Assemblies of God USA SearchSite GuideStoreContact Us

Enrichment Journal - Enriching and Equipping Spirit-filled Ministers

Main image Goes Here
  • Back
  • Table of Contents for this issue.

Which Are The Largest Single-Adult Groups?

TAKE NOTE: Currently, from ages 18 to 44, men represent the largest segment of the single-adult population. Beginning at age 45, women become the largest single-adult group in America. (Largest group in each category indicated by bold.)

MARRIED

NEVER
MARRIED

DIVORCED

WIDOWED
AGE 18-24
-Male
11.5
87.3
1.0
.01
-Female
21.1
76.8
1.7
0.1
AGE 25-34
-Male
52.9
40.4
6.4
1.5
-Female
63.0
28.5
7.9
0.3
AGE 35-44
-Male
70.6
17.3
11.7
2.6
-Female
72.1
11.9
14.7
1.2
AGE 45-54
-Male
76.2
8.6
14.2
1.0
-Female
71.6
7.1
17.5
3.8
AGE 55-64
-Male
79.9
5.8
11.0
3.2
-Female
67.1
4.7
15.0
13.2
AGE 65-74
-Male
79.1
4.3
7.3
9.4
-Female
53.5
4.2
9.2
33.2
AGE 75+
-Male
66.7
3.7
4.2
25.4
-Female
28.8
4.5
5.3
61.5

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, the Official Statistics (™)

Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1998. Page 58.

Reprinted from Kim Hurst, "State of the Singles Report," Single Adult Ministry Journal, Issue 130: 7. Used with permission.

Enrichment
International Editions

Bengali
Bengali		 Croatian
Croatian		 Czech
Czech
French
French		 German
German		 Hindi
Hindi
Hungarian
Hungarian		 Malayalam
Malayalam 		Hindi
Portuguese
Romanian
Romanian		 Russian
Russian		 Spanish
Spanish
Tamil
Tamil 		Ukranian
Ukrainian		  
Donate to this project.

Current Book Review

Order
Managing the Local Church/Leadership CD.

Order Paraclete CD

All 29 years of the out-of-print Paraclete magazine. Excellent source of Pentecostal themes and issues, theological articles on the work and ministry of the Holy Spirit, and sermon and Bible study material. Fully searchable subject/author index.

Good News Filing System

Order Advance CD

Long out of print but fondly remembered, Advance magazine blessed thousands of A/G ministers. Now the entire Advance archives — 30 years of information and inspiration, helps, and history — is available on CD.