Poll data show that as many as 78% of Americans doubt that their children can live a better life than themselves.

(Schematic, European News Agency)

[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report] A poll shows that the current general economic pessimism makes Americans have little hope for the future.

Poll data show that as many as 78% of Americans doubt that their children can live a better life than themselves.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), an independent research institute at the University of Chicago, conducted a poll of 1,019 Americans between March 1 and 13.

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The survey found that the current general economic pessimism makes Americans have little hope for the future.

According to poll data, 4 out of 5 respondents describe the current economic situation as "not very good" or "very bad", and nearly half of the respondents expect the economic situation to become worse in 2024. bad.

Not only that, but the survey also found that Americans are anxious about the resilience of the job market.

More than half of those surveyed thought it would be difficult to find another job with comparable pay and benefits, the highest level since the 2010 NORC survey.

In addition, NORC continues to conduct general social surveys to understand whether Americans believe that the next generation will have a better life than themselves.

The data shows that as many as 78% of the respondents expressed "no confidence" that their children's life will be better than their own, the highest since 1990.

And the reason why Americans think life will be worse for the next generation, NORC believes, is related to people's loss of confidence in the economic status of college education.

According to the data, about 56% of the respondents said that it is not worth spending money to study for a four-year university degree. They think that after graduation, they often have no specific job skills and have to bear heavy debts; while 42% of the respondents think that it is worth studying for a university. Because you are more likely to find a good job and make more money.

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