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Which Way, L.A.?

What Are the Consequences of Going Solo?

Remember when living alone carried something of a stigma? According to the latest census , those days are gone. Nearly half of adult Americans are single and nearly a third of all households have just one resident. Thirty-one million Americans live alone, almost eight times as many as in 1950.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Remember when living alone carried something of a stigma? According to the latest census, those days are gone. Nearly half of adult Americans are single and nearly a third of all households have just one resident. Thirty-one million Americans live alone, almost eight times as many as in 1950. Are all these "singletons," as they're called, happy and healthy, or lonely and isolated?

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Gideon Brower

    Independent Producer

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    Eric Klinenberg

    New York University

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    Sasha Cagen

    Quirkyalone movement

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