Demographics and Trends
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Age
- Parenting Styles Impact Children’s Mental Health Outcomes
- Parenting Practices Influence Teens’ Sexual Behavior
- Maternal Mental Health Improves Children’s Health and Development
- A Baby’s Cuteness Triggers Parental Caregiving
- Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Childbearing of Teenagers Aged 15-19 in the United States
- Adolescent Sexual Intercourse and Fathers Response: Analysis by Family Structure
- Adolescent Sexual Intercourse and Fathers Response: Analysis by Religious Worship
- Parenting in America
- Young Mothers, Absent Fathers, and Crime
- State Trends in Child Well-Being
- Families and Households of Baby Boomers versus Millennials
- Young Adulthood from 1975 to 2016
- United States Enters Demographic Winter
- INCREASING INTERGENERATIONAL SOLIDARITY FOR THE ELDERLY
- DECREASING INTERGENERATIONAL SOLIDARITY FOR THE YOUNG (18-34)
- DECREASING INTERGENERATIONAL SOLIDARITY FOR THE YOUNG (18-34)
- INCOME GAPS AND INCOME MOBILITY
- INCOME GAPS AND INCOME MOBILITY
- ADOLESCENT CHURCH ATTENDANCE
- Young Cohabiting Adults Born in the 1950s differ from Those Born in the 1980s
- Religious Attendance, Family Structure & Adolescent Psychological Well-Being: Continuity in the Two Great Loves:
- Minor Children in Same-Sex households
- Minor Children in Same-Sex households
- Adolescent Sexual Intercourse and Fathers Response: Analysis by Religious Worship
- Adolescents Who Have Had Four or More Sexual Partners by Family Structure
- With an Eye on the Children: The Effects of Divorce on Society
- Adolescents Who Have Had Four or More Sexual Partners by Religious Worship
- Adolescents OK with Having a Child Out-of-Wedlock
- “Depressed Daddy-less Daughters”
- Parents Behind Bars: What Happens to Their Children?
- Infants and Toddlers in Washington D.C.
- Later-in-Life Divorce is on the Rise
- Boys in Poverty: The Gender Gap
- Marriage and Mental Health in Young Adults
- Vanishing Divorce
- Vanishing Divorce
- Growing Up With Single Parent Could Count As Poverty
- The Importance of Long-Term Marriages
- Effects of Divorce on Children’s Health
- Childlessness and Marital Status
- Child Hunger and Family Structure
- Millennials Embrace “Starter Marriages”
- Life Expectancy and Income
- Life Expectancy and Income
- Life Expectancy and Income
- Evolving Views of Acceptable Family Structures
- Evolving Views of Acceptable Family Structures
- Childbearing and Divorce
- Parents’ Media Use Strongly Influences Children’s Media Use
- Family Belonging Among Adolescents
- Risky Behavior Among Youth
- Adolescent Adversities Linked to Sleep Deprivation in Adulthood
- Depression among Adolescents with Same-Sex Parents
- Condom Distribution Increases Teen Pregnancies
- Influence of a Mother’s Marriage on Her Children
- Neighborhood Violence and Parental Support
- Aging Parents and Marital Satisfaction
- Mother’s Marital Status and Age Affects Children’s High School Graduation
- Nonresident Fathers, Child Support Debt, and Parental Involvement
- Child Well-Being and Parents’ Marriage
- Children Benefit from a Stay-at-Home Parent
- Parental Absence Linked to Children’s Smoking and Alcohol Consumption
- Family Stability During Childhood Affects Adult Relationship Stability
- Fathers’ Childbearing Intentions and Child Involvement
- Divorce Is More Painful With Children
- Childhood Family Structure and Future Risk-Taking
- Abortion Rates Decline Among Teenage Girls
- Families and Living Arrangements
- Families and Living Arrangements
- Child Support Declines
- Child Custody Affects Mothers’ Re-partnering
- Childbearing Among Millennials
- Parents’ Presence Helps Children Learn
- Never-Married Adults
- Engaged Fathers Improve Child Outcomes
- Same-Sex Marriage and Teen Suicide
- Age at Marriage and Marital Stability Varies by Race
- Parental Technology Use and Child Behavior
- The Success Sequence
- 2017 Kids Count Data Book
- Child Poverty Risk During a Recession
- Similarity between Children’s and Parent’s Values
- Cuts in Sex-Education Programs Coincide with Decreases in Teen Pregnancy
- Age Gap in Extramarital Sex
- Children’s View of Fathers’ Work
- Couple’s Relationship Affects Parent-Child Relationship
- SUSTAINED GOOD NEWS ON TEENAGE SEXUAL ACTIVITY
- CHILD’S WELLBEING IN FAMILIES OF LONE MOTHERS
- CHILD’S WELLBEING IN FAMILIES OF LONE MOTHERS
- CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY, Religion, AND CHANGE IN ADULT MENTAL HEALTH.
- BLOG: IS A NEW GENERATION OF GENTLEMEN POSSIBLE?
- TEEN SMARTPHONE USERS ARE LESS HAPPY
- TEEN SMARTPHONE USERS ARE LESS HAPPY
- Good Parenting Enables Children to Thrive Despite Hardship
- Increased Time Spent with Children Decreased Children’s Risky Behavior
- Fathers in Intact Families Spend More Time with their Children Compared to Non-Intact Families
- Family Meals Boost Emotional Well-Being Among New Zealand Youth
- Family Meals Decrease Risk of Mental Disorders Among Iranian Youth
- Family Meals Yield Positive Psychosocial Outcomes Among Adolescents
- Benefits of Family Meals Extend Beyond Adolescence and Into Parenthood
- Family Connectedness Decreases Sexual Risk[1]Taking Among Adolescents
- Poor Family Relationships are Associated with Adverse Consequences
- Family Connectedness Protects Elderly Patients from Committing Suicide
- Parental Warmth is Associated with a Potpourri of Outcomes
- Regardless of Marital Quality Cohabitation Increases Likelihood of Divorce
- Adolescent Family Environment Predicts Likelihood of Cohabitation
- Cohabitation Portends Greater Family Instability for Children
- Avoidant Attachment Style, and Mental Health Problems in Elderly Women
- Resilience When Stressed Differs Between Males and Females Across the Lifespan
- Parental Rejection and Risky Behaviors: Differences between Male and Female
- Adult Attachment Styles are Influenced by the Nature of Parental Ties during Childhood
- The Brain Develops Differently in the Two Sexes
- Differences in Brain Development Indicate Complementarity Between the Sexes
- Sex Hormones Program Sex Differences Throughout the Brain
- Trends in Sexual Behavior Among High School Students
- Well-Liked Adolescents Are More Likely to Have Sex
- Personality Traits Linked to Sexting Behavior
- Sexting Differs by Individual-Level and Contextual Factors
- Cyberbullying and Its Effects on Adolescent Health
- Cyberbullying Impacts Mental Health among Adolescents
- The Mediating Role of Parent-Child Relationship on Cyberbullying
- Family Dinners Mediate the Relationship between Cyberbullying and Adolescent Mental Health
- Family Meals Are Good for Adolescents
- Family Breakfasts and Adolescent Well-Being
- Family Structure Influences Adolescent Health and Health Behaviors
- Family Cohesion and Conflict: Impact on Children’s Health and Well-Being
- Religious Upbringing Promotes Well-Being in Adulthood
- Religious Upbringing Promotes Well-Being in Adulthood
- The Poor, the Young, the Unmarried, and the Religiously Unaffiliated Have More Abortions
- Parents’ Marital Quality Impacts Their Children’s Physical Health
- Integration in the Family Impacts Quality of Life
- Sex Among Adolescents
- Abstinence Among Adolescents is Attributed to Having an Intact, Highly Educated Family
- Adolescent Sex and Suicide
- Marriage Gap Widens
- Ethnic Background Impacts Marital Longevity
- Family Structure Moderates the Effect of Marital Status on Mortality Risk
- Fathers Matter in the Health of Their Children
- Father Involvement Influences Attachment to Their Children
- Interventions That Engage Fathers During Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Infancy Improve Both Mothers’ and Infants’ Health
- A Father’s Involvement During Infancy Predicts Children’s Mental Health in Childhood
- When Fathers Interact with their Infant, Their Physiology Changes
- When Fathers See Their Infants, Brain Activation and Testosterone Levels Increase
- Synchronicity of Mothers’ and Fathers’ Brain Responses to Their Infant’s Cues Underpin the Formation of Attachment
- Baby Girls Prefer Dolls While Baby Boys Prefer Cars
- Young Boys Prefer to Play with Guns and Cars, Young Girls Prefer to Play with Dolls
- Parental Encouragement Does Not Alter Infants’ Preferences for Toys
- Girls Prefer to Wear Dresses While Boys Avoid Feminine Clothing
- Sex Differences Matter
- A Secure Father-Infant Attachment Predicts Greater Paternal Sensitivity Over Time
- The American Academy of Pediatrics Acknowledges the Importance of Fatherhood Involvement in Child Health and Development
- A Father’s Touch Positively Impacts His Infant and Himself
- Fathers’ Healthy Attachment with their Infants Have Higher Quality Relationships and Interactions with Them
- Father-Infant Interaction Influences Fathers’ Hormonal Responses
- Fathers’ Religious Attendance Decreases the Likelihood of Risky Behavior Among Adolescents
- Fathers’ Religious Attendance Decreases the Likelihood of Risky Behavior Among Adolescents
- Fathers’ Religious Attendance Decreases the Likelihood of Risky Behavior Among Adolescents
- Becoming a Grandparent Is A Deterrent to Gray Divorce
Fertility
- Condom Distribution Increases Teen Pregnancies
- Fathers’ Childbearing Intentions and Child Involvement
- Effects of Pornography on Marriage
- S. Fertility Hits New Low
- The Education-Fertility Link May Be Weakening
- Fertility Rates Drop to Lowest on Record
- Fertility Rates Drop to Lowest on Record
- Fathers’ Smoking Prior to Conception Harms Future Children
- Fertility Patterns
- Fertility Trends
- Fertility Rates are Dropping Worldwide
- Fertility Rates are Dropping Worldwide
- Fertility Rates are Dropping Worldwide
- Fertility Rates are Dropping Worldwide
- Fertility Rates are Dropping Worldwide
- This month: Contraception as a two-edged sword: breast cancer up, ovarian cancer down.
- 6 Months ago: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Reach Epidemic Levels in California
- 6 Months ago: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Reach Epidemic Levels in California
Gender-Sex
- When Viewing Erotica Men Experience Greater Sexual Arousal Than Women
- A Mother’s Touch Impacts the Development of An Infant’s ‘Social’ Brain
- Fertility Rates are Dropping Worldwide
- Fertility Rates are Dropping Worldwide
- Fertility Rates are Dropping Worldwide
- Fertility Rates are Dropping Worldwide
- Fertility Rates are Dropping Worldwide
- This month: Contraception as a two-edged sword: breast cancer up, ovarian cancer down.
- 6 Months ago: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Reach Epidemic Levels in California
- 6 Months ago: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Reach Epidemic Levels in California
- Minor Children in Same-Sex households
- Minor Children in Same-Sex households
- Later-in-Life Divorce is on the Rise
- Boys in Poverty: The Gender Gap
- Marriage and Mental Health in Young Adults
- Vanishing Divorce
- Vanishing Divorce
- The Importance of Long-Term Marriages
- Evolving Views of Acceptable Family Structures
- Evolving Views of Acceptable Family Structures
- Depression among Adolescents with Same-Sex Parents
- Family Stability During Childhood Affects Adult Relationship Stability
- Abortion Rates Decline Among Teenage Girls
- Families and Living Arrangements
- Families and Living Arrangements
- Never-Married Adults
- Same-Sex Marriage and Teen Suicide
- Cuts in Sex-Education Programs Coincide with Decreases in Teen Pregnancy
- Children’s View of Fathers’ Work
- SUSTAINED GOOD NEWS ON TEENAGE SEXUAL ACTIVITY
- Avoidant Attachment Style, and Mental Health Problems in Elderly Women
- Resilience When Stressed Differs Between Males and Females Across the Lifespan
- Parental Rejection and Risky Behaviors: Differences between Male and Female
- The Brain Develops Differently in the Two Sexes
- Differences in Brain Development Indicate Complementarity Between the Sexes
- Sex Hormones Program Sex Differences Throughout the Brain
- Trends in Sexual Behavior Among High School Students
- Well-Liked Adolescents Are More Likely to Have Sex
- Personality Traits Linked to Sexting Behavior
- Sexting Differs by Individual-Level and Contextual Factors
- The Poor, the Young, the Unmarried, and the Religiously Unaffiliated Have More Abortions
- Sex Among Adolescents
- Abstinence Among Adolescents is Attributed to Having an Intact, Highly Educated Family
- Adolescent Sex and Suicide
- Ethnic Background Impacts Marital Longevity
- When Fathers Interact with their Infant, Their Physiology Changes
- When Fathers See Their Infants, Brain Activation and Testosterone Levels Increase
- Synchronicity of Mothers’ and Fathers’ Brain Responses to Their Infant’s Cues Underpin the Formation of Attachment
- Baby Girls Prefer Dolls While Baby Boys Prefer Cars
- Young Boys Prefer to Play with Guns and Cars, Young Girls Prefer to Play with Dolls
- Parental Encouragement Does Not Alter Infants’ Preferences for Toys
- Girls Prefer to Wear Dresses While Boys Avoid Feminine Clothing
- Sex Differences Matter
- A Secure Father-Infant Attachment Predicts Greater Paternal Sensitivity Over Time
- The American Academy of Pediatrics Acknowledges the Importance of Fatherhood Involvement in Child Health and Development
- A Father’s Touch Positively Impacts His Infant and Himself
- Fathers’ Healthy Attachment with their Infants Have Higher Quality Relationships and Interactions with Them
- Father-Infant Interaction Influences Fathers’ Hormonal Responses
- Fathers’ Religious Attendance Decreases the Likelihood of Risky Behavior Among Adolescents
- Fathers’ Religious Attendance Decreases the Likelihood of Risky Behavior Among Adolescents
- Fathers’ Religious Attendance Decreases the Likelihood of Risky Behavior Among Adolescents
- Becoming a Grandparent Is A Deterrent to Gray Divorce
- 144 years of marriage and divorce in 1 chart
- The Role of Same-Sex Marriage in the Declining U.S. Marriage Rate
- Mapping America: Religion and Sexual Fulfillment
- What Americans Believe About Sex
- Marital Investment and Community Involvement
- Pornography Hurts Interpersonal Relationships
- New Book: Soul Mates
- Marriage and Women’s Health in Japan
- Religious Attendance and Mortality among Women
- Father Absence, Delinquency, and Depression
- More Men Means More Marriage
- More Men Means More Marriage
- Stress of Paid Maternity Leave in Korea
- Mothers’ Marital Status and Leisure Activities
- Attitudes Toward Marriage, Sexual Activity, and Skin Tone
- Cohabiting and Asymmetrical Relationships
- Marriage Decreases Stress
- Gender Attitudes about Work and Family
- Who Are the Tolerant and the Intolerant?
- Pornography Viewers in Australia
- PORNOGRAPHY EMASCULATES MEN
- Resilience Components Differ by Sex
- Men and Women Differ in their Attachment Styles
- Men and Women Differ in their Attachment Styles
- Same Attachment Style: Very Different Brain Structure Effects for Men and Women
- Same Attachment Style: Very Different Brain Structure Effects for Men and Women
- The Wandering Male vs. Ordered Liberty
- The Wandering Male vs. Ordered Liberty
- The Wandering Male vs. Ordered Liberty
- Sexual Differences Shape Brain Structure and Skew Sex Ratios of Neuropsychiatric Conditions
- The Immune System Regulates (Causes/Modifies) Sex Differences in Brain and Behavioral Development
- Sex Differences Have Implications for Personalized Therapy
- Sex Differences in Alcohol Use
- Severity of Alcohol Dependence Differ Between the Sexes
- Sex Differences in Addictive Behaviors
- In Japan: An Increasing Number of Young Adults Do Not Engage in Sexual Intercourse
- Religious Attendance Decreases Depression Among Women
- Married Persons are Less Lonely than Cohabitors and Single Persons
- Marriage Decreases Risk of Suicide Especially among Men
- Men and Women Perceive Marital Quality Differently
- Men and Women Perceive Marital Quality Differently
- When Looking for a Partner, Men Go For Looks While Women Go For Earning Potential
- Desirable Men Want More Than Just Good Looks
- Men and Women Differ in Making Trade-Offs When Choosing Potential Partners
- Men and Women Have Different Attachment Styles
- Men and Women Have Different Preferences When Selecting Their Future Spouse and Short-Term Prospects
- Women are Relational, Men are Action-Oriented
- Men and Woman Have Complementary Brain Structure and Function
- Men and Women Have Different Personality Traits
- Men and Women Respond Differently to Stress Across Stages of Life
- Women Who Frequently Go To Church Have Lower Mortality Rates
- Women Who Go to Church Are Less Likely to Die from Despair
- Economic Consequences of Gray Divorce Affect Men and Women Differently
Geographic Location
- Fertility Rates are Dropping Worldwide
- Fertility Rates are Dropping Worldwide
- Fertility Rates are Dropping Worldwide
- Fertility Rates are Dropping Worldwide
- Fertility Rates are Dropping Worldwide
- 6 Months ago: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Reach Epidemic Levels in California
- 6 Months ago: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Reach Epidemic Levels in California
- The Poor, the Young, the Unmarried, and the Religiously Unaffiliated Have More Abortions
- Marriage and Women’s Health in Japan
- Father Absence, Delinquency, and Depression
- Stress of Paid Maternity Leave in Korea
- Pornography Viewers in Australia
- In Japan: An Increasing Number of Young Adults Do Not Engage in Sexual Intercourse
- Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Childbearing of Teenagers Aged 15-19 in the United States
- Life Expectancy and Income
- Life Expectancy and Income
- Life Expectancy and Income
- Neighborhood Violence and Parental Support
- Child Support Declines
- Family Meals Boost Emotional Well-Being Among New Zealand Youth
- Family Meals Decrease Risk of Mental Disorders Among Iranian Youth
- Is Christianity in Trouble? A look at Pew’s new survey of religious affiliation
- Is Christianity in Trouble? A look at Pew’s new survey of religious affiliation
- Japan’s Foreboding Demographics: Lessons for America
- Major U.S. Metropolitan Areas Differ in Their Religious Profiles
- Not All Scientists are Atheists—By a Long Stretch
- American Devotion to Religion is Waning
- Unwed Births Decline for Immigrant Women
- Fewer Jobs Mean More Out-of-Wedlock Births
- How Demographics Rule the Global Economy
- Religious Landscape Study
- Hormone in Birth Control Negatively Affects Ecosystem
- Income Inequality and Nonmarital Births
- Labor Market Effects on Union Formation in Italy
- Income and Poverty in the United States
- World Family Map: Cohabitation
- Religious Hostility Rising Worldwide
- Importance of Religion Increases in Formerly Communist Countries
- PEW FOUNDATION: EUROPE’S MUSLIM POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW
- PEW FOUNDATION: EUROPE’S MUSLIM POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW
- Married Koreans Have Higher Life Satisfaction
Race and Ethnicity
- Life Expectancy and Income
- Life Expectancy and Income
- Life Expectancy and Income
- Unwed Births Decline for Immigrant Women
- Income Inequality and Nonmarital Births
- World Family Map: Cohabitation
- Religious Hostility Rising Worldwide
- PEW FOUNDATION: EUROPE’S MUSLIM POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW
- PEW FOUNDATION: EUROPE’S MUSLIM POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW
- Married Koreans Have Higher Life Satisfaction
- Families and Living Arrangements
- Families and Living Arrangements
- Attitudes Toward Marriage, Sexual Activity, and Skin Tone
- Infants and Toddlers in Washington D.C.
- Age at Marriage and Marital Stability Varies by Race
- CHILD’S WELLBEING IN FAMILIES OF LONE MOTHERS
- CHILD’S WELLBEING IN FAMILIES OF LONE MOTHERS
- Mapping America: Theft and Crime
- Mapping America: Religion and Substance Abuse
- Shotgun Marriages Increase Among Vulnerable Populations
- Rising Morbidity and Mortality Rates among White Americans
- Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.
- Nonmarital Births by Race and Ethnicity
- The Religious Identity of Latinos in the United States
- A Portrait of Latino Fathers
- Interracial Marriages Continue to Steadily Increase
- Race, Family Structure, and Poverty
- Race Mediates the Effect of Religiosity on Opioid Use Disorder