Appears like this blog post is per week late. From Sep 20 before 26 in 2009 it was National Singles Week. Inside the 1980s, the Buckeye Singles Council of Kansas started this observance which falls regarding the third complete few days of Sep. It had been began to
… recognize that many single People in the us usually do not identify because of the term “unmarried” because they’re parents, have associates or are widowed.
Below are a few previous fascinating details and statistics on singles in the us:
- There are now 95.9 million single folks in the U.S. that happen to be 18 years or earlier. This will make up 43% of all grownups. (from 2008)
- 53 % of those singles tend to be ladies
- 61 percent of those singles never have already been married prior to. 24 % happen separated and another 15 % had been widowed.
- Seniors (65+) account for 15.8 million of person singles which 16 % having never been married.
- 11.6 million of sex singles tend to be parents living with their children, 9.8 million tend to be females.
The complete fact sheet regarding the Unmarried and Single Americans Week, check out the U.S. Census Bureau.