This statistic displays adult attitudes towards living now compared to twenty years ago in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. A majority of 56 percent of adult respondents reported they would prefer to live today's world when compared to the world of twenty years ago.
Share of attitudes towards living now compared to twenty years ago in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
* The full question reads as follows: "Which of the following statements comes closer to your view? Even if you are not sure, please try and give your best guess. I would prefer to be living in the world of twenty years ago. I would prefer to be living in today's world."
Percentages missing or exceeding 100 percent are due to rounding.
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Nesta. (April 26, 2016). Share of attitudes towards living now compared to twenty years ago in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/605527/attitudes-towards-living-now-compared-to-twenty-years-ago-uk/
Nesta. "Share of attitudes towards living now compared to twenty years ago in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 ." Chart. April 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/605527/attitudes-towards-living-now-compared-to-twenty-years-ago-uk/
Nesta. (2016). Share of attitudes towards living now compared to twenty years ago in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/605527/attitudes-towards-living-now-compared-to-twenty-years-ago-uk/
Nesta. "Share of Attitudes towards Living Now Compared to Twenty Years Ago in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/605527/attitudes-towards-living-now-compared-to-twenty-years-ago-uk/
Nesta, Share of attitudes towards living now compared to twenty years ago in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/605527/attitudes-towards-living-now-compared-to-twenty-years-ago-uk/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Share of attitudes towards living now compared to twenty years ago in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph], Nesta, April 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/605527/attitudes-towards-living-now-compared-to-twenty-years-ago-uk/
