Asked to compare the U.S. to other modern, industrialized nations on a number of dimensions, Americans are most positive about individual freedoms and least positive about the U.S. healthcare system. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
Views of Opportunity in U.S. Improve, but Lag the Past
Fifty-four percent of Americans believe it is likely that today’s young people will have a better life than their parents. While still down from 66% in early 2008, the current figure shows continued improvement from the low point of 44% in April 2011. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Why There’s Doubt About a College Education
… Solid majorities of Hispanics, Asian-Americans, and, to a slightly lesser extent, African-Americans all agreed that “young people today need a four-year college degree in order to be successful.” Slightly fewer than half of whites endorsed that sentiment. … On several key questions, the poll found a majority supporting public […] Read more »
Fewer Believe ‘Plenty of Opportunity’ to Get Ahead
Fewer Americans believe there is “plenty of opportunity” to get ahead in America today than have said so across three previous measurement points over the last 59 years. A bare majority (52%) say the country has plenty of economic opportunity, down from 57% in 2011 and more substantially from 81% […] Read more »
The American Dream—Under Threat
It’s a tough time to be a kid in America. Or a parent. In the latest Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll, an overwhelming majority of American adults say it was better to be either a child or a parent when they were young rather than now. Over two-thirds believe that […] Read more »
Equal Opportunity, Our National Myth
… Today, the United States has less equality of opportunity than almost any other advanced industrial country. Study after study has exposed the myth that America is a land of opportunity. This is especially tragic: While Americans may differ on the desirability of equality of outcomes, there is near-universal consensus […] Read more »