Growing number of solo households may require greater social support through public services in the future

Among the demographic changes experienced by the United States over the past decades, perhaps the most significant are the growth of single-person (solo) households and the decline of married-couple households. These changes have serious implications for policy makers, planners, and public service providers. In a recent study, Devajyoti Deka identified some of these implications by comparing the living, moving, and travel characteristics of persons from American solo households with adults from married-couple households.