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    A majority of young adults in the U.S. live with their parents for the first time since the Great Depression
    The share of 18- to 29-year-olds living with their parents has become a majority since U.S. coronavirus cases began spreading early this year.
    Parenting Children in the Age of Screens
    Two-thirds of parents in the U.S. say parenting is harder today than it was 20 years ago, with many citing technologies – like social media or smartphones – as a reason.
    As Millennials Near 40, They’re Approaching Family Life Differently Than Previous Generations
    Three-in-ten Millennials live with a spouse and child, compared with 40% of Gen Xers at a comparable age.
    Worldwide Optimism About Future of Gender Equality, Even as Many See Advantages for Men
    Sizable shares say men have more opportunities for high-paying jobs and that men should have preferential treatment when jobs are scarce.
    It’s clear where college students are counted in the 2020 census, but not others who moved due to COVID-19
    The COVID-19 pandemic sent many on the move to places other than their usual residence – and they may not know where or how to be counted.
    As family structures change in U.S., a growing share of Americans say it makes no difference
    45% of Americans don’t think it makes a difference that there is growing variety in the types of family arrangements people live in.
    With billions confined to their homes worldwide, which living arrangements are most common?
    Looking at household living arrangements in 130 countries and territories may shed light on how coronavirus-related quarantines are being felt.
    Older people are more likely to live alone in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world
    In the United States, 27% of adults ages 60 and older live alone, compared with 16% of adults in the 130 countries and territories studied.
    Globally, women are younger than their male partners, more likely to age alone
    Globally, women are younger than their male partners. They also are more likely to age alone and to live in single-parent households.
    Among 41 countries, only U.S. lacks paid parental leave
    Despite parents' shifting responsibilities, the U.S. is the only one of 41 nations that does not mandate any paid leave for new parents.

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