GAO’s analysis of 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances data found that about half of households with a worker age 55 or older had no retirement savings. GAO defines retirement savings to include defined-contribution accounts such as 401(k)s and
A JAMA analysis of U.S. medical marketing found that spending on direct-to-consumer prescription-drug advertising increased from $1.3 billion in 1997 to $6.0 billion in 2016, measured in 2016 dollars.
AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving reported that about 70% of family caregivers were employed in 2025.
Christian and Islamic source texts both make material care for vulnerable people part of righteous conduct. In Matthew 25, Jesus identifies feeding the hungry, welcoming the stranger, and caring for people in need with service to him. Qur’a
In a randomized controlled trial using standardized patients, antidepressant prescribing changed substantially depending on whether the patient made a medication request. A later systematic review concluded with moderate confidence that dir
The official U.S. poverty thresholds do not vary by geography. The same official threshold structure is used nationwide and is adjusted for inflation, family size, and composition rather than local housing or living costs.
No. Census defines a household as everyone occupying a housing unit regardless of relationship. A family requires two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption.
In a preregistered study of 315 adults, all measured Dark Tetrad traits were associated with greater acceptance of gaslighting tactics in intimate relationships. In regression analysis, primary psychopathy, Machiavellian tactics, and sadism
Hermeneutical injustice occurs when gaps or prejudicial flaws in society’s shared interpretive concepts leave someone unfairly disadvantaged in understanding or communicating an important part of their own social experience.
Experimental research by economists Ian Burn, Patrick Button, Luis Munguia Corella, and David Neumark found that job advertisements containing ageist language reduced applications from older workers. The research experimentally varied wordi
