This survey shows the public opinion of Americans on the development of living conditions in the United States since 1960. The survey was conducted in 2011. 46 percent of the Baby Boomers stated that living conditions have gotten worse since 1960.
Has life since the 1960s in the U.S. changed for better or worse?
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Pew Research Center. (November 3, 2011). Has life since the 1960s in the U.S. changed for better or worse? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/206705/opinion-of-the-development-of-living-conditions-since-the-1960s-in-the-us-by-generation/
Pew Research Center. "Has life since the 1960s in the U.S. changed for better or worse?." Chart. November 3, 2011. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206705/opinion-of-the-development-of-living-conditions-since-the-1960s-in-the-us-by-generation/
Pew Research Center. (2011). Has life since the 1960s in the U.S. changed for better or worse?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206705/opinion-of-the-development-of-living-conditions-since-the-1960s-in-the-us-by-generation/
Pew Research Center. "Has Life since The 1960s in The U.S. Changed for Better or Worse?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206705/opinion-of-the-development-of-living-conditions-since-the-1960s-in-the-us-by-generation/
Pew Research Center, Has life since the 1960s in the U.S. changed for better or worse? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206705/opinion-of-the-development-of-living-conditions-since-the-1960s-in-the-us-by-generation/ (last visited December 04, 2023)
Has life since the 1960s in the U.S. changed for better or worse? [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 3, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/206705/opinion-of-the-development-of-living-conditions-since-the-1960s-in-the-us-by-generation/