Couple Checkup and Date Nights - Prepare-Enrich

Couples who Participated
The Couple Checkup gathered data on each of the 2,182 couples who
opened an account to take the online inventory. Most of the couples who
participated were married (81%), but 7% were engaged couples and 12%
were dating couples. The majority of married couples were in their first
marriage (76%), but approximately 24% had been married before. People
ranged in age from 21 to over 70, with the average age falling between 30
and 40. Most of the people assessed were Protestant (75%), but some were
Catholic (8%) and Jewish (1%). Participants were primarily Caucasian (81%),
followed by Hispanic/Latino (9%), African-American (4%), Asian-American
(1%). About one third (28%) of the couples had been married from 1 to 5
years, while another third (32%) were married for 16 or more years. Most
couples reported they had children (79%); with 35% raising children in a
stepfamily. (See Appendix C for more detailed demographic information.)
* Over 3,500 people registered to take the Couple Checkup at www.
takethecheckup.com. However, of these, 1,400 did not open a Couple
Checkup account, the first step to taking the assessment. It is surmised
that they did not have their receipt with the free voucher code. Halfway
through the month, the voucher code was made available online to aid the
establishment of accounts. Of the 2,182 people who opened an account,
1,482 actually completed the Couple Checkup within eight weeks. (Often
one partner takes the assessment, but the other partner lags behind
in taking it.) Of that number, 185 couples were dating, and another 96
couples were engaged. The research findings relate to the 1,201 married
couples who completed the Couple Checkup.
Pre-test Evaluation
The Couple Checkup created a Group Summary Report that describes the
types of couples registered. Only the 1201 married couples who completed
the Couple Checkup were included in the pretest group. The scales in the
Couple Checkup provide a valid and reliable measure of baseline marital
health.
Outcome Evaluation
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