This statistics displays respondents perceptions of their quality of life compared to that of their parents in the United Kingdom in 2017. Of the respondents surveyed, 64 percent of those identified as boomers stated that they expect their life to be better than their parents. This was significantly more than that of millennials, with only 46 percent expecting that their life would be better than their parents.
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Attest. (November 6, 2017). Do you expect your life to be better, worse or the same as your parents? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/657544/perception-on-quality-of-life-through-the-generations-uk/
Attest. "Do you expect your life to be better, worse or the same as your parents? ." Chart. November 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657544/perception-on-quality-of-life-through-the-generations-uk/
Attest. (2017). Do you expect your life to be better, worse or the same as your parents? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657544/perception-on-quality-of-life-through-the-generations-uk/
Attest. "Do You Expect Your Life to Be Better, Worse or The Same as Your Parents? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657544/perception-on-quality-of-life-through-the-generations-uk/
Attest, Do you expect your life to be better, worse or the same as your parents? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657544/perception-on-quality-of-life-through-the-generations-uk/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Do you expect your life to be better, worse or the same as your parents? [Graph], Attest, November 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/657544/perception-on-quality-of-life-through-the-generations-uk/