Upper-income older adults are the most likely to say they’d prefer to move to assisted living.
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Family members are increasingly caring for aging parents or spouses as the U.S. population gets older. Caregivers' experiences differ by gender.
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Ahead of the State of the Union, here’s a look at U.S. public opinion on key policy issues, drawn from recent Pew Research Center surveys.
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Hindus and Jews are much more likely to have a four-year college degree than Americans in other religious groups.
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Across 190 members of the United Nations we analyzed, the typical country will observe 13 public holidays in 2026.
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In 2022, all Boomer households combined owned $77 trillion in wealth. The top 10% of Boomer households held 71% of that total wealth.
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Only about 6.9% of the total U.S. population buys health insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchanges.
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26% of U.S. adults ages 65 and older lived alone in 2023, the most recent year with available data. That’s down from 29% in 1990.
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On average, 42.4 million people in 22.7 million households received monthly SNAP benefits through the first eight months of the 2025 fiscal year.
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From how well they think they’re aging to how they rate their physical and mental health and financial security, older adults with upper incomes are doing better than those with middle or lower incomes.
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When BLS reports are unavailable many economy watchers turn to the national employment report from ADP.
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From agriculture to auto repair, Americans say a wide variety of jobs rely on at least some science knowledge.
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