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Survey to gauge ideas on marriage
Survey to gauge ideas on marriage
The results from the University of Florida's study will guide Gov. Bush's plans to lower the state's divorce rate. WEST PALM BEACH - (AP) -- A new survey will ask Floridians about their morals, views on marriage and whether the state should start programs to promote it. University of Florida researchers, who received $157,000 from the state to conduct the research, said the Florida survey will provide the most complete picture of Florida's families to date. The results, due to the Department of Children & Families in December, will guide plans for Gov. Jeb Bush's statewide initiative to strengthen families and reduce the divorce rate. Researchers plan to get answers to the 20-minute questionnaire from 6,000 residents. They have already polled more than 3,000 people. Any Florida resident over 18 can get a call, though researchers are focusing on welfare recipients and residents of South Florida, Orlando, Jacksonville and the Tampa Bay region. Benjamin Karney, the UF psychology associate professor who designed the survey, said it was developed to peek inside Floridians' homes. 'It will allow us to see what kind of people say `I'm happy with my relationship,' and what kind of people say 'I'm not happy,' '' Karney said. The survey will attempt to see how many residents stick to traditional values. Some questions ask whether ''the important decisions in the family should be made by the man of the house,'' and if ``it is better for a family if the man earns a living and the woman takes care of the home.'' The study will also ask about living together and sex before marriage, and if single mothers can do as well for their children as married couples. If parents are fighting, the survey asks if it is better for the children that the parents divorce. The survey resembles one conducted in Oklahoma, the first state to develop a large-scale program to encourage lasting marriage. Leaders there incorporated the survey results into marriage classes. Before coming to Florida last year, DCF Secretary Jerry Regier led Oklahoma's faith-based initiatives office and the state's marriage program. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald...te/6798033.htm |
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