Emerging Markets, Developing Nations Most Hopeful for Next Generation When children today grow up, will they be financially than their parents? Worse off Better off
About half or more of the publics in both emerging economies (51%) and developing nations (54%) believe that when today’s children grow up they will be better off financially than their parents. This includes more than half in 11 of 21 emerging markets and five of eight developing countries.
Emerging Markets, Developing Nations  | Most Hopeful for Next Generation  | When children today grow up, will they be  | financially than their parents?  | Advanced  | Worse off Better off  | Israel  | 27%  | 51%  | South Korea  | 52  | 43  | Germany  | 58  | 34  | US  | 60  | 32  | Spain  | 61  | 31  | 27  | Canada  | 64  | Australia  | 64  | 26  | UK  | 68  | 25  | 15 18  | Japan  | 72  | Italy  | 66  | MEDIAN France  | 8.5  | 14  | MEDIAN France  | 64  | 27  | Emerging  | Vietnam  | 7  | 91  | 5  | China  | 88  | Nigeria  | 11  | 84  | India  | 18  | 14  | 16  | Chile  | 67  | 65  | 21  | Peru  | 24 30 32 34 36 all 47 I 51 55 61 65  | 35  | Brazil  | Arge ntina  | 34  | 18  | Indonesia  | Pakistan  | 22  | Philippines  | 26  | Russia  | 19  | Ukra ine  | 19  | South Africa  | 33  | Mexico  | 43  | Turkey  | 52  | Ve nezuela  | 48  | Poland  | 53  | Jordan  | 37  | Malaysia  | 49  | Lebanon  | 47  | 24  | MEDIAN  | 26  | Developing  | Ethiopia  | 13  | .44  | Burkina Faso  | 22  | Senegal  | 26  | 64  | Gha na  | 35  | 56  | Uga nda  | 41  | 52  | Kenya  | 43  | 47  | Tanzania  | 45  | 33  | 44  | Palest ter.  | 31  | MEDIAN  | 38  | 54  | Note: Volunteered cate gory same notshown.  | Source: Spring 2015 Global Attitudes survey. Q6.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 