Q. Do you think these issues for the next generation of Australians will be better, worse or about the same compared with today?
| Total better | Total worse | A lot better | A little better | About the same | A little worse | A lot worse | Don’t know | ||
| Knowledge of international events | 50% | 12% | 19% | 31% | 32% | 7% | 5% | 6% | |
| Freedom from discrimination | 42% | 19% | 11% | 31% | 33% | 11% | 8% | 5% | |
| Health services | 41% | 31% | 14% | 27% | 24% | 19% | 12% | 5% | |
| Education services | 40% | 27% | 11% | 29% | 28% | 18% | 9% | 4% | |
| Standard of living | 37% | 28% | 9% | 28% | 30% | 18% | 10% | 4% | |
| Quality of life | 34% | 27% | 8% | 26% | 35% | 18% | 9% | 5% | |
| Job security | 18% | 49% | 4% | 14% | 27% | 24% | 25% | 5% | |
| Political leaders | 15% | 35% | 3% | 12% | 44% | 19% | 16% | 6% |
Respondents were more likely to think that job security and political leadership would be worse for the next generation.
Otherwise, all other issues were more likely to be better – although not by the margins between today and 50 years ago.