U.S. Millennials tend to have favorable views of foreign countries and institutions – even as they age
Even as they age, younger generations in the U.S. tend to be more favorably disposed to groups, leaders and countries beyond their border.
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Even as they age, younger generations in the U.S. tend to be more favorably disposed to groups, leaders and countries beyond their border.
The most common age was 11 for Hispanics, 27 for blacks and 29 for Asians as of last July. Multiracial Americans were by far the youngest racial or ethnic group.
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In a number of countries, younger people are more likely than their elders to take an inclusive view of what it takes for people to be truly “one of us.”
Today, 57% of U.S. adults say use of marijuana should be made legal, while 37% say it should be illegal. A decade ago, opinion was nearly the reverse.
That’s compared with 27% of Gen Xers and 24% of Boomers who say the same.
The roughly 47% of the population today who were born under the one-child policy lived through a very different China than those born before.
Social Security has developed into one of the most popular federal programs, though that popularity is tempered by concern over its long-term financial outlook.
Young people there were less likely than those ages 50 and older to say children today will be better off financially than their parents.
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