Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

Read our research on:

Search results for: “adult children living with parents”

Refine Your Results

  • report

    New Facts About Families

    Researchers recently presented some findings that dispute the popular (or academic) wisdom about important aspects of family life and bear upon relevant findings from Pew Research surveys.

  • report

    Chapter 1: Overview

    A majority of Americans (57%) say the higher education system in the United States fails to provide good value for the money students and their families spend, and about four-in-ten college presidents say the system is headed in the wrong direction, according to a pair of new nationwide surveys—one of the general public; the other […]

  • report

    II. Comparing Millennials with Gen Xers

    In 1960, the median age at first marriage in the U.S. was 23 for men and 21 for women; now it is 28 for men and 26 for women. The median age for first-time mothers in 1960 was 22; now it is 24.[2. numoffset=”2″ Median age at first marriage is from U.S. Census Bureau, Current […]

  • report

    The Public Renders a Split Verdict On Changes in Family Structure

    The American public is sharply divided in its judgments about the sweeping changes in the structure of the American family that have unfolded over the past half century. About a third generally accepts the changes; a third is tolerant but skeptical; and a third considers them bad for society.

  • report

    Different Sources for Different Kinds of Information

    Professionals or peers? Both. In March 1999, Tom Ferguson, a medical doctor and self-care advocate, and Bill Kelly, cofounder of  Sapient Health Network, fielded a survey of an online patient community which asked members to rate the most useful resource for twelve dimensions of medical care.[14. numoffset=”14″ “E-Patients Prefer eGroups to Doctors for 10 of […]

  • report

    Health Topics

    Health topics are listed from the most commonly-searched to the least. Not surprisingly, some questions are perennially at the top of the list among internet users looking online for health information: What do I have? How do I treat it? Who can help me figure this out? Where should I go to get a procedure […]

  • report

    Health Information is a Popular Pursuit Online

    59% of all adults in the U.S. look for health information online. Eight in ten internet users look online for health information, making it the third most popular online activity among all those included in the Pew Internet Project’s surveys.[1. numoffset=”1″ “Generations 2010” (Pew Internet Project: December 16, 2010). Available at: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/Reports/2010/Generations-2010.aspx] Internet access drives […]

REfine Your Selection

Years
Formats
Regions & Countries
Topics
Research Teams
Authors