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Sioux Falls SD 57101
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National Singles Week
September 19-25, 2004
September 19-25 is National Singles Week, the only week dedicated to
the recognition of the problems and con-tributions of all singles. “National
Singles Week provides an opportunity to explore the issues and problems
that interest singles, as well as recognize the role they play in the
community,” says Janet Jacobsen, information coordinator for the
national Singles Press Association.
The week has been declared by official proclamation of governors in Delaware,
Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey,
Rhode Island, and Utah, and is listed in Chase’s Calendar, a directory
of such events for the country.
Singles are 45% of U.S.
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, singles represent 45.6% of the U.S.
population: 27.1% of Americans are single (never married), 2.2% separated,
6.6% widowed, and 9.7% divorced. With 120,231,273 married people in the
U.S., and 59,913,370 never married, for nearly every married couple that
exists, there’s one never-married person. Statistics from the Centers
for Disease Control & Prevention show that 43% of first marriages
end in separation or divorce within 15 years.
Of American households, 27,230,075 (25.8%) are people living alone, up
from 17% in 1970. Of owner-occupied homes, 20.3% are one-person households,
as are 36.6% of renter-occupied housing. Single adults in various living
arrangements (children at home, nonmarital households, etc.) make up about
47% of U.S. households.
Social importance of singles
Despite the fact that singles represent an ever-increasing portion of
the adult population, their role in the community is rarely recognized.
Most com-munities now have many active social and service organizations
for singles.
Janet Jacobsen, Country Singles asssociate editor and newsletter editor
for the national Singles Press Association, reports, “Single people
are a major econ-omic and social force that cannot be ignored. Some politicians
tout the notion that everyone should be married, not realizing the cultural
and economic impor-tance of singles, especially single households. For
example, if all single home-owners currently living alone decided to marry
each other, 13% of America’s homes would suddenly be on sale -- significantly
affecting housing prices.”
Held the week of the third Sunday of September, the first National Singles
Week was in 1982, promoted by the Buckeye Singles Council of central Ohio.
The Singles Press Association assumed responsibility for promoting National
Singles Week when the Buckeye Singles Council folded in the early ’90s.
There are about 25 singles publi-cations around the country, many of which
provide a calendar and directory of local singles events and organizations.
The national Singles Press Association was formed in November, 1986.
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