Identities, Opportunities and Challenges

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1 Identities, Opportunities and Challenges

2 First conducted in ,000 adults whose characteristics mirror those of the general population Fielded online by YouGov Core of questions about the health of American families Modules about specific issues and trends differ each year

3 Evaluations of Marriage Your Marriage Marriages Generally Marriage People remain optimistic Percentage Status Weaker About the Same Stronger about their own 25 marriages, but less so about marriages generally Year

4 Marriage and Trump

5 Identity Commitment 100 Identity Political scientists obsess over identity, typically partisan identities, but what we find is that Percentage Saying `Extremely' or 'Very' Important family relationships are the more important identities. 0 Spouse Parent Religion Race Political Party Career or Job Community

6 Identity and Race Spouse and Parent Identity by Race 100 Percentage Saying `Extremely Important' Respondent White Black Hispanic 9 0 Spouse Identity Parent Identity Race Identity

7 Most Important 100 Vote Choice and the Most Important Issues Facing Families 90 Issues by Party Democrats focus on Percentage Partisanship Democrats Independents Republicans economic issues, while 25 Republicans prioritize culture. Both emphasize 0 the need for increased discipline of children. Economics Culture Family Structure Type of Issue

8 Economic Stresses Among those without children, the cost of raising a child was the most frequently cited factor in decisions about whether to have children.

9 2017 Modules Relationship Sequence Teens and Technology Sexual Harassment and Consent Immigration Policy / Taxes?

10 Relationship Sequence Child Relationship Sequence Differences between actual and ideal, on Relationship Milestones Marriage Cohabit a a Actual Ideal average 2.11 Sex Mean Order

11 Relationship Sequence by Party and Race Republicans White Democrats Black Democrats Relationship Sequence Black Democrats are more similar to Republicans than to Relationship Milestones Child Marriage Cohabit Sex white Democrats in their ideal relationship sequences a Mean Order Actual a Ideal

12 Table 16: Most Important Issues Facing Teens Overall Fathers Mothers Teens and Technology Parents views of the most important issues facing teens Overuse of technology Bullying Mental health issues Family breakdown/divorce Pressure to use drugs or alcohol Poor quality schools Making decisions about sexual activity Difficult relationships with family members Dating and relationships Pressure to get good grades Widespread availability of pornography Safety in their communities Not enough meaningful work opportunities Navigating sexual identity Sexual abuse Other 2 2 2

13 Technology Use Parents estimate their teen sons spend 24 hours/week on video games and their teen daughters spend 24 hours/week on social media

14 Sexual Harassment 43 percent of all respondents have experienced something inappropriate. 28 percent of men 58 percent of women 23 percent at work 15 percent from an authority figure at school or work More often from college educated

15 Attitudes about Sexual Harassment Asking to Go for Lunch 3 5 Asking to Go for a Drink 5 9 Sexual Commenting on Appearance 8 11 Harassment Sexual Jokes Placing a Hand on Back Gender Male Female People do distinguish Looking at Private Parts between different activities, but women Asking for Sexual Favors have more stringent Persisting in Unwanted Attention standards than do men Percentage Responding the Activity `Always' counts as Harassment as to what counts.

16 Consistency in Attitudes about Sexual Harassment Male Female 100 An Experiment People are more concerned about `Always' counts as Harassment Treatment Man to Woman Woman to Man behavior that men commit towards women 0 than they are about the Persisting in Unwanted Attention Asking for Sexual Favors Looking at Private Parts Persisting in Unwanted Attention Asking for Sexual Favors Looking at Private Parts reverse.

17 Consent: Verbal and 100 Consent and Gender Differences Having Sex Intimate Touching Non-Verbal Percentage Gender Male Female Women are more likely 37 to believe that consent must be verbal though 18 all groups favor the idea 0 of some form of consent Yes, Must Be Verbal Yes, but Could Be Non-verbal Yes, Must Be Verbal Yes, but Could Be Non-verbal for the most serious forms of contact.

18 Family Immigration Support Immigration Policy and Family The Groups Everyone Percentage Favoring PID Democrat Republican wants to Admit: Children, Spouses, Parents 0 Child Spouse Parent Sibling Grandparent Aunt/Uncle Niece/Nephew Cousin Controversial Groups: Family Member Extended Family

19 Asylum Preferred Immigration Policy on Family Separation Requests and Family Together: in the Country 46 Separation Together: Held in a Detention Facility 37 Only 1 in 10 want separated families and children in detention Separated: Children with Relatives or Foster Care 6 facilities. There is more controversy over how intact families should report for asylum hearings. Separated: Children in a Detention Facility

20 Table 26: Beliefs about whom the recent tax cut would help Groups Overall Average Taxes Large Corporations 68 Wealthy Individuals 63 People of all stripes tend not to believe that recent tax cuts would help their Small Businesses 49 Middle-Income Individuals 43 Low-Income Individuals 37 Your Family 35 family. Only 30 percent of women believed this.

21 Percentage Choosing Roads over Schools Policy We underestimate how Status Single Without Kids Married With Kids 34 much family matters for policies especially local policies. 0 Democrat Republican

22 Discussion Everybody remains happy with their own families, but express concern about the state of the American family. The growing worry for people is economic instability. Family identity matters a lot. Norms about the proper sequence of relationship milestones differ by both party and race. Women experience sexual harassment much more often and, perhaps consequently, have more stringent standards for conduct between the sexes, although everyone is more concerned about men s behavior toward women. Continued attention to public opinion about the family and family policy is our goal.