5 facts about U.S. children living in blended families
17% of U.S. children under 18 live in a blended family most or all of the time – one that includes a stepparent, stepsiblings or half siblings.
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Experiences with estate planning and discussing end-of-life preferences
As part of our survey aimed at understanding how Americans are thinking about and experiencing aging, we asked U.S. adults some questions to learn: The survey of 8,750 U.S. adults was conducted Sept. 2-8, 2025. Read key findings from the full study. Who has done estate planning About three-in-ten U.S. adults say they have created: […]
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How parents are raising their children, religiously
Learn how often parents discuss religion, types of religious activities their children do and which parent plays a larger role in how their children learn about religion.
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About 9% of U.S. births in 2023 were to unauthorized or temporary legal immigrant mothers
Generally, the trends in births to unauthorized immigrants follow the growth and decline of the unauthorized immigrant population.
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Methodology
The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 171 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from May 13 to 26, 2025, among a sample of adults who are parents or guardians of any child […]
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6. Religion, fertility and child-rearing
Read about how adults’ average number of kids vary by religious group, and how many parents pray with their kids, opt for a religious education and more. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
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Are children better off when one parent has a job or when both do? U.S. teens differ in their views
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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Same-Sex Parents Raising Kids
Same-sex parents discuss their unique challenges and paths to parenthood, as well the support they’ve received from their families, friends and communities.
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How Do Americans View Childhood Vaccines, Vaccine Research and Policy?
A majority of Americans say childhood vaccines are effective at preventing illness, but slightly fewer are confident that the vaccine schedule is safe.
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Methodology
This report is based on two different data sources: a representative survey of U.S. parents and Reddit data from the r/Parenting subreddit. The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 171 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The […]
