Weisman said U.S. figures showed that in 1980 about 6 percent of men aged in their early 40s had never marriedthis number had now risen to 17 percent.

• 维斯曼说，美国有数据表明，在1980年，40岁出头的男人中有6%25没结过婚，而现在这个数字已升至17%25.