Washington, D.C. has a 70% single rate, making it the best area (although not a state) for single people.
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| 40 million Americans use online dating services. That's about 40% of the adult American single population. | |
| 44% of the adult American population is single. That's over 100 million people. | |
| On average, there are 86 single men to every 100 single women in America. So, the odds are slightly in favor of men finding a mate. | |
| 50% of New York state adults are unmarried, making it the best state for single people. | |
| The states with the worst ratios are Idaho and Utah, with 40% and 41% single, respectively. | |
| 51% percent of single people surveyed say that flattery is the best way to attract someone. | |
| 25% also say to use touching as a way to flirt is very effective, | |
| Single people surveyed say that flattery is the best way to attract someone. | |
| 23% of single people say that the best way to let someone know you're interested in them is the old schoolyard method of passing word through a friend. | |
| Profiles with photos get over twice as many responses. Profiles with photos get over twice as many emails as profiles without them. | |
| If you are a woman, you have 15 minutes to make a first impression on a man. | |
| If you're a man, you have about an hour to make a first impression. | |
| #1 relationship argument is over money | |
| 48% of breakups in online relationships occur thru email. | |
| Only 2% of men find relationships from a barstool. This number only goes up to 9% for women. | |
| 63% of married couples claim to have found their mates through a network of friends. | |
| 1 in 8: the chance a women has for a 2nd date if she has not heard from him within 24 hours of their first date. | |
| 17% - the chance of liking a date set up by a friend. | |
| 88% of women find money to be very important in a relationship. | |
| 60% of women and 64% of men don't talk about politics on a first date. | |
| 52% of singles feel they are too busy to meet other singles. | |
| 76% of women date men that are at least 5 years older than them | |
| 80% of men date women that are at least 5 years younger than them. | |
| 53% of singles find a great smile the most attractive feature. | |
| 43% of singles have Googled someone on the internet before a first date. | |
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| Online Dating | Pew Internet and American Life Project |
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| Romance in America | Pew Internet and American Life Project |
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| The Love Bug: Few Take an Online Sick Day Due to Virus | Pew Internet and American Life Project |
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