Better Future for Next Generation? When children today grow up, will they be financially than their parents? Worse off Better off Advanced South Germany UK 72 Italy
For instance, Asians are particularly optimistic about the next generation’s financial prospects. Fully 94% of Vietnamese, 85% of Chinese, 71% of Bangladeshis, and 67% of Indians think today’s children will be better off than their parents. Africans and Latin Americans are also on balance optimistic, while Middle Easterners tend to be pessimistic. And in Europe and the United States, pessimism is pervasive.
Better Future for Next Generation?  | When children today grow up, will they be  | financially than their parents?  | Worse off Better off  | Advanced South  | Advanced South Korea  | 43%  | 52%  | Israel  | 30  | 43  | Germany  | 56  | Spain  | 62  | 30  | U.S  | 65  | 30  | Greece  | 65  | 25  | UK  | 72  | 23  | Italy  | 67  | 15  | Japan  | 79  | France  | 86  | 13  | MEDIAN  | 65  | Emerging  | Vietnam  | 5 6  | 94  | China  | 85  | 8  | Chile  | Brazil  | 25  | India  | 24  | 6  | Indonesia Nigeria  | 21  | 63  | 62  | Indonesia Nigeria  | 25 25 19  | 61  | Peru  | 32 25  | a 42 48 48 go 51 52 58  | Philippines Malaysia  | Philippines Malaysia Ukra  | Ukra ine  | 13  | South Africa  | 25  | Colombia  | 37  | Pakistan  | 21  | Venezuela  | 37  | Tunisia  | 44  | Mexico  | 39  | Russia  | 21  | Tha ila nd  | 48  | Arge ntina  | 37  | 35  | Jo rdan  | 31  | Turkey  | 35  | 41  | 29  | Egypt  | 38  | Poland  | 58  | 28  | Lebanon  | 47  | 26  | 25  | Developing MEDIAN  | .50  | Developing MEDIAN  | Ba Inglad esh  | 19  | 25  | Nica ragua  | 64  | Senegal  | 26  | 63  | Gha na  | 27  | 63  | Uga nda  | 39  | 51  | Tanzania Uga  | 47  | 36  | Kenya  | 55  | 36  | ElSa Ivador  | 4  | 32  | Palest ter.  | 49  | 28  | 39  | MEDIAN  | Note Volunteered category "same notshown.  | Source: Spring 2014 Global Attitudes survev. Q11  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 