«Breaking News» No thanks, Cupid: 51% of young Americans are single - more than ever before, survey says

More than half (51 percent) of young people in America do not have a steady romantic partner, according to new survey data.

It marks a significant increase since 2004 when 33 percent of 18-35-year-olds reported being single, and slightly since 45 percent said the same in 2016.

The report, by the General Social Survey, found it was the highest number of unattached people in that age group since the question was first asked in 1986.

This graph illustrates the proportion of Americans age 18-34 who were single from 2000-2018. Source: NORC General Social Survey 

Among all age groups, 35 percent of Americans said they have no steady partner, up slightly from 33 percent in 2016, according to The Washington Post.

'Most people my age aren't married, and I just have an outlier (of couples) in terms of my social group,' Ford Torney, of Baltimore told The Washington Post.

The 26-year-old said he does want a steady partner, but hasn't met the right person yet. In the meantime he sometimes feels left out in his circle of friends, who are mostly married or in long-term relationships.

Democrats were more likely to be single than Republicans (41 percent compared to 29 percent).

In addition, African Americans (51 percent) were less likely to be in a relationship than white people (32 percent).

Unemployed Americans are also more likely to be single, at 54 percent, compared to 32 percent of employed adults.

NORC, a research institution at the University of Chicago, conducted the survey through in-person interviews of 1,181 young adults.

The report coincides with a decline in the number of children women are having in America – and the fact that more women are giving birth later in life.

The data also echoes findings from Pew Research Center, which reported that 42 percent of U.S. adults didn't live with a spouse or partner in 2017, compared to 39 percent in 2007.

Pew researchers also found the number of adults younger than age 35 without a steady partner increased to 61 percent in 2017, compared to 56 percent in 2007. 

Women who are single in their 30s are part of a growing global phenomenon called 'waithood' 

American women who remain unmarried well into their 30s are in good company – and part of a growing global trend, according to researchers.

From Indonesia to Egypt and everywhere in between, anthropologists and other experts are hearing from women who are delaying marriage for a variety of reasons – including educational and career aspirations; financial hardship; and a desire to have more life experience before settling down.

The result could be shift in the way humanity thinks about love and commitment, according to QZ.com.

The delayed marriage phenomenon is called 'waithood' – a term coined in 2008 by Diane Singerman, an associate professor at American University in Washington D.C.

'It's a particular predicament of four factors: a youth bulge (large proportion of young people), high youth unemployment, high marriage costs and delayed marriage,' she told DailyMail.com.  

Singerman applies the term to young people of both genders. After studying younger generations in the Middle East - particularly in Egypt - she found that marriage is often too expensive for that population – and having children out of wedlock remains culturally unacceptable.

Young men face challenges that may delay their own marriage plans – globally, high rates of unemployment and low pay can limit men's prospects, particularly in countries where dowries remain an expected tradition.

'Young people have been doing what they’re supposed to be doing, educating themselves, trying to find a job and trying to get married and the economic and political and the social are making it very difficult for them,' Singerman said. 

That was the case in Egypt, where Singerman began her research in 2008. 

'If they don’t have money, they do not get married,' she said. 

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Main photo article More than half (51 percent) of young people in America do not have a steady romantic partner, according to new survey data.
It marks a significant increase since 2004 when 33 percent of 18-35-year-olds reported being single, and slightly since 45 percent said the same in 2016.
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