The Social Demography of Internet Dating in the United States

Abstract

The objective of this article is to identify the sociodemographic correlates of Internet dating net of selective processes that determine who is "at risk." We also examine the role of computer literacy, social networks, and attitudes toward Internet dating among single Internet users. Copyright (c) 2010 by the Southwestern Social Science Association.

Marriage, Choice, and Couplehood in the Age of the Internet

“…Appendix 3 contains the same models with an expanded set of controls, including controls that predict Internet use and Internet dating, such as household income, urbanicity, and subject race (Sautter, Tippett, and Morgan 2010) along with couple coresidence, the number of children in the household, and same-sex couple status. Appendix 3 shows that Rates and comparisons of rates are weighted by the weight variable "weight2."…”

The ecology of relationships

“…The use of the Internet for meeting partners has also dramatically increased. Nonetheless, while the Internet dating industry has proliferated, the evidence continues to suggest that a minority of established couples met in such a fashion (Madden & Lenhart, 2006;Sautter et al, 2010). Furthermore, our sample is somewhat length biased, as we include only cohabiting couples who have remained intact and have not (yet) wed. We might find a higher incidence of meeting in anomic places if we explored where dating couples or more recently formed cohabiting unions met.…”

“…Notes 1. Increases in online relationships prevalence may reduce negative perceptions (Rosenfeld & Thomas, 2012;Sautter et al, 2010) 2. In fact, several of our respondents who met online were initially looking for sexual partners.…”

“…Despite the claims of online dating establishments, nationally representative surveys of American adults find relatively few who report having utilized Internet dating sites. Similar proportions met online as at church-only 3% each-which suggests that Internet dating is highly selective (Madden & Lenhart, 2006;Sautter, Tippett, & Moran, 2010). Gays, lesbians, and middle-aged heterosexuals are the groups most likely to utilize the Internet to meet partners, for example (Rosenfeld & Thomas, 2012).…”

Finding a Partner in the Virtual Environment: Motives and Psychosocial Characteristics of Online Dating Site Users in Croatia

“…Sautter i suradnici navode da se u pozadini značajnog porasta upotrebe internetskih servisa za upoznavanje partnera mogu prepoznati tri trenda koja reflektiraju društvene i tehnološke promjene karakteristične za postindustrijska društva (Sautter, Tippett i Morgan, 2010). Jedan se trend odnosi na širenje računalne pismenosti i tehnološki razvoj zbog čega je pronalaženje partnera putem interneta postalo dostupno, jeftino i učinkovito.…”