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This research aims to examine the relationship between the types of unmarried young adults and marriage-related variables. The types of unmarried young adults were distinguished based on their marriage plans and the importance they attribute to marriage. We utilized data from 12,763 unmarried young adults aged 19-34 from the 2022 Youth Life Survey. Descriptive statistical and chi-squared test was conducted to analyze the relevant characteristics of singleness. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was also conducted for unmarried men and women, respectively. For unmarried men, when ‘no marriage plans and low importance of marriage’ is the reference group, the ‘no marriage plans but high importance of marriage’ group had a higher importance of dating and intention to have children. The ‘marriage plans but low importance of marriage’ and ‘marriage plans and high importance of marriage’ groups had a higher subjective perception of income, did not live with their parents, placed a higher importance on dating, and intended to have children. For unmarried women, the ‘no marriage plans but high importance of marriage’ group had lower levels of depression, placed a higher importance on dating, and had intention to have children. The ‘marriage plans but low importance of marriage’ and the ‘marriage plans and high importance of marriage’ groups had more stable employment, lived separately from their parents, higher life satisfaction, importance of dating, and intention to have children. This study is significant in that it classified the types of unmarried young men and women and analyzed the predictive factors by type. This research also shed light on the heterogeneous characteristics of unmarried young people.

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