This statistic shows the results of a survey among American students in grades 5 through 12 on the probability of having a better life than their parents in the future. The survey was conducted at the end of 2012. Some 43 percent of all polled students believed it was very likely that they would have a better life than their parents.
U.S. students: How likely do you think it is that you will have a better life than your parents?
The source poses the question as follows:
"In America, each generation has tried to have a better life than their parents, with a better living standard, better homes, a better education, and so on. How likely do you think it is that you will have a better life than your parents - very likely, somewhat likely, somewhat unlikely, or very unlikely?"
The source does not provide accurate information on the age of respondents.
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Gallup. (January 30, 2013). U.S. students: How likely do you think it is that you will have a better life than your parents? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/257596/survey-about-the-probability-of-a-better-life-than-ones-parents/
Gallup. "U.S. students: How likely do you think it is that you will have a better life than your parents?." Chart. January 30, 2013. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257596/survey-about-the-probability-of-a-better-life-than-ones-parents/
Gallup. (2013). U.S. students: How likely do you think it is that you will have a better life than your parents?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257596/survey-about-the-probability-of-a-better-life-than-ones-parents/
Gallup. "U.S. Students: How Likely Do You Think It Is That You Will Have a Better Life than Your Parents?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257596/survey-about-the-probability-of-a-better-life-than-ones-parents/
Gallup, U.S. students: How likely do you think it is that you will have a better life than your parents? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257596/survey-about-the-probability-of-a-better-life-than-ones-parents/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
U.S. students: How likely do you think it is that you will have a better life than your parents? [Graph], Gallup, January 30, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/257596/survey-about-the-probability-of-a-better-life-than-ones-parents/
