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Home Research Topics Looking to the Future, Public Sees an America in Decline on Many Fronts 3. Views of demographic changes
Pew Research CenterMarch 19, 2019
3. Views of demographic changes

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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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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3. Views of demographic changes
Narrow majority of Americans say aging population will be a bad thing for country
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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