Family & Relationships - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/family-relationships/ Nonpartisan, nonadvocacy, public opinion polling and data-driven social science research Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:37:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/favicon_128x128.png?w=32 Family & Relationships - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/family-relationships/ 32 32 151703594 Across U.S. religious groups, more see decline of marriage as negative than positive https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=across-us-religious-groups-more-see-decline-of-marriage-as-negative-than-positive Thu, 14 Sep 2023 14:00:07 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=434846 Large numbers of Americans in many different religious groups express concern about fewer people getting married.

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]]> 434846 Public Has Mixed Views on the Modern American Family https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=public-has-mixed-views-on-the-modern-american-family Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:59:51 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=434781 Americans are more pessimistic than optimistic about the institution of marriage and the family. At the same time, the public is fairly accepting of diverse family arrangements, though some are seen as more acceptable than others.

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]]> 434781 The Modern American Family https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=the-modern-american-family Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:59:41 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=434994 Key trends in marriage and family life in the United States.

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]]> 434994 A growing share of Americans say they’ve had fertility treatments or know someone who has https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=a-growing-share-of-americans-say-theyve-had-fertility-treatments-or-know-someone-who-has Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:56:44 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=434747 42% of U.S. adults say they or someone they know has used fertility treatments. This is up from 33% five years ago.

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]]> 434747 About 8 in 10 women in opposite-sex marriages say they took their husband’s last name https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=about-eight-in-ten-women-in-opposite-sex-marriages-say-they-took-their-husbands-last-name Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:03:12 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=434281 Younger women, women with a postgraduate degree and Democratic women are more likely to keep their last name after marriage.

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]]> 434281 Many Americans report interacting with dead relatives in dreams or other ways https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=many-americans-report-interacting-with-dead-relatives-in-dreams-or-other-ways Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:52:41 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=433686 46% of Americans report that they’ve been visited by a dead family member in a dream, while 31% report having been visited by dead relatives in some other form.

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]]> 433686 Almost 1 in 5 stay-at-home parents in the U.S. are dads https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=almost-1-in-5-stay-at-home-parents-in-the-us-are-dads Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:49:35 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/stub/stay-at-home-moms-and-dads-account-for-about-one-in-five-u-s-parents/ In 2021, 18% of parents didn’t work for pay, which was unchanged from 2016, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.

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]]> 327787 Dating at 50 and up: Older Americans’ experiences with online dating https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=dating-at-50-and-up-older-americans-experiences-with-online-dating Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:25:43 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=432348 One-in-six Americans ages 50 and older (17%) say they have ever used a dating site or app.

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]]> 432348 About half of U.S. pet owners say their pets are as much a part of their family as a human member https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=about-half-us-of-pet-owners-say-their-pets-are-as-much-a-part-of-their-family-as-a-human-member Fri, 07 Jul 2023 15:54:09 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=431756 Most Americans (62%) own a pet, including 35% who have more than one. And nearly all U.S. pet owners (97%) say their pets are part of their family.

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]]> 431756 A record-high share of 40-year-olds in the U.S. have never been married https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=a-record-high-share-of-40-year-olds-in-the-us-have-never-been-married Wed, 28 Jun 2023 14:56:45 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=431553 As of 2021, 25% of 40-year-olds in the United States had never been married, a significant increase from 20% in 2010.

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