More than half of Americans live within an hour of extended family
Most Americans value having family close by, while 55% say they live within an hour’s drive of at least some extended family members.
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Most Americans value having family close by, while 55% say they live within an hour’s drive of at least some extended family members.
About four-in-ten unemployed workers had been out of work for more than six months in February 2021, about double the share in February 2020.
Kamala Harris’ election represented an advance in the progress Black Americans have made in recent decades in political leadership.
55% of U.S. adults now express at least some support for the Black Lives Matter movement, down from 67% in June.
As the pandemic continues, a growing share of Americans say they are regularly wearing a face covering in stores and other businesses.
The share of Americans who say they know someone else who has been hospitalized or died due to COVID-19 has increased sharply since spring.
After months of living amid a pandemic, many Americans expect their lives to remain changed even after the COVID-19 outbreak is over.
At least 20 nations preceded the U.S. in granting women the right to vote, according to an analysis of measures in 198 countries and territories.
Four of the 10 most populous countries will no longer be among the top 10 in 2100 – and all four will be supplanted by rapidly growing African nations.
A key U.S. fertility rate has reached a record low for the fourth year in a row. But is it really a record low? The short answer: It’s complicated.
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