This statistics displays respondents perceptions of their quality of life compared to that of their parents in the United Kingdom in 2017. Of the respondents surveyed, 64 percent of those identified as boomers stated that they expect their life to be better than their parents. This was significantly more than that of millennials, with only 46 percent expecting that their life would be better than their parents.
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Attest. (November 6, 2017). Do you expect your life to be better, worse or the same as your parents? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/657544/perception-on-quality-of-life-through-the-generations-uk/
Attest. "Do you expect your life to be better, worse or the same as your parents? ." Chart. November 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657544/perception-on-quality-of-life-through-the-generations-uk/
Attest. (2017). Do you expect your life to be better, worse or the same as your parents? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657544/perception-on-quality-of-life-through-the-generations-uk/
Attest. "Do You Expect Your Life to Be Better, Worse or The Same as Your Parents? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657544/perception-on-quality-of-life-through-the-generations-uk/
Attest, Do you expect your life to be better, worse or the same as your parents? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657544/perception-on-quality-of-life-through-the-generations-uk/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Do you expect your life to be better, worse or the same as your parents? [Graph], Attest, November 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/657544/perception-on-quality-of-life-through-the-generations-uk/