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At What Age Do You Think Adulthood Really Begins? – Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:21:20 +0000

Is the bad economy delaying adulthood for our nation’s youth? A survey from the Pew Research Center suggests that it might be. In 1993, Newsweek asked parents with kids 16 and under when their children’s financial independence should begin. Eighty percent answered with an age 22 or lower, whereas only 18 percent offered an age [...]

Would You Rather Have Higher Pay or Job Security? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:37:45 +0000

In this economy, people are lucky just to have a job. Which is perhaps why the majority of Americans would pick job security over higher pay, if given the choice. The Pew Research Center asked 1,231 adults if, all other things being equal, they would prefer a job with higher pay or more job security. Overall, 58 [...]

All the Single Ladies Are Staying Single as Fewer Adults Are Getting Married

Shauna Wright — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:24:32 +0000

It’s always been said that men are afraid of commitment, and now there’s research to back it up. Sorry ladies, this applies to you as well. A new study from the Pew Research Center finds that fewer and fewer adults are actually getting married these days.