Carolina Aragão

Key trends in marriage and family life in the United States.

42% of U.S. adults say they or someone they know has used fertility treatments. This is up from 33% five years ago.

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.

Among married couples in the United States, women’s financial contributions have grown steadily over the last half century. Even when earnings are similar, husbands spend more time on paid work and leisure, while wives devote more time to caregiving and housework.

Around a third of U.S. school districts mention the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in their mission statements. But these references are far more common in parts of the country won by Joe Biden in 2020 than in areas won by Donald Trump.

In 2022, women earned an average of 82% of what men earned, according to a new analysis of median hourly earnings of full- and part-time workers.

Widespread child care challenges from the coronavirus pandemic lasted into 2021 for some U.S. parents.

While the total number of U.S. births declined at the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021, the number of births at home rose.