short readMar 28, 2022 Young women are out-earning young men in several U.S. cities The gender wage gap is narrower among younger workers nationally, and the gap varies across geographical areas.
short readFeb 28, 2022 Most in the U.S. say young adults today face more challenges than their parents’ generation in some key areas About seven-in-ten say young adults today have a harder time when it comes to saving for the future, paying for college and buying a home.
short readJan 13, 2022 Share of those 65 and older who are tech users has grown in the past decade Adoption of key technologies by those in the oldest age group has grown markedly since about a decade ago.
short readDec 7, 2021 Younger U.S. adults less likely to see big differences between the parties or to feel well represented by them Nearly six-in-ten U.S. adults (59%) see a great deal of difference between the two major political parties, up from 55% just two years ago.
short readNov 23, 2021 What makes life meaningful? Globally, answers sometimes vary by age Among those ages 18 to 29, friends and community often rank in the top three sources of meaning, fulfillment and satisfaction in their lives.
short readNov 12, 2021 Among many U.S. children, reading for fun has become less common, federal data shows The shares of American 9- and 13-year-olds who say they read for fun on an almost daily basis have dropped from nearly a decade ago.
short readNov 4, 2021 Amid the pandemic, a rising share of older U.S. adults are now retired As of the third quarter of 2021, 50.3% of U.S. adults 55 and older said they were out of the labor force due to retirement.
short readAug 11, 2021 Democrats overwhelmingly favor free college tuition, while Republicans are divided by age, education Among all U.S. adults, 63% favor making tuition at public colleges free, including 37% who strongly favor the proposal.
short readJun 7, 2021 During the pandemic, teen summer employment hit its lowest point since the Great Recession Fewer than a third (30.8%) of U.S. teens had a paying job last summer. In 2019, 35.8% of teens worked over the summer.
short readJan 26, 2021 A rising share of working parents in the U.S. say it’s been difficult to handle child care during the pandemic 52% of employed parents with children younger than 12 say it has been difficult to handle child care responsibilities during the pandemic.