This statistic illustrates the findings of a survey on the duration of current relationship or being single in the United Kingdom (UK) in June 2017, by status and contentment. During the survey period, it was found that 81 percent of respondents who were married and either very or somewhat unhappy reported, that they had been for over ten years in their current relationship. Of responding individuals who were single and happy with their current relationship status, ten percent reported that they had been single between five and ten years.
How long have you been single or in your current relationship?*
Characteristic
Single - very/somewhat happy
Single - very/somewhat unhappy
In a relationship - very/somewhat happy
In a relationship - very/somewhat unhappy
Married - very/somewhat happy
Married - very/somewhat unhappy
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Statista Survey. (June 1, 2017). How long have you been single or in your current relationship?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/715846/length-of-relationship-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-status-and-contentment/
Statista Survey. "How long have you been single or in your current relationship?*." Chart. June 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/715846/length-of-relationship-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-status-and-contentment/
Statista Survey. (2017). How long have you been single or in your current relationship?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/715846/length-of-relationship-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-status-and-contentment/
Statista Survey. "How Long Have You Been Single or in Your Current Relationship?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/715846/length-of-relationship-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-status-and-contentment/
Statista Survey, How long have you been single or in your current relationship?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/715846/length-of-relationship-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-status-and-contentment/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
How long have you been single or in your current relationship?* [Graph], Statista Survey, June 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/715846/length-of-relationship-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-status-and-contentment/