Young Chinese females may be more likely than males to remain unmarried through their lives, according to a survey report released by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China on Monday.

The survey, which sampled 3,082 people aged 19 to 35 across the country, aims to reflect young adults' outlook on relationships, marriage and childbirth in China.

The report said that 68 percent of male respondents thought that "life is incomplete without marriage", while the figure for women was 49 percent. In addition, 36 percent of female respondents said that "single life can also be enjoyable," twice the figure for males.

A lack of initiative, free time and a wide social network constitutes the main cause for young Chinese people being single, the report said.

Families and public opinion put most pressure on the single youths to develop relationships, according to the report, but 69.53 percent of respondents said they are willing to "remain single until they find the right person."

The report showed that "moral standing" and "character" were listed as the top two considerations for choosing partners, whereas "income," "education" and "family background" received less attention.

The report also showed that most respondents were in favor of "raising children after marriage", a traditional expectation for couples in China, whereas only 6.26 percent said they would prefer to remain childless.

With the end of the country's one-child policy, nearly 60 percent of respondents said they wanted to give birth to two children, the report said.

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