Support for Gay Marriage Rises Across Generations
Support for same-sex marriage is now nearly equal to opposition, and while generational divides still persist, support is up among all age groups.
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Support for same-sex marriage is now nearly equal to opposition, and while generational divides still persist, support is up among all age groups.
Senior research staff answer questions from readers relating to all the areas covered by our seven projects, ranging from polling techniques and findings, to media, technology, religious, demographic and global attitudes trends.
Only about six-in-ten members of the Millennial generation (62%) were raised by both parents.
About half of young adults, ages 18-29, say being a good parent is one of the most important things to them.
Just one-in-five Millennials is currently married.
A quarter of Millennials are unaffiliated with any particular religion.
The size of the Millennial generation is about equal to the size of the Boomer generation — but for a different reason.
At a conference at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, Pew Research Center analysts and outside experts discussed research findings about the Millennial generation, the American teens and twenty-somethings now making the passage into adulthood. This first of three sessions provided a broad overview of the Millennial generation, examining their demographics, values, attitudes and behaviors, and discussing the results of the new study.
At a conference at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, Pew Research Center analysts and outside experts discussed research findings about the Millennial generation, the American teens and twenty-somethings now making the passage into adulthood. The last of three sessions addressed the question of whether Millennials, who rocked the vote in 2008, will show up at the polls this November and how they may shape the political landscape beyond?
At a conference at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, Pew Research Center analysts and outside experts discussed research findings about the Millennial generation, the American teens and twenty-somethings now making the passage into adulthood. In this second of three sessions experts on media and technology examine how Millennials are seeking, sharing and creating information.
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