Some 57% of adults under 50 who say they’re unlikely to ever have kids say a major reason is they just don’t want to. Among those ages 50 and older without kids, a smaller share (31%) cite this as a reason they never had them.
Most U.S. young adults are at least mostly financially independent and happy with their parents’ involvement in their lives. Parent-child relationships are mostly strong.
Nearly seven-in-ten Americans (69%) say they talk to their close friends and family a lot about what’s happening with them.
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Some 57% of adults under 50 who say they are unlikely to have kids say a major reason is they just don’t want to. Among those ages 50 and older, 31% cite this as a reason.
Nearly seven-in-ten Americans (69%) say they talk to their close friends and family a lot about what’s happening with them.
Sort through the more than 30 jurisdictions that have enacted laws allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry.
Voters who support Biden and Trump have starkly different opinions on many issues, and these two groups are divided internally as well.
Majorities in most of the 27 places around the world surveyed in 2023 and 2024 say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
Seven-in-ten Americans say in vitro fertilization access is a good thing. Just 8% say it is a bad thing, and 22% are unsure.
85% of U.S. teens say they play video games. They see both positive and negative sides, from making friends to harassment and sleep loss.
A median of 83% across 24 nations surveyed say they feel close to other people in their country, while 66% of Americans hold this view.
Half of Americans or more say they are extremely or very comfortable talking about their mental health with a close friend, an immediate family member or a mental health therapist.
Two-thirds or more in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam say that women should decide for themselves whether to bear children.
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