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Are young people more single than ever before?

How to define and measure being single – and are dating apps to blame?

What’s the definition of being single – and how easy is it to measure? There’s a perception that young people today are more single – in a relationship sense - than ever, and dating apps are to blame. But how true is that? Ellie House investigates, with the help of Marina Adshade of the Vancouver School of Economics.

Presenter: Ellie House
Producers: Ellie House, Jon Bithrey
Editor: Richard Vadon
Sound Engineer: Rod Farquhar
Production Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown

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9 minutes

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Sun 28 May 202323:50GMT
BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa & BBC Afghan Radio

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  • Sat 27 May 202304:50GMT
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  • Sun 28 May 202308:50GMT
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  • Sun 28 May 202323:50GMT
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