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    Acknowledgments

    Pew Research Center received invaluable advice in developing the study from Christine Emba, staff writer at The Atlantic; Richard Reeves, president, Alanna Williams, associate director, and Ben Smith, research associate at the American Institute for Boys and Men; and Andrew Smiler, licensed therapist and past president of the Society for the Psychological Study of Men […]

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    How Americans are feeling about their finances as they age

    Amid a dwindling Social Security retirement trust and increased national life expectancy, many Americans are uncertain about their financial future. Four-in-ten U.S. adults say they aren’t confident they’ll have enough income and assets to last throughout their retirement years or say they won’t be able to retire at all. Only about a quarter (26%) are […]

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    3. U.S. Hispanics’ preferences among pan-ethnic terms

    No single pan-ethnic term has been fully embraced by U.S. adults with roots in Latin America or Spain. The more recognized terms Hispanic and Latino have faced their own criticism. Hispanic has been criticized by some for its focus on Spain and Latin America’s colonial past, while Latino has faced backlash for being a gendered […]

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    Cultural Issues and the 2024 Election

    Voters who support Biden and Trump have starkly different opinions on many issues, and these two groups are divided internally as well.

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    The topics Americans learn about from health and wellness influencers

    Some 40% of U.S. adults say they ever get health information from social media influencers or podcasts. This analysis looks at some of the specific topics Americans get from these influencers. Some of the key takeaways: Other parts of this study look at the characteristics of health and wellness influencers themselves, why people follow them […]

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    1. How Latinas view Hispanic women’s situation in the U.S.

    Half of Latinas see progress in Hispanic women’s situation in the United States during the last decade, and a similar share expect their group’s situation will improve in the next 10 years. Yet two-thirds of Latinas say the gender wage gap is a big problem for Hispanic women today. This chapter examines Latinas’ views of […]

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    1. Views of the state of gender equality in politics

    A narrow majority of U.S. adults (53%) say there are too few women in high political offices in the United States today. Some 37% say there are about the right number of women and 8% say there are too many women elected to higher offices. The share saying there are too few women in high […]