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Majority of Older Adults in Poverty in 2021 Lived Alone

New Census Bureau report explores demographic characteristics, living arrangements and income sources of older adults living in poverty.

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Wealth by Race of Householder

Households with a Black householder were less likely than those with a White householder to have home equity, retirement accounts, stocks and mutual funds.

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Multiple Partners, Multiple Kids

A new U.S. Census Bureau report looks at patterns of multiple partner fertility among married and unmarried couples.

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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Disability by Health Condition

Higher rates of disability among non-Hispanic Black population age 40 and up due to arthritis, diabetes and hypertension than among non-Hispanic White adults.

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Sharp Drop in On-Site/In-Person Work Since 2019

New Census Bureau data show detailed trends in home-based work, including the rise in mixed or hybrid work.

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U.S. Adults Provided $17.5 Billion in Support to Parents in 2020

Almost as many U.S. adults voluntarily provided financial support to parents as those who paid mandatory child support.

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Losing Our Parents

A new data visualization shows patterns in parent mortality by age, sex, race and ethnicity for 2019 and 2021.

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Cenar en familia es más común para los hispanos y los inmigrantes

Nuevos datos muestran que los padres hispanos y padres inmigrantes cenan más frecuentemente con sus hijos que los padres no hispanos y los nacidos en EE. UU.

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Family Dinner Routine More Common in Hispanic and Immigrant Families

New data show that Hispanic and immigrant parents are more likely to share frequent meals with their children than non-Hispanic and native-born counterparts.

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How Marital Status and Children Affect Social Safety Net Participation

An updated interactive data tool allows users to explore household composition and expanded age categories of those who received government benefits in 2020.

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Hardships and Wealth Disparities Across Hispanic Groups

During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we analyze new U.S. Census Bureau data that looks at differences in well-being across detailed Hispanic origin groups.

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Dificultades materiales y desigualdades de riqueza entre grupos hispanos

En el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, nuevos datos de la Oficina del Censo destacan las diferencias en el bienestar de los grupos de origen hispano.

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Who Is Impacted by Student Loan Forgiveness and How?

New Survey of Income and Program Participation data show who has student loan debt and how much they had after the COVID-19 pause in payments.

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Did COVID-19 Change Retirement Timing?

Despite major disruptions in the labor market, the pandemic had a modest impact on peoples’ retirement timing.

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Who Has Retirement Accounts?

The Survey of Income and Program Participation shows how many people are saving for retirement.

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Does Marrying Younger Mean Marrying More Often?

The age at first marriage can affect the number of times you get married.

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Wealth Inequality in the U.S. by Household Type

Census data show persistent inequalities in household wealth in 2019: 38.7% of households did not own a home, and 41.2% did not have a retirement account.

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How Food Service, Transportation Workers Fared Before Pandemic

A new U.S. Census Bureau report shows that people in some occupations hard hit during the pandemic had low earnings and benefits even before COVID-19.

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Children Continue to be More Involved in Some Extracurricular Activities

New U.S. Census Bureau historical tables show both girls and boys are taking more lessons and playing more sports than in 1998.

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Who Is Receiving Social Safety Net Benefits?

A new data tool allows users to explore thousands of social safety statistics 2013-2019 and demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of recipients.

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Less Hunger in At-Risk Households During Pandemic Expansion of School Meals Program

Participation rates in free school lunch programs remain higher for lower income children even when program was expanded during the pandemic.

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Women More Likely Than Men to Have No Retirement Savings

Are your retirement savings related to the number of times you have been married or the number of partners with whom you have children?

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Parents and Children Interacted More During COVID-19

During Covid-19 lockdowns, parents changed how they interacted with children: more dinners and reading together but fewer outings.

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No Kids, No Care? Childlessness Among Older Americans

New Census Bureau report details demographic, economic and household characteristics of childless older adult population compared to older biological parents.

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How Do We Support America’s Veterans?

Veterans are less likely to be in poverty than non-veterans, in part because of programs that support them and their families after service.

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Will Post-COVID Unemployment Insurance Be Like After Great Recession?

The share of adults who received UI reached a six-year low in 2018 during the Great Recession recovery. So far during the pandemic, UI receipt remains high.

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What Happens When Older Adults Struggle to Make Ends Meet?

The packages of needs-based assistance that some older adults rely on may indicate difficulty affording health care, food, shelter and other necessities.

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Two-Thirds of Recent First-Time Fathers Took Time Off After Birth

For the first time, the 2019 Survey of Income and Program Participation asked both men and women about their use of parental leave.

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Children Experienced Episodic Poverty at Higher Rate Than Adults

A recent U.S. Census Bureau report explores episodic and chronic poverty rates among children, working-age adults and seniors from 2013-2016.

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Student Debt Weighed Heavily on Millions Even Before Pandemic

Student loans are one of the largest contributors to household debt, an added burden on those already hard-hit by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.