10 facts about teens and social media
Nine-in-ten U.S. teens say they use YouTube. Majorities also use TikTok (63%), Instagram (61%) and Snapchat (55%).
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Nine-in-ten U.S. teens say they use YouTube. Majorities also use TikTok (63%), Instagram (61%) and Snapchat (55%).
Most U.S. adults said Social Security benefits shouldn’t be reduced in any way – a view broadly shared across ages, racial and ethnic groups, partisan affiliations and income brackets.
In the U.S., 43% of teenagers say children are better off when one parent doesn’t have a job and focuses on the family.
Parents are more worried than teens about teen mental health. Both groups – especially parents – partly blame social media. But teens also see benefits.
In 2023, 18% of adults ages 25 to 34 were living in a parent’s home. Young men were more likely than young women to do so (20% vs. 15%).
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 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.
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