Single women in Shanghai increases. While the rest of the nation frets over the rising proportion of boys to girls, in Shanghai it is successful single women who are finding it increasingly hard to find a spouse. According to the latest survey, the number of single women with degrees and downtown jobs is on the rise. The population sampling survey, conducted by Shanghai Municipal Statistics Bureau, reveals a rapid rise in the size of the unmarried population, especially women. The survey interviewed 1 percent of the city's 17 million people, finding a 1.6 percent growth in the unmarried population of those older than 15 with the growth of unmarried women 0.9 percent higher than that of men. Although the overall number of single men is still higher than that of unmarried women, in some areas single women now outnumber their male counterparts. The growth in the total number of single people is attributed to the spread of college education, which often delays marriage plans. Many women may also postpone hunting for spouses while they develop their careers. According to the survey, the growth of unmarried women with three years at college, four years at university and a postgraduate degree are 7.6 percent, 6.3 percent and 0.4 percent respectively. By comparison, figures for men with the same qualifications are 5.8, 3.5 and 0.3 percent. The study also found the likelihood of a woman being single increased with her home's proximity to the downtown area. The city's unmarried now constitute 21.4 percent of the total population over the age of 15, with the percentage growing to 24.3 in the downtown area. 點擊查看更多雙語新聞 (China Daily)

雖然全國其它地區正在為不斷上升的男女比例而發愁，上海的成功單身女性卻發現找男朋友越來越困難。 據這項最新調查顯示，上海有學歷、在市區工作的單身女性數量正在上升。 上海市統計局開展的一項人口抽樣調查顯示，上海未婚人口數量正在迅速上升，尤其是未婚女性數量。 這項調查對上海1700萬人口中1%的人群進行了訪問，結果發現，15歲以上的未婚人口數量增長了1.6%，其中未婚女性數量的增幅比未婚男性高0.9%。 雖然單身男性的總體數量仍高于單身女性，但一些地區的單身女性數量則超過了單身男性。 高等教育的普及是單身人口數量增長的主要原因，因為上大學通常會使結婚計劃推遲。 此外，很多女性由于忙于發展事業，找對象的事也被延遲了。 調查顯示，大專學歷、本科學歷和研究生學歷的未婚女性增長率分別為7.6%、6.3%和0.4%。 相比而言，這三類未婚男性的增長率則分別為5.8%、3.5%和0.3%。 此外，調查發現，家離城區越近的女性，單身的可能性越大。 目前，上海市的未婚人口占15歲以上總人口的21.4%，而市區的這一比例則達到了24.3%。 （英語點津姍姍編輯）