Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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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Most U.S. adults said Social Security benefits shouldn’t be reduced in any way – a view broadly shared across ages, racial and ethnic groups, partisan affiliations and income brackets.
In the U.S., 43% of teenagers say children are better off when one parent doesn’t have a job and focuses on the family.
Parents are more worried than teens about teen mental health. Both groups – especially parents – partly blame social media. But teens also see benefits.
In 2023, 18% of adults ages 25 to 34 were living in a parent’s home. Young men were more likely than young women to do so (20% vs. 15%).
People in mostly middle-income survey countries say it’s ideal to start a family and own a home by 30, and retire by 60.
Similar shares of adults say there’s too little emphasis on encouraging boys and girls to be leaders.
Teen girls and boys in the U.S. face different pressures and report different experiences at school, though they have many of the same goals in life.
Many Americans perceive a rise in rude behavior, and 34% say they see it almost always or often when they go out in public.
The 119th Congress is the most racially and ethnically diverse in history, and it includes the nation’s first openly transgender legislator at the federal level.
The median age of voting members of the House of Representatives is now 57.5 years, while the Senate’s median age is 64.7 years.
