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Survey of Young Americans AttitudesToward Politics and Public Service:17th EditionInstitute of Politics, Harvard University
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Key Findings & Highlights Presented at The Brookings InstitutionMarch 9, 2010
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Overview
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Our national survey of Millennials (18-29 Americans) was conducted between January
29 and February 22, 2010. All fieldwork was conducted by Knowledge Networks.
N=3,117 web-enabled interviews were completed in English (91%) and Spanish (9%).
The margin of error is +/- 2.3% at the 95% confidence level.
Areas probed include:
- Political preferences and activity, including voting in the 2010 midterms;
- Opinions of President Obama and Congress;
- Trust in American and international institutions;
- Political ideology and world view;
- The personal effects of the current economy; and
- The use of social networking tools such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.
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Key Findings & Highlights
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More detailed analysis and information available at iop.harvard.edu
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#3
U.S. Military Most Trusted Institution Surveyed
#2Republicans Eying Midterms
#1
President Obamas Job Performance Stable Since
November
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15%
30%
45%
60%
Barack Obama Democrats in Congress Republicans in Congress
November 2009 February 2010
Approval RatingsIn general, do you approve or disapprove of the job performance of:
-- % who Approve --
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20%
40%
60%
Health care Economy Iran Afghanistan Federal deficit
November 2009 February 2010
Obama Job PerformanceNow thinking specifically about President Barack Obama, do you approve or
disapprove of the way he is handling:
-- -- % who Approve --
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U.S. Military
Supreme Court
President
United Nations
Federal govt.
Congress
Traditional media
Cable news
Wall Street Executives
0% 20% 40% 60%
TrustHow often do you trust to do the right thing?
-- % who say All of the time/Most of the time --
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#6
Nearly Half of Undergraduates
Concerned About Staying in College
#5
Majority Concerned About Keeping Their Head
Above Water
#4
Economic Anxiety is Palpable
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18-24
25-292-yr College
4-yr College
Democrat
Republican
Independent
White
African American
Hispanic/Eng
Hispanic/Span
Male
Female
0% 20% 40% 60%
Personal Financial SituationHow would you rate your personal financial situation these days? -
-- % who say Very/Fairly Bad --
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The American DreamIn general, when I am my parent's age, I believe that I will be better off
financially, worse off financially, about the same or not sure?
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Meeting your bills and obligations
Affording a place to live
Affording health care
Ability to live in the city or town that you want to
Staying in college*
0% 20% 40% 60%
Economic ConcernsGiven the current economy, how concerned are you with the following?
-- % who say Very/Somewhat concerned --
* Asked only among college students
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Deficit
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20%
40%
60%
Boost the economy Keep deficit down
Which of the following two statements comes closer to your point of view?
Statement A: The President
and the Congress shouldworry more about boosting
the economy even though it
may mean larger budget
deficits now and in the
future.
Statement B: The President
and Congress should worrymore about keeping the
budget deficit down, even
though it may mean it will
take longer for the economy
to recover.
WSJ/NBC - 10/09 (18+) IOP - 02/10 (18-29)
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Millennials Emerging Ideology Shaped by Social
Justice and Role of the U.S. Military
#8Honor of Political Engagement is Questioned
#7
Millennials Remain Committed to Community Service
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For more information:
Esten Perez
Director of Communications
John Della Volpe
Director of Polling
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mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]