Young adults in the U.S. are reaching key life milestones later than in the past
Today’s 21-year-olds are less likely than their predecessors in 1980 to have reached five key milestones, including having a full-time job.
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Today’s 21-year-olds are less likely than their predecessors in 1980 to have reached five key milestones, including having a full-time job.
As people are living longer and many young adults struggle to gain financial independence, 23% of U.S. adults are in the “sandwich generation.”
When we have the data to study groups of similarly aged people over time, we won’t always default to using the standard generational definitions and labels, like Gen Z, Millennials or Baby Boomers.
52% of employed parents with children younger than 12 say it has been difficult to handle child care responsibilities during the pandemic.
The share of 18- to 29-year-olds living with their parents has become a majority since U.S. coronavirus cases began spreading early this year.
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Millennials are the largest adult generation in the United States, and the American family continues to change.
Hispanics are more likely than the general U.S. public to believe in the American dream – that hard work will pay off and that each generation is better off than the one prior.
Youth is a defining characteristic of the U.S. Latino population. Latinos ages 35 or younger accounted for well over half of the nation’s Latino population in 2016.
Roughly six-in-ten U.S. teens have been bullied or harassed online. Senior Researcher Monica Anderson discusses the methods and meaning behind the data.
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