A smaller share of older U.S. adults live alone today than in 1990
26% of U.S. adults ages 65 and older lived alone in 2023, the most recent year with available data. That’s down from 29% in 1990.
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How working parents divide family responsibilities
To understand how different-sex couples share household and parenting tasks when both parents have full-time jobs, we asked parents in this type of family who does more when it comes to these responsibilities. The data shows that, in families with a mother and a father, moms often take on more of the load. Read more […]
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Young Adults and the Future of News
U.S. adults under 30 follow news less closely than any other age group. And they’re more likely to get (and trust) news from social media.
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Key facts about Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S.
About 1.7 million people in the U.S. are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (NHPI), tracing their roots to Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other Pacific Islands in Oceania.
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From cash to credit, how Americans’ payment methods have changed in the past decade
Since 2015, the share of Americans who say they use cash for all or almost all of their purchases in a typical week has fallen by half, from 24% to 12%.
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Key findings about Puerto Rico
Here are answers to some key questions about Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau and other sources.
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3 ways to correct a poll’s political balance: Party affiliation, past vote and voter file information
Pollsters vary in how they weight their survey samples on political characteristics, if at all. Their choices tend to be informed by factors such as the population being surveyed and the sample source (e.g., a list of all addresses in the United States or a list of registered voters), the focus of the poll (preelection […]
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How ADP employment data compares with official BLS jobs reports
When BLS reports are unavailable many economy watchers turn to the national employment report from ADP.
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About Pew Research Center’s Spring 2025 Global Attitudes Survey Results for the survey are based on a mix of telephone, face-to-face and online interviews conducted under the direction of Gallup, Langer Research Associates and Social Research Centre. The results are based on national samples, unless otherwise noted. Read more about our international survey methodology and […]
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👥 A changing U.S. electorate
Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ From our research The share of U.S. grandparents ages 65 and older who are in touch with their grandkids at least a few times a month, including 15% who are in touch with them daily.