More than half of Americans in their 40s are ‘sandwiched’ between an aging parent and their own children
As people are living longer and many young adults struggle to gain financial independence, 23% of U.S. adults are in the “sandwich generation.”
As people are living longer and many young adults struggle to gain financial independence, 23% of U.S. adults are in the “sandwich generation.”
The gender wage gap is narrower among younger workers nationally, and the gap varies across geographical areas.
About seven-in-ten say young adults today have a harder time when it comes to saving for the future, paying for college and buying a home.
Adoption of key technologies by those in the oldest age group has grown markedly since about a decade ago.
Young people in the United States express far more skeptical views of America’s global standing than older adults.
Nearly six-in-ten U.S. adults (59%) see a great deal of difference between the two major political parties, up from 55% just two years ago.
Among those ages 18 to 29, friends and community often rank in the top three sources of meaning, fulfillment and satisfaction in their lives.
The shares of American 9- and 13-year-olds who say they read for fun on an almost daily basis have dropped from nearly a decade ago.
As of the third quarter of 2021, 50.3% of U.S. adults 55 and older said they were out of the labor force due to retirement.
Among all U.S. adults, 63% favor making tuition at public colleges free, including 37% who strongly favor the proposal.