Kim Parker

Half of U.S. adults say colleges and universities that brought students back to campus made the right decision, while 48% say they did not.

More Black adults now say the country has work to do to address racial inequality; attitudes of White adults have changed little since 2019.

Half of adults who say they lost a job due to the coronavirus outbreak are still unemployed.

As demonstrations continue across the country to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man killed while in Minneapolis police custody, Americans see the protests  both as a reaction to Floyd’s death and an expression of frustration over longstanding issues.

Three-in-ten Millennials live with a spouse and child, compared with 40% of Gen Xers at a comparable age.

Born after 1996, the oldest Gen Zers will turn 23 this year. They are racially and ethnically diverse, progressive and pro-government, and more than 20 million will be eligible to vote in November.

Only 23% say they have emergency funds that would last them three months.

A majority of U.S. households have some level of investment in the stock market, mostly in the form of retirement accounts such as 401(k)s.

Three-in-four Republicans give the economy positive ratings, while a majority of Democrats rate it negatively. But within parties, views differ widely by income.

Financial independence is one of the many markers used to designate the crossover from childhood into young adulthood, and it’s a milestone most Americans (64%) think young adults should reach by the time they are 22 years old, according to a new Pew Research Center study. But that’s not the reality for most young adults who’ve reached this age.