25% of Americans snoop on their partner's finances – and women are more ...

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Some 25 percent of Americans admit to snooping on their partner's finances – and women are more likely than men to be nosy.

One-in-five (20 percent) men and 29 percent of women say they have investigated their significant other's spending, according to the survey of 1,069 people by AreaVibes, an apartment listing website.

More than half (51 percent) of those who snoop say they do so to make sure their partner isn't overspending, while 26 percent were 'just curious.' An additional 9 percent said they were motivated by a partner's bad credit score and just wanted to make sure they 'were on the right track,' while 7 percent were suspicious their partner was being unfaithful.

The most common form of snooping is secretly reviewing bank accounts online, with 56 percent of men and 57 percent of women admitting they've done this, followed by looking at bank statements (36 percent of men and 37 percent of women).

Americans may have good reason to pry – 41 percent say they have kept spending secret from their

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