Generations & Age

Adoption of key technologies by those in the oldest age group has grown markedly since about a decade ago.

Young people in the United States express far more skeptical views of America’s global standing than older adults.

Nearly six-in-ten U.S. adults (59%) see a great deal of difference between the two major political parties, up from 55% just two years ago.

Among those ages 18 to 29, friends and community often rank in the top three sources of meaning, fulfillment and satisfaction in their lives.

The shares of American 9- and 13-year-olds who say they read for fun on an almost daily basis have dropped from nearly a decade ago.

As of the third quarter of 2021, 50.3% of U.S. adults 55 and older said they were out of the labor force due to retirement.

Among all U.S. adults, 63% favor making tuition at public colleges free, including 37% who strongly favor the proposal.

Fewer than a third (30.8%) of U.S. teens had a paying job last summer. In 2019, 35.8% of teens worked over the summer.

Majorities of Americans support an array of measures to address climate change but stop short of a full break with fossil fuels.

A record 22 million Asian Americans trace their roots to more than 20 countries in East and Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.