Older Millennials, younger Gen Xers and those living in the American West are driving the surge of Americans who identify as “religiously unaffiliated,” according to the latest census of religious diversity in the U.S. he new data show that the number of white Christian Americans continues to shrink while the ranks of the unaffiliated swell […]
The number of Americans without children is growing, and research suggests the trend is not going to slow down. Nearly 45 percent of women aged 15 to 49 were childless between 2017 and 2019, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), up from about 42 percent between 2015 and 2017. […]
Americans are snapping up small cars again, not because they want to, but because it’s what they can afford. Higher sticker prices, plus lofty borrowing rates, are making it harder for people to buy the new car of their dreams, so they often have to settle for a smaller vehicle or look for a bargain […]
The dream of retiring after 60 is slowly dying among Americans, with one in four workers aged 50 and above who haven’t yet left the workforce believing they’ll never retire, according to a recent survey. The main issue emerging from the latest American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Financial Security Trend Survey conducted by the […]
Does happiness have a price? For a majority of Americans, the answer is yes — but it it doesn’t come cheap. About 6 in 10 of Americans believe money can buy happiness, according to a new poll from financial services firm Empower. Yet to achieve happiness through financial means, most people say they’d need a […]
Millions of American workers are concerned about what kind of financial safety net they will have when they retire, as fears grow for the future of Social Security. A huge majority—88 percent—of Americans are counting on Social Security to see them through retirement, saying the payments will be “extremely” or “reasonably” important to them, according […]
The average life expectancy for Americans shortened by over seven months last year, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That decrease follows an already big decline of 1.8 years in 2020. As a result, the expected life span of someone born in the U.S. is now 76.4 years — […]
