Inside Single Living – Our Annual Poll

Inside Single Living

Our Annual Poll

Did You Know?  More and more single women across the country are vacating those chic apartment high rises for single-family dwellings.

• Singles across the country are getting married more than ever, and they are still waiting in line in Las Vegas to do so.
• There is not one night club frequented by blacks in any major city in the U.S., that is designated label-wise for singles, though most bars/clubs who have their doors open are primarily in business to be a social catalyst for people to meet and hook up.

51% of singles between the ages of 27-50 don’t have a date on a Saturday night.  This figure includes men and women.

• More single men belong to the nation’s health clubs than single women.

6% of men think when a woman wears an ankle bracelet, it indicates she’s available.

• In Chicago, the club/party scene for blacks during the week is almost deserted when compared to Atlanta and New York.
• Black single men travel less than any other ethnic group.
• 13% of all new brides met their husbands at a wedding.
• Singles making a love match in local supermarkets is on the rise.

Women care more about having a date on Valentine’s Day than men do.  However,  both men and women across the board can bear to spend any holiday alone except New Year’s Eve.

32% of the women had not been out on a date this year

28% of the men married before, said they would never marry again.

51% of the women said they would not marry a man who made less money.

47% of the men admitted to dating multiple at one time.

10%  knew someone who had been stood up at the altar.

13% of the women surveyed said they have participated knowingly in a polygamous relationship with other women.

88% of the men said they would not participate in a triangle relationship with another man.

15% of the women had threatened another woman about their man.

37% of the women had children and had never been married.

26% of the women married before, did not go on a honeymoon after their wedding.

69% felt that color still made a difference in being chosen, in the black community.

52% of the women surveyed felt that a man should assist a woman financially if they’re involved in a serious relationship.

42% believe that most women are sharing their mates with at least one other woman.

41% of the men surveyed preferred living with a woman before marriage.

Source:  Anderson Marketing Research