European Millennials Say Success Is Out of Their Hands % of Millennials who say success in life is pretty much determined by forces outside our control
Roughly half or more of Millennials in six of the seven European Union nations surveyed by the Pew Research Center last year believe that “success in life is pretty much determined by forces outside our control.” This includes 63% of young Germans and Italians and 62% of young Greeks and Poles. (Brits were the exception, with only 37% of those ages 18 to 33 agreeing with that statement.) By contrast, slightly more than four-in-ten young Americans (43%) share this view.
European Millennials Say Success Is  | Out of Their Hands  | % of Millennials who say success in life is pretty  | much determined by forces outside our control  | 43  | U.S.  | Germany  | 63  | 63  | Italy  | Greece  | 62  | Poland  | 62  | 54  | France  | Spain  | 48  | UK  | 37  | Source: Spring 2014 Global Attitudes survey.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 