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short readsMar 26, 2013

Support for Same Sex Marriage Grows as More Americans Change their Views

A key factor in rising support for same-sex marriage is that 14% of all Americans say they’ve changed their minds on the issue.
short readsMar 20, 2013

Most Second Generation Hispanics Put Importance on Ability to Retain Spanish

More than two-thirds of second-generation Latinos consider it very important for future generations to be able to speak Spanish.
short readsMar 1, 2013

Most Adult Children of Immigrants Say They Are “Typical Americans”

About six-in-ten U.S.-born children of Hispanic and Asian-Americans consider themselves to be a “typical American.”
reportFeb 21, 2013

Young Adults After the Recession: Fewer Homes, Fewer Cars, Less Debt

After running up record debt-to-income ratios during the bubble economy of the 2000s, young adults shed substantially more debt than older adults did during the Great Recession and its immediate aftermath—mainly by virtue of owning fewer houses and cars, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of Federal Reserve Board and other government data. […]
short readsFeb 18, 2013

Millennials Rank Clinton Highly Among Modern Presidents

About half of Millennials see Bill Clinton as the president who did the best job during their lifetimes. Ronald Reagan and Clinton run about even among older generations
short readsFeb 14, 2013

Majority of Never-Married Adults Want to Wed

Though many Americans agree the institution of marriage is becoming obsolete, 61% of those who have never married still want to do so.
reportJan 30, 2013

The Sandwich Generation

With an aging population and a generation of young adults struggling to achieve financial independence, the burdens and responsibilities of middle-aged Americans are increasing. Nearly half (47%) of adults in their 40s and 50s have a parent age 65 or older and are either raising a young child or financially supporting a grown child (age […]
reportDec 20, 2012

The Big Generation Gap at the Polls Is Echoed in Attitudes on Budget Tradeoffs

Overview The record generation gap that played out at the voting booth in the last two presidential elections is echoed by large differences by age in attitudes about the tradeoff between reducing the federal deficit and preserving entitlements for older adults, according to a new nationwide Pew Research Center survey. Older adults by a lopsided […]
reportNov 5, 2012

Record Shares of Young Adults Have Finished Both High School and College

Record shares of young adults are completing high school, going to college and finishing college, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of newly available census data. In 2012, for the first time ever, one-third of the nation’s 25- to 29-year-olds have completed at least a bachelor’s degree. These across-the-board increases have occurred despite dramatic […]
reportOct 23, 2012

Younger Americans’ Reading and Library habits

More than 8 in 10 Americans ages 16-29 read a book in the past year, and 6 in 10 used their local public library. Many say they are reading more in the era of digital content.