Unmarried America (Business Week)

アメリカでは結婚カップルの世帯が全世帯のうち半分しかなくなり、シングルがマジョリティになりつつあるという記事。あとでちゃんと読むつもり。ネタ元は FuturePundit.com。

The U.S. Census Bureau's newest numbers show that married-couple households -- the dominant cohort since the country's founding -- have slipped from nearly 80% in the 1950s to just 50.7% today. That means that the U.S.'s 86 million single adults could soon define the new majority. Already, unmarrieds make up 42% of the workforce, 40% of home buyers, 35% of voters, and one of the most potent -- if pluralistic -- consumer groups on record.