Public Perspectives: Financial Optimism Among Canadians
January 2016
In the midst of today's economic downturn, we compare current Canadian views to generation tracking since 1989. Over 27 years there has been a sharp and steady increase in the proportion of Canadians that believe they are in worse financial shape than their parents were at the same stage in life. When asked if the next generation is better off than theirs, half (51%) of Canadians say they will be worse off an increase from 41% in 1989.
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