About 8 in 10 women in opposite-sex marriages say they took their husband’s last name
Younger women, women with a postgraduate degree and Democratic women are more likely to keep their last name after marriage.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Younger women, women with a postgraduate degree and Democratic women are more likely to keep their last name after marriage.
Africa is the only world region where the fertility rate is currently higher than the global replacement-level fertility.
45% of U.S. adults say that if they could choose, they would live sometime in the past, while 14% say they’d live sometime in the future.
To better understand the coming out experiences of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender adults, we asked them: Half or more in each group say they knew they were gay, lesbian, bisexual or trans before age 14. Far fewer say they first told someone by that age. Small shares ranging from 1% to 4% across these […]
Over half of Americans (53%) now say fewer people choosing to have children in the future would negatively impact the United States.
In 2023, 18% of adults ages 25 to 34 were living in a parent’s home. Young men were more likely than young women to do so (20% vs. 15%).
Key trends and data on women in top U.S. political, business and higher education positions.
Most Black Americans are Christian, though the share who identify as such has fallen since 2007.
Analysis of our polls and other data shows no clear evidence of a religious revival among young adults. Read more about religiousness by age and gender.
Most Americans express confidence in their ability to do various practical tasks, but they are much less confident in their ability to do other tasks that require more specialized knowledge.
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