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These Numbers Will Cheer You Up & Bring You Down... Single People
By Brian FairbanksJune 15th, 2010, 12:57 pmComments (3)
The Frisky has been running a series of statistical breakdowns of singles and marrieds, and I'm sure you won't be surprised to learn the marrieds have it way better in this country -- if you ignore the part about the high divorce rate, of course.
Here's a breakdown of the author's nine "shocking" facts about being single in America:
-There are 93 million singles here, making up 42% of the population
-47% male, 53% female
-40% divorced, 60% never married [Ed. Note: Folks, does it bug you if someone you're dating is divorced?]
-"9% of the married adult population is aged 18-29 years, compared to 34% of the unmarried adult population, while 3% of the married adult population is aged 80 years or over, compared to 7% of the unmarried adult population."
-your typical American is single for the majority of their existence
-80% of the Fortune 50 companies offer domestic partner health benefits; 51% of the Fortune 500 companies do
-most people in the U.S. are living alone, as of 2001
-75% of live-in lovers plan to get married, 55% eventually do
The Frisky, via Unmarried.org.
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Commentarium (3 Comments)
I have a friend who's 25 and about to divorce. I wonder which stigma will end up being the one that bugged her most-the one around being young and married or the one about being young and divorced?
I'd say the former. The latter has become the trend.
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