Narrow majority of Americans say aging population will be a bad thing for country

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March 19, 2019

3. Views of demographic changes

Narrow majority of Americans say aging population will be a bad thing for country

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3. Views of demographic changes
More than four-in-ten think people will be less likely to have children in the future
A majority of Americans say people will be less likely to get married in the future; about six-in-ten expect divorce rate to stay about the same
About half of Americans say the rise in interracial marriage is having a positive impact on the country
More Americans say having a majority nonwhite population will have a negative impact on conflicts and culture than say it will have a positive impact
No consensus on the impact of the U.S. having a majority nonwhite population by 2050
A majority of Americans say population aging will have a negative impact; views of growing racial and ethnic diversity are more mixed

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