Coronavirus
December 17, 2020
Holiday Spending in 2020
The holidays look different this year. In addition to traveling less, having smaller gatherings, and gathering virtually, Americans are also altering their spending habits. Continue Reading →
August 12, 2020
What Happens to Parents When Community Spaces Close?
If it takes a village to raise a child, what happens to parents when the village goes into lockdown? Continue Reading →
July 9, 2020
The Parents are Not All Right: The Experiences of Parenting During a Pandemic
Findings from the AEI COVID-19 and American Life Survey
Parenting during the pandemic placed a huge burden on those with children at home. Mothers (especially single mothers) have experienced a decline in mental health and are especially anxious about sending their children back to school. Continue Reading →
June 16, 2020
Hardship, Anxiety, and Optimism: Racial and Partisan Disparities in Americans’ Response to COVID-19
Findings from the AEI COVID-19 and American Life Survey
The COVID-19 and American Life Survey finds that most Americans do not think life will return to normal until 2021. Financial hardships have hit many households, disproportionately affecting minorities. Continue Reading →
April 16, 2020
The Urban-Rural Divide Over the Coronavirus Outbreak
Despite clear partisan gaps in views about the coronavirus outbreak, where Americans live is shaping how they respond to it. Continue Reading →
April 2, 2020
Fear, Frustration, and Faith: Americans Respond to the Coronavirus Outbreak
Findings from the March 2020 American Perspectives Survey
The March 2020 American Perspectives Survey finds that young people are most likely to have hoarded supplies and reveals a large partisan divide in opinions on how the federal government and Donald Trump handled coronavirus. Continue Reading →
March 20, 2020
Millennials and Baby Boomers Are Not at Odds Over Coronavirus
When it comes to the coronavirus pandemic, younger and older Americans are not responding so differently. Continue Reading →
Generation Uncoupled
Generation Uncoupled: America's New Gender Divide and the Crisis of Human Connection
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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 →
In the News
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A guide for raising boys to be resilient men
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October 1, 2026 Washington Examiner
Democratic North Carolina state senator asks, ‘Why the f*** are men still in charge?’
September 30, 2026 The New York Times





