Parents, Young Adult Children and the Transition to Adulthood
Most U.S. young adults are at least mostly financially independent and happy with their parents’ involvement in their lives. Parent-child relationships are mostly strong.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Most U.S. young adults are at least mostly financially independent and happy with their parents’ involvement in their lives. Parent-child relationships are mostly strong.
Nearly four-in-ten men ages 25 to 29 now live with older relatives.
Sizable shares say men have more opportunities for high-paying jobs and that men should have preferential treatment when jobs are scarce.
As more U.S. adults are delaying marriage – or forgoing it altogether – the share who have ever lived with an unmarried partner has been on the rise.
When Americans peer 30 years into the future, they see a country in decline economically, politically and on the world stage.
Whether they personally experience these conditions, seven-in-ten teens today see mental health issues as major problems among people their age in their communities.
Despite widening gaps in politics and demographics, Americans across community types have a lot in common in key facets of their lives.
Most Democrats are dissatisfied with the nation’s progress on gender equality, while more than half of Republicans say it has been about right.
Multiracial Americans are at the cutting edge of social and demographic change in the U.S.
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