Still, fathers are more likely than mothers to feel disconnected from their young adult children, and many fathers express a desire for more frequent communication, a fall Pew Research Center survey shows.
This analysis is based on two surveys conducted from Oct. The survey included 3, U. The second survey included 1, U. Address-based sampling ensures that nearly all U.
The survey is weighted to be representative of the U. For most questions in this survey, parents with more than one child age 18 to 34 were asked to think of a specific, randomly selected child. This way, they could give more concrete answers rather than trying to generalize about all their children. Many moms and dads are regularly in touch with their young adult child.
But moms report more frequent communication than dads do through specific channels, including texting, calling and in-person visits. For these questions, young adults with more than one living parent were asked to think of just one, who was randomly assigned. There is no statistically significant difference between the share of young adults who say they rely on their dad for emotional support a great deal or a fair amount and those who say they rely on their mom.
Both daughters and sons more often say their mom, rather than their dad, does this. Katherine Schaeffer is a research analyst at Pew Research Center. Short Reads. March 21, By Katherine Schaeffer. How we did this. Share This Link:.
