FIGURE 9
Young Men Are Less Likely Than Older Men to Be Caregivers or Parents
Based on responses from 592 men ages 18–29 and 1,707 men ages 30 and older. Ns are unweighted. No differences between men and women ages 18–29 were statistically significant.
* Statistically significant difference between men ages 18–29 and men 30 and older (p < .05).
* Statistically significant difference between men ages 18–29 and men 30 and older (p < .05).
Source: Survey of 3,345 U.S. adults, with an oversample of men and fathers, drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak panel and a nonprobability sample from Dynata; conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago for New America’s Better Life Lab, April 6–20, 2026.
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