Facebook study shows 'cat people' have fewer friends, usually single

A new study by Facebook shows that "cat people" are more likely to be single and have fewer friends. The

was released Sunday.

The study revealed, on average, dog people have 26 more Facebook friends than cat people. However, cat people get invited to more events.

In addition, the stereotype of cat people being single shows, at least when it comes to relationship statuses on the social site — about 30 percent are single compared to their dog counterparts at 24 percent.

, the study said.

Facebook said cat people like to do more indoor activities, like reading books, and watching TV and movies, which was determined by Facebook "likes."

"And cat people are especially fond of fantasy, sci-fi and anime, while dog people like love stories and things about, well, dogs."

As far as where they live, dog people tend to live in more rural areas, while cat people are found living in cities.

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, which extensively breaks down everything mentioned above, including with graphic charts.