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\fAbout three-in-ten single adults who are not looking for a relationship or dates say COVID-19 concerns are at least a minor reason they are not dating Among single adults who are Enjoying single life and having more important not looking for a priorities outrank COVID-19 concerns In reasons for relationship or dates right not dating now, 28% say one reason for is of single non-daters saying that each of the following is a major/minor not dating is that they are reason why they are not currently looking for a relationship or dates Major reason Minor reason Net concerned about being exposed to the coronavirus. Just like being single 28 72 This includes 10% who say Have more important this is a major reason for not 42 21 63 priorities right now dating. Women are about Too busy 20 43 twice as likely as men to say this is a major reason (13% Feel like no one would be interested 21 38 vs. 6%). Democrats are also a lot more likely than Feel like I am too old 14 213 37 Republicans to give this as a Concerns about major reason (14% vs. 6%). being exposed to 18 28 the coronavirus An additional 23% of Democrats say concerns about the pandemic are a H . 22 PEW RESEARCH CENTER minor reason why they are not currently dating. Concerns about COVID-19 are low on the list of reasons for not dating, relative to other reasons. More cite the fact that they just like being single or have more important priorities than provide any other reason why they are not dating, the same as in 2019. Being too busy, feeling like no one would be interested in dating them, and feeling like they are too old to date are also all reasons that single non-daters give more often than concerns about COVID-19 exposure. Note: Here are the questions used for this analysis, along with responses, and its O L D O F1 F2 F3 DID F4 F6 F7 % &