Americans’ Views on Who Influences Health Policy and Which Health Issues To Prioritize
About seven-in-ten Americans say insurance companies have too much health policy influence, but partisans disagree on the CDC’s role.
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Few East Asian adults believe women have an obligation to society to have children
Two-thirds or more in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam say that women should decide for themselves whether to bear children.
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What the data says about Medicaid
The joint federal-state health insurance program covered 71.4 million Americans as of January 2025.
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The Experiences of U.S. Adults Who Don’t Have Children
Some 57% of adults under 50 who say they are unlikely to have kids say a major reason is they just don’t want to. Among those ages 50 and older, 31% cite this as a reason.
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Key facts about dads in the U.S.
For Father’s Day, here are six facts about the views and experiences shaping fatherhood in the United States today.
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Public Has Mixed Views on the Modern American Family
Americans are more pessimistic than optimistic about the institution of marriage and the family. At the same time, the public is fairly accepting of diverse family arrangements, though some are seen as more acceptable than others.
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1. Gender and parenting
Mothers and fathers in the United States approach parenting differently in many ways, from how they relate to their children to the worries they have about challenges their children may face, to the role being a parent plays in their lives. Far larger shares of mothers than fathers say they are extremely or very worried […]
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2. The experiences of adults in multigenerational households
There are a variety of reasons why adults live in multigenerational households, but financial considerations top the list.[3. numoffset=”3″ For the remainder of this report, “adults” refers to those ages 25 and older who live with a parent or grandparent or who live with an adult child or grandchild age 25 or older.] Many also […]
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Financial Issues Top the List of Reasons U.S. Adults Live in Multigenerational Homes
Nearly four-in-ten men ages 25 to 29 now live with older relatives.
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How Today’s Parents Say Their Approach to Parenting Does – or Doesn’t – Match Their Own Upbringing
How are U.S. parents raising their children these days, and how does their approach compare with the way their own parents raised them?
