According to a survey done three years ago by Shao Li-fang, a lecturer at Shih Chien College, less than a third of unmarried people considered themselves "elite singles," as a popular Chinese expression goes. Although most of them said they were content with their lot, half admitted they were lonely and missed having someone to take care of them.
根據實踐設計管理學院講師邵麗芳三年前做的問卷調查發現，在所謂單身貴族中，自認為「貴族」的不到三分之一；雖然多數覺得單身生活也挺愜意，但半數也承認自己孤單寂寞、乏人照料。