Journal of Global Research in Education and Social Science

The purpose of the study was to determine the implication of how socio-demographic characteristics on marital stability in marriages. The Township has got averagely 4,019 spouses where the researchers sampled 200 spouses through stratified random sampling. This was due to limited time and the vast majority of the households which prompted the researcher sample of 5% of the total population   according to Gay [1] who says this is a good representative sample for the target population for populations that are between 4001 to 10, 000 to ensure homogeneity, size and accuracy. The researcher utilized both qualitative and qualitative approaches approximately where descriptive, statistical and exploratory styles were be used. All in all the design used was triangulation which enriched the information received. The Study obtained data from the field using a questionnaire as the main instrument. Self -administered questionnaires were used to collect information from spouses on personal data under study. Closed  ended  questions  were  be used  because  they were faster  to  code  and   score   for  analysis thus  consistency  of responses  across  the  respondents. Open ended  questions were  be used  to give  respondents an open  room  to give  their  views  of  the  phenomenon under  study. The results of the study are discussed and presented accordingly.