Age & Generations - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/generations-age/ Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World Tue, 20 May 2025 18:52:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/images/symbol-alt.svg Age & Generations - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/generations-age/ 32 32 222456345 What the data says about Social Security https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/05/20/what-the-data-says-about-social-security/ Tue, 20 May 2025 18:52:08 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=239255 Most U.S. adults said Social Security benefits shouldn’t be reduced in any way – a view broadly shared across ages, racial and ethnic groups, partisan affiliations and income brackets.

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]]> 239255 Are children better off when one parent has a job or when both do? U.S. teens differ in their views https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/04/30/are-children-better-off-when-one-parent-has-a-job-or-when-both-do-us-teens-differ-in-their-views/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:56:16 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=224549 In the U.S., 43% of teenagers say children are better off when one parent doesn’t have a job and focuses on the family.

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]]> 224549 Teens, Social Media and Mental Health https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/04/22/teens-social-media-and-mental-health/ Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:24:13 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=222704 Parents are more worried than teens about teen mental health. Both groups – especially parents – partly blame social media. But teens also see benefits.

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]]> 222704 The shares of young adults living with parents vary widely across the U.S. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/04/17/the-shares-of-young-adults-living-with-parents-vary-widely-across-the-us/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:00:29 +0000 In 2023, 18% of adults ages 25 to 34 were living in a parent’s home. Young men were more likely than young women to do so (20% vs. 15%).

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]]> 222966 What Age Do People Around the World Think Is Best to Reach Major Life Milestones? https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/03/19/what-age-do-people-around-the-world-think-is-best-to-reach-major-life-milestones/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:51:29 +0000 People in mostly middle-income survey countries say it’s ideal to start a family and own a home by 30, and retire by 60.

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]]> 202211 U.S. adults differ in how much they say certain things should be emphasized for boys and girls https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/13/us-adults-differ-in-how-much-they-say-certain-things-should-be-emphasized-for-boys-and-girls/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:58:50 +0000 Similar shares of adults say there’s too little emphasis on encouraging boys and girls to be leaders.

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]]> 201936 The Gender Gap in Teen Experiences https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2025/03/13/the-gender-gap-in-teen-experiences/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:56:11 +0000 Teen girls and boys in the U.S. face different pressures and report different experiences at school, though they have many of the same goals in life.

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]]> 201952 Almost half of Americans say people have gotten ruder since the COVID-19 pandemic https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/12/almost-half-of-americans-say-people-have-gotten-ruder-since-the-covid-19-pandemic/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:53:30 +0000 Many Americans perceive a rise in rude behavior, and 34% say they see it almost always or often when they go out in public.

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]]> 201956 The changing face of Congress in 7 charts https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/03/the-changing-face-of-congress-in-7-charts/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:52:31 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=201575 The 119th Congress is the most racially and ethnically diverse in history, and it includes the nation’s first openly transgender legislator at the federal level.

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]]> 201575 Age and generation in the 119th Congress: Somewhat younger, with fewer Boomers and more Gen Xers https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/16/age-and-generation-in-the-119th-congress-somewhat-younger-with-fewer-boomers-and-more-gen-xers/ Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:55:52 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=197531 The median age of voting members of the House of Representatives is now 57.5 years, while the Senate's median age is 64.7 years.

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