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==Economic and education status== | ==Economic and education status== | ||
The economic background of | The economic background of those experiencing inceldom (involuntary celibacy) appears to be very diverse. A survey from the incel forum [[incels.co]] reports 59% middle class, 33.8% lower class, and 7.2% upper class (N = 550).<ref>https://incels.co/threads/survey-results-for-october-2019.147774/</ref> | ||
Further, 50% had a high school degree (or are in high schooll), 38.8% college and 11.2% graduate school.<ref>https://incels.co/threads/survey-results-for-october-2019.147774/</ref> These data are not necessarily representative of incels overall. [[#Germany|Data from Germany]] suggest that university students are possibly around twice as likely to never have had sex compared to others of similar age, and further supports the notion that incels have diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. | Further, 50% had a high school degree (or are in high schooll), 38.8% college and 11.2% graduate school.<ref>https://incels.co/threads/survey-results-for-october-2019.147774/</ref> These data are not necessarily representative of incels overall. [[#Germany|Data from Germany]] suggest that university students are possibly around twice as likely to never have had sex compared to others of similar age, and further supports the notion that incels have diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. | ||
==High school | ==High school inceldom in the U.S.== | ||
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[[Brian Gilmartin]] in the 1980s estimated that 1.5% of all American men experience involuntary celibacy, estimating them at 4.7 million people.<ref>https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/72931916/One-of-the-internets-most-reviled-subcultures</ref> | [[Brian Gilmartin]] in the 1980s estimated that 1.5% of all American men experience involuntary celibacy, estimating them at 4.7 million people.<ref>https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/72931916/One-of-the-internets-most-reviled-subcultures</ref> | ||
A 2012 report by The Centers for Disease Control claimed that within the past year roughly 6% of men ages 25 to 44 have not had any sexual partners. The Washington Post correlated this figure within inceldom; thus making roughly 6% of that age group ''virginal'' | A 2012 report by The Centers for Disease Control claimed that within the past year roughly 6% of men ages 25 to 44 have not had any sexual partners. The Washington Post correlated this figure within inceldom; thus making roughly 6% of that age group ''virginal'' involuntary celibates (per Washington Post).<ref>https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/72931916/One-of-the-internets-most-reviled-subcultures</ref> | ||
This graph from Lyman Stone of the Institute for Family Studies that shows that male 12-month celibacy between the ages of 22-35 grew to around 14% of young men as of 2016.<ref>http://archive.is/y1YBg</ref> | This graph from Lyman Stone of the Institute for Family Studies that shows that male 12-month celibacy between the ages of 22-35 grew to around 14% of young men as of 2016.<ref>http://archive.is/y1YBg</ref> | ||
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The rate of U.K. incels has also risen considerably. Among 26-year-old millennials (born 1989-1990), i.e. in 2016, 12.5% had no sexual experience, but in previous generations it was only 5% at the same age.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5696417/Virgin-numbers-rise-UK-fear-intimacy.html</ref> | The rate of U.K. incels has also risen considerably. Among 26-year-old millennials (born 1989-1990), i.e. in 2016, 12.5% had no sexual experience, but in previous generations it was only 5% at the same age.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5696417/Virgin-numbers-rise-UK-fear-intimacy.html</ref> | ||
==Demographics of | ==Demographics of the incelosphere== | ||
{{see_also|[[Scientific Blackpill#Incel_forums_are_disproportionately_populated_by_suicidal.2C_disabled.2C_autistic.2C_and_ethnic_men|Incel forums demographics]]}} | {{see_also|[[Scientific Blackpill#Incel_forums_are_disproportionately_populated_by_suicidal.2C_disabled.2C_autistic.2C_and_ethnic_men|Incel forums demographics]]}} | ||
=== incels.co === | === incels.co === | ||