In much of the past, few people lived alone. At the start of the 20th century, one-person households were relatively rare and are estimated to have accounted for less than 10% of all households worldwide. By the middle of the 20th century, the number of one-person households in the world began to increase markedly. In [ ]
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The Growth of One-Person Households
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