A growing share of Americans say they’ve had fertility treatments or know someone who has
42% of U.S. adults say they or someone they know has used fertility treatments. This is up from 33% five years ago.
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42% of U.S. adults say they or someone they know has used fertility treatments. This is up from 33% five years ago.
61% of U.S. adults say having close friends is extremely or very important for people to live a fulfilling life.
Mothers are more likely than fathers to be extremely or very worried about a school shooting, and concerns also vary by race and ethnicity.
14% of parents say their neighborhood is only a fair or poor place to raise kids; these parents also have greater worry for their kids’ well-being.
53% of parents of K-12 students say schools in the United States should be providing a mix of in-person and online instruction this winter.
Most Americans who have heard about the law say it’s had a positive impact on gender equality in the United States (63%).
49% of Americans say the availability of affordable housing in their local community is a major problem, up 10 points from early 2018.
One year into the coronavirus pandemic, about a fifth of U.S. adults (21%) are experiencing high levels of psychological distress.
The reasons Americans without children don’t expect to have them range from just not wanting to have kids to concerns about climate change.
More Americans now say the possibility that students will fall behind academically without in-person instruction should be given a lot of consideration.
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