About seven-in-ten adults (71%) say they are very concerned about the cost of health care, while 66% say the same about the price of food and consumer goods. Nearly as many (62%) say they are very concerned about the cost of housing.
Workers younger than 50 and workers with a bachelor’s degree or more education are among the most likely to use AI in their job.
In the United States, 12% of married couples with at least one spouse in their 30s or 40s have two incomes and no kids.
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About one-in-ten Asian Americans live in poverty. Pew Research Center conducted 18 focus groups in 12 languages to explore their stories and experiences.
Ahead of President Joe Biden’s third State of the Union address Americans are focused on the health of the economy and immigration.
Nearly two-thirds of White families (66%) owned stocks directly or indirectly, compared with 39% of Black families and 28% of Hispanic families.
Growing shares of Republicans rate immigration and terrorism as top priorities for the president and Congress this year.
Women made up 47% of the U.S. civilian labor force in 2023, up from 30% in 1950 – but growth has stagnated.
As a shop that studies human behavior through surveys and other social scientific techniques, we have a good line of sight into the contradictory nature of human preferences. Here’s a look at how we categorize our survey participants in ways that enhance our understanding of how people think and behave.
While Black adults define personal and financial success in different ways, most see these measures of success as major sources of pressure in their lives.
Americans overwhelmingly see small businesses as having a positive effect on the way things are going in the country. By contrast, their views of large corporations are broadly negative. And most people – including identical shares in both parties – are critical of the impact of banks and financial institutions.
Black adults in upper-income families are about twice as likely as those in lower-income families to say they are extremely or very happy.
28% of Americans rate economic conditions as excellent or good, a 9 percentage point increase from last April. And the share who say economic conditions will be worse a year from now has fallen during this timespan, from 46% to 33%.
