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NEW YORK – The partisan divide between how Americans view family and the importance of marriage is growing – although most agree that economic challenges continue to be a major concern, a new survey reveals.
The American Family Survey — an annual collaboration between the Wheatley Institute at Brigham Young University, the Deseret News and BYU’s Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy — found that 71% of respondents identified the economy as one of the most important issues affecting families today.
That’s an increase of some 20 percentage points since 2015, the first year the survey was conducted. By contrast, the survey uncovered that fewer than half of Americans cited cultural issues – such as a decline in religious faith or an increase in sexual permissiveness – as a concern.
“The economy has always caused worry for many Americans, but in the ten years since we first began the American Family Survey, it has become an even more pressing issue for families — far surpassing their cultural concerns,” said Christopher Karpowitz, co-director of the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy and Professor of Political Science at Brigham Young University. “This was particularly evident after the end of pandemic-era government aid programs that benefitted many families, and after the last few years’ rise in inflation, which close to 60% of Americans cite as a major concern.”
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The American Family Survey — an annual collaboration between the Wheatley Institute at Brigham Young University, the Deseret News and BYU’s Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy — found that 71% of respondents identified the economy as one of the most important issues affecting families today.
That’s an increase of some 20 percentage points since 2015, the first year the survey was conducted. By contrast, the survey uncovered that fewer than half of Americans cited cultural issues – such as a decline in religious faith or an increase in sexual permissiveness – as a concern.
“The economy has always caused worry for many Americans, but in the ten years since we first began the American Family Survey, it has become an even more pressing issue for families — far surpassing their cultural concerns,” said Christopher Karpowitz, co-director of the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy and Professor of Political Science at Brigham Young University. “This was particularly evident after the end of pandemic-era government aid programs that benefitted many families, and after the last few years’ rise in inflation, which close to 60% of Americans cite as a major concern.”
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Family Life In America: Partisan Divide Widens Over Marriage And Faith
The partisan divide between how Americans view family and the importance of marriage is growing — although most agree that economic challenges continue to be a major concern, a new survey reveals. The annual American Family Survey found that 71% of respondents identified the economy as one of the mo
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