Are you financially better off than your parents at your age?

15 April 2019

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The world is richer than it used to be, but do you feel it? Taking into account financial wealth and income (and factoring in inflation), overall how do you think you stand compared with your parents? Are you financially better off than your parents at your age?

The world is richer than it used to be, but do you feel it? Taking into account financial wealth and income (and factoring in inflation), overall how do you think you stand compared with your parents?

Are you financially better off than your parents at your age?

Results

I'm aged under 25 (425 votes)

I'm substantially better off than my parents were at my age		88 votes (21%)
I'm better off		118 votes (28%)
Roughly the same		50 votes (12%)
I'm worse off		124 votes (29%)
I'm substantially worse off than my parents were at my age		45 votes (11%)

I'm aged 25-34 (2227 votes)

I'm substantially better off than my parents were at my age		477 votes (21%)
I'm better off		578 votes (26%)
Roughly the same		291 votes (13%)
I'm worse off		646 votes (29%)
I'm substantially worse off than my parents were at my age		235 votes (11%)

I'm aged 35-49 (3058 votes)

I'm substantially better off than my parents were at my age		852 votes (28%)
I'm better off		774 votes (25%)
Roughly the same		375 votes (12%)
I'm worse off		670 votes (22%)
I'm substantially worse off than my parents were at my age		387 votes (13%)

I'm aged 50-64 (2862 votes)

I'm substantially better off than my parents were at my age		1189 votes (42%)
I'm better off		633 votes (22%)
Roughly the same		319 votes (11%)
I'm worse off		441 votes (15%)
I'm substantially worse off than my parents were at my age		280 votes (10%)

I'm aged 65+ (1736 votes)

I'm substantially better off than my parents were at my age		1158 votes (67%)
I'm better off		319 votes (18%)
Roughly the same		116 votes (7%)
I'm worse off		101 votes (6%)
I'm substantially worse off than my parents were at my age		42 votes (2%)

                   10,308 votes received.

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