Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/1195kb7/us_most_young_men_are_single_most_young_women_are/

Halfway down the thread someone mentions that this article is based on a self-reported pew research poll and not any kind of more in-depth study.

Also whoever wrote the article either didn’t understand the actual poll or just outright lied about what the data showed lmao

comment on this:

If you drill down into the actual source of the data, which is a Pew research poll, you find a specific definition of "single". It is not actually "are you [not] dating someone".

In these stats, "single" refers to people who "are not married, living with a partner or in a committed relationship".

The important part here: a committed relationship. This is self-reported by the people being polled.

If two people are in a relationship, one may answer "yes" to this and the other may answer "no", depending on whether they see it as a "committed" relationship.

Thus, there is an interesting explanation for at least part of the data - perhaps young men don't consider themselves "committed" as often.

Combined with the age distribution phenomenon, this likely covers pretty much all of the discrepancy in the stats.

Original Pew Poll: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/02/08/for-valentines-day-5-facts-about-single-americans/ft_2023-02-08_facts-single-americans_01/

Fashy bros love to avoid putting a label on things and then blame women for not being in a relationship lol

  • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Okay the 34% to 63% difference between women and men 18-29 is pretty extreme. I was expecting it to be something like 48% to 54%.

    Also it makes me very suspicious about men over 65 being 8% less single than women that age… :cringe:

    • BringMeExtra [xe/xem,fae/faer]
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      2 years ago

      Ultimately I don’t view a self-reported Pew survey as being particularly meaningful data. Maybe I’m wrong on that, but I’ve read too many bullshit pop science articles to trust them.

      it makes me very suspicious about men over 65 being 8% less single than women that age

      men die a lot younger, makes sense that women would start outliving their partners after the mid-60’s.

      There are definitely some sleazy old guys out there as well, though.