The core data of this paper: the number of registered marriages, marriage attitude, reasons for fear of marriage, ideal marital status, and childcare expenses.
The number of registered marriages in China is decreasing year by year, while the unmarried groups are increasing.
According to the data published in the statistical annual report of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the number of legally registered marriages in China has dropped from 13067400 in 20 14 to 9 13 100 in 2020, indicating that the number of married people in China is getting smaller and smaller, and the scale of unmarried groups tends to be huge.
Fear of marriage, the main attitude of unmarried groups towards marriage
According to iResearch's quantitative research on unmarried groups, unmarried groups are mainly afraid of marriage, accounting for 36% of unmarried groups.
They are afraid of the unknown thing of marriage, especially when there are endless topics and news about marriage in society.
What are the reasons for fear of marriage, a modern unmarried group?
-three reasons for fear of marriage: constraints, feelings and parenting problems.
Among the fears of marriage, the investigation on the causes of Top5 can be summarized into three major fears: constraints after marriage, emotional problems and parenting problems.
Among the unmarried groups surveyed, about 44% (average), 56% and 42% think that emotional problems, marriage constraints and parenting problems are the main reasons for their fear of marriage.
-"Less restraint" is one of the ideal marriage states for unmarried men and women.
Among them, Top 1 fear of marriage is the fear of family chores, that is, the fear of marriage constraints. However, among unmarried groups, 36% of men and 40% of women think that not having too many constraints is one of the ideal marriage States, and the constraints of family chores may become the explosion point of marriage conflicts for them in the long run.
-Mental health problems appear in the fear of marriage.
Secondly, there are emotional problems, which are inevitable and vary greatly among individuals. However, two of the reasons for fear of marriage, "fear of cheating/infidelity/domestic violence" and "inability to deal with intimate relationship", may be changed through psychological counseling and other mental health interventions, which also exposes the problems that still need to be developed in the field of mental health in China. Appropriate and professional guidance and contact may relieve the anxiety of dealing with their intimate relationship and treat some emotional obstacles when the masses have early marriage or emotional and psychological problems or obstacles.
-the cost of childcare is high.
From the perspective of child-rearing costs, a research report of 20 17 mentioned that the cost of child-rearing in China accounts for nearly 50% of the average family income in China, and the cost of child-rearing is relatively high. For the traditional thinking of China people, giving birth after marriage needs priority, which is called "luxury" in modern life.
According to the macro data of mortgage income ratio of Zeping China People's Bank, China's mortgage income ratio jumped from 16.20% in 2004 to 47.60% in 20 18, and the value approached 50%.
But from the perspective of buying a house and raising children, the pressure is already great. If we count the expenses of daily necessities, education, play and so on, will the cost of raising children be much greater than we expected?
It is worth noting that the government has also introduced a number of policies to reduce the burden of childcare, especially the recently popular "double reduction policy".
The above data comes from the Prospective Industry Research Institute's China Wedding Industry Market Research and Investment Forecast Analysis Report.