Single Tax: being single is expensive in the U.S. 单身税: 美国单身开销大 | CNBC 消费者新闻与商业频道

The number of single Americans has been steadily rising for several decades. Today, 46.4% of U.S. adults never married, are divorced, or widowed. But a single life today can come with an additional challenge: financial anxiety. A 2023 survey by Match revealed that the top three stressors for single Americans, excluding Gen Z, were all financial. So what’s causing so much financial anxiety among single Americans?

美国单身人数已经连续数十年稳步增长。如今，46.4%的美国成年人未曾结婚，离婚或丧偶。但如今的单身生活可能伴随着一个额外的挑战：经济焦虑。Match在2023年进行的一项调查显示，排除Z世代不计，单身美国人的前三大压力因素都与金融有关。那么，是什么导致了单身美国人的如此多的经济焦虑呢？