Key facts about dads in the U.S.
For Father’s Day, here are six facts about the views and experiences shaping fatherhood in the United States today.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement Has Dropped Considerably From Its Peak in 2020
Today, 51% of U.S. adults say they support the Black Lives Matter movement – down from 67% in June 2020. A majority of Americans say the increased focus on race and racial inequality in the past three years hasn’t led to improvement for Black Americans.
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Single women own more homes than single men in the U.S., but that edge is narrowing
In 2022, single women owned 58% of the nearly 35.2 million homes owned by unmarried Americans, while single men owned 42%.
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Partisan divides over K-12 education in 8 charts
The public is sharply divided along partisan lines on topics ranging from what should be taught in schools to how much influence parents should have over the curriculum.
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Young workers express lower levels of job satisfaction than older ones, but most are content with their job
Young workers express general contentment with many aspects of work; personal connections like relationships with co-workers stand out.
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Young adults in the U.S. are reaching key life milestones later than in the past
Today’s 21-year-olds are less likely than their predecessors in 1980 to have reached five key milestones, including having a full-time job.
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How Pew Research Center will report on generations moving forward
When we have the data to study groups of similarly aged people over time, we won’t always default to using the standard generational definitions and labels, like Gen Z, Millennials or Baby Boomers.
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Workplace diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, or DEI, are increasingly becoming part of national political debates. For a majority of employed U.S. adults (56%), focusing on increasing DEI at work is a good thing. But relatively small shares of workers place a lot of importance on diversity at their workplace.
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Key facts about moms in the U.S.
For Mother’s Day, here’s a snapshot of what motherhood looks like in the U.S. today, drawn from government data and Pew Research Center surveys.
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Young adults in the U.S. are less likely than those in most of Europe to live in their parents’ home
One-in-three U.S. adults ages 18 to 34 live in their parents’ home, according to U.S. Census Bureau data from 2021.
