Mental health and the pandemic: What U.S. surveys have found
Here’s a look at what surveys by Pew Research Center and other organizations have found about Americans’ mental health during the pandemic.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Here’s a look at what surveys by Pew Research Center and other organizations have found about Americans’ mental health during the pandemic.
Most teens at least sometimes feel happy and peaceful when they don’t have their phone, but 44% say this makes them anxious. Half of parents say they have looked through their teen’s phone.
In April 2021, we followed up with many of the same parents surveyed in March 2020 on their children’s use of technology and social media.
35% of U.S. parents with children younger than 18 say they are extremely or very worried that their children might be bullied at some point.
Most favor protecting trans people from discrimination, but fewer support policies related to medical care for gender transitions; many are uneasy with the pace of change on trans issues.
A majority of parents are concerned about the experiences their teen might encounter online. Parents take various actions to monitor and police their teen’s online behavior.
Roughly half of U.S. teens say they spend too much time on their cellphones, and two-thirds of parents express concern over their teen’s screen time. But parents face their own challenges of device-related distraction.
Today’s parents must navigate how, when and to what extent they oversee their teens’ online and mobile activities.
There are deep divisions among U.S. parents today rooted in economic well-being. Parents’ outlooks, worries and aspirations for their children are strongly linked to financial circumstances.
An overwhelming share of America’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults (92%) say society has become more accepting of them in the past decade and an equal number expect it to grow even more accepting in the decade ahead. They attribute the changes to a variety of factors, from people knowing and interacting with someone […]
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