Trends: Most singles still want to marry

New research into attitudes to marriage in the US reveal that most single people still aspire to marry.

The latest Gallup poll found that singles who wanted to marry far outnumber those who had no interest in it.

When asked about their marital status, just over a fifth (21%) described themselves as 'never married and want to get married'. This compared to just 5% who described themselves as 'never married and do not want to get married'.

Just over half of those surveyed were currently married (54%) and a fifth had been previously married. Read more