Family & Relationships

People see diversity and gender equality increasing in their countries but say family ties have weakened. Views on the importance of religion vary widely.

Millennials are the largest adult generation in the United States, and the American family continues to change.

A majority of parents are concerned about the experiences their teen might encounter online. Parents take various actions to monitor and police their teen’s online behavior.

The church is one of the few major mainline Protestant denominations in the country that currently does not sanction same-sex marriage.

The landscape of relationships in America has shifted dramatically in recent decades. Read eight facts about love and marriage in the country.

The median adjusted income in a household headed by a Millennial was $69,000 in 2017. The previous peak for households headed by people ages 22 to 37 was in 2000.

Partisan differences are modest among Americans who mention family, career, money or friends as aspects that make their lives meaningful.

Multigenerational caregivers in the U.S., who account for 12% of parents, provide more than two and a half hours of unpaid care a day.

Close to half of U.S. teens say they are on the internet “almost constantly." Yet highly plugged-in youth in America are just as likely as their less-connected peers to socialize regularly with their friends in person.

Teens credit social media for helping to build stronger friendships and exposing them to a more diverse world, but they express concern that these sites lead to drama and social pressure.