- A quarter of Britons (27%) wrongly believe that, after living together for more than two years, unmarried couples have similar rights to married couples if they break up
- Nearly two in five British adults (37%) wrongly think it is true that unmarried couples who have lived together for more than two years benefit from what is known as a ‘common law marriage’
- More than four in five Britons (84%) agree that the government should take steps to ensure unmarried cohabitating couples are aware they do not have the same legal protection as married couples if they separate, or if one of them should die