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Infidelity Statistics

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Infidelity Statistics:

We do not know how honestly respondents are to questions about infidelity, so, what we can learn from such statistics is limited. Keeping those limitations in mind, here are some infidelity statistics I came up with due to resent research on the subject.

Have you ever cheated:
  • Yes: 41%
  • No: 59%
Have you ever been cheated on:
  • Yes: 68%
  • No: 32%
Would you be unfaithful if you knew you wouldn't be caught:
  • Yes: 8%
  • No: 92%
Husbands who admit to cheating on their spouse:
  • 1 in 20 or 5%
Wives who admit to cheating on their spouse:
  • 1 in 22 or 4.55%
Number of men who take off their rings when they go out without the spouse:
  • 1 out of every 3
Percentage of cheating men who are caught:
  • 80%
Percentage of marriages that stay together after infidelity:
  • 64%
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