Search results for: “marriage and family”

Filtered by:

short readsApr 3, 2024

Few East Asian adults believe women have an obligation to society to have children

Two-thirds or more in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam say that women should decide for themselves whether to bear children.
reportFeb 26, 2025

Decline of Christianity in the U.S. Has Slowed, May Have Leveled Off

After years of decline, the U.S. Christian share now shows signs of leveling off. The new Religious Landscape Study explores trends in identity, beliefs and practices.
short readsOct 27, 2023

Working husbands in U.S. have more leisure time than working wives do, especially among those with children

Among employed U.S. adults who are ages 25 to 64 and married, husbands spend about 28 hours per week on leisure. Wives spend about 26 hours on it.
reportAug 23, 2022

Sidebar: Laws, norms and traditions

Laws and cultural norms tied to inheritance and marriage may help explain differences in attitudes toward sons, daughters and abortion. This sidebar offers a very elementary glance at Indian laws, norms and traditions that might be tied to sex selection. Inheritance: Inheritance traditions are among the barriers that Indian women face, even though laws in […]
short readsDec 8, 2023

Striking findings from 2023

Here’s a look back at 2023 through some of our most striking research findings.
reportAug 23, 2022

India’s Sex Ratio at Birth Begins To Normalize

India’s artificially wide ratio of baby boys to baby girls – which arose in the 1970s from the use of prenatal diagnostic technology to facilitate sex-selective abortions – now appears to be narrowing. Son bias has declined sharply among Sikhs, while Christians continue to have a natural balance of sons and daughters.
reportNov 30, 2023

3. Asian Americans and the ‘model minority’ stereotype

In the survey, we asked Asian Americans about their views and experiences with another stereotype: Asians in the U.S. being a “model minority.” Asian adults were asked about their awareness of the label “model minority,” their views on whether the term is a good or bad thing, and their experiences with being treated in ways […]
short readsJun 23, 2023

5 key findings about LGBTQ+ Americans

As the United States celebrates Pride month, here are five key findings about LGBTQ+ Americans.
short readsMay 22, 2023

How Pew Research Center will report on generations moving forward

When we have the data to study groups of similarly aged people over time, we won’t always default to using the standard generational definitions and labels, like Gen Z, Millennials or Baby Boomers.
reportNov 30, 2023

Discrimination Experiences Shape Most Asian Americans’ Lives

Most Asian adults in the U.S. have been treated as a foreigner or experienced incidents where people assume they are a “model minority.”

Topics

Regions & Countries

Formats

Search results for: “marriage and family”

Few East Asian adults believe women have an obligation to society to have children

Sidebar: Laws, norms and traditions

India’s Sex Ratio at Birth Begins To Normalize

3. Asian Americans and the ‘model minority’ stereotype

Discrimination Experiences Shape Most Asian Americans’ Lives

Refine Your Results

Formats

Topics

Regions & Countries

Search results for: “marriage and family”

Refine Your Results

Years

Formats

Topics

Regions & Countries

Research Teams

Authors