Why do you think today’s children in America will grow up worse off? Select all that apply.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024Q1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 54.3% | 55.5% | 0.0% |
| Other (please specify) | 2.9% | 6.3% | 7.0% |
| Growing social and political divides | 45.5% | 52.5% | 65.2% |
| Weakening economy | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.9% |
| Decline of democracy | 43.7% | 39.1% | 46.6% |
| Increased crime | 38.6% | 44.0% | 59.3% |
| Increasing economic inequality | 38.8% | 39.5% | 41.4% |
| Worsening environment/effects of climate change | 0.0% | 0.0% | 46.1% |
| Worsening health | 30.6% | 35.9% | 39.1% |
| Emergence of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.8% |
| War and terrorism | 0.0% | 0.0% | 53.0% |
| Lack of scientific and technological innovation | 0.0% | 0.0% | 21.2% |
| Fewer jobs | 47.3% | 37.6% | 0.0% |
| Too much time on social media | 50.3% | 62.2% | 0.0% |
| Worsening environment | 37.7% | 43.7% | 0.0% |
| Effects of climate change | 35.8% | 39.0% | 0.0% |
| Emergence of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence | 34.3% | 39.3% | 0.0% |
| Growing federal deficit | 28.1% | 34.9% | 0.0% |
| Increased threat of War | 36.7% | 36.4% | 0.0% |
| Increased threat of terrorism | 28.7% | 29.4% | 0.0% |
| Loss of U.S. scientific and technological leadership | 21.6% | 28.5% | 0.0% |
["Inflation","Other (please specify)","Growing social and political divides","Weakening economy","Decline of democracy","Increased crime","Increasing economic inequality","Worsening environment\/effects of climate change","Worsening health","Emergence of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI)","War and terrorism","Lack of scientific and technological innovation","Fewer jobs","Too much time on social media","Worsening environment","Effects of climate change","Emergence of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence","Growing federal deficit","Increased threat of War","Increased threat of terrorism","Loss of U.S. scientific and technological leadership"]
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