Statistics and Facts on Singles in the U.S.
Since the 1960s, there has been an increasing number of singles and unmarried persons in the United States, the trend has continued and spread year after year. A single person is commonly defined as someone who is unmarried and/or not in a relationship.
According to U.S. Census Bureau, the number of
single-person households in the United States is increasing, while the average number of
people per family has been declining since the 1960s. Additionally, the numbers of single
mothers and single
fathers in the United States have been subsequently increasing. While the majority of Americans are still enthusiastically falling in
love, only around a third of American singles want to get
married some day.
However, this development does not signal an increase in promiscuity or unfaithfulness – about half of American singles have never experienced
infidelity in previous relationships and only about the same number claim to have ever had a
one-night stand.
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