The Clark University Poll (2012-2015)
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
9-2013
Keywords
emerging adults, emerging adulthood, parents, polls, millenials, 18-29
Abstract
Report for the 2013 Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults titled "Parents and Their Grown Kids: Harmony, Support, and (Occasional) Conflict".
"This report follows our 2012 report on the Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults, which described our national survey of 18- to 29-year- olds. Many findings from the parents’ survey dovetail with what was reported in last year’s survey. Emerging adults, too, gave an account of their relations with parents that was highly positive. In this year’s report we go into far greater detail about the relations between parents and emerging adults, exploring a wide range of topics, from how parents see the relationship with their children changing over time, to the worries and concerns that parents have about their kids, to the parents’ high hopes that their emerging adults will do well in life. We also provide information about how parents appraise their own lives, and how this compares to the emerging adults’ self-appraisal.
The Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults consisted of interviews with 1,006 adults who were parents of at least one child aged 18-29. Parents with more than one child in this age range were asked to choose one child who would be the focus of the survey, and to indicate the child’s age and gender. The data collection was conducted by Purple Strategies, a professional survey research firm, from March 29 to April 4, 2013. Participants were contacted via three methods: cell phones (100), land lines (406), and the Internet (500).
Description from the Preface and Methodology sections of the 2013 Clark University Poll.
Recommended Citation
Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen and Schwab, Joseph, "2013 Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults [Parents and Their Grown Kids: Harmony, Support, and (Occasional) Conflict]" (2013). The Clark University Poll (2012-2015). 2.
https://commons.clarku.edu/clarkuni_poll/2
