Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
When we have the data to study groups of similarly aged people over time, we won’t always default to using the standard generational definitions and labels, like Gen Z, Millennials or Baby Boomers.
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People in mostly middle-income survey countries say it’s ideal to start a family and own a home by 30, and retire by 60.
Similar shares of adults say there’s too little emphasis on encouraging boys and girls to be leaders.
Teen girls and boys in the U.S. face different pressures and report different experiences at school, though they have many of the same goals in life.
Many Americans perceive a rise in rude behavior, and 34% say they see it almost always or often when they go out in public.
The 119th Congress is the most racially and ethnically diverse in history, and it includes the nation’s first openly transgender legislator at the federal level.
The median age of voting members of the House of Representatives is now 57.5 years, while the Senate’s median age is 64.7 years.
Here’s a look back at 2024 through 14 of our most striking research findings.
One-in-four U.S. adults under 40 have student loan debt. And how much borrowers owe on student loans varies widely by education level.
Americans’ views differ by age on whether measures like addressing climate change and preventing terrorist attacks should be top foreign policy priorities.
Buddhists across the region also say that someone cannot be truly Buddhist if they do not respect deities or spirits.
