Pew Research CenterOctober 23, 2019
Financial independence is one of the many markers used to designate the crossover from childhood into young adulthood, and it’s a milestone most Americans (64%) think young adults should reach by the time they are 22 years old, according to a new Pew Research Center study. But that’s not the reality for most young adults who’ve reached this age.
Pew Research CenterSeptember 12, 2019
Balancing work and family duties brings challenges for working parents. Yet many say working is best for them at this point in their life.
Social TrendsJune 12, 2019
The changing role of fathers has introduced new challenges as dads juggle the competing demands of family and work.
Social TrendsMay 8, 2019
American motherhood has changed in many ways since Mother’s Day was first celebrated more than 100 years ago.
Pew Research CenterMarch 22, 2019
A majority of parents are concerned about the experiences their teen might encounter online. Parents take various actions to monitor and police their teen’s online behavior.
Social TrendsSeptember 24, 2018
More than 11 million U.S. parents – or 18% – were not working outside the home in 2016. The stay-at-home share of U.S. parents in 2016 was almost identical to what it was in 1989, but there has been a modest increase among fathers.
Internet & TechAugust 22, 2018
Roughly half of U.S. teens say they spend too much time on their cellphones, and two-thirds of parents express concern over their teen’s screen time. But parents face their own challenges of device-related distraction.
Social TrendsAugust 9, 2018
Roughly four-in-ten U.S. adults think families of three or more children are ideal. Yet it’s still much more common for American women at the end of their childbearing years to have had one or two kids than three or more.
Pew Research CenterJuly 26, 2018
About half of Americans believe that within the next 50 years science will find a way to eliminate virtually all birth defects through gene editing. Yet majorities of Americans harbor at least some reservations about the impact on society of more widespread use of gene editing.
Social TrendsJuly 17, 2018
Forty years after the birth of the first baby conceived via in vitro fertilization, 33% of Americans say they or someone they know has undergone fertility treatment.
