According to a March 2024 survey conducted in China, 75.9 percent of respondents believed a wedding is necessary for marriage, while 15.4 percent disagreed. Meanwhile, 8.7 percent were unsure about the issue.
Attitudes toward the necessity of a wedding for marriage among Chinese young
people as of March 2024
Survey question: "Do you think hosting a wedding is necessary?"
Among the respondents, 49.2 percent were married, 49.5 percent were unmarried, and 1.3 percent identified as others. Age distribution revealed that 22.3 percent were born after 2000, 31.3 percent between 1995 and 1999, 32.5 percent between 1990 and 1994, and 13.9 percent between 1985 and 1989. The gender split was 44.8 percent male and 55.2 percent female. In terms of residence, 29.4 percent lived in first-tier cities, 37.5 percent in second-tier cities, 25.3 percent in third- and fourth-tier cities, 5.7 percent in counties or towns, and 2.1 percent in rural areas.
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