What Makes Life Meaningful? Views From 17 Advanced Economies
Family is preeminent for most publics but work, material well-being and health also play a key role.
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Family is preeminent for most publics but work, material well-being and health also play a key role.
Most people view their own government’s record on personal freedoms more favorably than they do when it comes to the U.S. and especially China.
Concerns about racial and ethnic discrimination are widespread in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed this spring.
The U.S. is seen positively in advanced economies for its technology, entertainment, military and universities, but negatively for its health care system, discrimination and the state of its democracy.
While Americans see some aspects of U.S. power more positively than people elsewhere, they offer more negative views in other areas.
Recent surveys have documented how people around the world view the issue of climate change and international responses.
Dissatisfaction with the functioning of democracy is linked to concerns about the economy, the pandemic and social divisions.
New findings reveal exactly how the United States is more divided than the other 16 advanced economies surveyed.
Wide majorities in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed say having people of many different backgrounds improves their society, but most also see conflicts between partisan, racial and ethnic groups.
Germany’s pandemic response and its role in the EU are also rated positively.
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