Perception on quality of life through the generations in 2017

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.

Do you expect your life to be better, worse or the same as your parents?

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Release date

November 2017

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

2,500 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

Generations defined as:
Gen Z: 16-21 years Millennials: 22-35 years Gen X: 36-55 years Boomers: 56+ years
These age bands have been weighted to represent the UK population, as has gender (49% male, 51% female)

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