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Friday Five 614

Bill Coffin
June 5, 2026

Highlights

  1. What Americans think about sex, location-sharing and relationships, and more. Post This
  2. How marriage changes over time, California birth rate trends, and more. Post This

Call Her Normal? What Americans Think About Sex and Marriage
The Surveyor, YouGov

How Do U.S. Men and Women Spend Their Time?
Kiley Hurst, et al., Pew Research Center

Podcast: Do Location-sharing Apps Impact Relationships?
Brian Mackey, Illinois Public Media

How Marriage Changes Over Time
Alyssa Arellano, Utah Marriage Extension

Examining Trends in California's Birth Rates
Hans Johnson, et al., Public Policy Insitute of California

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