Another nice Metro news article from August 2011 that I never got around to posting until now.
Christina Aragon, director of Strategy and Consumer Insights at Rent.com gave a few facts that I found interesting:
- 72% of single women want a safe neighbourhood
- 13% of of single women want enough closet/storage space
- 8% of single women wanted a spacious kitchen
Can I have all 3? 😛
- 36% of single women rent their current homes
- 54% of single women are homeowners
- 10% of single women live with their family or friends for free
- The older the woman, the more likely she is to own a home
Most interesting fact of all:
42% of single MEN wanted to have a single woman as a neighbour… but only 14% of women wanted single men as their neighbours.
- 30% of single women wanted to be near families with children
- 25% of single women wanted to be near couple without children
- 24% of single women wanted neighbours who had pets instead of having single men next door
Ouch! 🙂 I wonder why.
Do they think that single men are slobbier, more irresponsible and more likely to host loud poker nights/parties with shady entertainment?
Anyway, found the stats interesting and thought I’d share.
I’m not single, but I’d want the same things — a safe neighbourhood, storage/closet space, and a large kitchen. I don’t care about the size of anything else.
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