Nightlife & Singles
 

Survey Results        

Have you dated more or less since September 11th?
  more 15%
  less 34%
  unchanged     49%

 

Have you dated more or fewer different people since September 11th?
  more 11%
  less 34%
  unchanged     54%
 

A full 41% of uncommitted singles say they are dating less since 9/11.

64% of gay/lesbian singles say there has been no change in their dating frequency since 9/11, meaning that they are the least impacted group.

 

 
Interest in more serious relationships, marriage and family has risen for substantial numbers of New Yorkers in the wake of 9/11:
  more interested in serious relationship 46%
  more interested in marriage 36%
  more interested in family     32%


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An overwhelming majority of New Yorkers -- 82% -- say that what they are looking for in an ideal partner has not changed since 9/11. And 86% say they have not dated someone since 9/11 that they wouldn't have before.

42% of women said they were "more likely" to be interested in marriage, but only 29% of men said the same. Differences are less pronounced in regard to desire for a serious relationship, with 50% of women and 42% of men saying "more likely" to want a serious relationship

39% of gay/lesbian singles were more interested in a serious relationship, as compared with 47% of straights.

 

 
Are you having more or less casual sex since 9/11?
  more 10%
  less 35%
  same amount     46%
  don't know/refused     9%


Whose sex lives have been most impacted by 9/11? Gays and lesbians (40% say they are having less casual sex) and singles age 26-30 (41% having less casual sex).

 

 
 
Since 9/11, have you done any of the following?
  Started a new fling 15%
  Hooked up with an old boyfriend or girlfriend 13%
  Met a new boyfriend or girlfriend 13%
  Hooked up with an old fling 12%
  Started a romantic relationship with someone you were friends with     12%
  Hooked up with someone you work with 8%
  None of the above 50%

 

20% of "uncommitted singles" started a new fling after 9/11.

68% of committed singles have done none of the above.

25% of gay/lesbian singles met a new girlfriend or boyfriend.

 
Did the events of 9/11 result in a change in a relationship that you were in at the time?
  No, not in a relationship at the time 37%
  No, did not affect the relationship 34%
  Yes, relationship got more serious 16%
  Yes, relationship got less serious 6%
  Yes — we broke up   4%

 

15% of those who are in a serious relationship today were not in a committed relationship at the time of 9/11.

If we take only the people who were in a relationship at the time:
55% say their relationship was unaffected
26% say their relationship got more serious
9% got less serious
7% broke up

Younger women were most likely to say their relationship got more serious (20%). Older men were most likely to report that their relationship got less serious or broke up (13%).

 
 
I am spending less money on dates since 9/11
  agree 49%
  disagree   39%
 
I am spending less money on dates because of the economy
  agree 37%
  disagree   60%

 

It seems that men are still mostly responsible for picking up the tab. 56% of women say they are spending less on dates, while only 42% of men say so.

38% of gay/lesbian singles are spending less on dates, versus 50% of straights.

62% of individuals with incomes over $75K say that they are not spending less money on dates.

 

 
I am more likely to want to spend an evening at home since 9/11
  agree 58%
  disagree   39%
 
I am more likely to want to spend an evening at home since 9/11
  agree 42%
  disagree   57%

 

Women are more likely to say they prefer to stay at home, with 65% agreeing as compared to 51% of men.

Those who have lived in NYC for more than 10 years are most likely to say they want to stay home more since 9/11, with 65% agreeing.

60% of non-Manhattan residents are more likely to spend an evening at home; 52% of Manhattan residents say as much.