This statistic shows the results of a survey of British adults (by age group) concerning life in Britain, and whether opportunities are better now in 2017, or better when the respondents were growing up. The highest percentage of respondents across all age groups said that life in Britain was much better when they were growing up. Only five percent of 18-34 year olds said that life in Britain is much better now.
Do you think that life in Britain is better now, or better when you were growing up?*
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Sky News. (May 30, 2018). Do you think that life in Britain is better now, or better when you were growing up?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/867106/perceptions-on-life-in-britain-by-age/
Sky News. "Do you think that life in Britain is better now, or better when you were growing up?*." Chart. May 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867106/perceptions-on-life-in-britain-by-age/
Sky News. (2018). Do you think that life in Britain is better now, or better when you were growing up?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867106/perceptions-on-life-in-britain-by-age/
Sky News. "Do You Think That Life in Britain Is Better Now, or Better When You Were Growing Up?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867106/perceptions-on-life-in-britain-by-age/
Sky News, Do you think that life in Britain is better now, or better when you were growing up?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867106/perceptions-on-life-in-britain-by-age/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Do you think that life in Britain is better now, or better when you were growing up?* [Graph], Sky News, May 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/867106/perceptions-on-life-in-britain-by-age/