How has your life so far compared to what you expected when you were growing up?

How has your life so far compared to what you expected when you were growing up? Published on September 14, 2025 → Survey conducted on September 14, 2025 on 16319 U.S. adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Race

Much better

16%

Somewhat better

21%

About as expected

24%

Somewhat worse

20%

Much worse

11%

Not sure

Much better

16%

Somewhat better

21%

About as expected

24%

Somewhat worse

20%

Much worse

11%

Not sure

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