In a recent Gallup study, the findings show that an increase in the marriage rate would benefit the U.S. economy, due in large part to the fact that married couples spend more on average daily spending than members who fall into the following categories of “Single, never married,” “Divorced,” and “Domestic partnerships.” The study, evaluating 130,000 U.S. adults from January through September 2013, found that on average, married couples spent $102 daily, couples in domestic partnerships spent $98, divorced Americans spent $74, singles spent $67, and widows spent $62.