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研究:越來越多美國人不婚 千禧一代無限期推遲結婚

研究:越來越多美國人不婚 千禧一代無限期推遲結婚

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彭博社報道,美國人口調查局和私人調查公司的最新數據顯示,不僅越來越少美國人結婚,而且很多人也推遲結婚,而那些選擇說「我願意」的人則邀請很少的賓客參加婚禮。

彭博社報道稱,結婚率是按照每千人中的新婚數量來衡量的,幾十年來一直持續下跌,尤其在2008年和2009年經濟衰退期間下降得特別快,然而即使經濟復甦後,人們也不太可能結婚。

結婚率下降可能在結婚總數中並不明顯,但隨着人口增長,去年美國婚禮數量仍持續走低,下降了0.5%,達到216.2萬,據《婚禮報告》(Wedding Report)估計,這是一家關注婚慶產業的市場調研公司。

「在歐洲,在美國越來越多……情侶無限期地推遲結婚,因為兩個人住在一起,婚外生子變得越來越為社會所接受,」報告指出。

該報告還引用了市場調查公司IbisWorld的研究,該公司預測結婚率會在未來五年持續走低。

該報告補充說,自從經濟衰退以來,婚禮的規模也變小了,婚禮網站年度調查顯示,去年婚禮平均邀請賓客141人,而2009年則為149人。這意味着許多夫婦不得不為每位賓客花費更多,每位賓客的平均消費支出比2009年增長了26%。

2014年,華盛頓著名智庫「城市研究所」(Urban Institute)一項研究表明,儘管只有大約18%的X世代女性40歲才結婚,但千禧一代等到40歲結婚的人數幾乎翻了一番。

這項研究表明,40歲前結婚的千禧一代百分比比任何一代美國人都要低,即使在結婚率大幅回升的情況下。

這項研究補充說,千禧年初期——2000年至2004年間——在美國出生的20歲至40歲的女性首次結婚率峰值為.099,這表明25歲未婚單身的女性在接下來的一年中,只有不到10%的人會在26歲結婚。

從2004年到2008年,經濟衰退前,峰值為 .088,經濟衰退及其以後,從2008年到2012年,峰值進一步下滑至.075,研究稱。

基督郵報撰稿人詹尼弗·默夫(Jennifer Murff)在4月的專欄文章中分析了千禧一代女性為什麼選擇延遲結婚。

她寫道,主要原因之一是債務太多。「不同於前幾代人年輕時就結婚,普通大學畢業生進入職場平均都會有3萬美元左右的學生貸款。事實上,財務是美國人不結婚的第三大常見原因。」

她補充說,也是因為沒有適合結婚的男人。

「2012年,從美國大學畢業的女性比男性多出34%,美國教育部預計這一差距會繼續加大,直到2024年。這種教育差距意味着,年輕女性可能需要在尋找適合的伴侶上更加開放,那些男性的職業和教育背景可能會極大地不同——但他們可能在其他方面很合拍,例如信仰、價值觀和世界觀。」

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