Best age to get married, have a child, buy a home and retire? Here’s what Americans say
Among those who say there is a best age, many say it’s ideal to get married, have a child and buy a home between the ages of 25 and 34.
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Among those who say there is a best age, many say it’s ideal to get married, have a child and buy a home between the ages of 25 and 34.
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.
The Education Department is the main conduit for federal aid to public K-12 schools and a major lender to college students.
About half of U.S. adults (51%) say it is extremely or very important for the U.S. to make English its official language.
Similar shares of adults say there’s too little emphasis on encouraging boys and girls to be leaders.
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.
Many Americans perceive a rise in rude behavior, and 34% say they see it almost always or often when they go out in public.
In the Senate, two Black women are serving concurrently for the first time. And in the House, two states and one U.S. territory elected their first Black, Hispanic or Pacific Islander woman lawmaker.
A majority of Americans ages 21 and older (57%) say their own alcohol use does not increase their risk of serious physical health problems.
While the number of gun deaths in the U.S. fell for the second consecutive year in 2023, it remained among the highest annual totals on record.
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