: Several options were listed, but only two types had been used by respondents. Percentage here is percentage of those who had tried counseling.

Couple counseling with a religious or spiritual practitioner	20%
Couple counseling with a licensed practitioner	80%

Results
Percentage here is percentage of those who had tried counseling.

Saved our relationship	80%
Helped a lot	0%
Helped some	20%
No difference	0%
A little worse	0%
A lot worse	0%
Ruined the relationship	0%

How long had you been married/committed when you went to counseling?
Percentage of those who had tried counseling.

under 1 year	0%
1-5 yrs	20%
6-10 yrs	20%
11-15 yrs	0%
16-20 yrs	20%
over 20 yrs	40%

How long have you been married/committed now?

under 1 year	0%
1-5 yrs	15%
6-10 yrs	43%
11-15 yrs	0%
16-20 yrs	0%
over 20 yrs	42%
no longer together	0%

If you answered yes (we tried counseling), do you think you would ever do it again?

Yes	60%
No	0%
Maybe	40%

If you answered no (haven't tried counseling), to you intend to try counseling soon?

Definitely	0%
Probably	0%
Not sure	50%
Probably not	50%
Definitely not	0%

My next post will include some additional discussion of this survey.