yes, it is about sex - it's also about relationships --- it's also too long and too much thinking for the peanut people - who should just look away now ---
however, it's a very interesting thing to note for a nation like Australia if the trend has the strength of these trends -
the magnitude of these numbers is astounding - and, think Australia - then, think residential real estate, superannuation and pensions - this is a huge change happening
ok - we'll begin with the sex - which is the least interesting IMO - but, notable - it's a sort of prerequisite for making babies - so, yeah - it's mildly interesting
"Twenty-six percent of Americans ages 18 and up didn't have sex once over the past 12 months, according to the 2021 GeneralSocial Survey. You might think this is just a pandemic effect, but it's part of a long-term trend. The two years with next-highest percentage of adults saying they didn't have sex once in the past year were 2016 (23%) and 2018 (23%) -- the last two times the survey was conducted. Before 2004, the highest percentage of Americans who said they hadn't had sex in the past year was 19%."
"We're at a 30-year low for living together"
now check this -
"It's not just about sex. Some 62% of Americans ages 25 to 54 lived with a partner or were married, according to a 2021 Pew Research Center study of 2019 US Census Bureau data. This included 53% who were married and 9% who were cohabitating. That's well below the 71% of couples who lived together in 1990, with 67% married and 4% cohabitating."
"Partnership is at a low, not just marriage"
"This past year, 30% of adults ages 25 to 54 (the same age bracket as the Pew study) indicated that they did not have a steady partner. In 1986, it was 20%. In fact, the percentage of 25- to 54-year-olds who said they didn't have a steady partner never topped 23% prior to the 2010s. It's been 25% or above in every survey since."
(yep - a 50% increase)
link - and, yeah ------------ peanuts won't like the source either - but, no matter ------------ it's interesting
