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    Appendix 1: Survey Methodology

    About the Survey of LGBT Adults The analysis of the experiences and attitudes of the LGBT population in this report is based on a survey conducted April 11-29, 2013, among a sample of 1,197 self-identified LGBT adults, 18 years of age or older. The survey was conducted by the GfK Group using KnowledgePanel, its nationally […]

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    References

    Bricker, Jesse, Arthur B. Kennickell, Kevin B. Moore, and John Sabelhaus. 2012. “Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2007 to 2010: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances.” Bulletin 98-2. Washington, DC: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, June. Brown, Meta, Andrew Haughwout, Donghoon Lee, and Wilbert van der Klaauw. 2010. “The Financial Crisis […]

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    Chapter 6: Business Ownership

    In addition to homeownership, Americans have considerable stakes in private businesses.[6. numoffset=”6″ In 2010 business equity was 28% of the value of all nonfinancial assets of American households, second only to residential property (59%) (Bricker et al., 2012).] On this score, however, there is not much evidence that young adult households are any less likely […]

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    Appendix B: Data Sources

    The analysis utilized four different surveys collected by the federal government. The unit of analysis differs among them. A brief description of the four surveys follows. The Survey of Consumer Finances Most of the analysis of debt and assets is based on the Survey of Consumer Finances. The SCF is collected every three years and […]

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    Young Adults After the Recession: Fewer Homes, Fewer Cars, Less Debt

    After running up record debt-to-income ratios during the bubble economy of the 2000s, young adults shed substantially more debt than older adults did during the Great Recession and its immediate aftermath—mainly by virtue of owning fewer houses and cars, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of Federal Reserve Board and other government data. […]

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    Appendix A: The Composition of Young Adult Households

    Much of the analysis in the report focuses on the households headed by those younger than 35. Between 2001 and 2011, the composition of households headed by those younger than 35 has changed. Young adults are less likely to form independent households, and Census Bureau data suggest that young adults in independent households are a […]

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    Chapter 2: Demographic Portrait of Adult Children of Immigrants

    Overview Many of the nation’s U.S.-born children of immigrants are just coming into adulthood, but as a group they already are having an impact on the nation’s communities, workforce, electorate and other realms of American life. The most striking features of this U.S. second generation—the adult children of immigrants—are their youth and their racial and […]

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    Second-Generation Americans, by the Numbers

    A new Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data finds that U.S.-born adult children of immigrants are better off than immigrants on key measures of socio-economic well-being. The same report analyzes survey data on Hispanics and Asian Americans, comparing attitudes of immigrants and U.S.-born children of immigrants on politics, values, language use and other measures.

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    Chapter 7: Country Comparisons, Personal Values and Goals, Perceptions of Group Success

    This chapter summarizes findings on a wide range of survey topics on which generational differences are mixed, nonexistent or varied between Asian Americans and Hispanics. Among the topics covered are evaluations of the United States versus one’s ancestral country of origin; personal values and goals; perceptions of discrimination and group success; and attitudes about work […]

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    Latinos in the 2012 Election: Pennsylvania

    This profile provides key demographic information on Latino eligible voters[1. Eligible voters are defined as U.S. citizens ages 18 and older. Eligible voters are not the same as registered voters. To cast a vote, in all states except North Dakota, an eligible voter must first register to vote.] and other major groups of eligible voters […]

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