Research finds that: “People are more likely to be never married and stay never married as they reach middle age”

A study by Pew Research finds that the number of people who have never married ‘has never been higher.’ One in five people over 25 have never been married, compared with one in ten in 1960.

Black American people have the highest increase in people who remain single, from 9% in 1960 to 36% today.

Across all ethnic groups, economic pressures, demograpic changes, and more women in the paid labour force contribute to these trends.

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