A record-high share of 40-year-olds in the U.S. have never been married
As of 2021, 25% of 40-year-olds in the United States had never been married, a significant increase from 20% in 2010.
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As of 2021, 25% of 40-year-olds in the United States had never been married, a significant increase from 20% in 2010.
55% of U.S. workers say their manager or supervisor is excellent or very good to work for.
About half of upper-income workers (51%) say they take off less time than offered, compared with 45% of middle-income workers and 41% of lower-income workers.
Federal statistics show dramatic declines in U.S. violent and property crime rates since the early 1990s.
Six-in-ten U.S. adults say gun violence is a very big problem in the country today, up 9 percentage points from spring 2022.
While the total number of U.S. births declined at the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021, the number of births at home rose.
In 2021, 18% of parents didn’t work for pay, which was unchanged from 2016, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.
61% of U.S. adults say having close friends is extremely or very important for people to live a fulfilling life.
The share of adults who live in middle-class households fell from 61% in 1971 to 50% in 2021, according to a new analysis.
47% of U.S. adults say single women raising children on their own is generally a bad thing for society, an increase of 7 points since 2018.
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