Generation Next Survey, 2006

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SOCCHANG (Weighted by WEIGHT)

(ASK IF AGE < 26) In which of these areas do you think young adults in your age group have it better and in which areas did young adults 20 years ago have it better…Bringing about social change
  1) Young adults today have it better
  2) Young adults 20 years ago had it better
  3) (VOL.) Same/no difference
  9) (VOL.) Don't know/Refused

Category Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage
Young adults today have it better 247 55.8% 55.8%
Young adults 20 years ago had it better 156 35.2% 91%
(VOL.) Same/no difference 19 4.3% 95.3%
(VOL.) Don't know/Refused 21 4.7% 100%
Missing 2560 % %

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

18-25 26-98 TOTAL
Young adults today have it better 55.8%
247
0.0%
0
55.8%
247
Young adults 20 years ago had it better 35.2%
156
0.0%
0
35.2%
156
(VOL.) Same/no difference 4.3%
19
0.0%
0
4.3%
19
(VOL.) Don't know/Refused 4.7%
21
0.0%
0
4.7%
21
Missing 0 2533 2533
TOTAL 100.0%
443
100.0%
0

443


Education (I-EDUC)

None, or grade 1-8 High school incomplete High school graduate Technical, trade, or vocational school AFTER high school Some college College graduate Missing TOTAL
Young adults today have it better 50.0%
4
56.1%
46
58.0%
83
50.0%
3
56.6%
86
50.0%
25

0
56.0%
247
Young adults 20 years ago had it better 37.5%
3
34.1%
28
31.5%
45
33.3%
2
36.2%
55
44.0%
22

3
35.1%
155
(VOL.) Same/no difference 0.0%
0
4.9%
4
3.5%
5
16.7%
1
4.6%
7
2.0%
1

0
4.1%
18
(VOL.) Don't know/Refused 12.5%
1
4.9%
4
7.0%
10
0.0%
0
2.6%
4
4.0%
2

0
4.8%
21
Missing 75 211 947 71 487 757 0 2548
TOTAL 100.0%
8
100.0%
82
100.0%
143
100.0%
6
100.0%
152
100.0%
50

3

441


Gender (I-GENDER)

Male Female TOTAL
Young adults today have it better 55.2%
123
56.4%
124
55.8%
247
Young adults 20 years ago had it better 35.0%
78
35.9%
79
35.4%
157
(VOL.) Same/no difference 3.6%
8
4.5%
10
4.1%
18
(VOL.) Don't know/Refused 6.3%
14
3.2%
7
4.7%
21
Missing 1209 1350 2559
TOTAL 100.0%
223
100.0%
220

443


Marital status (I-MARITAL)

Married Divorced Separated Widowed Never been married TOTAL
Young adults today have it better 59.7%
40
62.5%
5
50.0%
1
0.0%
0
54.9%
200
55.8%
246
Young adults 20 years ago had it better 35.8%
24
37.5%
3
50.0%
1
0.0%
0
35.4%
129
35.6%
157
(VOL.) Same/no difference 1.5%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
4.7%
17
4.1%
18
(VOL.) Don't know/Refused 3.0%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
4.9%
18
4.5%
20
Missing 1535 324 70 281 333 2543
TOTAL 100.0%
67
100.0%
8
100.0%
2
100.0%
0
100.0%
364

441


Religion (I-RELIGION)

Protestant Roman Catholic Jewish Mormon (include Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Other religion No religion, not a believer, atheist, agnostic Missing TOTAL
Young adults today have it better 55.1%
109
63.7%
65
28.6%
2
30.8%
4
63.3%
19
51.9%
42

6
55.9%
241
Young adults 20 years ago had it better 36.4%
72
29.4%
30
57.1%
4
38.5%
5
30.0%
9
39.5%
32

5
35.3%
152
(VOL.) Same/no difference 3.5%
7
3.9%
4
14.3%
1
7.7%
1
3.3%
1
4.9%
4

0
4.2%
18
(VOL.) Don't know/Refused 5.1%
10
2.9%
3
0.0%
0
23.1%
3
3.3%
1
3.7%
3

0
4.6%
20
Missing 1304 697 47 61 106 289 0 2504
TOTAL 100.0%
198
100.0%
102
100.0%
7
100.0%
13
100.0%
30
100.0%
81

11

431


Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

More than once a week Once a week Once or twice a month A few times a year Seldom Never Missing TOTAL
Young adults today have it better 53.8%
21
62.0%
49
56.4%
44
48.6%
51
60.3%
38
56.2%
41

3
55.8%
244
Young adults 20 years ago had it better 33.3%
13
34.2%
27
35.9%
28
40.0%
42
30.2%
19
34.2%
25

3
35.2%
154
(VOL.) Same/no difference 5.1%
2
1.3%
1
6.4%
5
6.7%
7
1.6%
1
5.5%
4

0
4.6%
20
(VOL.) Don't know/Refused 7.7%
3
2.5%
2
1.3%
1
4.8%
5
7.9%
5
4.1%
3

1
4.3%
19
Missing 329 617 384 479 351 354 0 2514
TOTAL 100.0%
39
100.0%
79
100.0%
78
100.0%
105
100.0%
63
100.0%
73

7

437


Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

Very conservative Conservative Moderate Liberal Very liberal Missing TOTAL
Young adults today have it better 70.6%
12
57.4%
58
53.8%
86
52.8%
47
63.0%
17

26
55.8%
220
Young adults 20 years ago had it better 17.6%
3
31.7%
32
42.5%
68
34.8%
31
37.0%
10

12
36.5%
144
(VOL.) Same/no difference 5.9%
1
5.0%
5
1.9%
3
7.9%
7
0.0%
0

3
4.1%
16
(VOL.) Don't know/Refused 5.9%
1
5.9%
6
1.9%
3
4.5%
4
0.0%
0

5
3.6%
14
Missing 161 685 1046 346 112 0 2350
TOTAL 100.0%
17
100.0%
101
100.0%
160
100.0%
89
100.0%
27

46

394