According to a 2023 survey, the majority of young Americans believed that the United States should focus more on domestic affairs and less on global issues. In contrast, approximately 58 percent of respondents 65 and older thought it best for the future of the country to be active in world affairs.
Public opinion on whether or not the government should focus more on domestic or global affairs in 2022, by age
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We should pay less attention to problems overseas and concentrate on problems here at home
It's best for the future of our country to be active in world affairs
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Pew Research Center. (March 8, 2023). Public opinion on whether or not the government should focus more on domestic or global affairs in 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456632/opinion-national-attention-domestic-global-affairs-us/
Pew Research Center. "Public opinion on whether or not the government should focus more on domestic or global affairs in 2022, by age." Chart. March 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456632/opinion-national-attention-domestic-global-affairs-us/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Public opinion on whether or not the government should focus more on domestic or global affairs in 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456632/opinion-national-attention-domestic-global-affairs-us/
Pew Research Center. "Public Opinion on Whether or Not The Government Should Focus More on Domestic or Global Affairs in 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456632/opinion-national-attention-domestic-global-affairs-us/
Pew Research Center, Public opinion on whether or not the government should focus more on domestic or global affairs in 2022, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456632/opinion-national-attention-domestic-global-affairs-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Public opinion on whether or not the government should focus more on domestic or global affairs in 2022, by age [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456632/opinion-national-attention-domestic-global-affairs-us/