The Sandwich Generation: Burdens on Middle-Aged Americans on the Rise
Nearly half of middle-aged adults have a parent 65 or older and are caring for or financially supporting a child.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Bruce Drake
Former Senior Editor
Bruce Drake is a former senior editor at Pew Research Center.
Publications
-
-
short reads
One Reason Some Americans Give up on News Media: Less Information
Nearly one-third of Americans abandoned a particular news outlet because it no longer provides the same level of news and information.
-
short reads
Youngest Americans Are the Most Politically Active on Social Networking Sites
Two-thirds of young adults ages 18-to-24 engage in some sort of political activity on social networking sites.
-
short reads
The Uneven Economic Recovery: Wealth of Upper 7% Rises, While Less-Affluent See Declines
From 2009 to 2011, the mean wealth of the most affluent 8 million households rose to an estimated $3,173,895 from an estimated $2,476,244.
-
short reads
A Majority of Americans Have Received Benefits from Federal Entitlement Programs
More than half of Americans have received government benefits at some point from a major federal entitlement program.
-
short reads
Mexicans Less Likely to See Better Life in U.S.
Fewer than half of Mexicans say people who move from their country to the United States have a better life there.
-
short reads
Partisans Disagree on Legalization of Marijuana, but Agree on Law Enforcement Policies
The share of Democrats who believe that use of marijuana should be legal is 22 percentage points higher than that of Republicans.
-
short reads
Many Americans Say U.S. Students Are Outranked in Science by Counterparts Abroad
A plurality of Americans say that U.S. high school students rank far behind students in other developed countries in their knowledge of science.
-
short reads
Democrats’ View of Federal Government Turns Negative During Obama Administration
For the first time since Barack Obama became president, more Democrats (41%) have an unfavorable view of the federal government than a favorable view.
-
short reads
Bush Library to be Dedicated after a Presidency that Ended on a Low Note
George W. Bush’s library is being dedicated today; 37% viewed him favorably at the end of his presidency, far lower than his first term ratings