A quarter of Americans live in one-person households these days – but that may not mean much
There are a few ways to try to find out whether someone is single this Valentine’s Day. You could ask about their marital status, but that won’t necessarily satisfy your curiosity – just because someone checks “single” when they file their taxes doesn’t mean they are.
The US census bureau has a similar problem. It frequently uses the words “single” and “umarried” interchangeably, but of course, the two don’t necessarily go together any more, given that US marriage rates have halved since the 70s.
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