When we have the data to study groups of similarly aged people over time, we won’t always default to using the standard generational definitions and labels, like Gen Z, Millennials or Baby Boomers.
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85% of U.S. teens say they play video games. They see both positive and negative sides, from making friends to harassment and sleep loss.
Though Biden is 81 years old, most global leaders are in their 50s and 60s, and the median age of current national leaders is 62.
Most teens at least sometimes feel happy and peaceful when they don’t have their phone, but 44% say this makes them anxious. Half of parents say they have looked through their teen’s phone.
As a shop that studies human behavior through surveys and other social scientific techniques, we have a good line of sight into the contradictory nature of human preferences. Here’s a look at how we categorize our survey participants in ways that enhance our understanding of how people think and behave.
The number of Americans ages 100 and older is projected to more than quadruple over the next three decades.
Roughly one-in-five Americans ages 65 and older were employed in 2023 – nearly double the share of those who were working 35 years ago.
YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram remain the most widely used online platforms among U.S. teens. And teens are less likely to be using Facebook and Twitter (recently renamed X) than they were a decade ago.
The median age for all U.S. presidents on the day of their first inauguration is 55 years old.
One-in-six Americans ages 50 and older (17%) say they have ever used a dating site or app.
When asked about the ideal age of a president, around half of Americans (49%) say they prefer someone in their 50s.
Copyright 2024 Pew Research Center
