• Most young singles in America do not describe themselves as actively looking for romantic partners. 
• About half (49%) had been on no more than one date in the previous three months.
• The survey shows that while the majority of American adults (56% or 113 million people) are not in the dating market (they are married or living as married), the number of potential romance-seekers is still huge.
• 43% of adults (87 million people) say they are single. 
• Only 16% of single Americans say they are hunting for a partner.
  • This group represents 7% of the entire adult population.

Potential Benefits of Marriage for Cohabiting Couples with Children

Of the nation's 111.1 million households in 2005, 49.7 percent, or 55.2 million, were made up of married couples -- with and without children. This stat is down more than 52 percent from five years earlier.

Since 2000, those identifying themselves as unmarried opposite-sex couples rose by about 14 percent: Male couples by 24 percent, female couples by 12 percent.