According to a survey carried out in June 2021, only 12 percent of young respondents believed that the current young generation will have a better economic situation in the future than their parents' generation. The vast majority of respondents had a pessimistic view of their economic future.
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El País. (July 21, 2021). Do you think that the future economic situation of today's youth will be better or worse than their parents' situation? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308910/economic-expectations-young-generations-compared-parents-spain/
El País. "Do you think that the future economic situation of today's youth will be better or worse than their parents' situation?." Chart. July 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308910/economic-expectations-young-generations-compared-parents-spain/
El País. (2021). Do you think that the future economic situation of today's youth will be better or worse than their parents' situation?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308910/economic-expectations-young-generations-compared-parents-spain/
El País. "Do You Think That The Future Economic Situation of Today's Youth Will Be Better or Worse than Their Parents' Situation?." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308910/economic-expectations-young-generations-compared-parents-spain/
El País, Do you think that the future economic situation of today's youth will be better or worse than their parents' situation? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308910/economic-expectations-young-generations-compared-parents-spain/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Do you think that the future economic situation of today's youth will be better or worse than their parents' situation? [Graph], El País, July 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308910/economic-expectations-young-generations-compared-parents-spain/