SINGLE PEOPLE FIND THEMSELVES AT THE TOP OF THE HEAP
Last month, the Census Bureau released data from 2000 showing that single, childless households are now the largest segment of the population.I was so surprised by this that I nearly spilled my Chinese takeout into the sink I was eating over. Could it be that single people, the perennial icons of cat-owning, dirty-sock-wearing pathos, are finally getting their due? Well, numbers don't lie. According to the report, individual households (that's people living alone...
Single People: SINGLES WONDER: 'WHERE'S OUR TAX CUT?'
Unmarried adults - roughly 82 million strong - form one of the biggest demographic blocs in the nation. But converting those numbers into political clout is a daunting task.When leaders of the American Association for Single People swung through congressional offices recently - complaining tax policies are stacked against them - one legislative aide challenged every point they made. Others were attentive, but some snickered and rolled their eyes. "Family, family,...
WHY ARE SINGLE PEOPLE STILL SUSPECT?
Life in the singular tense received an endorsement of sorts in November when the Census Bureau delivered itself of some interesting mid-decade statistics. At least 20.6 million Americans live alone now. That's 90 percent more than in 1970.Today, moreover, 14.3 percent of U.S. households are classified as single- parent families. At the same time, two-parent households had declined to 58 percent by 1985 from 70.5 percent in 1970.You would think, what...
Thriving club for single people
SINGLE people looking to meet new friends are being invited to join a thriving social club.For three years the 60 member Social Scene club has been giving single people the chance to get their social lives back on track after divorce, bereavement, or other break-ups.It meets every Thursday at 8.30pm in a private room at Stratton's Crosslink Centre, but also holds many informal week-end events such as parties, walks and Sunday lunches.Club secretary Ron Davis said Social...
Thriving club for single people
ONGOING: SINGLE people looking to meet new friends are being invited to join a thriving social club.For three years the 60 member Social Scene club has been giving single people the chance to get their social lives back on track after divorce, bereavement, or other break-ups.It meets every Thursday at 8.30pm in a private room at Stratton's Crosslink Centre, but also holds many informal week-end events such as parties, walks and Sunday lunches.Club secretary Ron Davis...