Monday, November 27, 2006

Does the MTV Generation Lack the Pilgrim Spirit?

By Ken Connor
Human Events

In Argentina and Mexico, for example, 60% of young people between the ages of 16-34 identified themselves as happy, and over 80% of children aged 8-15 said they were happy. Likewise, 60% of India's youth told researchers they were happy. Compare that to young people in the "developed" world. In the United States and the United Kingdom, less than 30% of young adults aged 16-34, and less than 50% of children 8-15, said they were happy. The situation in Japan is even worse; only eight percent acknowledged that they were happy. (more)