Cohabitation a Step Toward Marriage?
Among Americans who have ever lived with an unmarried partner, nearly two-thirds say they thought about it as a step toward marriage.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Among Americans who have ever lived with an unmarried partner, nearly two-thirds say they thought about it as a step toward marriage.
A plurality of Americans (43%) disapprove of gay and lesbian couples raising children, but that number has declined from 50% in 2007.
More than nine-in-ten married people say that love is a very important reason to marry while only about three-in-ten cite financial stability as an important factor. The data suggest otherwise.
Throughout human history, poets, balladeers and songwriters have celebrated the idea that there’s just one true love for every living soul. Only 28% of today’s Americans agree.
Majorities or pluralities of Americans think the country is losing ground on nine of 12 major issues.
Jobs remain the public’s primary economic concern, and given the pessimism about job availability, it’s not hard to see why.
Just a quarter of the public knows that it takes 60 votes to break a filibuster in the Senate.
Senior research staff answer questions from readers relating to all the areas covered by our seven projects, ranging from polling techniques and findings, to media, technology, religious, demographic and global attitudes trends.
Only about a third of Americans in a fall survey expected better economic conditions a year hence. By contrast, in the midst of the Great Depression, and with another downturn in the offing, half of Americans still expected general business conditions to improve over the next six months.
Roughly 10,000 Baby Boomers will turn 65 today, and about 10,000 more will cross that threshold every day for the next 19 years.
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