Parents, Young Adult Children and the Transition to Adulthood
Most U.S. young adults are at least mostly financially independent and happy with their parents’ involvement in their lives. Parent-child relationships are mostly strong.
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Most U.S. young adults are at least mostly financially independent and happy with their parents’ involvement in their lives. Parent-child relationships are mostly strong.
Key statistics and data about the demographic, geographic and economic characteristics of the U.S. Black population.
College enrollment among young Americans has been declining over the past decade, and it’s mostly due to fewer young men pursuing degrees.
Roughly one-in-five Americans ages 65 and older were employed in 2023 – nearly double the share of those who were working 35 years ago.
55% of U.S. workers say their manager or supervisor is excellent or very good to work for.
Women now make up 35% of workers in the United States’ 10 highest-paying occupations – up from 13% in 1980.
Among employed U.S. adults who are ages 25 to 64 and married, husbands spend about 28 hours per week on leisure. Wives spend about 26 hours on it.
One-in-five adults say they took on leadership roles when growing up in their school or community extremely often or often, while 35% say they did so sometimes.
61% of U.S. adults say having close friends is extremely or very important for people to live a fulfilling life.
55% of Americans say there are too few women in top executive business positions. This is down somewhat from 59% who said this in 2018.
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