5 facts about student loans
About one-third of adults under age 30 have student loan debt. In 2016, the amount students owed varied widely, especially by degree attained.
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About one-third of adults under age 30 have student loan debt. In 2016, the amount students owed varied widely, especially by degree attained.
When Americans peer 30 years into the future, they see a country in decline economically, politically and on the world stage.
Now that the youngest Millennials are adults, how do they compare with those who were their age in the generations that came before them?
Today’s 6- to 21-year-olds are already America’s most racially and ethnically diverse generation – and more of them are heading to college than previous generations.
Despite widening gaps in politics and demographics, Americans across community types have a lot in common in key facets of their lives.
The gap in the standard of living between Asians near the top and the bottom of the income ladder nearly doubled from 1970 to
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A majority of Americans would like to see more women in top leadership positions in business and politics, but many are skeptical there will ever be gender parity in these areas. Views about the state of female leadership vary by party and gender.
Women in STEM jobs are more likely than their male counterparts to have experienced discrimination in the workplace and to believe that discrimination is a major reason there are not more women in STEM.
Women’s contributions to U.S. household incomes have grown. Yet, men contribute more of the income in most couples, and this reality aligns with public sentiments.
Most Americans see fundamental differences between men and women in their traits and characteristics and in the pressures they face from society.
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