This statistic shows the results of a survey among young adults in the United States on how they rank their own living standards compared to those of their parents at the same age. 34 percent think their own living standards nowadays are better than those of their parents when they were the same age.
How would you describe your living standard compared to your parents' at your age?
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Pew Research Center. (February 9, 2012). How would you describe your living standard compared to your parents' at your age? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217911/living-standards-of-young-adults-and-their-parents-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "How would you describe your living standard compared to your parents' at your age?." Chart. February 9, 2012. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217911/living-standards-of-young-adults-and-their-parents-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2012). How would you describe your living standard compared to your parents' at your age?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217911/living-standards-of-young-adults-and-their-parents-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "How Would You Describe Your Living Standard Compared to Your Parents' at Your Age?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217911/living-standards-of-young-adults-and-their-parents-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, How would you describe your living standard compared to your parents' at your age? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217911/living-standards-of-young-adults-and-their-parents-in-the-us/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
How would you describe your living standard compared to your parents' at your age? [Graph], Pew Research Center, February 9, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217911/living-standards-of-young-adults-and-their-parents-in-the-us/