About half of never-married Americans have used an online dating site or app
36% of Americans who are divorced, separated or widowed say they have ever used a dating site or app; 16% of married adults say the same.
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36% of Americans who are divorced, separated or widowed say they have ever used a dating site or app; 16% of married adults say the same.
Overall, 69% of Americans say they are married (51%), living with a partner (11%), or otherwise in a committed romantic relationship (8%).
Most Americans (62%) own a pet, including 35% who have more than one. And nearly all U.S. pet owners (97%) say their pets are part of their family.
As people are living longer and many young adults struggle to gain financial independence, 23% of U.S. adults are in the “sandwich generation.”
Three-in-ten U.S. adults say they have ever used an online dating site or app, and Tinder tops the list of dating apps the survey studied.
Disagreements among Americans across the religious spectrum extend to personal issues, such as life priorities and gender roles in the family.
45% of Americans don’t think it makes a difference that there is growing variety in the types of family arrangements people live in.
A majority of Americans say they know only some of their neighbors, but far fewer say they know most of them.
The landscape of relationships in America has shifted dramatically in recent decades. Read eight facts about love and marriage in the country.
The share of U.S. children living with an unmarried parent has more than doubled since 1968, jumping from 13% to 32% in 2017.
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