This statistic shows the results of a survey of British adults (by age group) concerning job opportunities in Britain, and whether opportunities were better now (in 2017), or better when the respondents were growing up. The highest percentage of respondents across all age groups said that job opportunities for people like them were much better when they were growing up. Only four percent of 18-34 year olds said that job opportunities are much better now.
Do you think that job opportunities in Britain were better now, or better when you were growing up?
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "For each of the following, in general do you think things are better now, or were they better when you were growing up? Job opportunities for people like me".
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Sky News. (May 30, 2018). Do you think that job opportunities in Britain were better now, or better when you were growing up? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/867123/perceptions-on-job-opportunities-in-britain-by-age/
Sky News. "Do you think that job opportunities in Britain were better now, or better when you were growing up?." Chart. May 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867123/perceptions-on-job-opportunities-in-britain-by-age/
Sky News. (2018). Do you think that job opportunities in Britain were better now, or better when you were growing up?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867123/perceptions-on-job-opportunities-in-britain-by-age/
Sky News. "Do You Think That Job Opportunities in Britain Were Better Now, or Better When You Were Growing Up?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867123/perceptions-on-job-opportunities-in-britain-by-age/
Sky News, Do you think that job opportunities in Britain were better now, or better when you were growing up? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867123/perceptions-on-job-opportunities-in-britain-by-age/ (last visited September 19, 2024)
Do you think that job opportunities in Britain were better now, or better when you were growing up? [Graph], Sky News, May 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/867123/perceptions-on-job-opportunities-in-britain-by-age/
