An American study found that men of high status - in Russian terms "men of resources" - are more likely to cheat in marriage, as status is often seen as an attractive attribute and usually comes with more opportunities (especially money) for extramarital affairs. In the same stratum of resource families, women cheat half as often as men.
But for women it is the opposite. In poor (especially) and middle-income families, women cheat more often than men. Sociologists give a simple explanation: there is no great loss for a woman if her marriage in a poor family breaks down.
Working women are also more likely to cheat than working men. But unemployed men cheat even a little more, just like resourceful men.
A lot of money and a lot of free time are the main predictors of male infidelity.
(Women who stay at home to take care of the children and run the household are the least likely to cheat, with 8% reporting cheating, compared to 16% of women who work for pay. Similar data for men in this group were not available in the study due to the limited sample size).
The USA, as we know, is a more conservative society in terms of family than in Europe and especially in Russia. Therefore, these observations on the level of infidelity in different strata are probably even higher in our country (both among wealthy men and among women from poor families and the middle class).
N. on. The most conservative stratum in terms of family principles is the upper middle class. These are usually men and women and those who spend the most time at work - "there is no time and energy for sexual relations on the side".