Six dice with the letters P R O L I F E C H O I C E they spell Pro Life and Pro Choice.

November 29, 2022

Pro-Choice, Pro-Life or … Both?

American attitudes on abortion are complicated and most Americans don’t fall into the pro-life or pro-choice binary. Continue Reading →

November 7, 2022

The Class Divide in Family Dinner 

Family dinners—a once ubiquitous feature of American life shared across cultural, religious, and class lines—have disappeared in many households. Continue Reading →

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October 31, 2022

The New Workplace Gender Imbalance: Social Capital and Job Satisfaction

New data suggests gender and education are the difference between liking and loving your job. But there’s a price to be paid. Continue Reading →

A cartoon showing a vibrant office from the ceiling view.

October 25, 2022

The Social Workplace: Social Capital, Human Dignity, and Work in America

Findings from the June 2022 American Perspectives Survey

Over the past two decades, American social and civic life has been on an undeniable downward trajectory. New research finds that the workplace remains an increasingly important generator of social capital in the wake of this civic contraction. Continue Reading →

Photograph of pro-choice protestors holding signs

October 4, 2022

Gender, Generation and Abortion: Shifting Politics and Perspectives After Roe

Findings from August 2022 American Perspectives Survey

In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, the issue of abortion continues to garner widespread public attention. Young women are following the debate over abortion rights closely and more intensely than other Americans. How will it affect their vote in the upcoming election and their approach to politics? Continue Reading →

Photo of President Joseph R. Biden and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

July 28, 2022

The Democratic Party’s Transformation: More Diverse, Educated, and Liberal but Less Religious

The Democratic Party has experienced seismic demographic changes over the past few decades; becoming less Christian, more liberal, more educated, and more racially and ethnically diverse. These changes profoundly impact the Democratic Party’s future political priorities and electoral fortunes. Continue Reading →

A woman's hands holding an open wallet. She has pulled out a one dollar bill.

May 9, 2022

In a Post-Roe World Will Inflation Still Dominate Our Attention?

Following the leaking of a draft opinion that would overturn the Supreme Court decision Roe vs. Wade, what roll will inflation play in the 2022 midterm election? Continue Reading →

A cartoon drawing of a church. Inside of the church is a pastor looking at empty pews.

March 24, 2022

Generation Z and the Future of Faith in America

The religious and social experiences of young adults today are entirely different than previous generations. New family dynamics and parenting choices are reshaping the religious experiences of young people, setting them on a very different trajectory than past generations and making Generation Z the least religious generation. Continue Reading →

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March 14, 2022

Americans Are More Optimistic Than You Think

Groups facing prejudice in the country today are among the most optimistic about the nation’s future. Continue Reading →

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March 13, 2022

We Live in a Nation of Strangers. That Needs to Change

Diversity is not the source of our current problems. We have become troublingly incurious about our neighbors

Diversity is not the source of our current problems; our troubling incuriosity about our neighbors is driving disconnection. Continue Reading →

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Survey Reports

Daniel A. Cox
July 23, 2026

A Digital Divide in American Adolescence: Gender, Class, and the New Teenage Experience

If teenage years once represented a time of rebellion, teenagers’ lives today are marked less by pushing boundaries and more by building their own. Many teenage experiences are less common than they once were—dating, working a part-time job, and experimenting with drugs and alcohol are less common experiences. The 2026 American Teenagers Survey from the Continue Reading →

Daniel A. Cox, Jae Grace, Avery Shields
April 27, 2026

Strangers Next Door: The Decline of Neighborhood Socializing and the Class Divide in Belonging

Acknowledgment The American Enterprise Institute’s Survey Center on American Life is grateful to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation for its generous support of this research. As Americans spend more of their time online, the neighborhood—once a primary physical location for real-world socialization—is playing less of a central role than ever before. Since Continue Reading →