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Roughly four-in-ten Americans who spent some time unemployed during the recession say they experienced a strain in family relations while out of work.
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Roughly four-in-ten Americans who spent some time unemployed during the recession say they experienced a strain in family relations while out of work.
More than six-in-ten Americans have cut back on household spending since the recession began.
Four-in-ten young adults say they have cut back spending on alcohol or cigarettes as a result of the recession.
Hispanics now make up 22% of all children in the U.S. — up from 9% in 1980.
That’s the portion of Gen Nexters (those ages 18-25) who say it is okay for other people to smoke marijuana; 35% of Gen Xers and Boomers agree.
That’s the number of states that now place limits on minors seeking a bronze glow from the ultraviolet lights of a tanning bed. Utah, Virginia and North Dakota are the most recent states to join the list.
About one-in-five among the public say that today’s fathers are doing a better job compared with fathers a generation ago; far fewer (9%) say that today’s mothers are doing a better job than their predecessors.
That’s the portion of Gen Nexters — Americans ages 18-25 — who say they exercise on at least a weekly basis — though not all Gen Next pastimes are healthy ones.
Seven-in-ten American adults now say that it is more difficult to be a mother today than it was 20 or 30 years ago, according to a new Pew survey. Somewhat fewer (60%) say the same about being a father.
That’s the percentage of young adults (ages 18-25) who say it is okay for people to download or share music or video files without paying for them.
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